Word | Part Of Speech | Example |
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abandon | Verb | The house was so damaged by the storm that the family was forced to abandon it. |
accessible | Adjective | I am worried that everything we use on the Internet will not always be accessible like it is today. |
accurate | Adjective | That data is old and not very accurate anymore. |
aspect | Noun | Email is one aspect of how the Internet has changed the world. |
attendee | Noun | There were not many attendees at the meeting. |
ban | Noun, Verb | Websites like Youtube are banned in some countries. |
bar | Verb | The man was barred from entering the store for life. |
basis | Noun | I check my email on an hourly basis. |
biased | Adjective | The person that made the decision was clearly biased. |
campaign | Noun, Verb | The company’s new campaign about its new line of cell phones is quite aggressive. |
censor | Verb | Information is censored by governments in many different ways. |
circulation | Noun | The circulation of newspapers and magazines has declined in recent years. |
competitive | Adjective | She is very competitive. She just loves to win. |
compulsive | Adjective | You are such a compulsive gambler. I think you have a problem. |
congress | Noun | In America, the part of the government that decides new laws is called the congress. |
consumer | Noun | Many consumers do not trust TV advertising and now depend on word of mouth. |
content | Noun | The content of the website is quite interesting. |
counseling | Noun | Many life problems can be treated by counseling. |
critical | Adjective | The newspaper was very critical of the new film. |
debate | Noun, Verb | Many people have been debating whether the freedom to access anything they want on the Internet is actually a good thing or not. |
decline | Noun, Verb | Sales of newspapers and books have declined in recent years. |
denounce | Verb | Google has denounced web censorship. |
diary | Noun | Blogs are often written as online diaries of people’s lives. |
disorder | Noun | Many mental disorders can be treated successfully by doctors. |
disprove | Verb | The story was disproved thanks to a journalist’s hard work. |
distribute | Verb | People were distributing free newspapers at the station. |
ditch | Verb | The teenagers always ditch school to play video games. |
exhaustion | Noun | He works too hard at his job and often suffers from mental exhaustion. |
fad | Noun | I am not going to buy one of those because I think it is just a fad. Nobody will be using them in a few months. |
fulfillment | Noun | Some people seem like they get more fulfillment from having friends on Facebook than in real life. |
fundamental | Noun, Adjective | There has been a fundamental change in how people get their news. |
gambling | Noun | Gambling is when people play games with their money. |
generation | Noun | My parents’ generation did not have the Internet to access information when they were young. |
hooked on | Phrase | Many people are hooked on coffee even though they do not think they are addicted. |
ideal | Noun, Adjective | What is your ideal way of living? |
indirect | Adjective | Your actions have indirect consequences. |
mess with | Phrasal Verb | Hackers have been messing with my online banking. I have to create a new account. |
monopoly | Noun | When a company controls the marketplace, this is called a monopoly. |
neutral | Adjective | When people do not have an opinion about a specific subject, they are neutral. |
overtake | Verb | Facebook has overtaken in Google in popularity. |
peer | Noun, Adjective | In this company, new employees are always trained by their peers. |
petition | Noun, Verb | Many people have signed a petition to reverse the government’s decision. |
preserve | Verb | We should work hard to preserve the condition of the forest. |
principle | Noun | One of the most important principles of the Internet is the freedom of speech. |
psychiatrist | Noun | A psychiatrist helps treat mental conditions with the use of medicine. |
psychologist | Noun | A psychologist helps treat mental conditions without the use of medicine. |
rally | Noun, Verb | Many people rallied downtown to protest the decision. |
rank | Verb | Can you rank these in order of importance to you? |
realm | Noun | Many people have joined the realm of technology by buying powerful computers to use at home. |
reckless | Adjective | You are such a reckless driver! |
recognition | Noun | The car was damaged beyond recognition in the accident. |
recruitment | Noun | Many companies depend on websites for recruitment of new employees. |
reform | Noun, Verb | The people are tired of their government. They want reform. |
regime | Noun | That country’s regime was established over forty years ago. |
rehab | Noun | The man was an alcoholic for ten years before going to rehab. |
restrict | Verb | Many companies want to restrict the way people access the Internet. |
scandal | Noun | The political scandal is being discussed on many blogs. |
sensation | Noun | Injuries can cause pain and sometimes other strange sensations in our bodies. |
state | Noun | They are building a state-funded housing project. |
stock | Noun | I wish I had bought stocks in Google ten years ago. |
withdraw | Verb | She withdrew from social activities because of her addiction. |
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