字彙與字源學～單字筆記（week8)

1.   evoke (v.)

    - To evoke a particular memory, idea, emotion, or response means to cause it
    to occur.  

   Ex: A sense of period was evoking d by complementing pictures with 
   appropriate furniture.

2.  bicentennial (adj.)

    - bicentennial celebrations are held to celebrate a bicentenary.

    Ex: The Fourth of July was the most spectacular celebration since the 

    bicentennial.

3.   bigamy (n.)

    - bigamy is the crime of marrying a person when you are already legally 
    married to someone else. 

    Ex: He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy .

4.  pathetic (adj.)

    - If you describe a person or animal as pathetic , you mean that they are sad 
    and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them. 

    Ex: The small group of onlookers presented a pathetic sight.

5.  benefactor (n.)

    - A benefactor is a person who helps a person or organization by giving 
   them money.  

    Ex: In his old age he became a benefactor of the arts.

6. beneficiary(n.)

   - Someone who is a beneficiary of something is helped by it.

   Ex: Her husband was the chief beneficiary of her would.

7.  philanthropy (n.)

    - philanthropy is the giving of money to people who need it, without 
   wanting anything in return. 

    Ex: Such philanthropy is encouraged by government.

8.  malicious(adj.)

    - If you describe someone's words or actions as malicious, you mean that they 
    are  intended to harm people or their reputation, or cause them embarrassment 
    and upset. 

    Ex: You ought to kick back at such malicious slander.

9.  specter (n.)

   - a mental representation of some haunting experience.

   Ex: The specter of war loomed ahead.

10.  omnipotent (adj.)

     - Someone or something that is omnipotent has complete power over things 
     or people.  

     Ex: Since God is conceived to be omnipotent, He is a perfect being.

11. hypertension (n.)

     - hypertension is a medical condition in which a person has very high 
     blood  pressure. 

     Ex: He suffered from hypertension and accompanying heart problems.

12.  antithesis(n.)

      - the antithesis of something is its exact opposite. 

      Ex: Love is the antithesis of selfishness.

13.  vociferous (adj.)

     - If you describe someone as vociferous, you mean that they speak with 
     great energy and determination, because they want their views to be heard. 

     Ex: His resentment of her behavior was becoming more vociferous.

14. bilingual (adj.)

    - Someone who is bilingual can speak two languages ​​equally well, usually 
    because they learned both languages ​​as a child.  

    Ex: He is bilingual in an Asian language and English.

15. empathy (n.)

     - empathy is the ability to share another person's feelings and emotions as if 
     they were your own.  

     Ex: She had a deep empathy with animals.

16.  benign (adj.)

      - You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.  

      Ex: Martha is a benign old lady.

17.  kindliness (n.)

      - the state or quality of being kindly; benevolence.

      Ex: His kindliness and warmth made ​​him particularly effective with staff 
      welfare.

18.  feeble (adj.)

      - If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak. 

     Ex: The feeble applause disheartened us.

19.   restore (v.)

      - To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again

      Ex: He tried to restore some semblance of normality to their home life.

20.   mend(v.)

     - If you mend something that is broken or not working, you repair it, so 
     that it works properly or can be used.  

     Ex: Could you mend my bike for me?

21.  misspent(v.)

      - If you say that time or money has been misspent, you disapprove of the 
     way in which it has been spent.  

      Ex: Money misspent one year is clawed back the next.

22.  squander (v.)

     - If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them.  

     Ex: He had squandered his chances to win.

23.  recreate (v.)

     - If you recreate something, you succeed in making it exist or seem to exist
      in a different time or place to its original time or place.  

      Ex: I am trying to recreate family life far from home.

24.  pathos (n.)

      - pathos is a quality in a situation, film, or play that makes people feel 
      sadness and pity. 

      Ex: With touching pathos he described the pangs of hunger.

25.   denial (n.)

      - A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or 
      did not happen.  

      Ex: Her denial of my advice hurts me.