Post by kaslyn Jang on May 25, 2009 7:45:59 GMT -8
57 abhor v I abhor chemistry detest; loathe; abominate abmoninate
she abhors hard chemistry as i hate it so much. [...as much as I hate it]
57 aquatic a aquatic sports pertaining to water water
we cannot see aquatic animals who live under the sea unless we go under the sea. [animals that]
57 capacious a capacious trunk spacious capacity
I do not worry about our luggages since she will bring a capacious trunk to fit all of our stuff
57 consolidation n debt consolidation unification; becoming firmer or stronger credit card
the consolidation of the robot can do anything for me.
57 discount v discount the new theory to deduct a certain amount; to disregard ignore
His discounted theory was virtually a invalued theory.
57 formality n formality of the ceremony ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake Your formality will decide the party's quality.
57 improvise v improvise the lines make up without planning make up the line as you go
Improvised line would be looked better.
57 maxim n moral maxims proverb; a truth pithily stated Many maxims would help you to live.
57 premise n premise of the argument assumption; postulate believe before you make the argument
ex. you have to study hard to go to good college
premise of argument-good students have high GPA
The premise about the school GPA is not always right.
57 sequester v sequester the jury isolate; retire from public life; segregate locks him up
sequestered people do not recognize how the public lives are going on.
58 abolish v abolish slavery to put an end to; make void Abraham Lincoln tried to abolish slavery, but southern people did not want to deed that law.
58 arboretum n trees in the arboretum place where trees are exhibited arbore-tree
My friends enjoys to go to arboretum when he needs some rest.
58 capitulate v the captain capitulated surrender to surrender at battle or argue
Capitulated general lost his confidence to fight again.
58 consonance n out of consonance harmony; agreement con-together
When they dance together, their consonance is just perfect.
58 discourse n philosophical discourse conversation; formal discussion She can make people feel uncomfortable with philosophical discourse.
58 formidable a a formidable foe menacing; threatening intimidating
She says she can beat her enemy, but for me, the enemy looks life formidable.
58 impunity n violate laws with impunity freedom from punishment or harm pun-punishment
In America TV show, 24 season 2, a criminal ,Nina requires impunitiy for killing Jack Bower
58 mediate v mediate the dispute settle a dispute through the services of an outsider During a debating class, teacher always mediates student's debate.
58 preposterous a that's preposterous! absurd; ridiculous Do not put things on a preposterous situation.
58 serenity n serene waters calmness; placidity calm
peaceful
After the war, serene peace did not remained longer than people wanted.
59 abominate v abominable snowman dislike strongly monster
does not mean big scare
dislike stronly
I hate every science class I have ever taken; especially I abominate chemistry!.
59 arcade n shop at the arcade a covered passageway with shops little alley with shops
She enjoys to go to every shop at the arcade by one by one.
59 caprice n don't act on caprice whim being whimsical like a little child
His caprice act made everyone being tired.
59 conspicuous a conspicuous error easily seen; obvious noticeable
Whoever check my essay, they always say that I have so many conspicuous grammatical errors
59 discredit v discredit the witness to injure the credit or reputation of dis-away apart
cred-believe
not believable
She discredits everything from her brother's mouth.
59 forsake v why have you forsaken me desert; abandon; renounce from the bible
abandon someone
Jack's ex-girlfriend asks us about him since he had forsaken her.
59 inadvertent a inadvertent mistake unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly accident
His inadvertent mistake causes a big disaster.
59 mediocre a mediocre quality ordinary; commonplace The product should be much more than mediocre; should be extraordinary!
59 prestige n prestige of the university impression produced by achievements or reputation Many korean people see the prestige of the university, not the university's significant character about their various majors
59 serpentine a serpentine road winding; twisting adj. looks like a snake
ine-animal creature
Since I was bite by a snake seriously before,I get scared easily even by serpentine form.
60 aboriginal a Australian aborigines native; indigenous native people of australia
adj.
White people drive out Indian aborigines from their own country.
60 arcane a arcane tradition secret, mysterious old
ex. marriage ceremony
In National Treasury, people try to find out arcane tresures.
60 caption n caption of a cartoon title; text under illustration
I barely understand the cartoon without any caption.
60 conspiracy n conspiracy to kill the president treacherous plot con-with/together
spire-breath
working on some secret
A rbber's conspiracy was perfect, but police's conspiracy to catch them was over robber's idea.
60 discrepancy n discrepancy in the testimonies difference; inconsistency difference in the testimony
The discrepancy between two witnesses makes people get confused.
60 forte n vocabulary is my forte strong point or special talent strong area
Each person has his own forte.
60 inalienable a inalienable rights not to be taken away declaration of U.S.A
alien-not native
cannot be sepearted from us
You cannot take away my inalienable rights!
60 meditation n decide after some meditation reflection; thought idea of thinking
Some meditation after an argue would help you decide something.
60 prevail v truth shall prevail induce; triumph over truth, justice will be win
A general finally prevailed a battle.
60 servitude n life of servitude slavery; compulsory labor servent -acting as a servant
Black people¡¯s servitude lives were horrible.
61 abortive a abortive attempt unsuccessful; imperfectly developed terminated it before it is completed
Mozart¡¯s abortive music is finished by descendant people.
61 archaeology n Indiana Jones studies archaeology study of mankind Ancient
Archaeologist reveals that he was actually lived in this country
61 carafe n carafe of wine glass water bottle glass
He drank a carafe of wine in one second (¿ø¼¦¤»¤»¤»)
61 constituent n letters from angry constituents supporter voted on something
Politicians need constituent to do what they want.
61 discrete a two discrete problems separate; distinct clearly different issues
They have discrete characteristics even though they are twin.
61 forthright a forthright honesty outspoken; straightforward; frank honest
His forthright honesty sometimes feels horrible to other people.
61 inanimate a inanimate objects lifeless in-not
animate-movement
Robots are lifeless, but they are not an inanimate thing.
61 meek a blessed are the meek quiet and obedient; spiritless Meek people are easy to handle.
61 prey n predator and prey animals chased as food chased
the deer is a prey of lion.
61 sever v sever the rope cut; separate cut
cut the paper with scissor(no!!)
sever rope, relationship(YES!!)
He killed his friend with severing a rope.
62 abrasive a abrasive cleaning powder tending to scratch or scrape scratch ->clean the surface
His sharp and high voice abrasives me very much.
62 archetype n archetypal symbols prototype; primitive pattern rain-death
In literature, you will see many archetypal symbols which are very confusing.
62 carat n one carat diamond unit of weight for precious metals one big piece
Men think women desires heavy carat of diamond, but the truth is women want heavier carat of his mind than diamond.
62 construe v you have misconstrued my meaning explain; interpret misunderstand
My sister always construes me even more than my parents do.
62 discretion n parental discretion advised freedom of judgment or choice discretion
good judgement
After one¡¯s age became 19, you can have discretion to be free!
62 fortuitous a fortuitous meeting accidental; by chance People asked them how they met before, however their answers were always fortuitous meeting.
62 inarticulate a inarticulate in front of girls speechless; producing indistinct speech I hate the girls who are being inarticulate in front of boys while very talkative in front of girls
62 melancholy a melancholy mood gloomy; morose; blue sad depressed
emo
This melancholy movie makes me depressed
62 problematic a problematic issue doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing a problem
cause a problem
Teachers just cannot ignore a problematic boy even though he always makes a problems
62 severity n severity of the punishment harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity how bad is the punishment
You will get high severity of the punishment for being outside of the school in this time.
63 abrogate v abrogate the outdated law to abolish; put an end to to reject
President abrogate a law that politicians hate while citizens love
63 archipelago n visit the archipelago group of closely located islands group of small island
ex. carrbean, hawaii
most archipelagos are developed as beautiful tourist attractions
63 cardinal a the cardinal rule chief; most important most important rule
main rule
The most cardinal rule to live in dormitory is keeping clean.
63 consummate a consummate liar / consummate the deal complete; the best adj. at the peak
best liar youve ever seen
v. sign the final agreement
He usually consummate the work what he has to do.
63 disembark v disembark from the ship to go ashore from a ship to get off the ship
Right after they disembark from the ship, they forgot to get their bags back.
63 foster v foster home; foster an idea rear; encourage home that raise child
A teacher fostered his students idea to go to international competition.
63 inaugurate v inaugurate the President start; initiate; install in office the president was elected in January.
begins his office
Inaugurated president finally enterd the White house with many people's celebration
63 memento n memento of the visit token; reminder ±â³äÇ°
My father used to bring mementoes after his journeis are over.
63 procrastinate v procrastinate till the last day postpone; delay or put off put off
Do not procrastinate the homework, otherwise you will forget about that.
63 shackle v legs were shackled chain; fetter A criminal just cannot run away with shackled arms.
64 abscond v abscond with the money to depart in secret manner hide with the money
The criminal abscond with the memory card which is very important to his company
64 archives n records in the archives public records; place for such records library has archives
Historay homework would be done by old archives.
64 carnal a carnal pleasures fleshly flesh , the body
ex. eating
Sleep well is one of my carnal pleasures.
64 contaminate v contaminated water pollute dirty
sick person w influenza
Contaminated people should be isolated.
64 disfigure v disfigured face to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface out of shape
After a horrible fire incident, her face became disfigured.
64 frail a frail creature delicate; weak like small bird
You can just kill frail creatures by just steping on them.
64 incapacitate v incapacitated by the illness disable capacity-. ability to do it
cant move because of sickeness
His incapaciated homework was not counted on the report card.
64 menial a menial work suitable for servants; lowly; mean ³ë°¡´Ù
Many people do not get paid well even though they did some menial work.
64 promote v promote world peace help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize support.
He promoted the job to be done completely.
64 sham v a sham offer pretend diet advertisement
Sham advertisements about the diet make people get frustrated
she abhors hard chemistry as i hate it so much. [...as much as I hate it]
57 aquatic a aquatic sports pertaining to water water
we cannot see aquatic animals who live under the sea unless we go under the sea. [animals that]
57 capacious a capacious trunk spacious capacity
I do not worry about our luggages since she will bring a capacious trunk to fit all of our stuff
57 consolidation n debt consolidation unification; becoming firmer or stronger credit card
the consolidation of the robot can do anything for me.
57 discount v discount the new theory to deduct a certain amount; to disregard ignore
His discounted theory was virtually a invalued theory.
57 formality n formality of the ceremony ceremonious quality; something done just for form's sake Your formality will decide the party's quality.
57 improvise v improvise the lines make up without planning make up the line as you go
Improvised line would be looked better.
57 maxim n moral maxims proverb; a truth pithily stated Many maxims would help you to live.
57 premise n premise of the argument assumption; postulate believe before you make the argument
ex. you have to study hard to go to good college
premise of argument-good students have high GPA
The premise about the school GPA is not always right.
57 sequester v sequester the jury isolate; retire from public life; segregate locks him up
sequestered people do not recognize how the public lives are going on.
58 abolish v abolish slavery to put an end to; make void Abraham Lincoln tried to abolish slavery, but southern people did not want to deed that law.
58 arboretum n trees in the arboretum place where trees are exhibited arbore-tree
My friends enjoys to go to arboretum when he needs some rest.
58 capitulate v the captain capitulated surrender to surrender at battle or argue
Capitulated general lost his confidence to fight again.
58 consonance n out of consonance harmony; agreement con-together
When they dance together, their consonance is just perfect.
58 discourse n philosophical discourse conversation; formal discussion She can make people feel uncomfortable with philosophical discourse.
58 formidable a a formidable foe menacing; threatening intimidating
She says she can beat her enemy, but for me, the enemy looks life formidable.
58 impunity n violate laws with impunity freedom from punishment or harm pun-punishment
In America TV show, 24 season 2, a criminal ,Nina requires impunitiy for killing Jack Bower
58 mediate v mediate the dispute settle a dispute through the services of an outsider During a debating class, teacher always mediates student's debate.
58 preposterous a that's preposterous! absurd; ridiculous Do not put things on a preposterous situation.
58 serenity n serene waters calmness; placidity calm
peaceful
After the war, serene peace did not remained longer than people wanted.
59 abominate v abominable snowman dislike strongly monster
does not mean big scare
dislike stronly
I hate every science class I have ever taken; especially I abominate chemistry!.
59 arcade n shop at the arcade a covered passageway with shops little alley with shops
She enjoys to go to every shop at the arcade by one by one.
59 caprice n don't act on caprice whim being whimsical like a little child
His caprice act made everyone being tired.
59 conspicuous a conspicuous error easily seen; obvious noticeable
Whoever check my essay, they always say that I have so many conspicuous grammatical errors
59 discredit v discredit the witness to injure the credit or reputation of dis-away apart
cred-believe
not believable
She discredits everything from her brother's mouth.
59 forsake v why have you forsaken me desert; abandon; renounce from the bible
abandon someone
Jack's ex-girlfriend asks us about him since he had forsaken her.
59 inadvertent a inadvertent mistake unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly accident
His inadvertent mistake causes a big disaster.
59 mediocre a mediocre quality ordinary; commonplace The product should be much more than mediocre; should be extraordinary!
59 prestige n prestige of the university impression produced by achievements or reputation Many korean people see the prestige of the university, not the university's significant character about their various majors
59 serpentine a serpentine road winding; twisting adj. looks like a snake
ine-animal creature
Since I was bite by a snake seriously before,I get scared easily even by serpentine form.
60 aboriginal a Australian aborigines native; indigenous native people of australia
adj.
White people drive out Indian aborigines from their own country.
60 arcane a arcane tradition secret, mysterious old
ex. marriage ceremony
In National Treasury, people try to find out arcane tresures.
60 caption n caption of a cartoon title; text under illustration
I barely understand the cartoon without any caption.
60 conspiracy n conspiracy to kill the president treacherous plot con-with/together
spire-breath
working on some secret
A rbber's conspiracy was perfect, but police's conspiracy to catch them was over robber's idea.
60 discrepancy n discrepancy in the testimonies difference; inconsistency difference in the testimony
The discrepancy between two witnesses makes people get confused.
60 forte n vocabulary is my forte strong point or special talent strong area
Each person has his own forte.
60 inalienable a inalienable rights not to be taken away declaration of U.S.A
alien-not native
cannot be sepearted from us
You cannot take away my inalienable rights!
60 meditation n decide after some meditation reflection; thought idea of thinking
Some meditation after an argue would help you decide something.
60 prevail v truth shall prevail induce; triumph over truth, justice will be win
A general finally prevailed a battle.
60 servitude n life of servitude slavery; compulsory labor servent -acting as a servant
Black people¡¯s servitude lives were horrible.
61 abortive a abortive attempt unsuccessful; imperfectly developed terminated it before it is completed
Mozart¡¯s abortive music is finished by descendant people.
61 archaeology n Indiana Jones studies archaeology study of mankind Ancient
Archaeologist reveals that he was actually lived in this country
61 carafe n carafe of wine glass water bottle glass
He drank a carafe of wine in one second (¿ø¼¦¤»¤»¤»)
61 constituent n letters from angry constituents supporter voted on something
Politicians need constituent to do what they want.
61 discrete a two discrete problems separate; distinct clearly different issues
They have discrete characteristics even though they are twin.
61 forthright a forthright honesty outspoken; straightforward; frank honest
His forthright honesty sometimes feels horrible to other people.
61 inanimate a inanimate objects lifeless in-not
animate-movement
Robots are lifeless, but they are not an inanimate thing.
61 meek a blessed are the meek quiet and obedient; spiritless Meek people are easy to handle.
61 prey n predator and prey animals chased as food chased
the deer is a prey of lion.
61 sever v sever the rope cut; separate cut
cut the paper with scissor(no!!)
sever rope, relationship(YES!!)
He killed his friend with severing a rope.
62 abrasive a abrasive cleaning powder tending to scratch or scrape scratch ->clean the surface
His sharp and high voice abrasives me very much.
62 archetype n archetypal symbols prototype; primitive pattern rain-death
In literature, you will see many archetypal symbols which are very confusing.
62 carat n one carat diamond unit of weight for precious metals one big piece
Men think women desires heavy carat of diamond, but the truth is women want heavier carat of his mind than diamond.
62 construe v you have misconstrued my meaning explain; interpret misunderstand
My sister always construes me even more than my parents do.
62 discretion n parental discretion advised freedom of judgment or choice discretion
good judgement
After one¡¯s age became 19, you can have discretion to be free!
62 fortuitous a fortuitous meeting accidental; by chance People asked them how they met before, however their answers were always fortuitous meeting.
62 inarticulate a inarticulate in front of girls speechless; producing indistinct speech I hate the girls who are being inarticulate in front of boys while very talkative in front of girls
62 melancholy a melancholy mood gloomy; morose; blue sad depressed
emo
This melancholy movie makes me depressed
62 problematic a problematic issue doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing a problem
cause a problem
Teachers just cannot ignore a problematic boy even though he always makes a problems
62 severity n severity of the punishment harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity how bad is the punishment
You will get high severity of the punishment for being outside of the school in this time.
63 abrogate v abrogate the outdated law to abolish; put an end to to reject
President abrogate a law that politicians hate while citizens love
63 archipelago n visit the archipelago group of closely located islands group of small island
ex. carrbean, hawaii
most archipelagos are developed as beautiful tourist attractions
63 cardinal a the cardinal rule chief; most important most important rule
main rule
The most cardinal rule to live in dormitory is keeping clean.
63 consummate a consummate liar / consummate the deal complete; the best adj. at the peak
best liar youve ever seen
v. sign the final agreement
He usually consummate the work what he has to do.
63 disembark v disembark from the ship to go ashore from a ship to get off the ship
Right after they disembark from the ship, they forgot to get their bags back.
63 foster v foster home; foster an idea rear; encourage home that raise child
A teacher fostered his students idea to go to international competition.
63 inaugurate v inaugurate the President start; initiate; install in office the president was elected in January.
begins his office
Inaugurated president finally enterd the White house with many people's celebration
63 memento n memento of the visit token; reminder ±â³äÇ°
My father used to bring mementoes after his journeis are over.
63 procrastinate v procrastinate till the last day postpone; delay or put off put off
Do not procrastinate the homework, otherwise you will forget about that.
63 shackle v legs were shackled chain; fetter A criminal just cannot run away with shackled arms.
64 abscond v abscond with the money to depart in secret manner hide with the money
The criminal abscond with the memory card which is very important to his company
64 archives n records in the archives public records; place for such records library has archives
Historay homework would be done by old archives.
64 carnal a carnal pleasures fleshly flesh , the body
ex. eating
Sleep well is one of my carnal pleasures.
64 contaminate v contaminated water pollute dirty
sick person w influenza
Contaminated people should be isolated.
64 disfigure v disfigured face to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface out of shape
After a horrible fire incident, her face became disfigured.
64 frail a frail creature delicate; weak like small bird
You can just kill frail creatures by just steping on them.
64 incapacitate v incapacitated by the illness disable capacity-. ability to do it
cant move because of sickeness
His incapaciated homework was not counted on the report card.
64 menial a menial work suitable for servants; lowly; mean ³ë°¡´Ù
Many people do not get paid well even though they did some menial work.
64 promote v promote world peace help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize support.
He promoted the job to be done completely.
64 sham v a sham offer pretend diet advertisement
Sham advertisements about the diet make people get frustrated