Words Part-i (GK-12)
ENGLISH
DIFFICULT
WORDS
PART - i
Selected
words:
abandon:
(meanings)
1.
desert.
Ex:
The soldiers
had to
abandon
the camp
as
they ran
short of
ammunition
to defend it.
desert:
(a)
ජනශුන්‍ය /
හුදකලා වූ /
පාළු නිස්සාර
(Law)
දමා යනවා /
අත්හැර දමනවා
(n)
කාන්තාරය/
ජන ශුන්‍ය ප්‍රදේශය/
නිසරු බිම
(vt)
පිටිපානවා/
සැඟවී යනවා/
යනවා/
අතරමං කරනවා)
ammunition:
(n)
වෙඩි බෙහෙත්/
උණ්ඩ /
පතොරොම් )
defend:
(vt)
ආරක්ශා කරනවා /
රැකබලා ගන්නවා /
විත්තිය වෙනුවෙන්
පෙනී සිටිනවා
(The ferry
service
has been
suspended
for
the day
because of
bad weather.
Meaning
To
We've postponed
the wedding
until next year.
{to abandon
one of farm.
/to abandon
a child
to abandon
a sinking ship}
(Meanings)
To give up
withdraw from
discontinue:
to abandon
a research project
to abandon hopes
for a stage career.
give up
the control of
abandoning a city
to an enemy army.
Desert:
{dez-ert ඩෙස(අ)ට්}
dessert:
{dih-zurt ඩිස(අ)ට්}
(n)
cake,
pie pudding,
ice cream,
etc..,
served
as the final
course of
the meal.
British
Saving to
the fresh fruit
after
the main course
of a meal.
ammunition:
am-yuh-nish- uhn
ඇමියු නිෂ(අ)න්
defend:
(dih-fend
ඩිෆෙන්ඩ්)
synonyms:
(defend/
defended/
defending )
Synonyms
for
Abandon :
(abandon/
abandoned/
abandoning/
abandoner)
see on Thesures.com
Abandon:
verb (T)
{UK /əˈbæn.dən /
අබ(අ)න්ඩ්(අ)න් /}
{US /əˈbæn.dən/
අබෑන්ඩ්(අ)න් /}
{uh-ban-duhn
(අ)බෑන්ඩ්(අ)න්/}
(Law)
විත්තිවාචනය කරනවා /
විත්තියට පෙනී සිටිනවා
Synonyms
for Abandon:
(to cancel
something)
1.
Sorry,
The ferry service
has been
suspended
for the day
because of
bad weather.
Sorry,
I have to
cancel
our plans
tonight.
2.
The game
has been
called off
because of
the weather.
3.
We've
scrapped
our plans
for
a trip
to France.
4.
off:
The meeting's
off because
James is ill.
5.
The ferry service
has been
suspended
for the day
because of
the bad weather.
6.
We've
postponed
the wedding
until
next year.
7.
abandon
Sweden isn't
ever to
abandon
8.
9.
European
countries
10.
unable to
11.
farming
techniques
Abandon:
UK /əˈbæn.d
අබ්(අ)බන්ඩඅන්ඩ්
US /əˈbæn.dən/}
{uh-ban-duhn
(අ)බෑන්ඩ්(අ)න්}
1.
Desert:
UK
/ˈdez.ət
ඩෙසට්
US
/ˈdez.ɚt
ඩෙසඅට්
abandon:
verb[ T ]
UK /əˈbændən
US / (අ)බන්ඩ්(අ)න්
US/əˈbændən/
Aback:
(adverb)
UK/əˈbæk
(අ)බැක්
US /əˈbæk /
uh bak /
(අ)බෑක්
Meaning:
1.
be taken back.
She was
somewhat
taken aback
by
her honesty.
2.
aback:
(adv)
විශ්මයට,
පසුපසට,
පස්සට,
පස්සෙන්,
පුදුමයට.
3.
Abaft:
(adv)
UK
/əˈbɑːft
{uh-baft,
uh-bahft}
(අ)බාෆ්ට්’
US
/əˈbæft /
(අ)බෑෆ්ට්’
meaning:
sailing
specialize
Meaning:
at the
back of
or
behind
a ship
or
boat
Example:
The
mizzenmast
is abaft
of the
mainmast.
නැවේ
අවරයේ පිහිටි
කුඹය,
මහකුඹයට
පිටුපසින්
පිහිටයි.
abandoned:
(adj)
UK
/əˈbæn.dənd
(අ)බැන්ඩ(අ)න්ඩ්
US
/əˈbæn.dənd/
{uh-ban-duhnd}
(අ)බෑන්ඩ්(අ)න්ඩ්
Meaning:
Left
in
a particular
place
or
condition,
usually
forever:
Example:
We have to
abandon
the car.
{The car
has been
abandoned.}
abandonware:
(n)
UK
/əˈbæn.dən.weər
(අ) බැන්ඩ්(අ)න් වෙයා
US
/ əˈbæn dənˌwɛər /
(අ)බෑන්ඩ්(අ)න්වෙයා
Meaning:
computing
specialized
software
that is
no longer
produce
or
supported
by
the company
that
originally
made it.
Example:
If you
remember
these
old game
titles,
many of them
have become
abandonware
and
can be
found
and
downloaded
internet.
ABAP:
(n)
UK ඒබී ඒපී
US ඓබී ඓපී
Meaning:
abbreviation
for
advanced
business
application.
Example:
Definition of
ABAP from
the Cambridge
Business
English
Dictionary
Cambridge
University
Press.
abase:
(v)
formal
UK
/əˈbeɪs
(අ)බ(අ)යිස්
US
/əˈbeɪs (අ)බ(අ)යිස් /
(v)
පහත් කරනවා,
නිවට කරනවා,
නින්දා කරනවා
(vt)
පහතට
හෝ
යටතට
හෝ
අවමානයට
හෝ
පමුණුවනවා
Dictation:
Write
the numbers
name:
16 - Sixteen,
6 - Six,
9 - nine,
8 - Eight,
12 - Twelve,
13 - Thirteen
14 - Fourteen,
15 - Fifteen,
5 - Five,
2 - Two,
1 - One,
17 - Seventeen,
11 - Eleven,
3 - Three
18 - Eighteen,
19 - Nineteen,
20 - Twenty,
4 - Four.
7 - Seven,
10 - Ten.
Short
answers:
Feelings:
I'm happy.
I'm sad.
I'm busy.
I'm kind.
I'm lazy.
I'm honest.
I'm sleepy.
I'm tired.
I'm thirsty.
I'm hungry.
I'm Okey.
මට බඩගිනියි.
මට තිබහයි.
මට සතුටුයි.
මට කම්මැලියි.
මම අවංකයි.
මට කනගාටුයි.
මම කරුණාවන්තයි.
මට නිඳිමතයි.
මට මහන්සියි.
ඔකෙයි මට ඔක්කම හරි.
Seven
days
of the
week:
Study
days
of the
week:
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday,
Sunday.
Twelve
months
of the
year:
Study
months
of the
year:
January,
February,
March,
April
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December.
Important
words:
Sri Lanka,
Tamil,
Burgers,
mosque,
temple,
national dress,
national flag,
priest,
monk,
Sinhalese,
Muslims,
food,
church,
languages,
national anthem.
Objects
in the
classroom:
chair,
cupboard,
desk,
chalk,
blackboard,
bags,
book,
bottle,
register,
record book,
table,
table cloth,
duster,
posters,
eraser,
pens,
pencil,
gum,
glue,
clay,
pictures,
calendar,
ruler,
lunch box.
Daily
using
words:
Persons
in the
school:
prefect,
watcher,
group leader,
vice-principal,
peon,
teacher,
security guard,
captain,
monitor,
principal,
staff room,
room,
toilet,
playground,
tap,
office,
library,
Shrine room,
dancing room,
fence,
gate,
well,
garden,
corridor,
dental clinic,
canteen,
classroom,
Art room.
Dictation:
climb,
furniture,
admire,
sharp,
guard,
world,
caterpillar,
ocean,
peacock,
owl,
sparrow,
iguana,
elephant,
woodpecker,
classroom,
vise principal,
antenna,
horns,
tongue,
winner,
dummy,
share,
airplane,
helicopter,
lorry,
ancient,
jasmine,
home.
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