400 kata untuk meningkatkan skor TOEFL : Part II

NATURE

LESSON 2 : DISASTER

Target Word :

1. anticipate (aentisipeit)
2. catastrophic (kaetə’strofik)
3. collide (kə‘laid)
4. eruption (iraption)
5. famine (faemin)
6. flood (flad)
7. impact (impaekt)
8. persevere (pε:siviə(r))
9. plunge(pland)
10. unleash(an’lish)

Definisi dan Contoh

1. anticipate (verb) : to expect;to sense something before it happen (mengharapkan;mengetahui lebih dulu sebelum terjadi)

By placing sensors in earthquake-prone areas, scientist can anticipate some tremors(gempa) in time to warn the public

Parts of speech anticipation (noun), anticipatory(adj)

2. catastrophic (adj) . Extremely harmful;causing financial or physical ruin (bencana yang besar;akibatkan kehancuran finansial dan fisik)

The architect died in a catastrophic elevator accident

Parts of speech catastrophe (noun), catastrpohically (adv)

3. collide (verb) To come together with great or violent force (tabrakan keras)

As usual, their holiday was ruined when theri in-laws’views on politics collided with their own.

Parts of speech collision (noun)

4. eruption (noun) A sudden, often violent, outburst (ledakan tiba-tiba seringnya keras/hebat)

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 caused 57 deaths and immeasurable change to the face of the mountain

Usage tips Eruption is often followed by an of phrase

Parts of speech erupt (verb)

5. Famine (noun) Severe hunger; a drastic food shortage (kelaparan hebat ;kekurangan pangan yang ganas)

The potate famine ini Ireland in the mid-nineteent century caused large numbers od Irish people to emigrate to America.

6. flood (noun) An overflowing of water; an excessive amount (banjir;jumlah yang terlalu banyak)

The constant rain and poor drainage system caused a flood in town

Parts of speech flood (verb)

7. impact (noun) A strong influence (pengaruh yang kuat)

The speech about the importance of education made an impact of me

Usage tips Impact is usually followed by on or of

Parts of speech impact (verb)

8. persevere (verb) To keep going, despite obstacles or discouragement;to maintain a purpose (gigih meskipun ada halangan atau hilang semangat(putus asa);tekun,keras hati

The hikers perservered despite the bad weather and the icy trail (jalan kecil)

Parts of speech persist (ver), persistent (adj)

9. plunge (verb) To go down suddently;to decrease by a great amount in short time (loncat;terjun;meneclupkan diri)

He jumped off the diving board and plunged into the pool

Usage tips Plunge is often followed by an into phrase

Parts of speech plunge (noun)

10. unleash (verb) To release a thing or an emotion (melepaskan sesuatu atau emosi)

When they saw the strange man on their property, they unleashed their dogs.

He is from such an unemotional family, he will never learn to unleash his feelings