2016年1月11日 星期一

Etymology week 14

Vocabularies

Exhilaration- cheerfulness; high spirits

Extricate- to free from a tangled situation or a difficulty

Tenuous- having little substance or basis; weak poorly supported

Decorum- correctness in behavior and manner standards or conventions of socially acceptable behaviors

Rejuvenate- to make feel or seem young again; to make seem fresh or new again

Espouse- to support, argue for, or adopt

Synchronize- to cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause to agree in time

Facilitate- to make easier to do or to get

Orthodox- following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted

Exorbitant- excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate

Demeanor- conduct; outward behavior; manner

Indolent- lazy; avoiding or disliking work

Unassuming- modest; not boastful or arrogant

Dissipate- to thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away

nonchalant- calm, carefree, and casually unconcerned

Assimilate- to become more similar to a large whole; especially, to blend into or adjust to a main culture

Unilateral- Involving or done by only one side

Inherent- existing as a nature or essential quality of a person or thing; built-in

Belligerent- quick or eager to argue or fight; hostile; aggressive

Denunciation- a strong expression of disapproval; an act of condemning, especially publicly

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