Unit 3 Doing Real Business in the Virtual World

Chapter 5 Your Second Life

Chapter6 Virtual Reality: A powerful Tool

 

Green Box:

                ↗ Main Point1 — Examples and Details

Main Idea → Main Point2 — Examples and Details

                ↘ Main Point3 — Examples and Details

 

Vocabulary

1. property n. [ˋprɑpɚtɪ]

  Definition: valuable things, that are owned by someone

  Synonyms: possession, holdings, belongings

  Example: This small house is my only property.

  

2. virtual adj. [ˋvɝtʃʊəl]

  Definitions: 1. almost the same as the thing that is mentioned

                      2. created by computers or appearing on computers or the Internet.

  Synonyms: real, actual, basic, essential

  Example: He is in a state of virtual slavery.

 

3. absorb v. [əbˋsɔrb]

  Definitions: 1. to take in gas, liquid, or other substance

                      2. to use or need lot of something, especially money

  Synonyms: incorporate, engross, sponge

  Example: Cotton gloves absorb sweat.

4. groan v./ n. [gron]

  Definitions: 1. to make a long low sound

                      2. to speak about something in a way that shows you are unhappy

  Synonyms: moan, wail, howl, harsh sound

  Example: The man gave a groan of pain.

 

5. divan n. [dɪˋvæn]

  Definition: a long comfortable seat with no back or arms for two more people

  Example: Within three feet of her was the divan.

 

6. conscientious adj. [͵kɑnʃɪˋɛnʃəs]

  Definition: working hard and careful to do things well

  Example: She is conscientious about her job.

 

7. absurd adj. [əbˋsɝd]

Definition: completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe

Synonyms: foolish, ridiculous, ludicrous, impossible

Example: His idea is absurd

 

8. imperceptible adj. [͵ɪmpɚˋsɛptəb!]

  Definition: something imperceptible is so slight or small that it is very difficult to notice

  Synonyms: slight, vague, unclear

  Example: He gave an almost imperceptible nod.

 

9. totter v. [ˋtɑtɚ]

  Definition: to stand or move in a way that is no steady

  Example: The drunkard tottered along the road. 

10. tribute n. [ˋtrɪbjut]

   Definition: something you do, say, or build to show that you respect and admire someone

   Synonyms: contribution, donation, subscription, praise

   Example: We must give tribute to all those who helped make this a free country.

 

11. compulsion n. [kəmˋpʌlʃən]

   Definition: a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control

   Example: John will take his medicine only by compulsion. 

 

12. hover v. [ˋhʌvɚ]

   Definition: to stay somewhere because you are waiting to do something or because you cannot decide what to do

   Synonyms: float, flit, sail, drift

   Example: She is hovering between life and death.

 

13. ecstatic adj. [ɛkˋstætɪk]

   Definition: extremely happy or pleased

   Example: He is filled with a wild ecstatic happiness.

 

14. wail v. [wel]

   Definition: to shout or cry with a long high sound to show that you are in pain or very sad

   Synonyms: cry, screech, shriek, scream

   Example: The child started to wail when the nurse came over with a syringe.

 

15. irrelevant adj. [ɪˋrɛləvənt]

    Definition: not important or not relevant to what you are discussing or doing

   Synonyms: unfitting, inappropriate, unrelated, far-fetched

   Example: Our discussions got bogged down in irrelevant detail.

 

16. decisive adj. [dɪˋsaɪsɪv]

   Definition: making the final result of a situation completely certain

   Example: He gave a decisive answer.

 

17. absolute adj. [ˋæbsə͵lut]

    Definitions: 1. very great or complete

                        2. used for talking about a political system in which complete power is held by one person, and is not shared with a legislature or other political group

   Synonyms: complete, perfect, thorough, total

   Examples: 1. There’s no absolute standard for it.

                     2. An absolute ruler can do just as he pleases.

 

18. retort v./ n. [rɪˋtɔrt]

   Definition: to reply immediately in an angry or humorous way to

something that someone has said

   Example: She retorted that it was all his fault.

 

19. cocktail n. [ˋkɑk͵tel]

    Definition: a drink, usually with a lot of alcohol in it, made by mixing different drinks together

   Example: There are many kinds of cocktail you can choose.

 

20. incredulous adj. [ɪnˋkrɛdʒələs]

   Definition: not able to believe something or not wanting to believe it

   Example: They are incredulous of hearsay.

 

21. accentuate v. [ækˋsɛntʃu͵et]

   Definition: to emphasize something or make it more noticeable

   Example: Her white dress accentuated her sunburn.

 

22. reciprocal adj. [rɪˋsɪprək!]

   Definition: done according to an arrangement by which you do something for someone who does the same thing for you

   Example: They have a reciprocal loathing for each other.

 

23. discontent n. [dɪskənˋtɛnt]

   Definition: the unhappy feeling you have when you are not satisfied with something

   Example: She is discontent with her job.

 

24. contemptuous adj. [kənˋtɛmptʃʊəs]

   Definition: showing that you do not respect someone or something at all

   Synonyms: haughty, lordly, pompous, arrogant

   Example: He was contemptuous of all authority.

 

25. imperative adj./ n. [ɪmˋpɛrətɪv]

   Definition: extremely important and urgent

   Synonyms: urgent, necessary, compulsory, compelling

   Example: It is imperative to act now.