Unit 8-chapter 15

displace /dɪspl'es/

...,thousands of displaced residents found themselves with no place to live. 

Def: take the place of ... 

E.g.: Many workers have been displaced by machines.

domestic /dəm'ɛstɪk/

...,and environmentalists, have started to question the need for such large domestic spaces.

Def: related to or made in one's country

E.g.: Our new car is a domestic make.

v:domesticate

partition /pɑrt'ɪʃən/ 

...that can work as spaces for artists, or which can be partitioned into smaller enclosed spaces to fit the needs of multiple residents.

Def: divide into parts

E.g.: The partition of Korea took place after World War 2.

prior /pr'ɑɪɚ/

Prior to Katrina we specialized in restoring beautiful historic homes, she said.

Def: coming before

E.g.: She was unable to come because of a prior engagement.

vacuum /v'ækjum/

The reason I've lived in small homes is mostly because I don't like vacuuming, and dusting.

Def: an empty space

E.g.: Sound waves cannot travel through a vacuum.

closet  /kl'ɑzət/

"I have been living in houses smaller than some people's closets,"says California architect Jay Shafer.

Def: a small room or cupboardfor storing things

E.g.: We keep our coats in the closet.

fireplace /f'ɑɪɚpl,es/

The narrow wooden home has a small working fireplace, a kitchen, and a table that folds up to reveal a computer.

Def: a place built for holding a fire

E.g.: They sat near the fireplace.

chapter 16

float  /fl'ot/

The wall units, which are suspended from...the ceiling, seem to float an inch above the...floor.

Def: 

E.g.:To the passengers the ball will appear to float in air.

a:  floatable

mount /m'ɑʊnt/

He grabbed a handle near the wall-mounted television, pulling a section of the wall itself toward the center of the room.

Def: to set or place (a person) on horseback

E.g.: France had no longer the life-thrust to mount so great offensive.

a: mountable ongoing /'ɑng,oɪŋ/

I see  my place as an ongoing experiment.

Def: continuing without termination or interruption

E.g.: It is an ongoing struggle, a regular item of work.

radiance  /r'ediəns/

...yellow-tinted window behind it, filling the room with radiance.

Def: warm, cheerful brightness

E.g.: What we needed was a new radiance altogether.

hinge /h'ɪndʒ/

..., on the back of the now-displaced wall, he lodwered a hinged worktop.

Def: a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door

E.g.: The two bones are articulated like a hinge.

lower /l'oɚ/

..., on the back of the now-displaced wall, he lowered a hinged worktop.

Def: to cause to descend

E.g.: Confidence limits are the upper and lower limits of the confidence interval.

adv: loweringly

the notes in the class

e-: out

eg: euaporate, evacuate

power failure = Power is out.