字彙與字源學～單字筆記（week6)

1.   ceaseless(adj.)

     -If something, often something unpleasant, is ceaseless, it continues for a long            time without stopping or changing

     Ex: The conflict between them seems ceaseless.

2.    continuous (adj.)

     -A continuous process or event continues for a period of time without stopping.  

     Ex: There is a continuous stream of phone calls.

3.    affect (v.)

    - If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to               change in some way.  

    Ex: More than seven million people have been affected by drought.

4.     effect(n.)

     -The effect of one thing on another is the change that the first thing causes in the         second thing.  

     Ex: Even minor head injuries can cause long-lasting psychological effects.

5.    paralegal (n.)

-A paralegal is someone who helps lawyers with their work but is not yet completely qualified as a lawyer.  

     Ex: When I first started as a paralegal, I had a lot to learn.

6.   paradox (n.)

     - You describe a situation as a paradox when it involves two or more facts or               qualities, which seem to contradict each other. 

     Ex: The paradox of earth is that it cradles life and then entombs life.

7.  telescope (n.)

    - A telescope is a long instrument shaped like a tube. It has lenses inside it that           make distant things seem larger and nearer when you look through it. 

    Ex: The telescope reveals many distant stars to our sight.

8.   telegram (n.)

    - A telegram is a message that is sent by telegraph and then printed and delivered       to someone's home or office.  

    Ex: The President received a briefing by telegram.

9.   culprit (n.)

    - When you are talking about a crime or something wrong that has been done, you     can refer to the person who did it as the culprit.  

    Ex: The police put the culprit in jail.

10. culpa(n.)
      -guilt; sin

      Ex: I plead guilty. Mea culpa.

11.  eulogy (n.)

     - A eulogy is a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something 
    very much.  

     Ex: I will subscribe to any eulogy of him.

12.  euphoria  (n.)

    - euphoria is a feeling of intense happiness and excitement.

    Ex: They were in a state of euphoria after the baby was born.

13.   antedate(v.)

     - be earlier in time; go back further;

     Ex: The cold weather antedate ends their departure.

14.  antecedent (adj.)

     - an antecedent thing or event happened or existed before another related thing or      event.  

     Ex: It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.

15.  rectangle (n.)

     - A rectangle is a four-sided shape whose corners are all ninety degree angles.            Each side of a rectangle is the same length as the one opposite to it. 

     Ex: He handed me a little rectangle of white paper.

16.  rectitude (n.)

     - rectitude is a quality or attitude that is shown by people who behave honestly          and morally according to accepted standards.

     Ex: I am sure she is a paragon of rectitude.

17.  confided(v.)

     - If you confide in someone, you tell him or her a secret.

     Ex: John confided his troubles to a friend.

18.   fidelity (n.)

      - fidelity is loyalty to a person, organization, or set of beliefs.  

      Ex: I ​​had to promise fidelity to the Queen.

19.   equate (v.)

      - If you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing equates                with another, you believe that they are strongly connected.  

      Ex: You cannot equate his poems with his plays.

20.   equilibrium (n.)

      - equilibrium is a balance between several different influences or aspects of a               situation.  

      Ex: For the economy to be in equilibrium, income must equal expenditure.

21.  panoramic (adj.)

      - If you have a panoramic view, you can see a long way over a wide area.  

      Ex: The large window permitted a panoramic view of the park.

22.   pan(n.)

      - A pan is a round metal container with a long handle, which is used for cooking       things in, usually on top of a cooker or stove. 

      Ex: Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.

23.   sympathy (n.)

       - If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for          him or her, and show this in the way you behave towards him or her.  

       Ex: The sight of him filled her with a womanly sympathy.

24.   dull(adj.)

      - If you describe someone or something as dull, you mean they are not                          interesting or exciting.  

      Ex: Life in a small town could be deadly dull.

25.   potman(n.)

 -a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various  chores.

      Ex: Policeman was seen to smile to potman.