2015年10月12日 星期一

Week 4 Etymology

Worrying casts tomorrow's clouds over today's sunshine
definition: worrying about tomorrow's problem over today's joy

Vocabulary
dormant: Inactive, alive but not actively growing

disseminate: to spread or scatter widely; distribute

irrevocable: not able to be cancel or undone; irreversible 

proliferation: a rapid spread or increase

corroborate: to support; strengthen with further evidence: provide proof of

precipitate: to cause something to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected

hoist: to lift, especially with some mechanical mean, like a cable

charlatan: a fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge

diverge: to branch off in different direction from the same starting point to become differenet

illicit: illegal\

vit,viv: life, lively

extra-: outside, beyond

chron-, chrono-: time

liber, liver: free, freedom

de-: away, separation, removal

ante, anti-: before, preceding

voc,vok: voice, call

dorm: sleep

ject: throw, toss

-cide: kill, killing, killer

-itis: inflammation, for instance: arthritis, sinusitis, bronchitis

jet-liner: a big jet

be sentenced: to be penalized 

hibernate: to sleep through the winter in order to survive

tailor made: to make something,usually clothes,  that fits only for you





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