F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

slave (n): 1-a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person:
E.g.: Black slaves used to work on the cotton plantations of the southern United States.
E.g.: I’m tired of being treated like a slave!

slavery (n): the activity of having slaves or the condition of being a slave:
E.g.: Slavery still exists in many parts of the world.
E.g.: Millions of Africans were sold into slavery.

lieutenant (n): 1-(the title of) an officer of middle rank in the armed forces:
E.g.: first/second lieutenant
E.g.: He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
E.g.: Lieutenant Woods/Charles Woods

volunteer (n): 1-a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it:
E.g.: The Health clinic is relying on volunteers to run the office and answer the phones.
E.g.: Since it would be a highly dangerous mission, the Lieutenant asked for volunteers.
E.g.: It’s a volunteer army with no paid professionals.

volunteer (v): 1- to offer to do something that you do not have to do, often without having been asked to do it and/or without expecting payment:
E.g.: During the emergency many staff volunteered to work through the weekend.
E.g.: He volunteered for the army (= he joined even though he did not have to).

community (n): 1- the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality:
E.g.: He’s well known in the local community.
E.g.: There’s a large black/white/Jewish community living in this area.

opt (v): 1- to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others:
E.g.: Mike opted for early retirement.
E.g.: Most people opt to have the operation.

rescue (v): 1-to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation:
E.g.: The lifeboat rescued the sailors from the sinking boat.
E.g.: The government has refused to rescue the company from bankruptcy.

bankruptcy (n): a situation in which a business or a person becomes bankrupt:
E.g.: The company was forced into bankruptcy.
E.g.: The toll of bankruptcies was rising daily.

bankrupt (adj): 1- unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts:
E.g.: He went bankrupt after only a year in business.
E.g.: The recession has led to many small businesses going bankrupt.

reveal (v): 1-to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret:
E.g.: He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.
E.g.: Her biography revealed that she was not as rich as everyone thought.
E.g.: He would not reveal where he had hidden her chocolate eggs.

award (v): 1- to give money or a prize following an official decision:
E.g.: Carlos was awarded first prize in the essay competition.
E.g.: The jury awarded libel damages of £100,000.

poverty (n): 1-the condition of being extremely poor:
E.g.: Two million people in the city live in great poverty.
E.g.: He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace.

devoted (adj): 1- extremely loving and loyal:
E.g.: a devoted fan/husband
E.g.: Lucy is devoted to her cats.

relief (n): 1- food, money, or services that provide help for people in need:
E.g.: an international relief operation
E.g.: relief agencies/supplies
E.g.: Musicians have raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa.

start-up (n): 1-a small business that has just been started:
E.g.: Start-ups are very vulnerable in the business world.
E.g.: start-up costs