2015年12月14日 星期一

etymology week 8

Vocabularies

Impede: to delay or slow; get in the way of


Inclusive: including much or everything; broad or complete in coverage


Advocate: to speak or write in favor of; support


Jurisdiction: the authority to administer justice; authority; range or extent of authority


Antipathy: a strong dislike or distaste; hatred


Emancipate: to set free from slavery, captivity, or oppression


Preposterous: contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable; absurd


Idiosyncrasy: a personal peculiarity; quirk


Precarious: dangerous; risky; dangerously uncertain


Imminent: about to happen


Mesmerize: to hypnotize or fascinate; hold spellbound


Metamorphosis: A great or complete change; transformation


Travesty: a crude, exaggerated, or ridiculous representation; mockery


Perfunctory: done only as a routine, with little care or interest; performed with no interest or enthusiasm


Notorious: know widely but unfavorably; having a  bad reputation


Provocative: tending to arouse interest or curiosity


Facsimile: an exact copy or reproduction


Esoteric: Intended for or understood by only a certain group; beyond the understanding of most people


Austere: without decoration or luxury; severely simple


Grotesque: distorted or strikingly inconsistent in shape, appearance, or manner


Student council:is a representative structure for students only, through which they can become involved in the affairs of the school, working in partnership with school management, staff and parents for the benefit of the school and its students.


Dress code; is a certain type of clothes or set of clothes that are required to wear to a specific circumstance


Administration: the process or activity of running a business, organization, etc 


Asset: an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacies


Condolence:an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person's relative or close friend


You look odd( do not say strange for it's impolite)


quirk: peculiarity


No offense (to explain to others don't feel that i'am impolite or something)


cater to: to stick to someone's hobby or habit

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