sexta-feira, 14 de novembro de 2008

3rd Vocabulary Record



3rd Vocabulary Record


One of the subjects that we discussed in class, was poverty. To take a deep look about it, we read Muhammad Yunus Nobel's speech" Poverty is a treath to peace". While I was reading the speech, I was able to learn some new words, such as :


Beggars

noun: One who solicits alms for a living ; An impoverished person, a pauper; Informal : A man or a boy.


Tr.v. : beg·gared, beg·gar·ing, beg·gars : To make a beggar of; impoverish;
To exceed the limits, resources, or capabilities of: beauty that beggars description.



Loan


Noun: money lent at interest for a fixed period of time ; the act of lending: I am grateful to her for the loan of her book. Property lent : on loan lent out; borrowed.


Verb : to lend (something, esp. money)


Source : http://www.thefreedictionary.com


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