Improving your vocabulary – try these!

1. That memo is quite superfluous. The information has already been

communicated through a staff meeting.

2. A rash and high temperature are indicative of infection.

3. He worked seven days a week for three weeks without respite. Overwork
began to affect his health.

4. In a city, garbage seems to proliferate, it takes a great deal of money to

keep it under control.

5. He spoke frequently and fervently about his dream of returning to

Nicaragua as a doctor.

6. The jury believed the crime was premeditated.

7. You must enunciate clearly if you want your audience to understand your
presentation.

8. The boss was in a quandary. If he gave his staff raises, company profits
would go down, but if he didn’t, some key staff members might leave.

9. A random sample is a sample that fairly represents a population because

each member has an equal chance of inclusion.

10. Psychology is the science of behaviour and mental processes.

11. Many people feel guided by their intuition – by what they feel in their gut.