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Vocabulary 8
Word Definition Sentence
Aggregate Formed by the combination of several The aggregate amount of rainfall this
separate elements; total. year is significantly higher than last
year.
Ambiguous Open to more than one interpretation; The politician's ambiguous statement
unclear. failed to clarify his position on the
controversial policy.
Amend Make minor changes in order to make it Please review and amend any errors in
fairer, more accurate, or more up-to- the report before submitting it.
date.
Apportion Divide and allocate. The taxes collected are apportioned to
fund various government services.
Collaborate Work jointly on an activity, especially to The two companies decided to
produce or create something. collaborate on developing a new
software product.
Ingenuity The quality of being clever, original, and The engineer's ingenuity solved the
inventive. complex problem with the machine.
Irretrievable Unable to be recovered, regained, or His mistake caused irretrievable
undone. damage to his relationship with his
colleagues.
Lenient (Of a punishment or person in authority) The teacher was lenient with the
permissive, merciful, or tolerant. students who missed the deadline due
to unforeseen circumstances.
Retrench Reduce costs or spending in response to He retrenched his social activities to
economic difficulty. concentrate on studying for the
upcoming exams.
Trivial Of little value or importance. She dismissed his argument as trivial
and not worth discussing further.
Audit An official inspection of an individual's or She hired an accountant to perform an
organization's accounts. audit of her business expenses.
Arrears Money that is owed and should have She cleared the arrears on her credit
been paid earlier. card by making a lump-sum payment.
Curtail Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a The school had to curtail extracurricular
restriction on. activities to focus on academic
performance.
Encumber Restrict or burden (someone or Legal restrictions encumbered the
something) in such a way that free action development of the property.
or movement is difficult.
Exemplify Be a typical example of. The athlete's dedication to training
exemplifies the qualities of
perseverance and discipline.
Extension A part that is added to something to He negotiated an extension of his
enlarge or prolong it; a continuation. contract with the company.
Fortuitous Happening by accident or chance rather The discovery of the lost manuscript
than design. was a fortuitous find for historians.
Innovation The introduction of something new; a The startup's innovation in renewable
new idea, method, or device. energy solutions attracted investors.
Syndicate A group of individuals or organizations The media syndicate distributed the
combined to promote a common article to newspapers across the
interest. country.
Venture A risky or daring journey or undertaking. She took a calculated risk and ventured
into freelance photography.