provide = to give - provide medical care, nurses and doctors and therapists are called "medical care providers"
create = to make - my creation - a creator - God is our creator - creative
consider = think about it = reflect - considerate (kind, helpful)
develop = build, grow, increase - development
determine = find out - determined
supply = give things or services / bring goods or services to other - supplies
maintain = to stay / to remain / to keep - maintainance
exist = to live / to be - our life - our existence - pre-existing condition
enjoy = to take pleasure in something - enjoyment - If you are able to enjoy something, that thing is enjoyable
perform = to do something that you have practiced - performance - You are fired because you are not performing. Performance evaluation / Perform different tasks
identify = to describe / find / recognize - ID card - identification
continue = to keep doing doing something / to carry on doing something / to keep going / to proceed
I continue to take English lessons to improve my English.
continuation
TO BE continued
continually
continuous
continual
require = to need to be had / something you must have
three requirements
occur = to happen / to take place - occurrence - is taking place now - the tragedy that is occurring in
approach = something that comes closer - My 23rd birthday is approaching.
When my car broke down, I approached many people for help but everyone said they were too busy.
approach - strategy, way of doing something
avoid = escape / flee / run away / get out of the way / miss doing something
avoidance
prepare - preparation, preparations - ready to go - ready to take the test - I prepared myself for the written exam by taking two pre-tests / mock tests.
discuss - talk / discuter - discussion - Today I took a lot of long breaks and my boss said to me - Kevin, we need to discuss the fact that you are taking too many long breaks.
describe - description - decrire -
prevent - prevention - STOP before it happens
ensure - make sure something happens
insure - insurance
expect - something you think will happen - expectation - You are not meeting our expectations.
reduce - reduire - make something smaller, the size or amount goes down - RRR - reduce, re-use, recycle - bottles, plastic, glass, metal, cartons, paper
afford - able to give a certain sum of money - able to pay
package - packaging - emballage
remain - There are two minutes left. - Stay.
represent - conference - representative -
whole company - entire company - 100 people - 1 representative
apply - application - formulaire -
obtain - get something - I obtained my written certification for driving.
complain - say something bad to a person or about a person or about a situation
- se plaindre
indicate - show - signs - indication
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retard
You are such a retard.
Retard!
You are retard.
retarded
suggest - suggestion - tips
survive - live, get up, earn enough money - I can't survive on that wage.
But people will be able to survive for at least two years because they will continue to receive their normal pay.
appreciate - thankful for what they do / express that - appreciation -
compare - similar - comparison - She understands quickly. She is a fast learner.
contrast - different
differ - specialised - have to be a generalist
encourage
expand
recognize
emphasize
Most of these words have their roots in WHAT ancient language? Latin
formal language / work language = Latin = easier for a French speaker ? = French is a Latinate language.
cognates - same origin
enable
operate
reflect
anticipate
assume
install
intend
relate
settle
assure
overcome
succeed
suffer
acquire
adapt
confirm
justify
retain
rid
attach
behave
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