Vocabulary 2

Dilemma (n)

Def:

a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision

Ex.

I'm in a dilemma over whether to go or not.

Discriminate (v)

Def:

to treat someone unfairly because of their religion, race, or other personal features.

Ex:

Employers are not allowed to discriminate on the basis of gender.

Def:

to recognize the difference between things.

Ex:

Self driving cars cannot discriminate between people as well as humans.

Dubious (adj) DOO bey YUS

Def:

not completely good, safe, or honest

Ex:

Her story seemed a bit dubious to me.

Estimate (n)

Def (n):

an amount that you guess or calculate using the information available

Ex:

The official estimates state that 30% of carbon emissions come from China.

Def (n):

a statement telling a customer how much money you will charge is they employ you to do a particular piece of work

Ex: We're getting the estimates for the hallway repairs.

Estimate (v)

Def (v):

to say what you think an amount or value will be, either by guessing or by using available information to calculate it

Ex:

It's difficult to estimate the cost of renovating the garage.

Faith (n)

Def:

strong belief in or trust of someone or something

Ex:

We're grateful that you have so much faith in us.

Gather (v)

Def:

to believe that something is true although no one has directly told you about it.

Ex:

I can gather that you seem lost.

Def:

come together; assemble or accumulate

Ex:

The crowd gathered outside the stadium.

Genius (n) JEEN yis

Def:

a very high level of skill or ability

Ex:

Baking allows you to show your creative genius.

Grasp (v)

Def:

To understand something

Ex:

He was finding it difficult to grasp the rules of the game.

Guesswork (n)

Def:

The process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing, or the answer found by using this method

Ex:

His theory was solely based on pure guesswork.

Hunch (n)

Def:

A feeling that something is true or will happen, although you do not know any definite facts about it

Ex:

I've got a hunch that something's not right here.