W1.D3.D4

Week 1 Day 3

1.  compound (vt.) をさらに複雑にする、さらに悪化させる:  to increase or add to
His gloom was now compounded by the failing mark on his geometry test.


Please make corrections to the following sentences.  Thank you!
I would like to make my own sentences to add the new words into my vocabulary bank.


(my original sentence)
Our family's financial difficulties were compounded by my husband's pomposity.  (He tends to buy things of higher prices in general.)

pomposity (noun) of
pompous (adj.)  characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance
You want to impress other people so people will think that you are rich person

2.  annals (noun) 年代記: historical records
The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes.

(a sample sentence from a RJ tutor)
The teacher ordered her students to read the annals of war.

3.  paradox (noun countable / uncountable) 矛盾した状態:  a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true.
One of the great paradoxes of American life is that though minority groups have suffered injustices, nowhere in the world have so many varied groups lived together so harmoniously.

(My original sentence)
"More haste, less speed" is one of the examples of paradox.
(If you want to do it without making any mistakes, check it carefully.  Take your time doing it.  Prepare well in advance.)

4.  tinge (noun countable) ほんのりとした色: a trace, smattering, or slight degree
A tinge of garlic is all that's necessary in most recipes.

(My original sentence)
Sweet violets are in full gloom in our garden and they have tinges of a floral fragrance.

5.  realm (noun countable) 領域 :  special field of something or someone; kingdom
The cruel king would not allow the prince to enter his realm, restricting him to the forest, which abounded with wild animals.

(meaning from another dictionary:  a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about)

(My original sentence)
I am not used to speaking English.  Having worked as a clerk for import and export businesses for 20 years, my realm is limited to arranging shipping documents.


Week 1 Day 4
1.  drudgery (noun uncountable) 退屈な骨折り仕事:  unpleasant, dull, or hard work
She does her homework on Fridays to save herself from the drudgery of having to do it during the weekend.

(My original sentence)
Housewives daily chores are abounded by drudgeries.

2.  badger (vt.) ～するように: to pester, nag, annoy persistently
The teacher continually badgers the pupil for the missing assignments.

(My original sentence)
My husband's inadvertent conducts (such as throwing away candy packages or memos on the floor) compounded to my drudgery, and it badgers my daily life.

3.  perceive (vt.) ～を理解する:  to understand, know, become aware of
The eminent scientist perceives difficulties in putting the innovation into practice.

(My original sentence)
By making my original sentences, I can perceive the meaning of new words.

4.  implore (vt.) (救助など)を懇願（こんがん）する:  to plead urgently for aid or mercy
The sick child's mother implored the doctor to come immediately.

(My original sentence)
When I got lost in Tokyo Station five years ago, I implored someone to show me to the way to the platform of the Tokaido Line.

5.  interminable (adj.) 果てしなく続く: unending
I listened to the boring lecture for what seemed an interminable fifty minutes.

(My original sentence)
The rain seemed interminable, it distrubed me for going out to the park for birdwatching.