9/16(WEEK 2)

New words

1.unjust:not fair

*origin:14th century

*example:The convict received an unjust sentence.

2.grief:very great sadness, especially at the death of someone

* origin:Middle English gref, from Anglo-French gref

*example:He has been unable to recover from his grief at his son's death.

3.levity: humour or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion

*origin:Latin levitat-, levitas, from levis light in weight

*example:They managed to find some levity in the situation.

4.mar: to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

*origin:Middle English marren, from Old English mierran to obstruct, waste; akin to Old High German merren to obstruct

*example:A large scar marred his face.

5.snob:someone who tends to criticize, reject, or ignore people who come from a lower social class, have less education, etc.

*origin:origin unknown

*example:Most of the people in the club are snobs who look down on people who attended public schools.

 

9/17

1.parcel:an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, especially so that it can besent by post

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French parcele, from Vulgar Latin particella, from Latin particula small part

*example:Her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies

2.decency:behaviour that is good, moral, and acceptable in society

*origin:origin unknown

*example:Sending aid to the victims was simply a matter of common decency.

3.foul: extremely unpleasant

*origin:Middle English, from Old English fūl; akin to Old High Germanfūl rotten, Latin pus pus, putēre to stink, Greek pyon pus

*example:The medicine left a foul taste in my mouth.

4.exempt:to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus,past participle of eximere to take out

*example:Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.

5.elation:a state of extreme happiness or excitement

*origin:origin unknown

*example:Most people can't imagine the kind of elation that comes with winning a super lottery's grand prize, but they're dying to find out

 

9/18

1.abortive:describes an attempt or plan that you have to give up because it has failed

*origin:orgin unknown

*example:An abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship

2.riotous:very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy

*origin:origin unknown

*example:His riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics

3.prominent:very well known and important

*origin:Middle English promynent, from Latin prominent-, prominens, from present participle of prominēre to jut forward, from pro- forward + -minēre

*example:He quickly became prominent in the music industry

4.marsh: ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet

*origin:Middle English mersh, from Old English merisc, mersc; akin to Middle Dutch mersch marsh, Old English mere sea, pool

*example:the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals

5.clan:a group of families, especially in Scotland, who originally came from the same family and have the same name

*origin:Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant

*example:The tribe is divided into clans.

 

9/19

1.substitute: a person or thing that takes the place of someone or something else

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut, from Latinsubstitutus, past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place

*example:You'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better

2.reference: the act of mentioning something in speech or in writing : the act of referring to something or someone

*origin:first known used in 1589

*example:The numbers were calculated by reference to the most recent census.

3.bond:something (such as an idea, interest, experience, or feeling) that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them

*origin:Middle English band, bond

*example:Recent events have helped to strengthen the bonds between our two countries.

4.prep: to make yourself ready for something

*origin:first known used in 1915

*example:She spent all night prepping for the test.

5.practical: relating to what is real rather than to what is possible or imagined

*origin:Middle English, from Late Latin practicus, from Greekpraktikos, from prassein to pass over, fare, do; akin to Greek peran to pass through

*example:We can speculate about the future, but on a morepractical level, we have to admit that we simply don't know what will happen.

 

9/20(中秋節)

New words:

1.conviction: the act of proving that a person is guilty of a crime in a court of law

*origin:First Known Use: 15th century

*example:She hopes to avoid conviction.

2.solemn:very serious or formal in manner, behavior, or expression

*origin:Middle English solempne, from Anglo-French, from Latin   sollemnis regularly appointed, solemn

*example:He spoke in a solemn and thoughtful manner.

3.editorial: of or relating to an editor

*origin:unknown

*example:He got an editorial job at the newspaper.

4.epigram: a short and clever poem or saying

*origin:Middle English epigrame, from Latin epigrammat-, epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein to write on, inscribe, from epi- + graphein to write

*example:Benjamin Franklin's famous epigram, “Remember that time is money”.

5.slender:thin especially in an attractive or graceful way

*origin:Middle English sclendre, slendre, from Anglo-Frenchesclendre

*example:She has a slender figure.