VOCABULARY LIST
1. Modernity
Suffix: -ity: of being
Noun
Of the present or recent times.
Ex: A renaissance man who understood the essence of modernity lay in globalization and the integration of cultures and boundaries.
2. Artistic
Suffix: -ic: causing, making
Adjective
Having or showing skill in art.
Ex: He himself was a man influenced by the archipelago: Born in Natal wit Minangkabau roots, and raised in Bengkulu, he worked in the capital for more than 40 years but his hearth belonged to Bali for the Balinese people’s creativity and artistic endeavors.
3. Journalist
Suffix: -ist: one who
Noun
Person whose proffession is journalism.
Ex: “To him, Bahasa Indonesia is a modern language that needed to be able to adapt and evolve,” recalls Pia Alisjahbana, former lecturer at the University of Indonesia, journalist and chairperson of Femina Group.
4. Actually
Suffix: -y: act or state of
Noun
Really: in fact.
Ex: Friends and family say his interest actually lay in the culture of Indonesia and its role in the modern world.
5. Publication
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
Act of publishing sth.
Ex: The publication of Pujangga Baru in 1933, originally a magazine for emerging writers, expanded to become one of literature, culture and language for the new emerging Indonesia, providing the nationalist movement whit a platform to develop their ideas through culture and linguistics.
6. Misconception
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
(about) belief or idea that is not bassed on correct information.
Ex: That Pak Kadir was interested only in forigh culture was a common misconception that persists to this day.
7. Technnology
Suffix: -ology: study of
Noun
Study and use of science for pratical tasks in industry, business, atc.
Ex: He wanted to propel the country into modernization by adopting Western ways of scientific analysis; he wanted the country to develop its science, technology and economy instead of simply accepting the world based on faith.
8. Economic
Suffix: -ic: causing, making
Adjective
Connected with trade and indrustry; of economics.
Ex: A firm believer in democracy, he was most interested in the third Youth Pledge of 1928- One Language-and stated “you have to think in an economic way, to be practical, and the individual should be allowed to speak and create.”
9. Modernitation
Suffix: - tion: act or state of
Noun
(also-istion).
Ex: He wanted to propel the country into modernization by adopting Western ways of scientific analysis; he wanted the country to develop its science, technology and economy instead of simply accepting the world based on faith.
10. Linguistic
Suffix: -ic: causing, making
Adjective
Of language or linguistics.
Ex: An Indonesia hero who unified a nation through his linguistic endeavors and faced constant criticism from his literary peers for his push toward the Western Cultural values of individualism, intellectualism, egoism and materialism.
11. Globalization
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
(of business companies, etc) operate all around the world.
Ex: According to Pak takdir, who died in 1994, in this age of globalization the word has no boundaries.
12. Foundation
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
An idea, etc on which sth is based.
Ex: He laid the foundation for an Indonesian culture that could give us an identity.
13. Confrontation
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
(instance of) angry opposition between two or more people.
Ex: As an advocate for modernism and a man ahead of his time, Pak Takdir received his fair share of censure from established writers and philosophers, confrontations that he reveled in for their ability to create new ideas and synergies.
14. Economy
Suffix: -y: act or state of
Noun
(often the economy) economic system of a country.
Ex: He wanted to propel the country into modernization by adopting Western ways of scientific analysis; he wanted the country to develop its science, technology and economy instead of simply accepting the world based on faith.
15. Occupation
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
Act of taking possession of a country.
Ex: Although the works he is best known for are the novel Layar Terkembang (Setting Forth to Sail) and the Tatabahasa grammar books, his daughter Tamalia considers Kalah dan Menang (Losing and Winning), a novel about an Indonesia nationalist and a Japanese soldier in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation, as the most noteworthy for its sensitivity and understanding of another culture.
16. Sensitivity
Suffix: -ity: of being noun
Noun
Quality or degree of being sensitive.
Ex: Although the works he is best known for are the novel Layar Terkembang (Setting Forth to Sail) and the Tatabahasa grammar books, his daughter Tamalia considers Kalah dan Menang (Losing and Winning), a novel about an Indonesia nationalist and a Japanese soldier in Indonesia during the Japanese occupation, as the most noteworthy for its sensitivity and understanding of another culture.
17. Creation
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
Act of making sth new or of causing sth to exist.
Ex: With a country steeped in a profusion of tribal cultures and local dialects, he understood that to forge a common language for the nation would be the answer for the creation of a common identity.
18. Scientific
Suffix: -ic: causing, making
Adjective
Knowledge about the structure an behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, eg by experiments.
Ex: He wanted to propel the country into modernization by adopting Western ways of scientific analysis; he wanted the country to develop its science, technology and economy instead of simply accepting the world based on faith.
19. Integration
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
Combine sth so that is becomes fully a part of sth else.
Ex: A renaissance man who understood the essence of modernity lay in globalization and the integration of cultures and boundaries.
20. Resolution
Suffix: -tion: act or state of
Noun
Quality of being resolute.
Ex: A determined soul who as a child was derided for having only four fingers on his left hand, cementing his resolution to achieve success and driving him to become an entrepreneur whose printing company created a family legacy.
21. Creativity
Suffix: - ity: of being
Noun
Involving the use of skill and the imagination to produce sth new.
Ex: He himself was a man influenced by the archipelago: Born in Natal wit Minangkabau roots, and raised in Bengkulu, he worked in the capital for more than 40 years but his hearth belonged to Bali for the Balinese people’s creativity and artistic endeavors.
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