2015/04/24 week 7 additional notes in class

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• Diet
• The way you eat.

• Trend

• What you are going to do in the future

• Maintain → hard

• Inspect

• First of May

• Oedipus complex

• Psyche
• Cupid

 

• Pesticide
• Cide = killing
• Suicide

• Electra complex

• Under fire → It’s a hot topic

 

• It is a choice

2015/04/24 week7 vocabulary journal

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• Associate (v.): /əˈsəʊsiˌeɪt/

1. to form a connection in your mind between different people or things

2. A word of caution, however: There are real dangers associated with storm chasing.

3. Ex: How do humans associate these seemingly opposed ideas?

• Destination (n.): /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/

1. the place where someone or something is going

2. Look for opportunities in other extreme weather destinations such as Australia and Southeast Asia.

3. Ex: According to Carla, they should reach their destination by about mid-afternoon.

• Engulf (v.): /ɪnˈɡʌlf/

1. to cover or surround something in a way that harms or destroys it

2. Apparently, people will pay good money to be engulfed in senses of violence, suffering, and death.

3. Ex: Several workers died in the landslide that engulfed the old factory.

• Fee (n.): /fiː/

1. money that you pay to a professional person or institution for their work

2. For a small fee, we will share that valuable information with you

3. Ex: Many doctors have a standard scale of fees.

• Foresight (n.): /ˈfɔː(r)ˌsaɪt/

1. the good judgment to think and plan before an event, so that you are prepared for whatever may happen

2. You need knowledge and foresight.

3. Ex: I'm glad you had the foresight to bring warm clothes.

 

 

• Subscribe (v.): /səbˈskraɪb/

1. to pay money so that you will regularly receive copies of a newspaper or magazine

2. Click here to subscribe to the Trends in Tourism e-newsletter.

3. Ex: We subscribe to all the main medical journals.

• Violent (adj.): /ˈvaɪələnt/

1. involving the use of physical force, with the deliberate intention of causing damage to property or injury or death to people

2. There was a sudden increase in travel to the places were violent storms are common. Ex: There were violent confrontations on the streets last night.

• Nuclear (adj.): /ˈnjuːkliə(r)/

1. relating to energy produced by changing the structure of the central part of an atom

2. They might travel to the scene of a man-made disaster such as the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Russia.

3. Ex: They are planning a new nuclear power plant.

• Haunted (adj.): /ˈhɔːntɪd/

1. lived in or visited by the spirit of a dead person

2. They tour “haunted” houses and castles, such as Glamis Castle in Scotland.

3. Ex: Everyone said the house was haunted.

• Dungeon (n.): /ˈdʌndʒ(ə)n/

1. a dark underground room in a castle that was used as a prison in the past

2. They wait in line for hours to enter attractions such as the London Dungeon.

 

 

 

• Antique (n.):/ænˈtiːk/

1. an old object such as a piece of furniture or jewellery that is valuable because it is rare, beautiful, or well made

2. Antique sideboards were raised on chests.

3. Ex: In the museum we saw antique pewter plates.

• Captivating (adj.): /ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ/

1. very interesting or attractive in a way that takes all your attention

2. Later, we would literally wade through an afternoon sightseeing in this captivating city, surfacing only to cross the Grand Canal by traghetto.

3. Ex: His smile was captivating.

• Circuit (n.): /ˈsɜː(r)kɪt/

1. a series of places that are regularly visited by someone involved in a particular activity

2. We retreated upstairs to our room, where Venetian foresight (and spate circuit) had left us power, light and heat.

3. Ex: She has competed in many golf tournaments on the European circuit.

• Crate (n.): /kreɪt/

1. a large wooden box used for moving or storing goods

2. Soft sofa were popped up on milk crates.

3. a box made of wood or plastic that is used for carrying fruit, bottles etc

4. old-fashioned -a very old car or plane that does not work very well

• Depth (n.): /depθ/

1. the fact that something is very deep or very long from front to back

2. The water was there before us, flooding the ground floor to a depth of perhaps 18 inches, and rising.

3. Ex: Any small object would be difficult to find because of the depth of the water.

 

 

 

• Invader (n.): /ɪnˈveɪdə(r)/

1. a country, army etc that uses force to enter another country

2. On this, our first day in the city, the waters of lagoon, due to a full moon and a strong southeasterly wind out in the Adriatic, would rise up to engulf Venice as no invader had in a thousand years.

3. someone in an army that enters a country or town by force in order to take control of it

• Retreat (v.): /rɪˈtriːt/

1. to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation, especially by moving away from it

2. Leaving Gigi and Barbara to raise the furniture yet another 18 inches, we retreated upstairs to our room, where Venetian foresight (and spate circuit) had left us power, light and heat.

3. Ex: The elephants retreated to the safety of the forest.

• Ferry (n.): /ˈferi/

1. Ferry or ferryboat, a boat that makes short regular journeys between two or more places

2. Later, we would literally wade through an afternoon sightseeing in this captivating city, surfacing only to cross the Grand Canal by traghetto (the traditional gondola ferry).

3. Ex: There is no ferry service to the island in the winter.

• Submerge (v.): /səbˈmɜː(r)dʒ/

1. to put something completely under water

2. We had read about the acque alte, the high tides that briefly submerge parts of Venice in winter, and thought we knew what to except.

3. Ex: Floods have submerged parts of the island, killing 29 people.

• Wade (v.): /weɪd/

1. to walk in or through water or other liquid that is not very deep

2. We waded into breakfast, and were offered advice by Barbara’s impeccably dressed colleague, Gigi.

3. Ex: She waded across the stream to get the ball.

 

 

• Lagoon (n.): /ləˈɡuːn/

1. an area of the sea that is separated from the rest of the sea by sand or rocks

2. On this, our first day in the city, the waters of lagoon, due to a full moon and a strong southeasterly wind out in the Adriatic, would rise up to engulf Venice as no invader had in a thousand years.

3. a lake of sea water partly or completely separated from the sea by sand, rock etc

• Sideboard (n.):/ˈsaɪdˌbɔː(r)d/

1. a large piece of furniture that has shelves and cupboards for storing dishes, glasses etc

2. Antique sideboards were raised on chests.

3. Ex: He went to the sideboard and poured himself a whisky.

• Concierge (n.): /ˈkɒnsiˌeə(r)ʒ/

1. someone whose job is to look after a building containing flats and to watch people entering and leaving the building

2. The concierge, Barbara, asked if we would like “eggs, perhaps a little pancetta, a few mushrooms?”

3. someone who looks after a building, usually by watching the entrance to see who comes in and goes out, especially in France

• Impeccably (adj.): /ɪnˈfæləb(ə)l/

1. not capable of making mistakes

2. We waded into breakfast, and were offered advice by Barbara’s impeccably dressed colleague, Gigi.

3. Ex: Her impeccable attention to detail, whether in dialogue or description, grounded her work.

• Betray (v.): /bɪˈtreɪ/

1. if you betray your country, or if you betray someone who needs your support, you deliberately do something that harms them or helps their opponents

2. On our returned to the hotel, though, only the tidemarks betrayed the highest acqua alta in forty years.

3. In wartime many people accused of betraying their country were executed.