LEARNING LOG MEETING 15

 Meeting 15

Nama and NIM

NS (-)

Topic

Write a News Story: Analyzing and Writing a News Story.

Date

July 03, 2023

Sources/Links

Yakubovska, A. (2022). How to Write a News Story: Definition, Structure, Types of the News Story. Think and Write For Work and Study.

https://writingfor.online/post/how-to-write-a- news-story/#what-is-a-news-storynbsp.

Learned vocabularies, pronunciation & part of speech, and in context (e.g., in a sentence)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.     Robbery [ˈräb(ə)rē]

Part of speech: noun.

Indonesian: Perampokan.

Definition: The action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.

e.g: “He was involved in drugs, extortion, and robbery."

Synonyms: thievery, stealing, filching.

 

2.     Refute [rəˈfyo͞ot]

Part of speech: verb.

Indonesian: Menyangkal.

Definition: Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false.

e.g: “These claims have not been convincingly refuted.”

Synonyms: disprove, invalidate, confute.

 

3.     Peculiarity [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈarɪti]

Part of speech: noun.

Indonesian: Kekhasan.

Definition: An odd or unusual feature or habit.

e.g: “for all his peculiarities, she finds him quite endearing.”

Synonyms: anomaly, abnormality, twist.

 

4.     Absorb [əbˈsɔːbd]

Part of speech: verb.

Indonesian: diserap.

Definition: Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

e.g: “Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat.”

Synonyms: soak up, suck up, mop up.

 

5.     Election [ɪˈlɛkʃ(ə)n]

Part of speech: noun.

Indonesian: Pemilihan.

Definition: a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.

e.g: “The 1860 presidential election.”

Synonyms: ballot, vote, poll.

 

 

 

 

 


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