English Letters Universitas Ma Chung

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 Lesson
Objectives
Enrich your vocabulary so that you will
be able to engage in academic domain.
 A better you!
Why do I need to learn more English words, especially
the difficult ones?
A: Because the knowledge of English words (1) helps
you top the TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, (2) enables you to
write academic essays.
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 CONFER
Menganugerahkan gelar

The university confers the

doctorate degree on him.
EMERGE
Muncul

The strange object emerged just

behind the tall building.
RETAIN
Mempertahankan

The school has replaced the

laboratory with a canteen but still
retains the old storage room.
 INEVITABLE
Tak terhindarkan.

Working with artificial intelligence

is inevitable these days.
 IMPLICATE
Melibatkan.

The corruption case implicated two

high-ranking officers.
 CONFORM
TO
Mematuhi.

The game must conform to the

rules.
 ATTAIN
Mencapai.

The students attain their goals

successfully.
 RIGID
Kaku; tidak luwes.

The rules at that school are rigid.

CONFINE
Membatasi.

We confine our discussion to topics

about education.
 DIMINISH
Berkurang; menyusut; menurun

The farmers’ harvest has been

diminishing in the last 2 years.
 CONVINCE
Meyakinkan.

James convinced his girlfriend that

Indonesia is beautiful.
 CONVINCE
Meyakinkan.

James convinced his girlfriend that

Indonesia is beautiful.
 INCLINED
Ingin melakukan sesuatu.

Boys are usually inclined to smoke.

 UNDERGO
Mengalami; menjalani.

The patient undergoes surgery at

the hospital.
PERSIST
Bersikeras; Menolak utk pergi.

We have tried everything but the

problem persists.
 ENORMOUS
Dahsyat; sangat besar; sangat
banyak.

We are facing enormous challenges

in the future.
 Tactics to memorize more easily
• Mnemonic
Associate part of the spelling/pronunciation of the target
word to a word in Indonesian  create a mental image
(picture / visualization in your mind) using that part of
word  relate that mental image to the original
meaning.
 Mnemonics
• I memorize the meaning of “awesome” (menakjubkan) by linking the
pronunciation of that word, which resembles “asem!”, to an imagination
of someone saying “Asem! Sungguh menakjubkan”. That way, I will
remember the meaning of ‘awesome’ more easily. This strategy is
called MNEMONICS.
Chaos  Kerusuhan  Kaos2
berserakan setelah kerusuhan
My mnemonic

• Jettison  pesawat jet membuang asap dari

mesinnya  jettison = membuang
 My mnemonic
• Perilous  peri yang mengingatkan
suatu yang berbahaya  perilous =
berbahaya