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English Conjunctions and Their Functions English Conjunctions and Their Functions What are conjunctions? English conjunctions are words or sets of words that are used to join sentences or parts of sentences smoothly together. If you plan to write English essays, you need to know how to use conjunctions effectively. There are three types of conjunctions…
Fortuitous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Fortuitous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /fɔːˈtjuː.ɪ.təs/ US /fɔːrˈtuː.ə.ţəs/ (adj) (of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance, accidental, casual, chance, unexpected, unplanned, incidental: The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous. The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company. Fre: fortuite Fa: تصادفی، مبارک، شانسی
Pathogenic GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Pathogenic GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌpæθ.əˈdʒen.ɪk/ (adj) causing disease, able to cause disease, infectious, noxious, infecting, unhealthy: This type of virus is quite pathogenic and contagious. Fre: Pathogène Fa: بیماری زا
Adept Adept (adj) /əˈdept/ having so much expertise and knowledge about doing something – skillful – competent – proficient: Being an adept negotiator, the company sent him as an envoy to secure the lucrative contract.
Overcome Overcome (verb) /ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/ US /ˌoʊ.vɚ-/ to be successful in dealing with something – cope with – defeat: Having overcome monetary problems one by one, he finally reached for financial independence.
The authorities The authorities (noun) the people or organizations that are in charge of or responsible for a particular country or area – the establishment: All the problems in this area should be handed in to the authorities.
Equalize Equalize (verb) /ˈiː.kwə.laɪz/ to make people or things equal – equate – even out: It is our major concern to equalize the workload among our employees.
Have to Have to (verb) to be obliged to – need to – must – should – ought to: I had to cram for my history test because I had not studied the course during the term.
For a time For a time (adv) for a short time – for a while – for a moment: For a time, I was starting to believe her. Then I realized she couldn’t be right.
Impress Impress (verb) /ɪmˈpres/ to make someone like, respect or admire you because of your appearance or what you say or do – amaze: I was deeply impressed by his good performance at the piano.