Describing Situations
Forbidden or prohibited, to be against the rules or not allowed.
Smoking is prohibited on many airplanes.
Athletes are forbidden from taking certain kinds of drugs.
If something is allowed, it isn't forbidden or prohibited.
They were forbidden from going to that website because of its content.
Weapons of any kind are prohibited inside the stadium.
Tourists are forbidden from taking pictures inside the museum.
Her parents didn’t like him,so she was forbidden to see him ever again.
Access to that part of the factory is prohibited for security reasons.
Risky, to be a bit dangerous or unsafe.
A risky investment may not be a good idea for people who worry too much.
If you make a risky investment, you may lose a lot of money.
What level of risk are you willing to take?
Investing in that company is very risky because it has many strong competitors.
If you make a risky investment you may lose a lot of money.
Meeting someone on the internet can be very risky, so be careful.
Starting a new company can be very risky because most new companies fail within 5 years.
Ridiculous, to be foolish or not make any sense.
Their proposal is ridiculous, because it requires too much time and money.
Without enough quality practice, it's ridiculous to expect much progress.
At first we thought his proposal was ridiculous, but then we realized that it made sense.
Without enough quality practice, it’s ridiculous to expect much progress.
He is lazy and the quality of his work is poor, so it’s ridiculous for him to expect a bonus.
It’s ridiculous for us to expect great results from such a poorly designed product.
Innovative, to come up with a new idea or way of doing things.
Innovative people are usually clever and creative.
To innovate means to come up with a new way of doing something.
Innovative thinking can lead to the development of new products and services.
Agreeing to her innovative ideas was difficult at first, but it turned out to be the right decision.
She left the company because she didn’t think it was innovative enough.
He isn’t innovative because he resists change and always wants to do things the same way.
If they want to be innovative, they should change the way they’ve been doing things.
His innovative proposals made several of the engineers very uncomfortable, but they
finally agreed.
Conservative,to be conservative is to avoid taking risks.
Conservative investors try to make safe investments.
A conservative investor wants to minimize risks.
A conservative approach to management may discourage innovation.
If you don’t want to take a risk, you should take a conservative approach to investing.
Her parents are very conservative, so they don’t approve of her wearing so much makeup.
A conservative approach to management may discourage innovation.
Interacting with Others
To disguise, to change something's appearance,so that it can't be recognized.
He wasn't good at disguising himself, so we knew who he was right away.
She wore a disguise, so I wasn't sure who she was.
He fooled everyone into believing in his plan, but it was all a disguise.
She disguised her true intentions so nobody knew what she was planning to do.
To clarify, to explain, or make something clear.
We weren't sure what he meant until he clarified his ideas.
Everyone was confused until she clarified what she meant.
His attempt to clarify things only added to the confusion.
There are still many details that need to be clarified.
We can’t agree to your proposal unless you clarify a few points.
To confuse, to make things difficult to understand, the opposite of to clarify.
Everyone was confused because her presentation was so disorganized.
He confuses people, because he keeps changing his ideas.
The instructions were confusing, so nobody knew what to do.
After the explosion people were confused and unsure about where to go.
The instructions were confusing, so nobody knew what to do.
A good leader can make decisions even when the situation is confusing.
To ignore, to try not to notice or deal with something,to act as something isn't there.
We try to ignore her, but she finally stood up and told everyone to shut up.
People don't respect or like her, so they ignore her in the office.
He is an ignorant old fool, so we should just ignore him.
We are ignorant because we are ignoring the facts.
We can’t ignore the fact that we are losing money.
To confirm, to indicate that something is corrector completed as expected.
We weren't sure he was going to accept our offer, until he called and confirmed it.
We can't start the project without a written confirmation that we agree on the details.
We won’t sign the contract until we receive confirmation that they have made the first payment.
There are still many details that need to be clarified.
He denied being there, but we have witnesses who can confirm that he was there.
We can’t afford to make a mistake, so we need to confirm the facts.