Helen's class homework_Pronunciation : Energy Watchdog

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Energy Watchdog Expects Oil Markets to Stay Tight

10 Vocabularies from this article

1) Respite(n)= stop ,example : we worked for hour without respite.

2) Taper off (phrasal verb) = become smaller or less frequent ,example : most of that growth will come early before sharply tapering off / The mobile phone market trends to be gradually tapered off in the next quater.

3) Jibe (V) with something (US informal) = similar or match ,example :the IEA's outlook jibed with the views of oil company executives at an industry conference in Madrid.

4) Deep-seated (adj) = strongly felt or believed in something ,example : the red-hot oil market reflects deep-seated pessimism about the industry's ability to open the spigot to satisfy rising demand / The reporters were carried out a deep-seated opinion.

5) Pessimism (n)= think of the bad part of situation ,example A survey were created to find out who are a pessimisism by HR department.

6) Pessimistic(adj) ,example Tommy is a very pessimistic man when he talks about America.

7) Spigot (n) = a device unsed to control the flow of liquid ,example the industry's ability to open the spigot to satisfy rising demand / The goverment has been put pressure to raise the water spigot in rural areas.

8) Desperate(adj) = serious ,bad ,needs or want something very much,example
The IEA's report provided scant comfort for a world desperate for relief from the escalating cost of fuel/ The researcher states that he is desperate to prove his hypothesis is true.

9) Stall (v) = to delay taking action or decision ,example The BBC predicts that The member of parliament will stall the taxation bill.
- Stall(n) = shop or engine

10) Offset (v) = to balance one influence against an opposing influence ,example The sorbering situation of emerging market is a surge of OPEC oil price,but it has been offset by Russian supply.