ETYMOLOGY
Phrase
．red herring: something unimportant that is used to stop people from noticing or thinking about something important
．be looking forward to + V-ing: to anticipate with eagerness or pleasure
1/4 : quarter
9 +3/4 : nine and three quarters
75 years ago : After three quarters of a century
3/8 : three-eighth
2/3 : two-third
Obama - YOLO man
VOCABULARY
WEEK 4
alacrity noun / speed and eagerness
aspirant noun / someone who very much wants to achieve something
belligerent adjective / wishing to fight or argue
belittle verb / to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important
be- : thoroughly, completely; to make, cause seem; to provide with; at, on, to, for
castigate verb / to criticize someone or something severely
disdain noun / the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect
dregs noun / the small solid pieces that sink to the bottom of some liquids, such as wine or coffee, that are not usually drunk
feint verb / to pretend to move
frenzy noun / uncontrolled and excited behavior or emotion that is sometimes violent
intimidate verb / to frighten or threaten someone
laceration noun / a cut
octogenarian noun / a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
octo- : eight
-ian : connected with or belonging to the stated place, group, or type
promulgate to verb / spread beliefs or ideas among a lot of people
pro- : forward, forth, toward the front
pugnacious adjective / wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully
WEEK 5
rampant adjective / getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way
inane adjective / extremely silly or with no real meaning or importance
ethics noun / a system of accepted beliefs that control behaviour, especially such a system based on morals
concur verb / to agree or have the same opinion
clandestine adjective / planned or done in secret, especially describing something that is not officially allowed
flagrant adjective/ shocking because of being so obvious
admonish verb / to tell someone that they have done something wrong
duress noun / threats used to force a person to do something
culprit noun / someone who has done something wrong
inexorable adjective / continuing without any possibility of being stopped
egregious adjective / extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable
distraught adjective / extremely worried, nervous, or upset
duplicity noun / dishonest talk or behaviour, especially by saying different things to two people
acrimonious adjective / full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling
paucity noun / the fact that there is too little of something
elicit verb / to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction
pernicious adjective / having a very harmful effect or influence
tolerate verb / to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
construe verb /
>> construe sth as sth: to understand the meaning, especially of other people's actions and statements, in a particular way
impunity noun / freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done
WEEK 6
affluent adjective / having a lot of money or owning a lot of things
chagrin noun / disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake
confidant noun / a person you trust and share your feelings and secrets with
-ant: (a person or thing) performing or causing the stated action
assistant
disinfectant
participant
consternation noun / a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion
deride verb / to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value
discern verb / to see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
disparage verb / to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it
dubious adjective / thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted
eschew verb / to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up
feasible adjective / able to be made, done, or achieved
fiasco noun / something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way
laudable adjective / deserving praise, even if there is little or no success
masticate verb / to chew
obsolescence noun / the quality of being obsolete
>> built-in/planned obsolescence: the fact that a product is intentionally designed and made so that it will not last for a long time
perfunctory adjective / done quickly, without taking care or interest
perverse adjective / strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy
precocious adjective / showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual
quell verb / to stop something, especially by using force
sally noun / a sudden attack on an enemy, especially when they are surrounding you
voluble adjective / speaking a lot,with confidence and enthusiasm
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