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| Question | Answer |
| whereas | although (used to contrast two different things) ----------------------- Lemons are very sour whereas most fruits are sweet. |
| function | to work; to do what something should do --------------------------------------------- I dropped my phone into a swimming pool, but it still functions, amazingly. |
| assume | to believe without proof -------------------------------------------------- Ahmed assumed his forgetful professor wouldn't remember their meeting, but the professor was already waiting for him in her office. |
| destitute | poor ----------- Even though I grew up in a destitute family, it did not stop me from attending an Ivy League school |
| indigent | very poor ---------- The indigent man could not afford food or clothing. |
| affluent | wealthy ---------------------- Her dressing style clearly indicates that she belongs to an affluent family. |
| strange | aneh |
| peculiar | aneh/khusus --------------------- My uncle is a peculiar man who wears the same outfit several days a week. |
| eccentric | unik ---------------------- Most geniuses come across as eccentric because they are very unique people. |
| voraciously | rakus -------------------- In the jungle, there are many voracious animals that will eat anything they can catch. |
| contemplate | menatap/ consider something ------------------------ Before making a bad decision, take some time and contemplate the consequences of your actions. |
| overgraze | grass overused to cause erosion --------------- |
| forewarned | memperingati lebih dulu -------------------------- In the event that you are forewarned of a possible accident, you should hold your ankles with both hands and tuck your head toward your lap until the plane comes to a complete stop. |
| damp | membasahi -------------------- In case of fire, cover your face with a damp towel or piece of clothing |
| scowl | dislike/mad ------------- Timothy scowled when he saw the dent in his new car |
| dent | penyok |
| husky | sled dog/anjing kutub ---------------------- A husky is relaxing in the snow |
| ferocious | ganas/buas ---------------- African bees are ferocious and destructive |
| rage | marah/gusar ------------ Full of rage, the man slammed his fist through the car windshield. |
| reconaissance | pengintaian ------------------ Powers was killed during a reconnaissance mission. |
| attain | mencapai ------------------------ It may be asked whether they attained success despite the fact that they had to worry about money or because of it. |
| relentless | menguber-uber --------------- They track down pieces of puzzles in a relentless pursuit to find answers. |
| ascertain | diketahui ----------------- The ice content of other comets can be ascertained by measuring how much light they absorb and reflect. |
| bent | bengkok --------------------- These arcs are actually optical illusions created by light that has been bent by the immense gravitational pull of a massive galaxy. |
| immense | besar sekali |
| pertinent | bersangkutan dengan ------------------- Incorrect choices can also leave out pertinent details in the highlighted sentence |
| viable | dapat berjalan ----------------- Some people did not believe that the tunnel was a viable idea in the 1930s |
| feasibility | dapat dikerjakan --------------------------- Quite a few folks questioned the engineering feasibility of this notion. |
| snout | moncong/hidung --------------------------- |
| vestigial | very small/ unnotice form that is now rudimentary --------------------------- Penguins, unlike other birds, have vestigial wings that are too heavy for flight but are perfect for swimming. |
| land-dwelling | daratan/ continental --------------------------- Our fat babies make us unique among land - dwelling mammals |
| famines | kelaparan --------------------------- Potatoes is so important that destruction of the potato crop by pests has resulted in famines. |
| aphid | kumbang penghisap --------------------------- This new hybrid potato reduces aphid populations by 40 to 60 percent |
| beetle | kumbang --------------------------- He saw a shiny green beetle on a leaf. |
| varnish | pernis/violin varnish --------------------------- It looks like I'm going to have to varnish my bookshelves again |
| kernel | biji --------------------------- They ground the corn kernels into cornmeal and mixed it with salt and water |
| perusal | pembacaan --------------------------- The agreement was signed after careful perusal. |
| avalanches | longsor salju --------------------------- Skiers are swept away by avalanches |
| abound | berlimpah --------------------------- Scree, which abounds in the Rocky Mountain, has its origins in the ice ages. |
| mist | kabut/halimun --------------------------- Constant rain and mist |
| infuriate | memarahkan --------------------------- |
| damp | basah/lembap --------------------------- The damp British climate may be infuriating to humans, but it is ideal for plants. |
| porpoise | ikan lumba2 --------------------------- Once porpoises reach speeds of 12 mph, they frequently leap out of the water to escape the pull of surface drag. |
| quackery | perdukunan --------------------------- Medical quackery, which promises cures for all existing and even nonexisting diseases, has a powerful appeal even to the well educated. |
| crustal | kerak --------------------------- |
| drift | melayang --------------------------- The continental drift theory proposes that the Earth's crustal places are driven by a global system of convection currents in the hot magma below that behave like giant conveyor belts. |
| conveyor | pengantar --------------------------- |
| chirp | bersiul --------------------------- |
| gauge | menaksir --------------------------- Tree rings have long been used to determine the ages of trees and to gauge past climatic conditions. |
| breakage | kerusakan --------------------------- The tree rings reflect the effects of earthquakes, such as tilting, and breakage, as well as shifts in environments. |
| tilt | miring , |
| petrified | membatu --------------------------- Petrified trees may give information about earthquakes that took place hundreds years ago. |
| lavish | mewah --------------------------- Yuzen dyeing is a Japanese art that produces a lavish multicolored type of kimono design. |
| paste | merekatkan/lem --------------------------- The garment is then taken apart and the design carefully painted onto the fabric with a paste that prevents the fabric from absorbing dye. |
| disperse | menyebarkan --------------------------- The beaver's tail is like a big fan that disperses heat. |
| luster | kilauan --------------------------- One reason a pearl loses its luster or cracks is that the mineral constituent of the pearl can be dissolved by weak acids. |
| seep | meresap --------------------------- The chemicals in commercial brands of makeup seep into the string canal and may penetrate into the layers of a pearl and cause deterioration. |
| disintigrate | hancur --------------------------- The infiltration of cosmetics into the pearl may cause it to disintegrate. |
| devise | direncanakan --------------------------- He taught them in his specially devised chairs, which had many safety features. |
| concocted | membuat (drink) --------------------------- Not all the cracks could be avoided, so Borglum concocted a mixture of granite dust, white lead, and linseed oil to fill them. |
| linseed | minyak biji rami --------------------------- |
| edifice | gedung/bangunan besar --------------------------- At one time the edifice was surmounted by a temple. |
| surmount | berada di atas/ on top of --------------------------- |
| intersperse | menyelingi --------------------------- A particular feature of the pyramid is the series of sloping apron walls, known as taluds, interspersed with vertical panels. |
| aperture | lobang bidik kamera --------------------------- If a small hole were put in one wall of a darkened room, then light coming through the aperture would make a picture of the scene outside on the opposite wall of the room |
| dip | dimasukkan --------------------------- He put some paper dipped in a light-sensitive chemical into his camera obscure, which he left exposed in a window. |
| marvel | keajaiban/mukjizat --------------------------- Despite the fact that the space age has witnessed the creation of an array of technological marvels, until recently even the |
| fuzzy | kabur, ability to take photographs of distant galaxies from above the Earth's atmosphere via orbiting satellites was grounded in the basic --------------------------- principles of photography that Niepce used when he took his first fuzzy negative pictures. |
| stable | kandang --------------------------- The cow, stabled in a barn behind Mrs. O'Leary's house, supposedly kicked over a kerosene lamp, which set fire to hay and other materials. |
| blaze | nyala api --------------------------- The blaze quickly spread, and fanned by a strong southwest wind and aided by intensely dry conditions. |
| fanned | dikipas --------------------------- |
| conflagration | kebakaran besar --------------------------- The conflagration engulfed and entirely destroyed more than three square miles of built-up area. |
| engulfed | menelan --------------------------- |
| folklore | cerita rakyat/dongeng --------------------------- Soon O'Leary-cow story took on the status of a modern-day myth - a staple ingredient in the fabric of American folklore. |
| culpable | dinyatakan bersalah --------------------------- However, there are good reasons to believe that neither Mrs. O'Leary nor Daisy was culpable. |
| refutation | sangkalan --------------------------- This is not a conclusive refutation, but his reasoning was valid and his alternative suggestions credible. |
| censure | kecaman --------------------------- Some claim Peg Sullivan invented the story to avoid censure, since he himself was not above suspicion and there were inconsistencies in his account. |
| drought | kemarau --------------------------- Given the near-drought conditions, the truth causing the fire is that it was inevitable. |
| scapegoat | korban/kambing hitam --------------------------- It seems that Mrs. O'Leary and her cow ere perhaps no more than convenient and vulnerable scapegoats on which a devastated populace could center its frustations. |
| populace | rakyat --------------------------- It seems that Mrs. O'Leary and her cow ere perhaps no more than convenient and vulnerable scapegoats on which a devastated populace could center its frustations. |
| concede | mengakui --------------------------- After John beat me at chess five times, I had to concede he was the better player. |
| spar | tiang --------------------------- The Korean Warrior kite is usually constructed of four or five spars tied together in the center. |
| sturdy | kokoh --------------------------- The spars form a sturdy frame for a rectangular cover whose center is pierced by a circular hole. |
| reminiscent | mengingatkan kepada --------------------------- The surface of the cover is often decorated with stripes and designs reminiscent of the sun. |
| curd | dadih --------------------------- |
| rind | kulit buah --------------------------- Soft cheeses are those with rinds and very soft, creamy centers. |
| vein | urat halus --------------------------- Blue-veined cheeses have been injected with a penicilin mold, which creates the characteristic blue veins. |
| mold | cetakan --------------------------- Pressed cheeses are those placed in a mold and firmly pressed. |
| incarcerate | mengurung --------------------------- Amnesty International consists of over 900 groups individuals who work for the release of political prisoners incarcerated for their beliefs. |
| traipse | berjalan ke sana ke sini tak tentu arah --------------------------- |
| quaint | aneh --------------------------- Annually a vast number of travel-hungry tourists traipse around the globe, and thousands of perfect beaches, quaint villages, |
| exquisite | indah sekali --------------------------- historic cities, and regions of exquisite natural beauty have become victims of developers' building schemes. |
| attune | terbiasa/membiasakan , People often assume that athletes are healthier and more attuned to their overall well-being than non-athletes. |
| startle | mengejutkan --------------------------- Scientists used to believe that animals scream to startle predators into loosening their grip or to warm their kin. |
| kin | famili --------------------------- |
| ensuing | yang berikut --------------------------- These screams will give the prey a chance to escape during the ensuing struggle between predators. |
| locust | belalang = grasshopper --------------------------- Satellites pictures can determine where locusts are likely to breed. |
| menace | ancaman --------------------------- With that information, agriculture officials can use pesticides to kill these insects before they become a menace. |
| eradicate | dibasmi --------------------------- If we want to eradicate the growing problem of cheating in schools, parents and communities must get behind teachers. |
| swarm | sekawanan lebah --------------------------- You should run if you encounter a swarm of mosquitos. |
| devour | menelan/ to eat quickly or hungrily --------------------------- I once saw a starving homeless man devour a large pizza in 60 seconds. |
| sustenance | makanan --------------------------- As humans, we get our sustenance from the food we eat. |
| novelty | hal yg baru --------------------------- Glass was precious to Egyptians, who used it interchangeably with gemstones, but its novelty as an artist's material prevents its being taken seriously. |
| lucrative | menguntungkan --------------------------- Non-surgical method continues to be underused because coronary bypass operations are lucrative for hospitals and surgeons. |
| dwellings | tempat tinggal --------------------------- For more 2000 years, nomads of Central Asia and the Far East have lived in portable, circular dwellings called yurts. |
| withstand | menahan --------------------------- The circular shape allows the wind to slip around and over them so they can withstand very high winds. |
| disperse | bubar/sebar --------------------------- Seeds are dispersed to new sites by various means. |
| dandelion | semacam rumput yg bunganya kuning --------------------------- Many, such as dandelion or thistle seeds, have fine tufts that allow them to be scattered by the action of the wind. |
| thistle | widuri/ semacam tumbuhan berduri --------------------------- |
| tuft | kuncung/ rambut rumput --------------------------- |
| germinate | berkecambah --------------------------- In fact, a seed may require passage through the gut of the bird or animal before it can germinate. |
| gut | usus binatang --------------------------- |
| hoarding | menimbun --------------------------- Sometimes seeds need to be buried when a hoarding animal such as a squirrel fails to return for its hidden meal. |
| spiky | tajam --------------------------- Some seeds have sticky and spiky surfaces which may catch on the coat of a passing animal. |
| millwright | a person who design mills --------------------------- The power of the wind replaced animal power in several regions of Europe where millwrights became highly skilled craftsmen. |
| ubiquitous | ada dimana2 --------------------------- In England the windmill became a ubiquitous feature of the landscape and by 1400 there were 10000 windmills concentrated in |
| bushel | segantang --------------------------- the southeast part of the country, each capable of grinding 10000 bushels of grain a week. |
| advent | kedatangan --------------------------- Starting in 19th century the mill started to decline it importance with the advent of steam power. |
| bygone | yg sudah2 --------------------------- In recent years, efforts have been made to restore and maintain a few working mills of a byone age. |
| gambrel | melengkung --------------------------- The gambrel of roof design has an enduring appeal to many builders and homeowners. |
| ridge | bubungan --------------------------- The gambrel is a straight double-sloped roof joined at a central ridge. |
| shallow | dangkal --------------------------- |
| eaves | bagian atap --------------------------- Sometimes the angle of the gambrel roof becomes shallower again at the eaves. |
| hayloft | loteng jerami --------------------------- The spacious interior of the gambrel roof also makes the gambrel roof highly suitable for barn construction, since the upper floor can be used as a hayloft. |
| blemish | cacat --------------------------- The clarity of a diamond is determined by its lack of carbon spots, inner flaws, and surface blemishes. |
| marquise | tenda matahari- color --------------------------- |
| facet | segi --------------------------- When shaped - whether round, oval, emerald, marquise, pear, or heart - the diamond should be faceted so that light is directed |
| drowsiness | mengantuk --------------------------- People who suffer from excessive drowsiness during the daytime may be victims of a condition known as "narcolepsy". |
| brigantine | kapal 2 tiang --------------------------- On Dec 4, 1872 the brigantine Mary Celeste carrying 1700 barrels of crude alkohol en route from NY to Genoa, was found abandoned in Atlantic Ocean. |
| salvage | barang2 yg diselamatkan --------------------------- The crew of the Del Gratia, the cargo ship that found the Mary Celeste, inspected her carefully and then sailed her to Gibraltar to collect the large salvage reward. |
| deserted | yg ditinggalkan --------------------------- The report given suggests that the captain, his wife, his young daughter, and the seven-man crew had deserted the ship in a |
| sextant | astronomical instrument to measure/ latitude and longitude at the sea --------------------------- The oilskin boots and pipes belonging to the crew had also been left, although the chronometer, sextant, and lifeboat were missing. |
| propound | dikemukakan --------------------------- |
| seaworthy | laik laut --------------------------- |
| vessel | kapal --------------------------- Several theories have been propounded to explain why those aboard left a perfectly seaworthy vessel to risk their lives |
| hatch | lubang penghubung ke kabin/ lantai dibawah kapal --------------------------- The chief engineer of the submarine went down through the hatch. |
| outlandish | asing --------------------------- Such outlandish notions, which they were the victims of alien abduction, are hardly credible. |
| notion | dugaan --------------------------- |
| mutiny | pemberontakan --------------------------- Several theories have been propounded to explain why those aboard left a perfectly seaworthy vessel to risk their lives on an open boat. |
| plausible | masuk akal --------------------------- Likewise, mutiny does not seem plausible since the captain and first officer were known to be fair and experienced. |
| forsake | meninggalkan --------------------------- Mutineers would probably have taken over the ship, not forsaken it. |
| imminent | dekat/ sebentar lagi --------------------------- |
| combustible | mudah terbakar --------------------------- They imagined the quake causing imminent destruction from an explosion of the combustible cargo. |
| dangling | terjuntai --------------------------- A severed rope found dangling from the side of the Mary Celeste. |
| severed | putus --------------------------- |
| snap | break/ putus --------------------------- |
| capsize | membalikkan/terbalik --------------------------- |
| stance | cara berdiri/pendirian --------------------------- Stance refers to the speaker's purpose, attitude, or degree of certainty. Listen for clues to help you understand the speaker's stance. |
| garter | ular kecil yg tak berbisa --------------------------- |
| benign | tidak berbahaya --------------------------- The bite of garter snake, unlike that of the deadly cobra, is benign |
| viscous | kental --------------------------- In contrast to some fluids like water, which has relatively low resistance to motion, honey is highly viscous. |
| campanile | menara lonceng --------------------------- The campanile is chiefly medieval form of Italian architecture. |
| chiefly | terutama --------------------------- |
| medieval | abad pertengahan --------------------------- |
| belfry | menara tempat lonceng bergantung --------------------------- Built in connection with a church or town hall, it served as a belfry, watchtower and sometimes a civil monument. |
| watchtower | menara pengawasan --------------------------- |
| hull | lambung kapal --------------------------- The much larger of hull of the multidecked round ship allowed it to carry more supplies, more men, and more sails. |
| ointment | obat salep --------------------------- Serum is antitoxin which is important to medicine world, and it is not an ointment. |
| utensil | cutlery = alat makan eg spoon, fork, knife --------------------------- The knife was probably held in the right hand, generally the preferred hand for manipulating utensils. |
| concave | cekung --------------------------- The spoon would have been held in the left hand with the concave part of the bowl facing downward. |
| adept | ahli/mahir/cakap = proficient --------------------------- |
| diner | pengunjung restaurant --------------------------- In this position, the diner would be more adept at securing a piece of meat against a plate while the cutting took place. |
| morsel | butir, potongan --------------------------- Once the meat was cut, the down-turned spoon would not have been suitable for picking up the morsel. |
| tine | gigi garpu = prong --------------------------- The fork kept the food against the plate more adequately, and its curving tines served the same function as the bowl of the spoon. |
| renowned | termasyhur = celebrated --------------------------- Jessye Norman grew up to be an internationally renowned opera singer. |
| disclose | menyingkap --------------------------- They are often reluctant to disclose too much about themselves, especially to new people |
| dread | rasa takut --------------------------- Introverts tend to dread small talk |
| apprehension | afraid --------------------------- Introverts may approach small talk with anxiety, ranging from slight apprehension to debilitating dread |
| debilitate | melemahkan/ to weaken --------------------------- A simple fall can debilitate an elderly man. |
| fiddle | memainkan --------------------------- One introvert told me that he hides in the bathroom or fiddles with his phone to avoid idle chitchat |
| stutter | gagap --------------------------- He stutters when he talks |
| tedious | membosankan --------------------------- |
| reckoning | memperhitungkan --------------------------- |
| sprinkle | menaburkkan --------------------------- Thoreau sprinkled his prose with classical allusions as well as with word play and puns, some of which are difficult for todays readers to comprehend |
| allusion | memperingatkan/ ibarat --------------------------- |
| puns | permainan kata2 --------------------------- |
| ambivalent | bertentangan/ campur --------------------------- Thoreau had an ambivalent attitude towards technology |
| kiln | tempat pembakaran --------------------------- Cloisonne is a kind of fine pottery made from a particular kind of clay and fired in a kiln. |
| enamel | email/cetakan halus --------------------------- Cloisonne has an enameled surface decorated with elaborate designes, outlines are formed by small bands of metal. |
| caudal fins | tailfin --------------------------- The dorsal and anal fins are usually separate from the caudal fin. |
| lunate fins | sabit --------------------------- |
| stride | langkah yakin --------------------------- When the interviewers saw their next candidate stride into the room with confidence they automatically considered him a serious contender. |
| pace | Kecepatan langkah --------------------------- The runner jogged at an average pace and didnt push himself to move any faster than needed. |
| torment | menyiksa --------------------------- Arthritis is one of the oldest complaints that has tormented not only humans but animals as well. |
| crane | mengulurkan --------------------------- Everyone was craning their necks to se how long it would before the first float in the parade reached them. |
| float | kendaraan hias --------------------------- |
| perish | tewas --------------------------- It is thought that about one-third of all people in Europe perished during the Black Death. |
| ripen | masak --------------------------- During transportation, the tomatoes ripen to the bright red color we are accustomed to seeing on the shelves. |
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