tailieunhanh - Tài liệu word smart phần 6

Tài liệu tham khảo dành cho giáo viên, học sinh đang trong giai đoạn học hay ôn thi môn tiếng anh. Bộ sưu tập các giáo trình môn tiếng anh, giúp bạn củng cố kiến thức và rèn luyện khả năng học và làm môn anh văn tốt hơn. | 15Ổ WORD SMART PERFUNCTORY pur FUNGK tuh ree adj unenthusiastic careless Larry made a couple of perfunctory attempts at answering the questions onlhe test but then he put down his pencil and his head and slept until the end of the period. Sandra mowing was perfunctory at best she skipped all the difficult parts and didn t rake up any of the clippings. PERIPATETIC per uh peh TET ik ạdị wandering traveling continually itinerant A Groupies are a peripatetic bunch traveling from concert to concert to follow their fayorite rock star . PERIPHERY puh RIF uh ree n the outside edge of something José never got involved in any pf our activities he was always at the periphery. s The professional finger painter enjoyed his position at the periphery of the art world. To be at the periphery is to be peripheral puh RIF uh rul . A peripheral interest is a secondary or side interest. Your peripheral vision is your ability to see to the right and left while looking straight ahead. PERJURY PUR jur ee n lying under oath .The defendant was acquitted of bribery but convicted of perjury . . because he had lied on thè witness stand during his trial. To commit perjury is to perjure oneself. The former cabinet official perjured himself when he said that he had not committed perjury during his trial for bribery. PERMEATE PUR mee ayt V to spread or seep through to penetrate A stinky smell quickly permeated the room after Jock lit a cigarette. Corruption had permeated the company every single one of its executives belonged in jail. Something that can be permeated is said to be permeable. A permeable raincoat is one that lets water seep through. PERNICIOUS pur NISH us adj deadly extremely evil The drug dealers conducted their pernicious business on every street corner in the city. Lung cancer is a pernicious disease. PERQUISITE PUR kwuh zit n a privilege that goes along with a job a perk Free access to a photocopier is a perquisite of most office jobs. The big corporate lawyer s .