Vocabulary lesson 75
- consequence (n.) the consequences of something are the results of effects of it.
– Her lawyer said she understood the consequences of her actions and was prepared to go to jail.
- furniture (n.) large movable equipment, such as tables and chairs, used to make a house, office, or other space suitable for living or working
– The family still needs living room furniture and dressers to hold their clothes.
- influence (n.) to have an influence on people or situations means to affect what they do or what happens
– Many other medications have an influence on cholesterol levels.
- outcome (n.) the outcome of an activity, process, or situation is the situation that exists at the end of it
– It’s too early to know the outcome of his illness.
- contribute (v.) if something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it
– Many local businesses offered to contribute to the school rebuilding fund.