Assignment 2

1. content (adj)
happy and satisfied with your life
ex: When I last saw her, she seemed quite content.

2. strain (n) [COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE]
mental pressure or worry caused by a difficult situation
ex: Eleanor was feeling overworked and under strain.

3. reinforce (v) [TRANSITIVE]
to make an idea, belief, or feeling stronger
ex: These latest figures reinforce the view that economic growth is slowing.

4. carry out (phrasal v) [TRANSITIVE]
to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do
ex: Nigel is carrying out research on early Christian art.

5. swap (v) [TRANSITIVE]
to replace one thing with another
ex: We swapped the worn-out tire for a brand new one.

6. worthlessness (adj)
not important or not useful
ex: She was criticised so much by her employers that she began to feel worthless.

7. sleepless (adj)
not able to sleep
ex: Alone and sleepless, she stared miserably up at the ceiling.

8. account for (phrasal v) [TRANSITIVE] 
to be the reason why something exists or happens
ex: The increase in carbon dioxide emissions may account for changes in the climate.

9. correspondingly (adv)
used for saying that one thing is related to another, or is caused by another

ex: The service is better and correspondingly more expensive.

10. disruption (n) [COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE]
a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem

ex: The train strikes caused major disruption to thousands of commuters.

11. considerable (adj)
large in size, amount, or degree

ex: The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

12. neighbourliness (n) [UNCOUNTABLE]
friendly and helpful behaviour, especially between people who live near each other

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I think these online learners' dictionaries that teacher recommended to us are really useful. And because they are written for learners, the words in them are not very difficult to understand. It's handy for us to learn English and look up quick reference. Moreover, due to they are translated in English, the meaning of words must be more specific. We can use each word in the right way. Hope I can form a new habit of looking up a monolingual English dictionary from now.