Intermediate — Set 43

Set 43 of Intermediate covers 5 words: property, community, population, benefit, conclusion. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

1. property · noun/ˈprɑpərdi/

   things that are owned by someone like a house or land

   He must be rich because he has lots of property in London.

   Synonyms: possessions, belongings

   Origin: Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius ‘one's own, particular’ (see proper)

2. community · noun/kəˈmjunədi/

   a social group sharing common interests

   I've changed a lot recently, so I don't feel like I am a member of this community any more.

   Synonyms: group, society

   Origin: late Middle English: from Old French comunete, reinforced by its source, Latin communitas, from communis (see common)

3. population · noun/ˌpɑpjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

   all the people who live in a specific area

   What are the factors that cause the population to go up?

   Synonyms: residents, inhabitants

   Origin: mid 16th century (denoting an inhabited place): from late Latin populatio(n-), from the verb populare, from populus ‘people’

4. benefit · noun/ˈbɛnəfɪt/

   a helpful or positive result of something

   This job has benefits like free lunch and more time off.

   Synonyms: advantage, positive effect

   Origin: late Middle English (originally denoting a kind deed or something well done): from Old French bienfet, from Latin benefactum ‘good deed’, from bene facere ‘do good (to)’

5. conclusion · noun/kənˈkluʒən/

   an opinion or decision reached after considering the facts

   The inspectors reached the conclusion that nobody in the company knew what was going on.

   Synonyms: decision, final opinion

   Origin: late Middle English: from Latin conclusio(n-), from the verb concludere (see conclude)