Post by Kaslyn Jang on Jun 16, 2009 14:27:12 GMT -8
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acetic
a
acetic flavor
pertaining to vinegar or acetic acid
sharp
the acetice flavor wake me up when I was almost asleep.
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assumption
n
wrong assumption
something taken for granted
His wrong assuption caused a great disaster to everyone.
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ceremonious
a
ceremonious affair
marked by formality
formal affair
wedding/graduation
Youn need to dress up when you go to ceremonious affair.
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convex
a
convex lens
curving outward
º¼·Ï·»Áî
My grandmother's glasses are made up with convex lens unlike mine which is curving.
81
dissident
a
political dissidents
dissenting; rebellious
dis-away/apart
person who sits away from everybody
Political dissidents might be rebellion in this time.
81
gait
n
gait of a horse
manner of walking or running; speed
way of walking
The gait of a horse is so fast that noone wants to ride him.
81
indentation
n
indentation on the door
notch; deep recess
dent-inward
He got hurt by indentation on the door.
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misapprehension
on
n
misapprehension of the facts
error; misunderstanding
wrong understanding
Please do not misapprehense my meaning.
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quiver(v)
v
quiver in fear
tremble; shake
someone scares me
After the snake appreared on his right side, he quivers in fear.
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solicitous
a
solicitous about his health
worried; concerned
His too much solicitous made me nervous than before.
canvass
asking somebody how they are(positive)
or asking donation or buy st(negative)
A donator canvass our town every weekend.
82
acidulous
a
acidulous remark(burning)
slightly sour; sharp or caustic
inselt
Acidulous remark made him realize what is wrong in this room.
82
assurance
n
you have my assurance
promise or pledge; certainty
trustworthy
Even though she has my assurance, she barely finishes that work completely.
82
certitude
n
no certitude of getting the job
certainty
not sure
After the gradutation, he has no certitude of getting the job even though his previlege of school was good.
82
convivial
a
convivial celebrations
festive; gay
con-with/toghether
being lively together
everybody is together and hang out lively
Everyone enjoys convivial celebrations without noticing their house was burning/
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dissuade
v
dissuade him from running away
persuade not to do; discourage
trying to stop something
He dissuade his son from dropping his math class.
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galaxy
n
stars in the galaxy
group of stars
He looked at the stars in the galaxy which are in the sky.
82
indenture
v
indentured servants
bind as servant or apprentice to master
undercontract
Many immigrants became indentured servants ritght after they immigrated.
82
misdemeanor
n
charged with a misdemeanor
minor crime
small minor crime()
felony-big crime(punishable more than one year)
The young boy who got charged with a misdemeanor became a serious murder after few years.
82
ramp
wheelchairramp
ope; inclined plane
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soliloquy
n
Hamlet's soliloquy
talking to oneself
µ¶¹é
The audience got impressed when the Hamlet's solilquy was going on.
83
acme
a
acme bomb
highest point, summit, peak
one acme bomb have enough power to destroy one city.
83
asteroid
n
asteroids in space
small planet
There are many little asteroids in space
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cessation
n
cessation of all activities
stoppage
cess-stopping all activity
(cease
Cessation of all activities made students become lazy.
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copious
a
copious amount
plentiful
a lot of
You cannot eat copious amount of food at once.
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distant
a
distant manner
reserved or aloof; cold in manner
His distant manner made us get shocked since he was very friendly last night.
83
gale
n
dangerous gale; gale of laughter
windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter,
tears)
big wind
Because of a big gale, many people lost their property.
83
indeterminate
a
indeterminate number
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
in-not
We might not go to vacation because of Inderteminated number
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misgivings
n
misgivings about taking the trip
doubts
I have misgivings about getting a good grade on my test.
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rampant
a
rampant gang violence
growing in profusion; unrestrained
out of control
n.rampage-start destroying randomley
Rampant gang violence made police get crazy.
83
solitude
n
live in solitude
state of being alone; seclusion
solo-alone
She likes live in solitude since she does not like companion at all.
84
acoustic
n
acoustic guitar
pertaining to sound or sense of hearing
related to sound
Acoustic guitar's sound is different from electric guitar.
84
astral
a
astral signs
relating to the stars
astro-stars
You can find the way with astral signs when you are lost in a desert.
84
chafe
v
neck was chafed by the collar
worn by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
soared by the rubbing
He cannot bear his laugh anymore because his armpits were chafed by his sweater.
84
corollary
n
corollary of the theorem
consequence; accompaniment
related statement
If you do not understand how to solve that question, use corollary of the theorem.
84
distill
v
distilled water
extract the essence; purify; refine
just pure
drinking water is not pure as distilled water
Distilled water is not common; I only saw this in my chemistry class.
84
galleon
n
galleons of the navy
large sailing ship
type of big ship
One galleon ship can move many thing at once.
84
indicative
a
indicative of a problem
suggestive; implying
evidence of a big problem
She could fix her problem soon because of her friends' indicative suggestion.
84
mishap
n
unfortunate mishap
accident
mishappend
two enemy encountered each other in 10 years with unfortunate mishap.
84
ramshackle
a
ramshackle house
rickety; falling apart
old and down
There is a rumor that people can hear ghost's crying in that ramshckle house.
84
soluble
a
soluble in water
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
dissolvable
sugar is soluable in water
You can get soluability in water with how much salt is soluble in water.
85
acquittal
n
OJ's acquittal
finding that a defendant is not guilty
jury's verdict was not guilty
His acquittal was obvious before the jury's verdict.
85
astronomical
a
astronomical number
enormously large or extensive
any big number not countable
There are astronomical number of stars in the sky when you go to countryside.
85
chaff
n
separate the wheat from the chaff
worthless products of an endeavor
A machine can separate the wheart from the chaff.
85
corpulent
a
the corpulent man moved slowly
very fat
big
The corpulent man sweat a lot.
85
distinction
n
distinction between two things
honor; contrast; discrimination
distinction between two similar things
famous well known
There are many distiction between two famous singers.
85
gambit
n
fooled by the gambit
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
She is so kind that can be fooled by the gambit easily.
85
indigent
a
indigent family
poor; destitute
charities help indigent family during the christmas time.
85
missile
n
nuclear missile
object to be thrown or projected
Many countries were threatend by nuclear missile during the World War II.
85
random
a
random number
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
number that is chosen without thinking
People can chose the number randomly.
85
solvent
a
solvent business(making money)
opp.insolvent business(losing money)
able to pay all debts
for business
His solvent business was successful.
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acrid
a
acrid odor
sharp and biting to the taste or smell
All the classmates turn around to him when they smelt a crid odor.
86
asylum
n
political asylum
place of refuge or shelter
*a place of safty/refugee
*insane asylum- place for crazy people
*political asylum-people are living in somewhere to get away from the country.
One nation got evacuated to political asylum.
86
chagrin
n
to his chagrin, he failed the class
vexation; disappointment
To his chagrin, he broke his mom's favorite dish.
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correlation
n
correlation between IQ and grades
mutual relationship
relationship
If you see this graph, you would find some correlations between two criminals
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distort
v
distort the facts
to twist out of shape; to misrepresent
tort-twist
A cheater always distorts the facts so that innocent people get in trouble.
86
gamut
n
it runs the gamut from A to Z(runs the whole range)
entire range
In order to find who was that, you need to run the gamut from A to Z
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indisputable
a
indisputable evidence
too certain to be disputed
in-not dispute-argue
evidence that cannnot dispute
He advocated his innocent even though a judge has indisputable evidence that he commited a crime.
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mnemonic
a
memorize with mnemonics
pertaining to memory
any kind of memory system.
Memorizing vocabulararies is not easy; therefore memorize with mnemonics
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ravenous
a
ravenous appetite
extremely hungry
eat anything
A ravenous begger almost ate everything which was on the table.
86
sophisticated
a
sophisticated gentleman
worldly wise and urbane; complex
very wise in the worldly ways
Many girls are fascinated by that sophisticated gentleman.
Vocabulitis Lesson Notes
acetic
a
acetic flavor
pertaining to vinegar or acetic acid
sharp
the acetice flavor wake me up when I was almost asleep.
81
assumption
n
wrong assumption
something taken for granted
His wrong assuption caused a great disaster to everyone.
81
ceremonious
a
ceremonious affair
marked by formality
formal affair
wedding/graduation
Youn need to dress up when you go to ceremonious affair.
81
convex
a
convex lens
curving outward
º¼·Ï·»Áî
My grandmother's glasses are made up with convex lens unlike mine which is curving.
81
dissident
a
political dissidents
dissenting; rebellious
dis-away/apart
person who sits away from everybody
Political dissidents might be rebellion in this time.
81
gait
n
gait of a horse
manner of walking or running; speed
way of walking
The gait of a horse is so fast that noone wants to ride him.
81
indentation
n
indentation on the door
notch; deep recess
dent-inward
He got hurt by indentation on the door.
81
misapprehension
on
n
misapprehension of the facts
error; misunderstanding
wrong understanding
Please do not misapprehense my meaning.
81
quiver(v)
v
quiver in fear
tremble; shake
someone scares me
After the snake appreared on his right side, he quivers in fear.
81
solicitous
a
solicitous about his health
worried; concerned
His too much solicitous made me nervous than before.
canvass
asking somebody how they are(positive)
or asking donation or buy st(negative)
A donator canvass our town every weekend.
82
acidulous
a
acidulous remark(burning)
slightly sour; sharp or caustic
inselt
Acidulous remark made him realize what is wrong in this room.
82
assurance
n
you have my assurance
promise or pledge; certainty
trustworthy
Even though she has my assurance, she barely finishes that work completely.
82
certitude
n
no certitude of getting the job
certainty
not sure
After the gradutation, he has no certitude of getting the job even though his previlege of school was good.
82
convivial
a
convivial celebrations
festive; gay
con-with/toghether
being lively together
everybody is together and hang out lively
Everyone enjoys convivial celebrations without noticing their house was burning/
82
dissuade
v
dissuade him from running away
persuade not to do; discourage
trying to stop something
He dissuade his son from dropping his math class.
82
galaxy
n
stars in the galaxy
group of stars
He looked at the stars in the galaxy which are in the sky.
82
indenture
v
indentured servants
bind as servant or apprentice to master
undercontract
Many immigrants became indentured servants ritght after they immigrated.
82
misdemeanor
n
charged with a misdemeanor
minor crime
small minor crime()
felony-big crime(punishable more than one year)
The young boy who got charged with a misdemeanor became a serious murder after few years.
82
ramp
wheelchairramp
ope; inclined plane
82
soliloquy
n
Hamlet's soliloquy
talking to oneself
µ¶¹é
The audience got impressed when the Hamlet's solilquy was going on.
83
acme
a
acme bomb
highest point, summit, peak
one acme bomb have enough power to destroy one city.
83
asteroid
n
asteroids in space
small planet
There are many little asteroids in space
83
cessation
n
cessation of all activities
stoppage
cess-stopping all activity
(cease
Cessation of all activities made students become lazy.
83
copious
a
copious amount
plentiful
a lot of
You cannot eat copious amount of food at once.
83
distant
a
distant manner
reserved or aloof; cold in manner
His distant manner made us get shocked since he was very friendly last night.
83
gale
n
dangerous gale; gale of laughter
windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter,
tears)
big wind
Because of a big gale, many people lost their property.
83
indeterminate
a
indeterminate number
uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
in-not
We might not go to vacation because of Inderteminated number
83
misgivings
n
misgivings about taking the trip
doubts
I have misgivings about getting a good grade on my test.
83
rampant
a
rampant gang violence
growing in profusion; unrestrained
out of control
n.rampage-start destroying randomley
Rampant gang violence made police get crazy.
83
solitude
n
live in solitude
state of being alone; seclusion
solo-alone
She likes live in solitude since she does not like companion at all.
84
acoustic
n
acoustic guitar
pertaining to sound or sense of hearing
related to sound
Acoustic guitar's sound is different from electric guitar.
84
astral
a
astral signs
relating to the stars
astro-stars
You can find the way with astral signs when you are lost in a desert.
84
chafe
v
neck was chafed by the collar
worn by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
soared by the rubbing
He cannot bear his laugh anymore because his armpits were chafed by his sweater.
84
corollary
n
corollary of the theorem
consequence; accompaniment
related statement
If you do not understand how to solve that question, use corollary of the theorem.
84
distill
v
distilled water
extract the essence; purify; refine
just pure
drinking water is not pure as distilled water
Distilled water is not common; I only saw this in my chemistry class.
84
galleon
n
galleons of the navy
large sailing ship
type of big ship
One galleon ship can move many thing at once.
84
indicative
a
indicative of a problem
suggestive; implying
evidence of a big problem
She could fix her problem soon because of her friends' indicative suggestion.
84
mishap
n
unfortunate mishap
accident
mishappend
two enemy encountered each other in 10 years with unfortunate mishap.
84
ramshackle
a
ramshackle house
rickety; falling apart
old and down
There is a rumor that people can hear ghost's crying in that ramshckle house.
84
soluble
a
soluble in water
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
dissolvable
sugar is soluable in water
You can get soluability in water with how much salt is soluble in water.
85
acquittal
n
OJ's acquittal
finding that a defendant is not guilty
jury's verdict was not guilty
His acquittal was obvious before the jury's verdict.
85
astronomical
a
astronomical number
enormously large or extensive
any big number not countable
There are astronomical number of stars in the sky when you go to countryside.
85
chaff
n
separate the wheat from the chaff
worthless products of an endeavor
A machine can separate the wheart from the chaff.
85
corpulent
a
the corpulent man moved slowly
very fat
big
The corpulent man sweat a lot.
85
distinction
n
distinction between two things
honor; contrast; discrimination
distinction between two similar things
famous well known
There are many distiction between two famous singers.
85
gambit
n
fooled by the gambit
opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
She is so kind that can be fooled by the gambit easily.
85
indigent
a
indigent family
poor; destitute
charities help indigent family during the christmas time.
85
missile
n
nuclear missile
object to be thrown or projected
Many countries were threatend by nuclear missile during the World War II.
85
random
a
random number
without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
number that is chosen without thinking
People can chose the number randomly.
85
solvent
a
solvent business(making money)
opp.insolvent business(losing money)
able to pay all debts
for business
His solvent business was successful.
86
acrid
a
acrid odor
sharp and biting to the taste or smell
All the classmates turn around to him when they smelt a crid odor.
86
asylum
n
political asylum
place of refuge or shelter
*a place of safty/refugee
*insane asylum- place for crazy people
*political asylum-people are living in somewhere to get away from the country.
One nation got evacuated to political asylum.
86
chagrin
n
to his chagrin, he failed the class
vexation; disappointment
To his chagrin, he broke his mom's favorite dish.
86
correlation
n
correlation between IQ and grades
mutual relationship
relationship
If you see this graph, you would find some correlations between two criminals
86
distort
v
distort the facts
to twist out of shape; to misrepresent
tort-twist
A cheater always distorts the facts so that innocent people get in trouble.
86
gamut
n
it runs the gamut from A to Z(runs the whole range)
entire range
In order to find who was that, you need to run the gamut from A to Z
86
indisputable
a
indisputable evidence
too certain to be disputed
in-not dispute-argue
evidence that cannnot dispute
He advocated his innocent even though a judge has indisputable evidence that he commited a crime.
86
mnemonic
a
memorize with mnemonics
pertaining to memory
any kind of memory system.
Memorizing vocabulararies is not easy; therefore memorize with mnemonics
86
ravenous
a
ravenous appetite
extremely hungry
eat anything
A ravenous begger almost ate everything which was on the table.
86
sophisticated
a
sophisticated gentleman
worldly wise and urbane; complex
very wise in the worldly ways
Many girls are fascinated by that sophisticated gentleman.
Vocabulitis Lesson Notes