Soal vocabulary in context suka memilih kata yang kamu kira sudah kenal, padahal di passage artinya lain. Di sini kamu belajar arti kedua dan ketiganya, lengkap dengan contoh yang mirip soal.
menangani (masalah); berbicara di depan
The new law was designed to address the problem of air pollution.
Di passage, address hampir selalu berarti menangani masalah. Pilihan yang berbau alamat atau surat biasanya pengecoh.
tokoh; angka; bentuk
Lincoln is a central figure in American history.
Lihat kata di sekitarnya. 'Sales figures' itu angka, 'a public figure' itu tokoh.
menghasilkan (buah); menanggung; memiliki
Apple trees usually begin to bear fruit after a few years.
Bentuk lain yang sering keluar: bear a resemblance to (mirip dengan) dan bear in mind (ingat baik-baik).
baru dan belum pernah ada
The scientist proposed a novel way to measure ocean depth.
Sebagai noun memang novel (buku cerita). Kalau posisinya sebelum kata benda, hampir pasti artinya baru.
kokoh; masuk akal
The engineers declared the old bridge structurally sound.
Tidak ada hubungannya dengan suara. A sound argument artinya argumen yang masuk akal.
sesuai dengan; tetap, tidak berubah
The new results are consistent with earlier studies.
jelas terlihat, mencolok
There was a marked increase in rainfall last spring.
mencolok, sangat menarik perhatian
The two paintings show a striking resemblance.
Bukan berarti memukul atau mogok. A striking feature artinya ciri yang langsung kelihatan.
jelas; tampaknya (belum tentu benar)
It soon became apparent that the plan would not work.
Dua arti yang hampir berlawanan. 'It became apparent' artinya jelas. 'His apparent calm' artinya tampak tenang, padahal mungkin tidak.
sangat penting, menentukan
Water is critical to the survival of all living things.
Di passage sains, critical lebih sering berarti sangat penting daripada suka mengkritik.
fungsi, peran; acara resmi
The main function of the roots is to absorb water.
daya tampung; kemampuan; peran atau jabatan
The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.
'In her capacity as mayor' artinya dalam perannya sebagai wali kota.
drastis, besar dan tiba-tiba
The invention of the telephone led to dramatic changes in communication.
drastis dan mendadak; tajam
There was a sharp drop in temperature overnight.
menetapkan; memperbaiki
The government fixed the price of bread during the war.
Fix a price atau fix a date artinya menetapkan, bukan memperbaiki.
menahan, mengendalikan; memeriksa
Vaccines helped check the spread of the disease.
bersikeras menyatakan; memelihara
Some historians maintain that the war could have been avoided.
Kalau diikuti 'that' + klausa, maintain artinya berpendapat atau bersikeras, bukan merawat.
berpendapat; memuat; mengadakan
This theory holds that the continents were once joined together.
memunculkan (pertanyaan); membesarkan (anak); mengangkat
The study raises important questions about memory.
Raise butuh objek (raise a question), rise tidak (prices rise). Pasangan ini sering diuji.
masa jabatan; istilah; syarat
A U.S. president serves a term of four years.
edisi (majalah); masalah
The latest issue of the magazine features an article on bees.
ciri khas
Its long tail is the most distinctive feature of this bird.
Sebagai verb, feature artinya menampilkan, seperti di contoh 'issue' di atas.
saluran; selat
The settlers dug a channel to carry water to their fields.
menghantarkan (listrik atau panas); melakukan
Copper conducts electricity very well.
serius, gawat
The doctor warned that the patient's condition was grave.
Sebagai noun, grave artinya kuburan. Sebagai adj, artinya serius.
mengelola; membentang
Her family ran a small hotel near the coast.
penguasaan (bahasa atau keterampilan); perintah
She has an excellent command of three languages.
melaksanakan, mengerjakan
The architect executed the design with great care.
menyelesaikan (sengketa); menetap
The two companies settled their dispute without going to court.
mencerminkan; merenungkan
Her paintings reflect her love of the desert.