WRITING: DESCRIBING PEOPLE

PERSONALITY TRAIT / ciri kepribadian
aggresive = agresif
ambitious = ambisius
attractive = menarik
confident = percaya diri
brave      = berani
cheerful   = ceria
glamorous = glamor
determined = tegas
helpful        = suka membantu
gifted         = berbakat
hesitant      = ragu2
jealous      = suka cemburu
generous   = dermawan
mysterious = misterius
envious     = suka iri
faithful      = setia
lively        = lincah
selfish      = egois
punctual  = tepat waktu
mature    = dewasa
wise       = bijaksana
naughty  = nakal

VOCABULARY TODAY: ESTRANGED WIFE/HUSBAND

The word "estranged" has been a hot search today related to this U.S breaking news :

"Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday at age of 61, after a six-year fight with cancer. She died in North Carolina at 10:15 a.m.

“Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth’s presence but she remains the heart of this family,” the statement from the family said. “We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life. On behalf of Elizabeth we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits who moved and inspired her along the way. Your support and prayers touched our entire family.”

(read more about Elizabeth Edwards and his son's car accident, Wade Edwards)

DEFINITION:

 adj An estranged wife or husband is no longer living with their husband or wife. 

FORMAL usually   :  ADJective +  noun 

BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY

Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. This event is especially popular in the United States, spreading to other nations such as Canada and Australia. On this day, many retailers open very early, often at 4 a.m., or earlier, and offer promotional sales to kick off the shopping season. Actually, Black Friday is not a holiday, but many employers give their employees the day off, increasing the number of potential shoppers. 


Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, created by companies to persuade people to shop online.  Cyber Monday is also used as a marketing term in Canada, the United Kingdom, Portugal andGermany. In these countries, with the exception of Canada, Cyber Monday sales last for eight days, typically from the last Monday in November to the first Monday in December. In Canada, the sales period mirrors that of the U.S.

VOCABULARY TODAY : HONEYFUGGLE

HONEYFUGGLE :
This word suddenly becomes one of hot searches on Google (included on the Google trends top 20 list). Millions of people have searched for the meaning of the word when Bill O’Reilly revealed a new word on this evening’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor that aired on the Fox News Channel.


The word has several meaning:
- Deceive by flattery or sweet-talk; swindle or cheat" 
- to swindle or dupe to intend to cheat or trick.
- to sweet-talk or to wheedle.


Bill O'reilly said:  "Do not honeyfuggle when writing on The Factor".

VOCABULARY TODAY : EGG RECALL

Sumber berita  : HOT TOPIC  : Egg Recall - Salmonella Outbreak
Recall= recollection
Dalam konteks berita yang ada di  HOT TOPIC , kata " recall " tersebut berarti penarikan  ( penarikan produk telur yang sudah beredar )

- massive recall = penarikan besar2an
- Salmonella outbreak = perjangkitan salmonella ( wabah penyakit yang diakibatkan oleh bakteri salmonella )