11/18(WEEK 11)   

1.strident:sounding harsh and unpleasant

*origin:Latin strident-, stridens, present participle of stridere, stridēre to make a harsh noise

*example:The strident tone in his voice revealed his anger

2.enchant:to attract and hold the attention of (someone) by being interesting, pretty, etc.

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French enchanter, from Latin incantare, from in- + cantare to sing

*example:The book has enchanted children for almost a century.

3.repel: to keep (something) out or away

*origin:Middle English repellen, from Middle French repeller, from Latin repellere, from re- + pellere to drive

*example:Their superior forces repelled the invasion.

4.collar: a part of a piece of clothing that fits around a person's neck and is usually folded down

*origin:Middle English coler, from Anglo-French, from Latin collare,from collum neck; akin to Old English heals neck, and probably to Old English hwēol wheel

*example:He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar.

5.wreath: an arrangement of leaves or flowers in the shape of a circle that is worn or placed as a sign of honor or victory

*origin:Middle English wrethe, from Old English writha; akin to Old English wrīthan to twist

*example:The President laid a wreath of flowers on the hero's grave.

11/19

1.clench:to set (something) in a tightly closed position

*origin:Middle English, from Old English -clencan; akin to Old English clingan to cling

*example:He clenched his teeth and continued to look straight ahead.

2.groan: to make a deep sound because of pain or some strong emotion (such as grief or disappointment)

*origin:Middle English gronen, from Old English grānian; akin to Old High German grīnan to growl

*example:The wounded man groaned in pain.

3.pardon: an act of officially saying that someone who was judged to be guilty of a crime will be allowed to go free and will not be punished

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French pardun, pardoun, from parduner

*example:The governor granted him a pardon

4.porcelain: a hard, white substance that is very delicate and that is made by baking clay

*origin:Middle French porcelaine cowrie shell, porcelain, from Italian porcellana, from porcello vulva, literally, little pig, from Latin porcellus, diminutive of porcus pig, vulva; from the shape of the shell

*example:The bowl is made of porcelain.

5.beast:an animal; especially : a wild animal that is large, dangerous, or unusual

*origin:Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia

*example:They were attacked by a savage beast.

11/20

1.slit: a long, narrow cut or opening in something

*origin:Middle English, from slitten

*example:You could see through the slit in the fence.

2.cataract:medical : a condition in which a part of your eye (called the lens) becomes cloudy and you cannot see well

*origin:Latin cataracta waterfall, portcullis, from Greek kataraktēs,from katarassein to dash down, from kata- + arassein to strike, dash

*example:The roaring cataract is one of the park's most majestic sights

3.foam: a mass of small bubbles that are formed in or on a liquid

*origin:Middle English fome, from Old English fām; akin to Old High German feim foam, Latin spuma foam, pumex pumice

*example:As I poured the beer, foam bubbled up in the glass.

4.omnibus:of, relating to, or including many things

*origin:1842

*example:An omnibus edition of his more popular stories

5.wagon: a vehicle with four wheels that is used for carrying heavy loads or passengers and that is usually pulled by animals (such as horses)

*origin:Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch

*example:Pioneers crossed the American Midwest in wagons.

11/21

1.scamper: to run or move quickly and often playfully

*origin:probably from obsolete Dutch schampen to flee, from Middle French escamper, from Italian scampare, from Vulgar Latin*excampare to decamp, from Latin ex- + campus field

*example:The kids were scampering around the yard.

2.brisk:moving or speaking quickly : quick and efficient

*origin:probably modification of Middle French brusque

*example:She answered the phone in a brisk voice

3.servant: a person who is hired to do household or personal duties such as cleaning and cooking

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French, from present participle of servir

*example:The wealthy family had servants to clean and cook for them

4.scrub: to rub (something) hard with a rough object or substance and often with soap in order to clean it

*origin:of Low German or Scandinavian origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch schrubben to scrub, Swedishskrubba

*example:We scrubbed and scrubbed until the floor was clean.

5.hammer:to force (something) into a particular place or shape by hitting it with a hammer

*origin:14th century

*example:He hammered the dent out of the fender.

11/22

Class notes:

1.en means in

for example:engulf, endanger, enter, encourage

2.sub means under

for example:subscribe, subway, subaverage, submarine, submerge

3.anti means against

for example:antianxiety, antibacterial, antibody

New words:

1.shear:: to cut the hair, wool, etc., off (an animal)

*origin:Middle English sheren, from Old English scieran; akin to Old Norse skera to cut, Latin curtus mutilated, curtailed, Greekkeirein to cut, shear, Sanskrit kṛnāti he injures

*example:The farmers sheared the sheep.

2.ravage:to damage or harm (something) very badly

*origin:circa 1611

*example:Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage.

3.pulp: the inner, juicy part of a fruit or vegetable

*origin:Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa flesh, pulp

*example:The fruit has sweet, juicy pulp and hard, black seeds.

4.halve:to divide (something) into two equal parts : to divide (something) into halves

*origin:Middle English, from half half

*example:The store is halving the price of many summer items.

5.extract: to remove (something) by pulling it out or cutting it out

*origin:Middle English, from Latin extractus, past participle of extrahere, from ex- + trahere to draw

*example:He extracted a credit card from his wallet.