Tuesday, January 20, 2009 @ 2:17 PM
Vocabulary Building 06
Hiyee,

these are the five words from today's newspaper article discussion. Please note that there are other meanings to the words too. Be conscientious in your learning. Check the words up in the dictionary and enrich your vocabulary. Please.

1) Parliament
- a group of people/ or place where elected officials of a country meet to discuss policies and laws for the country.

Mr Tan Sien How is Singapore's Member of Parliament. Hopefully he is able to help the residents with their difficulties.

2) Sustain
- undergo or suffer

He sustained a minor injury during the game.

- to continue for a period of time

Mr Farhan likes David as David is able to sustain a conversation with him.

3) Spark
- a sense of liveliness and excitement

Sparks flew as the love birds met each other after a long holiday apart.

4) Burden
- main responsibility for achieving a task

The burden is on Richard to solve the problem he created.

5) Pace
- consistent and continuous speed

During peak hours, the traffic moves at a snail's pace.