PROFICIENT adj.
🔹able to do something very well

📌 Secretaries are proficient at typing quickly. ⌨️
📌 Jerry is a proficient salesman who can sell anything to anyone.
📌 There's only one way to become proficient at anything - practice!


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RIDGE n.
🔹a long area of high land, especially at the top of a mountain

📌The brown bear walked along the edge of the mountain ridge.
📌 A small ridge of sand separated the field from the beach.
📌 We made our way carefully along the ridge.⛰


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DEVISE v.
🔹 to plan or invent a new way of doing something

📌 The thieves devised a plan to steal the diamonds. 💎
📌 The region is keen to devise a strategy to develop tourism.
📌 Our aim is to devise a way to improve quality and reduce costs.

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TOLERATE v.

🔹 to be able to accept it even when it is unpleasant

📌 When you are in a hurry, it can be hard to tolerate traffic signals.🚦
📌 The medication is well tolerated by most patients.
📌 The company will not tolerate discrimination in any shape or form.

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SURPLUS n.

🔹 an amount of something that is more than what is needed or used

📌🎧The store sold their surplus items on sale.
📌 A surplus of corn has helped decrease the grain prices. 🌽
📌 The pension fund is in surplus.

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SPARSE adj.
🔹 existing only in small amounts

📌Rob spent Saturday in his garden, clearing out the sparse weeds.
📌 As we drove towards the desert, the vegetation became sparse.
📌 Traffic was sparse on the highway. 🛣


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VIGOROUS adj.
🔹 using a lot of energy and strength

Henry uses vigorous exercise to keep himself in shape. 🏋️‍♂️
📌 It's a good idea to stretch before you take vigorous exercise.
📌 Vigorous efforts are being made to find a solution to the problem.


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VERIFY v.

🔹 to prove or confirm something

📌 Julian called the movie theater to verify that the movie started at nine.
📌 The waitress asked to see my driver’s license so she could verify my age. 🆔
📌 Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.


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ELUDE v.
🔹 to avoid something or someone

📌The rabbit eluded the wolf by hiding in a bush.
📌 Morihei Uyeshiba, the founder of aikido, often demonstrated his ability to elude attack.🥋
📌 The cruise ship was too big to elude the pirate vessel.


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COUNTERPART n.
🔹 a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

📌Our manager will meet our rival company’s counterpart later today.
📌 Night is the counterpart of day.🌚
📌 My counterpart in New York manages his office staff in the same manner that I supervise my employees.


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ELAPSE v.

🔹 If time elapses, it goes past

📌A few seconds must elapse before you can take another picture. 📸
📌 A period of time elapses before the full effects of your action is felt.
📌 As time elapses, the team that covers the most laps wins.


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IMPAIR v.
🔹to damage something or make it not as good as it should be

📌Drinking coffee impairs my ability to go to sleep. 🙃
📌 A bad diet can impair your ability to perform athletically.
📌 Loud noise can impair your hearing.

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CONTRADICT v.

🔹 to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true

📌 Ken was always fighting with his little sister because she kept contradicting him.
📌 Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.
📌 The two stories contradict each other.


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AQUATIC adj.
🔹 associated with water, often living in or taking place in water

📌 The dolphin is an aquatic mammal. 🐬
📌 All aquatic activities will take place in the indoor pool.
📌 The aquatic plant can only live in fresh water.


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REPETITIVE adj.
🔹 happening, in the same way, many times

📌Working on an assembly line making cars every day is a repetitive job.
📌 Machines can now perform many repetitive tasks in the home.
📌 Repetitive practice on the court helped the basketball player improve her skill day after day. ⛹️‍♀️


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FEND v.
🔹 defend oneself from a blow, attack, or attacker.

📌 Dave spent all night fending off bugs instead of sleeping.
📌 I've had to fend for myself since I was 14. 🛡
📌 She uses her secretary to fend off unwanted phone calls.


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ALLEVIATE

🔹to make something less painful or serious

📌
She needed something to alleviate the pain in her back.
📌 The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate the pain.
📌 The UN’s most important goal is to alleviate world poverty.

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PROMINENT adj.
🔹 important; easily seen

📌Queen Victoria was a prominent person in history.
📌 The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.
📌 Maximilian was famous for his large nose, and it is prominent in all his pictures and statues. 👃


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COARSE adj.
🔹 having a rough surface that feels slightly hard

📌 The coarse sweater made my skin itch.
📌 She never wears clothes made of coarse material. 🧶
📌 The fisherman's skin was dark and coarse, his hands big and strong.


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FEAT n.
🔹 an impressive or difficult achievement or action

📌 The elephant’s standing up on one leg was a feat.
📌 Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human endeavour.
📌 Tokyo Tower is a remarkable feat of engineering. 🗼


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VULNERABLE adj.

🔹 someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt; easy to attack or criticize

📌 He felt very vulnerable when he was stranded in the desert.
📌 The sudden resignation of the financial director put the company in a very vulnerable position.
📌The virus attacks the immune system, leaving your body vulnerable to infections. 🦠


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