ETYMOLOGY

 

 Hadrian's Wall

 Hadrian's Wall, also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in 122 AD in the reign of the emperor Hadrian.

  

 天婦羅(tempura)跟天主教有關

   >> http://blog.udn.com/tysunnhcue/8386531

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 911 speech George w bush

 Les Misérables

   

 Vincent van gogh

       

   Girl with a Pearl Earring (戴珍珠耳環的少女  )

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VOCABULARY

week 46

ascertain verb / to discover something

appalled verb / to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval

burgeoned verb / to develop or grow quickly

corpulent adjective / fat

decapitate verb / to cut off the head of a person

derived verb 

  >> derive sth from sth: to get something from something else

dormant adjective / Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time.

emissary noun / a person sent by one government or political leader to another to take messages or to take part in discussions

 >> lie dormant: If something lies dormant, it is not active.

factitious adjective / artificial rather than natural

genocide noun / the murder of a whole group of people, especially a whole nation, race, or religious group

hyperbole noun / a way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more, etc. than they are

penchant noun / a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like

 

prevarication verb / to avoid telling the truth or saying exactly what you think

sophistry noun / the clever use of arguments that seem true but are really false, in order to deceive people

tyro noun / a person who is new to an activity