ETYMOLOGY
Phrase
．run for office:to stand as a candidate for an office.
Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare at an uncertain date between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatises the revenge Prince Hamlet is called to wreak upon his uncle, Claudius, by the ghost of Hamlet's father, King Hamlet.
Frailty, the name is woman
Hamlet:
Heaven and earth,
Must I remember? Why, she would hang on him
As if increase of appetite had grown
By what it fed on, and yet, within a month—
Let me not think on't—Frailty, thy name is woman!—
The devil's advocate
VOCABULARY
WEEK 7
arbitrary adjective / based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason
cognizant adjective / understanding or realizing something
-ant : a person or thing does a specified thing
pissant (n.)
benignant (adj.)
observant (adj.)
effigy noun / a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place
exacerbate verb / to make something that is already bad even worse
flout verb / to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom
forthwith adverb / immediately
fray verb / to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end
harass verb / to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time
implacable adjective / used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change
indigent adjective / very poor
jurisdiction noun / the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments
monolithic
mono- :
monorail (n.)
monograph (n.)
monoxide (n.)
oust verb / to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place, or competition
paroxysm noun / a sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling, especially one that you cannot control
reprehensible adjective / If someone's behaviour is reprehensible, it is extremely bad or unacceptable.
revert verb
>> revert to sb: to become the property of a particular person again
skirmish noun / a fight between a small number of soldiers that is usually short and not planned, and happens away from the main area of fighting in a war
stymie verb / to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose
terminate verb / to (cause something to) end or stop
turbulent adjective / involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments, or violence
WEEK 8
afflict verb / If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it.
ascend verb / to move up or climb something
emaciated adjective / very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger
excruciating adjective / extremely painful
fretful adjective / behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable
harbinger noun / a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad
malignant adjective / A malignant disease or growth is likely to get worse and lead to death.
malnutrition noun / physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
mal- : badly or wrongly
maladjusted
maladroit
malcontent
privation noun / a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living
remote adjective / far away in distance or time, or not closely related
respite noun / a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant
reverberating verb / If a loud, deep sound reverberates, it continues to be heard around an area, so that the area seems to shake.
sanctuary noun / protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted
sinister adjective / making you feel that something bad or evil might happen
succumb verb / to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat
surge noun / a sudden and great increase
thwart verb / to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
tranquil adjective / calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.
ubiquitous adjective / seeming to be everywhere
WEEK 9
advocate
ad- : to, toward
amicable adjective / relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a difficult situation
asset noun / a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person
astute adjective / able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it
bigot noun / a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs
blatant adjective / very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing
entourage noun / the group of people who travel with and work for an important or famous person
impresario noun / a person who arranges different types of public entertainment, such as theatre, musical, and dance events
ineffectual adjective / not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results
loath adjective
>> be loath to do sth: to be unwilling to do something
malady noun / a disease
nefarious adjective / (especially of activities) morally bad
scrutinize verb / to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
virulent
限會員,要發表迴響,請先登入
