Left-Handedness Vocabulary Review

to prefer (v) to like better prefers David prefers to dance than to sing. prefer Do you prefer to be single or married?

to force (v) to make someone to do something against his will forced The police forced the criminal to put his hands up.

necessary (adj.) essential, indispensable, obligatory necessary It is necessary for drivers in California to buckle up their seat belt.

to memorize (v) to learn by heart memorized Level-4 students memorized quiet a few idioms and phrasal verbs.

broad (adj.) wide, extensive broad Tina has been studying Russian for two years. She can keep a social conversation because she has a broad vocabulary.

to respond (v) to react, reply, answer respond I wasn’t sure how Bob was going to respond to the bad news.

senses (n) faculties like sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch sense Dogs have a better sense of smell than human beings.

likely (adj.) possible, probable likely Tom and Tina have been dating for a year. They are likely to get married soon.

to adjust (v) to change, adapt adjust Children can learn languages faster than adults and they can also adjust to a new culture easier.

backwards (adv.) in the direction to the back backwards When cats and dogs want to attack, they curl their ears backwards.

to stutter (v) to repeat words or parts of words stuttered stuttering As a child, Tony stuttered, but he overcame his stuttering with the help of a speech therapist.

anthropologists (n) people who study humankind in all its aspects, especially human culture and development anthropologists Alex studies the fossils found in the Grand Canyon. He is a well known anthropologists.

suffer (v) to feel pain or to experience difficulties suffers Susan suffers from migraine headaches.

education (n) giving and getting knowledge through teaching and learning education It is difficult to find a job without a high school education.

permit (v) to allow, let permit Bob doesn’t permit his fifteen- year old daughter to date.

opposite (adj.) contrary, different in every way, in the contrary position or direction opposite Most people are attracted to the opposite sex from them.

clockwise (adv.) in the same direction that the hands of a clock move around clockwise Because of the slippery street, the car rotated clockwise and hit the sidewalk.

counterclockwise (adv.) in the direction opposite to clockwise counterclockwise When I was learning to write, my teacher made me write counterclockwise circles to loosing up my hand.

in good company with a lot of other good people in good company Richard spent his birthday with lots of relatives and friends. He was in good company.

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