字彙與字源學～單字筆記(week13)

1.       frantic(adj.)

       - If you are frantic, you are behaving in a wild and uncontrolled

       way because you are frightened or worried. 

       Ex: He made frantic dash for the departing train.

2.       identical (adj.)

       - Things that are identical are exactly the same.  

       Ex: These are identical prints made from a wood-block.

3.       energetic (adj.)

       - If you are energetic in what you do, you have a lot of enthusiasm

       and determination. 

       Ex: I don't feel energetic enough to rush about, so I'll sit down.

4.       acumen (n.)

       - Acumen is the ability to make good judgments and quick

       decisions. 

       Ex: He had demonstrated considerable business acumen.

5.       acrid (adj.)

       - An acrid smell or taste is strong and sharp, and usually unpleasant.  

       Ex: An acrid smell filled the air.

6.       exclaim (v.)

      - Writers sometimes use exclaim to show that someone is speaking

      suddenly, loudly, or emphatically, often because they are excited,

      shocked, or angry.  

      Ex: I cannot help but exclaim, how terrible figures!

7.       exclamation (n.)

      - An exclamation is a sound, word, or sentence that is spoken

      suddenly, loudly, or emphatically and that expresses excitement,

      admiration, shock, or anger. 

      Ex: Sue gave an exclamation as we got a clear sight of the house.

8.       diction (n.)

      - Someone's diction is how clearly he or she speak or sing. 

      Ex: Actors need training in diction.

9.       dictation (n.)

       - dictation is the speaking or reading aloud of words for someone

       else to write down. 

       Ex: I wrote the letter at his dictation.

10.   congregation (n.)

      - The people who are attending a church service or who regularly

      attend a church service are referred to as the congregation . 

      Ex: Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes

      before services.

11.   segregated (adj.)

      - Segregated buildings or areas are kept for the use of one group of

      people who are the same race, sex, or religion, and no other group is

      allowed to use them. 

      Ex: They segregated the boys from the girls.

12.   mediate(v.)

       - If something mediates a particular process or event, it allows that

       process or event to happen and influences the way in which it

       happens.  

       Ex: Mediate between two countries which were at war was not

       successful.

13.   territory (n.)

      - Territory is land that is controlled by a particular country or ruler. 

      Ex: A third of the territory was ceded to France.

14.   anthropology (n.)

      - Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture. 

      Ex: I believe he has started reading up anthropology.

15.   anthropomorphic (adj.)

      - Anthropomorphic means relating to the idea that an animal, a god,

     or an object has feelings or characteristics like those of a human being. 

     Ex: The world of the gods is anthropomorphic, an imitative projection

     of ours.

16.   forecast (n.)

      - A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the

      future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation.  

      Ex: The weather forecast is better for today.

17.   foretell (v.)

      - If you foretell a future event, you predict that it will happen.  

      Ex: The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.

18.   secede(v.)

      - If a region or group secedes from the country or larger group to

      which it belongs, it formally becomes a separate country or stops

      being a member of the larger group.  

      Ex: On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.

19.   sophistication (n.)

         - Sophistication is the quality of being intelligent and knowing a lot, so that you         are able to understand complicated situations. 

      Ex: He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.

20.   philosopher (n.)

       - A philosopher is a person who studies or writes about philosophy. 

       Ex: The philosopher speculated about time and space.

21.     contraband (n.)

        -Contraband refers to goods that are taken into or out of a country

        illegally.  

        Ex: Most of the city markets were flooded with contraband goods.

22.    exacerbate(v.)

       - If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes it

       worse. 

       Ex: Racial divisions have exacerbated longstanding poverty.

23.     adaptor (n.)

       - The adaptor of a book or play is the person who rewrites it for a

       film or a television program. 

       Ex: Jane is adaptor of this new film.

24.    malediction(n.)

       - the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves

       as an insult)

       Ex: .He was answered with a torrent of malediction.

25.   gregarious (adj.)

       - Someone who is gregarious enjoys being with other people. 

       Ex: She is such a gregarious and outgoing person.