WORD WORLD

1. Procrastinate: To postpone/delay the task until the last possible moment. 

      Example: We should not procrastinate any task at hand. Do it right away.

2. Exaggerate: To make something seem larger, more important, better or worse that it really is.

3. Abate: To become less strong.

     Example: After 2 hours of continuous windstorm, it has started to abate causing lots of destructions. 

4. Apprise (of): To tell someone about something.

              Example: I will apprise you of the reporting in the forum.

5. Immemorial: Existing or traditional for an extremely long time.

              Example: It was the immemorial custom to have a feast after harvesting.

6. Apprehension: To worry/fear about the future.

             Example:  It's normal to feel a little bit of   apprehension before you start a new job.

• To understand something.

              Teachers have to check student's apprehension.

7. Envisage: To imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good.

              Example:  It's hard to envisage life without you! 

• To form a mental picture of something or someone you have not seen. 

             I envisaged someone much taller.

8.  Bolster: To support or improve something or make it stronger.

                Example: To bolster confidence/morale.

                  - To bolster lesson content

9.  Self-assured: Showing skill and confidence.

                  - An assured performance.

10. Assertive: Describes someone who behaves confidently and is not frightened to say what they want or believe. 

                   - If you really want the promotion, you will have to be more assertive. 

11.  Triage: Decide the order of treatment of (patients or casualties). 

                     Triage desk

12. Taciturn: Saying little, especially usually.     

    (Reserved)

13. Enjoin: To tell/instruct/urge someone to do something or to behave in a particular manner.

14. Sophisticated: Having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion. 

•  Clever in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks.

I think we need a more sophisticated approach to solve this problem.

15.  Hedge: To limit something severely.

         -We have got permission, but it's hedged about with strict conditions. 

• To try to avoid giving an answer or taking action. 

-Stop hedging and tell me what you really think.