F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Invite (v): 1- to ask or request someone to go to an event (n: Invitation)
E.g.: I forgot to invite him to the party.

Reject (v): 1- to refuse or say no to an idea, proposal, etc.
E.g.: The proposal was rejected by the client.

Accurate (adj): 1– correct, exact, and without any mistakes
E.g.: Online translators are usually not very accurate.

Propose (v): 1- to offer or suggest a possible plan or action for other people to consider. 2- to ask someone to marry you.
E.g.: He proposed a change in the company’s original plan.
E.g.: He proposed to her during their trip to Paris.

Proposal (n): 1- an idea or suggestion.
E.g.: The proposal was rejected by the client.

Opinion (n): 1- what you think or believe about a topic or about someone.
E.g.: My opinion is that we should always try to be friendly to everyone.

Accept (v): 1- to agree to take something or to say yes to an idea, offer or invitation.
E.g.: We’ve offered her the job, but I don’t know whether she’ll accept it.

Aware (adj): 1- having knowledge of a situation or fact. (= Unaware)
E.g.: Most people are aware of the dangers of drinking.

Expenditure (n): 1- an amount of money spent.
E.g.: The expenditure was higher that expected.

Groundbreaking (adj): 1- something that introduces new ideas or new ways of doing things and, because of that, changes everything in that field.
E.g.: The scientist has made a groundbreaking discovery.

Invent (v): 1- to create something new or that was never made before.
E.g.: Scientists invented a new method for taking photos of the Universe.

Identify (v): 1- to look at something or someone and know what / who that is.
E.g.: It’s important for a manager to be able to identify problems.

Theory (n): 1- a scientific explanation of something.
E.g.: The theory has been accepted by most scientists.

Pronunciation

Propose: /prəˈpoʊz/

Proposal: /prəˈpoʊ.zəl/

Accept: /əkˈsept/