Corpunia

1. Patriot => compatriot (n) a person from your own country

(adj) Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.
=>> Nadal has defeated his Ferrer in the quarter final.
2. Perturb =>> imperturbable: not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked
by extreme calm and composure
 She is one of those imperturbable people who never get angry or upset
3. Buoy =>> buoyant: 1. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
2. tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
 Objects in salt water are more buoyant than objects in fresh water.
4. Capacity =>> incapacitating: that cripples or disables or incapacitates
 His incapacitating injury put him out of contention for the championship.
5. Number =>> enumerate: 1. enumerate; recite; itemize; itemize, specify
individually
2. determine the number or amount of
=> she enumerates the things we need to buy – sugar, tea, and sandwiches
6. - wise: relating to
=>> budgetwise: relating to budget
=>> budgetwise, we should stay in a hostel instead of a hotel.
7. Precede =>> predecessor: 1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a
position or office)
2. a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed
or replaced by something else
8. root =>> uproot, deracinate: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a
new and foreign environment
=> she uprooted herself, left the farm and moved to London
9. ornament =>> ornamental (adj) serving an esthetic rather than a useful
purpose)
10. waterfowl: freshwater aquatic bird
11. uphill battle: an argument or a struggle that is difficult to win and takes a lot of
effort over a long period of time.
12. underlie sth: to be the basis or cause of something
13. ultimately: 1. finally; in the end; at last; at long last.
2. as the end result of a succession or process
14. at/in/to the forefront (of something): in or into an important or leading
position in a particular group or activity
15. a bolt from the blue: sét đánh giữa trời quang
=> the news of his death was like a bolt from the blue
16. do battle with: tranh cãi, chiến đấu với ai
=> environmental groups do battle with the council over the proposed new
bypass through parts of Charmy Wood
17. risk life and limb: mạo hiểm tính mạng
=> what on earth made you risk your life and limb by driving that fast
18. floodlight: đèn công suất lớn
19. not in the least: not at all
=> tom admitted that he couldn’t concentrate on his work in the least due to this
irritating noise
20. genuine articles: hàng thật
=> you can buy fake designer clothes at a much cheaper price than the genuine
articles
21. capsize: lộn ngược, lật sấp
=> four people drowned when the yacht capsized in a sudden storm.
22. be weighted in favour of: be prepared and arranged in a way that is likely to
produce a particular effect, usually an advantage, rather than any other.
23. result =>> resultative: expressing or relating to the result of an active
=> I think “so” is the most commonly used resultive conjunction in English
24. touch =>> retouch: to make small changes to a picture, photograph, etc,…
especially in order to improve it
=> did you retouch the photograph? Even though I can’t make out the changes, it
certainly looks better now.
25. dork =>> adorkable: socially awkward or not fashionable, but in a way that
makes you love or like it or them
26. have the makings of: have the qualities that are necessary to become
something
=> I was often told to have the makings of a celebrity
27. be the making of sb: to make sb become a better or more successful person
=> he totally disagreed that Harvard was the making of him
28. in a dead heat: a situation in which two people finish a race at exactly the
same time.
29. mask sth out: to hide, cover or conceal sth
=> she masked her feeling out with a smile during the interview
30. vivid =>> convivial: cheerful or friendly in atmosphere or character
=> even an convivial person like James can suffer from stress or sadness from time
to time
31. vacant =>> vacuous: showing no sign of intelligence or sensitive feelings
=> you, of all people, should know better than to make those vacuous remarks!
Stop acting like an idiot, will you?