2011-12-21 23:57:10瑆晴 ˇ

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exaggeration[  ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ(ə)n  ]

defination:

1.    a comment or description that makes somethingseem better, worse, larger, more important, etc. than it really is

example;

To describe it as depression would be an exaggeration –she was just not very happy.


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compliment[  ˈkɑmplɪmənt  ]

defination:

1.    something nice that you say to praise someone

2.    used for greeting someone, or giving themyour good wishes


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compliment[  ˈkɑmplɪmənt  ]

defination:

1.    something nice that you say to praise someone

2.    used for greeting someone, or giving themyour good wishes

example;

He kept paying me compliments on my cooking.


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innovation[  ˌɪnəʊˈveɪʃ(ə)n  ]

defination:

1.     a new idea, method, piece of equipment etc

2.     the invention or use of new ideas, methods, equipment etc


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assert[  əˈsɜrt  ]

defination:

1.     to state firmly that something is true

2.     to claim that you have the right to do something or behave in a particular way

3.     if a fact, idea, or tendency asserts itself, it begins to influence someone or something

example;

He has continued to assert his innocence.


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