Sunday, January 25, 2009 @ 2:31 PM
Vocabulary Building 09
These words were taken from the article on tissue peddlers

1) Instance
(Other tissue paper sellers The New Paper interviewed also cited instances where they received donations from fellow Singaporeans)

- an example
~ Mr Farhan gave instances where the word 'condescending' may be used.

2) welfare
- the health, happiness and fortunes of a person or a group

~ The pupils' welfare is a priority for the teachers.
~ The poor are on welfare. The government will ensure that they will have shelter and food to survive.

3) miscellaneous
- items of various types

~ "Please bring the all the things stated in the form. You can also bring miscellaneous things for your convenience," the camp commander instructed.

4) Plague
- a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many people

~ SARS was a plague that hit many Asian countries.

- a thing that cause trouble or irritation

~ Housebreaking is a crime that has plagued the residents of Chua Chu Kang since January.

5) Gauge
- figuratively to estimate something

~ "Can you gauge how old she is?" David asked his best friend.