11/11(WEEK 10)

1.horrible: causing horror : very shocking and upsetting

*origin:Middle English orrible, horrible, from Anglo-French, from Latinhorribilis, from horrēre

*example:He suffered a horrible death.

2.attire:to put garments on

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French atirer to equip, prepare, attire, from a- (from Latin ad-) + tire order, rank, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tīr glory, ornament

*example:Men attired in tuxedos for the awards banquet

3.elaborate: made or done with great care or with much detail : having many parts that are carefully arranged or planned

*origin:Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work

*example:They made elaborate preparations for his visit.

4.rustle: to make a soft, light sound because parts of something are touching or rubbing against each other

*origin:Middle English rustelen

*example:The trees rustled in the wind.

5.gesture:a movement of your body (especially of your hands and arms) that shows or emphasizes an idea or a feeling

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus, past participle ofgerere

*example:Specific gestures can indicate particular moods.

11/12

1.assert:to state (something) in a strong and definite way

*origin:Latin assertus, past participle of asserere, from ad- +serere to join

*example:He asserted that there were spies in the government.

2.pivot: a pin or shaft on which a mechanical part turns

*origin:French

*example:An issue that is the real pivot of the controversy

3.mince:to cut (food) into very small pieces

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French mincer, from Vulgar Latin*minutiare, from Latin minutia smallness

*example:The recipe says that you should mince the onions.

4.fella:a male person

*origin:alteration of fellow

*example:He's not a bad fella.

5.appendix: a section of extra information added at the end of a book

*origin:Latin appendic-, appendix, from appendere

*example:In your textbooks, turn to Appendix 3: Glossary of Terms

 

11/13

1.disdain: a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect

*origin:Middle English desdeyne, from Anglo-French desdaign, from desdeigner

*example:He regarded their proposal with disdain.

2.audible: heard or able to be heard

*origin:Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire to hear; akin to Greek aisthanesthai to perceive, Sanskrit āvis evidently

*example:Her voice was barely audible over the noise.

3.ecstasy: a state of very great happiness : extreme delight

*origin:Middle English extasie, from Middle French, from Late Latin ecstasis, from Greek ekstasis, from existanai to derange, from ex- out + histanai to cause to stand

*example:His performance sent the audience into ecstasies.

4.imply: to express (something) in an indirect way : to suggest (something) without saying or showing it plainly

*origin:Middle English emplien, from Anglo-French emplier to entangle

*example:Early reports implied that the judge's death was not an accident.

5.nod:to move your head up and down as a way of answering “yes” or of showing agreement, understanding, or approval

*origin:Middle English nodden; perhaps akin to Old High German hnotōn to shake

*example:She nodded when I asked her if she was ready.

 

 

11/14

1.divorce:the ending of a marriage by a legal process

*origin:Middle English divorse, from Anglo-French, from Latin divortium, from divertere, divortere to divert, to leave one's husband

*example:Since getting a divorce, she has been raising her children alone.

2.obscene: relating to sex in an indecent or offensive way

*origin:Middle French, from Latin obscenus, obscaenus

*example:He was accused of making obscene phone calls.

3.triumphant:resulting in victory or success

*origin:15th century

*example:The triumphant bidder on the house

4.elaborate:made or done with great care or with much detail : having many parts that are carefully arranged or planned

*origin:Latin elaboratus, from past participle of elaborare to work out, acquire by labor, from e- + laborare to work

*example:They made elaborate preparations for his visit.

5.discreet: not likely to be seen or noticed by many people

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French discret, from Medieval Latin discretus, from Latin, past participle of discernere to separate, distinguish between

*example:He was very discreet, only saying what was necessary

 

11/15

Class notes:

1.oral presentation:字形要一樣，念的音節要清楚。

2.hook:catching it, mixing it

3.Department of music

4.neurotic:神經兮兮的

 

New words:

1.bloom:to produce flowers

*origin:13th century

*example:Their love was just beginning to bloom.

2.vigorous: healthy and strong

*origin:Middle English vigorous, vigrous, from Anglo-French, from vigour

*example:She remained vigorous into her nineties.

3.ambiguous:able to be understood in more than one way : having more than one possible meaning

*origin:Latin ambiguus, from ambigere to be undecided, from ambi-+ agere to drive

*example:We were confused by the ambiguous wording of the message.

4.janitor: a person who cleans a building and makes minor repairs

*origin:Latin, from janus arch, gate

*example:Got a job as the night janitor at the elementary school

5.entangle: to cause (something) to get caught in or twisted withsomething else

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French entangler

*example:In the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires