W6 Assignment

Consume (v)

1.       What does “consume” mean in Reading 2?

to    use fuel, energy or time, especially in large amounts

       to eat or drink, especially a lot of something

2.       Make a sentence of “consume” as a verb.

  I    People consume more meat than vegitable in average.

3.       Find a synonym and an antonym of “consume”.

       synonym-spend, exhaust

       antonym-produce

4.       Read the sentences below and guess what “be consumed with” mean.

Ex1: The missionary is so consumed with passion that he travels to the remote areas to advocate the love from God.

Ex2: Parents should be fair to their children, or the one who gets less attention may be consumed with jealousy.

It means someone is concerned about or filled with a thought of something.

 

Investor (n)

1.       What does “investor” mean in Reading 2?

       a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get an advantage

2.       “Invest” is the verb form of “investor”. Make a sentence of “invest” as a verb.

       I invested all the money I had in stocks.

3.       Find a synonym and an antonym of “invest”.

       synonym-put or devote (money)

       antonym-divest

4.       Read the sentences below and guess what “invest sb with sth” mean.

Ex1: The chairperson invested the CEO with all the powers to remake the corporate culture.

Ex2: A family partnership invests the heir of the current chairperson the power to take over the company after the current chairperson steps down.

It means to give something(authority to do something) to somebody.

 

Reinforce (v)

1.       What does “reinforce” mean in Reading 2?

       to make something stronger

2.       Find a synonym and an antonym of “reinforce”.

       synonym-strengthen, enforce

       antonym-weaken

3.       What is the noun form of “reinforce”?

       reinforcement

4.       Make a sentence by using “reinforce” or the noun form of “reinforce”.

       To have a good discussion, you must reinforce a theory with more evidence.