Week 3

 

1. 字尾tive大多是形容詞，例外:objective (N.)(adj.)

2.     字尾ant大多是"人”, ex:attendant, accountant, protestant, applicant

3.     Oct means “8”, ex: octopus

4.     Complexion: facial color

5.     忘詞(忘記歌詞): forgot my line(s)

6.     Shade: 鬼魂

7.     tri-3, ex: triangle

qua-4, ex: quater

penta-5, ex: pentagon

out-8, ex: outopus

nov-11, ex: Novembe

 

8.peevish-鄙視

 

 

Monday

1. allure : attract, charm, or entice/attractiveness, personal charm, fascination

2. alternative energy : energy produced by fuels that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment

3. ambassador : diplomat sent to live abroad to represent his or her country’s interests

4. ambiguous : having an obscure or double meaning/difficult to classify

5. amend : make minor alterations in to improve

 

Tuesday

1. amiable : (esp. of a person) friendly and pleasant, likeable

2. amoral : beyond morality/without moral principles

3. ample : plentiful, abundant, extensive

4. amplify : increase the strength of (sound, electrical signals etc.)

5. amuse : cause to laugh or smile/interest or occupy

 

Wednesday

1. anguish : severe mental suffering/pain, agony

2. anticlimax : disappointingly trivial conclusion to something siginificant

3. antiquated : old-fashioned

4. antiviral : effective against viruses

5. apathy : lack of interest, indifference

 

Thursday

1. apolitical : not interested in or concerned with politics

2. apparition : remarkable or unexpected thing that appears

3. appease : make calm or quiet, esp. conciliate (a potential aggressor) by making concessions

4. appetizer : small amount, esp. of food or drink, to simulate the appetite

5. apple-pie order : extreme neatness

 

Friday

1. apportion : share out; assign as a share

2. appraisal : appraising or being appraised

3. apprehend : seize, arrest /understand, perceive

4. approachable : friendly, easy to talk to /able to be approached

5. aptitude : natural talent/ability t or fitness, esp. specified