abstract

1. Don't speak in such abstract terms.

2. They can abstract precious medicines from ordinary substances.

 

sculpture

1. He wanted to sculpture when he grew up.

2. A sculpture is a work of art that is produced by carving or shaping stone, wood, clay, or other materials.

 

gallery

1. He gave this painting to the National Gallery.

2. The bright modern painting stares out at you in the otherwise conservative gallery.

 

faith

1. She began to lose faith in herself.

2. They stood steadfast on their faith.

 

faithfully

1. He loves her faithfully.

2. He faithfully lived up to his promise.

 

conventional

1. The first of these is conventional.

2. The conventional practice flourishes in the United States.

 

evident

1. Nevertheless, in some cases, the demand for a product or process is all too evident.

2. The role of friendship in their health and well-being is evident in almost every chapter.

 

possession

1. Those documents are now in the possession of the Washington Post.

2. People had lost their homes and all their possessions.

 

superb

1. With superb skill he managed to make a perfect landing.

2. People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts.

 

technique

1. This musician has perfect technique but little expression.

2. A technique is a particular method of doing an activity, usually a method that involves practical skills.

 

coincidence

1. Some say this is no coincidence.

2. And when you add these two up, you have an amazing coincidence that we have discussed before.

 

by coincidence

1. Smokers who develop cancer or lung diseases, they say, may also, by coincidence, live in industrial areas, or eat more canned food.

2. By coincidence, the richest man in America, Sam Walton, was sitting in my office when the market closed.

 

shadow

1. Most of the lake was in shadow.

2. The president is constantly shadowed by bodyguards.

 

ridiculous

1. She broke in with a ridiculous objection.

2. This ridiculous situation borders upon comedy.

 

controversial

1. They tried their best to run away from controversial issues.

2. As a controversial public figure he has breasted much hostile criticism.

 

figure

1. I will check up the figure.

2. He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.

 

clay

1. He rolled the clay into a ball.

2. Bricks are made from clay.

 

marble

1. It is difficult to engrave in marble.

2. They are quarrying the hillside for marble.

 

carve 

1. Then they began to carve separate letters. 

2. One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set. 

 

delicate 

1. He had delicate hands. 

2. If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage, or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully. 

 

café 

1. A café is a place where you can buy drinks, simple meals, and snacks. 

2. A street café or a sidewalk café is a café which has tables and chairs on the sidewalk outside it where people can eat and drink. 

 

allergic 

1. Be careful if you're allergic to it. 

2. I'm allergic to cats. 

 

exhibition 

1. All visitors to the exhibition must report to the main service desk. 

2. You go to the exhibition centre, I must hie myself to tell the new matters. 

 

aggressive 

1. Some children are much more aggressive than others. 

2. These fish are very aggressive. 

 

scholar 

1. The library attracts thousands of scholars and researchers. 

2. As a scholar, he is far above me. 

 

flesh 

1. I'm only flesh and blood, like anyone else. 

2. Its flesh has exceptional delicacies. 

 

in the flesh 

1. In the flesh, however, he's more like an amiable professor. 

2. Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 

 

geometry 

1. The geometry of an object is its shape or the relationship of its parts to each other. 

2. That evening, after I got through my geometry examination, I got around to doing my geography homework. 

 

bunch 

1. My neighbours are a bunch of busybodies. 

2. We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really. 

 

avenue

1. What do you want to convey if you are Saks Fifth Avenue?

2. Walk along Second Avenue and you can see it on the right.

 

preference

1. It upset her when men revealed a preference for her sister.

2. For every should you come across, look for the preference underneath.

 

fragile

1. This kind of paper is too fragile.

2. It is this fragile thread that binds us to each together.

 

reputation

1. This college has a good academic reputation.

2. She was by reputation a good organizer.

 

civilization

1. The ancient civilizations of Central and Latin America were founded upon corn.

2. All civilization ought to be aroused against war.

 

Egypt

1. The established religion of Egypt is Islam.

2. Egypt is an old and mysterious country.

 

Egyptian

1. If you were an Egyptian, what would you do?

2. Yet the Egyptian president seems to have no intention of stepping down.

 

visual

1. This region processes information both from visual cues and from the motion of our eyes.

2. But we have to start working on that visual language design as well So we did a quick review on the Swatches, right?

 

fragrant

1. Coffee is a fragrant beverage.

2. The cake baking in the oven made the whole house fragrant.

 

contemporary

1. She writes a lot of contemporary music for people like Whitney Houston.

2. Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world.

 

permanent

1. Heavy drinking can cause permanent damage to the brain.

2. His confidence had been permanently affected by the ordeal.

 

district

1. A district is a particular area of a town or country.

2. The new railway will benefit the district.

 

committee

1. The committee have thought carefully over this plan.

2. We shall relegate this problem to the organizing committee.

 

signature

1. I was writing my signature at the bottom of the page.

2. Two witnesses must certify that this is your signature.