I. wordstudy a. pointless: if sth is pointless, it means it has no purpose and it's a waste of time doing it Examples: a It's seemed pointless to continue a It's pointless arguing with him ad pointlessly W E
W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds a. pointless: if sth. is pointless, it means it has no purpose and it’s a waste of time doing it Examples: It’s seemed pointless to continue. It’s pointless arguing with him. ad. pointlessly I. Word Study
I. wordstudy 12. predict vt. to say that (an event or action) will happen in the future, esp, as a result of knowledge or experience Examples: a Nowadays it's possible to predict the time of eclipses with great accuracy. a Who could have predicted that within ten years he'd be in charge of the whole company? a The storms are predicted to reach the north of the country tomorrow morning WBT E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds vt. to say that (an event or action) will happen in the future, esp. as a result of knowledge or experience Examples: Nowadays it’s possible to predict the time of eclipses with great accuracy. Who could have predicted that within ten years he’d be in charge of the whole company? The storms are predicted to reach the north of the country tomorrow morning. 12. predict I. Word Study To be continued on the next page
I. wordstudy a, predictable ad. predictably n. predictability prediction Examples: a We are not yet able to make a prediction about when the next earthquake will happen a No one believes her prediction that the world would end on nov 12 W E
W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds a. predictable ad. predictably n. predictability prediction Examples: We are not yet able to make a prediction about when the next earthquake will happen. No one believes her prediction that the world would end on Nov. 12. I. Word Study
I. wordstudy 13.recur vi, to happen again; happen repeatedly Examples: a The symptoms tend to recur. a The themes of freedom and independence recur throughout much of his writing a, recurring Exampl aA recurring back problem has put him out of action for most of this season W E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds 13. recur vi. to happen again; happen repeatedly Examples: The symptoms tend to recur. The themes of freedom and independence recur throughout much of his writing. a. recurring Example: A recurring back problem has put him out of action for most of this season. I. Word Study To be continued on the next page
I. wordstudy n recurrence Example a The doctor told him to go the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms. occur, Incur concur W E
W B T L E Lesson 9 - Against All Odds n. recurrence Example: The doctor told him to go the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms. occur, incur, concur I. Word Study