Deaf adj n Ex She was born deaf
Deaf (adj), (n) Ex. She was born deaf. Meaning: (adj) unable to hear anything or to hear very well. Ex. Television is designed for the deaf and hard of hearing. Meaning: (n) the deaf people who cant hear.
Hearing adj • Ex. Hearing people use the language to communicate. • Meaning: the ability to hear • Hearing # deaf
Sign Verb Ex. She learned to sign words using hand to help her deaf child. Meaning: to use sign language (non-verbal) action or gesture to communicate or display a message.
Communicate Verb • Ex. Deaf people use sign language to communicate with each other. • Meaning: to exchange information, news etc with somebody or transmit thoughts and feeling.
Normally Adv • Ex. I am not normally allowed to stay out late. • Meaning: usually, in normal situation.
Research Noun Ex. Recent research on deaf children has produced some interesting findings about their speech. Meaning: a careful study of a subject to discover new facts or information about it.
Develop Verb • Ex. The child’s language is developing normally after going to school. • Meaning: to gradual grow or become bigger, more advanced. • Develop = build up
Grow Verb Ex. The family grows in size every year. Meaning: to increase (get bigger) in size, number, strength or quality.
Infant Noun Ex. The nursery for infants was under training for two years. Meaning: A new born baby especially very young one.
Intelligence Test Noun Ex. The school requires intelligence test to determine how smart she is. Meaning: A test to measure how well a person is able to understand think in logical way about things. (psychometric test for intelligence)
pet (Noun) • Ex. I have gotten a parrot as a pet that imitates what I say. • Meaning: an animal that you have at home for pleasure rather than that is kept for work
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