F2F Class Notes 6th January (Raph)
Vocabulary
Offend (v): 1- to cause to be upset or to hurt the feelings of someone, esp. by being rude or showing a lack of respect.
E.g.: I think she was offended that she wasn’t invited to the party.
Benevolent (adj): 1- kind and helpful.
E.g.: I grew up happily under the benevolent influence of my Uncle Walt.
Lobby (v): 1- to try to persuade an elected official to take a particular action or change a law.
E.g.: Council members have been lobbying colleagues on how to vote.
Hierarchy (n): 1- a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance: (adj: hierarchical)
E.g.: He was at the bottom of the corporate hierarchy.
Social Mobility (n): 1- the ability to move from one level of society to another.
E.g.: The Cast System still prevents social mobility in India to this day.
Ramadan (n): 1- 斋月
Grammar
Try to offended you. – Try to offend you.
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