Post by Kaslyn Jang on Jun 30, 2009 18:16:02 GMT -8
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abase
v
refused to abase himself
to reduce or lower, as in rank
base-down
1
attribute
v
attributed her success to her parents
ascribe, explain; give credit
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1
cryptic
a
cryptic message
mysterious; puzzling
1
ebullient
a
the girl's ebullient nature
showing excitement
personality
1
falter
v
her courage did not falter
hesitate; stop short
1
incite
v
incite a riot
arouse to action; goad; motivate
someone who encourage riot : rabblerousers/firebrands
1
lurid
a
lurid cover stories
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
anything that is sensational
interesting enough
1
pervasive
a
pervasive odor
pervading; spread throughout
pervade(v)
1
remorse
n
feel remorse for his crime
guilt; self-reproach
1
subside
v
storm subsided
settle down; descend; grow quiet
sub-below
side-sit
go down
2
abridge
v
abridged dictionary
shorten
you would get the main thing from agridged dictionary
unabridged dictionary-all posibile meaning
2
audacious
a
audacious attempt
daring, bold
more than brave(can fight)
challenging something that can you can handle.
ex. complain to principle
2
cursory
a
cursory review
casual; hastily done
brief
rush
skimp thorough
´ëÃæ Åy´Ù.
2
eccentric
a
eccentric personality(-> weird, old people who do strange thing.)
irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
ec-out
centric-center
2
fanaticism
n
religious fanatics
excessive zeal(enthusiasm)
2
inclusive
a
from 1 to 10, inclusive
tending to include all
include-keep things in
2
luxuriant
a
luxuriant hair
abundant; rich and splendid
luxury-fancy, expensive
usually shamp commercial
2
pessimism
n
pessimistic view of life
seeing the bad side only
think of negative side of thing.
opp. optimism
2
renounce
v
renounce her beliefs
abandon; disown; repudiate
reject
2
substantiate
v
substantiate the claim with facts
establish by evidence; verify; support
arguments
3
abstemious
a
abstemious eating habits
moderate in eating and drinking
eating little
3
austere
a
austere judge
strict, stern
austere lifestyle
(-> do not have enough money so have to be strict )
3
curtail
v
curtail the program
shorten; reduce
wrap it up early
3
eclectic
a
eclectic research
from many disparate sources
doing a research paper
different kinds of research, sources
3
fastidious
a
fastidious dresser
difficult to please
picky
3
incongruous
a
incongruous attire
not fitting; absurd
3
magnanimous
a
magnanimous priest
generous; great-hearted
magna-big
anima-soul, heart, mind
very generous
3
phenomena
n
kept records of the phenomena
observable facts
singular. phenomenom
earthquake, nuclear disaster,
3
repel
v
insect repellant
drive away; disgust, push back
re-back, again
pel-push
3
subtlety
n
subtle humor(witty humor)
perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy
small, not obvious
4
abstract
a
abstract noun
theoretical; difficult to understand
real
love, happiness, sadness(theoretical)
abstract artist- picasso
4
authoritarian
a
authoritarian government
exercising total control
dictatorship
4
cynical
a
a cynical writer(journalist) tends to be more cynical
distrustful of human motives
you dont trust people
try to twist it
4
edify
v
edify the church members
instruct, correct morally
tries to instruct morally
4
feasible
a
feasible plan
practical; workable; likely
possibly happen?
4
inconsequential
a
inconsequential to the result
insignificant; unimportant
in-not
not affecting consequence
4
malicious
a
Cinderella's malicious sisters
hateful; spiteful
mal-bad
4
philanthropist
n
donation by the philanthropist
lover of mankind
phil-love
anthrop-mankind
who loves mankind
4
replete
a
replete with books
abundantly filled
full of books
4
succinct
a
succinct answer
brief; terse; compact
5
abstruse
a
abstruse essay
hard to understand; esoteric
abstract ideas
difficult for common people to understand
5
autonomous
a
50 autonomous states
self-governing
auto-self
nomo-law, order
self governing
5
daunt
v
undaunted by the threat
intimidate
undaunt-not afraid
5
efface
v
efface the graffiti(º®³«¼)
rub out
to clear of
self effacing-you are erasing yourself
putting yourself down in a humble way
5
fell
v
lumberjack felled the tree
cut or knock down
5
incontrovertib
le
a
incontrovertible evidence
indisputable; not open to question
controversy-people are arguing about
no controversy about it
5
marred
a
marred surface of the table
damaged; disfigured
scratch damage
5
piety
n
piety of the nuns
religious devotion; godliness
5
reprehensible
a
reprehensible actions of the terrorists
deserving blame
any bad acts
5
superficial
a
superficial knowledge of grammar
trivial; shallow
you have just outside of the grammer
see just outside and not see the deep inside
6
accessible
a
accessible on foot
easy to approach, reach, enter,
area accissilble on foot
6
aversion
n
strong aversion to snakes
firm dislike
vert-to turn
turn away from it
6
debilitate
v
debilitated by old age
weaken; enfeeble
weaken by the old age
6
elaboration
n
elaborate on the idea
addition of details
talk more about it
6
fervor
n
fervor of the protesters
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
very emotional
exitable
syn.alter
6
incorrigible
a
incorrigible habit(habit that can fix it)
not correctable
cor-correct
6
materialism
n
materialistic society(Ȳ±Ý¸¸´ÉÁÖÀÇ)
preoccupation with physical comforts and things
monks and nuns are not materialistic
6
pitfall(lit. trap)
n
pitfalls of life(some difficulty)
hidden danger
6
reprove
v
reprove the unruly student
censure; rebuke
yelling at the kids
6
superfluous
a
superfluous details(too much, unnecessary)
unnecessary; excessive; overabundance
super-over
flu-flow
7
acclaim
v
acclaim the heroes
applaud
7
banal
a
banal essay
hackneyed; commonplace; trite
7
decorous
a
her decorous behavior was praised
(decorum)
proper
7
elated
a
elated child at Disneyland
overjoyed
7
fitful
a
several fitful attempts
spasmodic; intermittent
7
indefatigable
a
indefatigable marathon runner
tireless
7
meager
a
meager earnings
scanty; inadequate
7
pithy
a
pithy remark
concise; meaningful
7
repudiate
v
repudiate all debts
disown; disavow
7
surpass
v
surpassed his rival
exceed
ped-foot
bi-to
biped-two legged animals
quadra-four
quadruped
kyklos-cycle
bifocal-having two focuses
cuspis-point
bimontlhy-every two month
bivalve-
unibalve-
phone-sound
tele-distant
quadraphonic -
quadruplets-
quadruple-
later-side
quadrilaterl-x4
bilateral-bilateral discussion;two side discussion
-unus-one
unilateral:one side discussion
annus-less than one year
annuity-payment that you receive once a year
enn-more than one year
quadrennial
semiannual-half of year
biannual-twice in one year
per-through
perennial-through the year
tri-three
triplet
trifocal-having three focuses
abase
v
refused to abase himself
to reduce or lower, as in rank
base-down
1
attribute
v
attributed her success to her parents
ascribe, explain; give credit
¿µ±¤À»µ¹¸®´Ù
1
cryptic
a
cryptic message
mysterious; puzzling
1
ebullient
a
the girl's ebullient nature
showing excitement
personality
1
falter
v
her courage did not falter
hesitate; stop short
1
incite
v
incite a riot
arouse to action; goad; motivate
someone who encourage riot : rabblerousers/firebrands
1
lurid
a
lurid cover stories
wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome
anything that is sensational
interesting enough
1
pervasive
a
pervasive odor
pervading; spread throughout
pervade(v)
1
remorse
n
feel remorse for his crime
guilt; self-reproach
1
subside
v
storm subsided
settle down; descend; grow quiet
sub-below
side-sit
go down
2
abridge
v
abridged dictionary
shorten
you would get the main thing from agridged dictionary
unabridged dictionary-all posibile meaning
2
audacious
a
audacious attempt
daring, bold
more than brave(can fight)
challenging something that can you can handle.
ex. complain to principle
2
cursory
a
cursory review
casual; hastily done
brief
rush
skimp thorough
´ëÃæ Åy´Ù.
2
eccentric
a
eccentric personality(-> weird, old people who do strange thing.)
irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
ec-out
centric-center
2
fanaticism
n
religious fanatics
excessive zeal(enthusiasm)
2
inclusive
a
from 1 to 10, inclusive
tending to include all
include-keep things in
2
luxuriant
a
luxuriant hair
abundant; rich and splendid
luxury-fancy, expensive
usually shamp commercial
2
pessimism
n
pessimistic view of life
seeing the bad side only
think of negative side of thing.
opp. optimism
2
renounce
v
renounce her beliefs
abandon; disown; repudiate
reject
2
substantiate
v
substantiate the claim with facts
establish by evidence; verify; support
arguments
3
abstemious
a
abstemious eating habits
moderate in eating and drinking
eating little
3
austere
a
austere judge
strict, stern
austere lifestyle
(-> do not have enough money so have to be strict )
3
curtail
v
curtail the program
shorten; reduce
wrap it up early
3
eclectic
a
eclectic research
from many disparate sources
doing a research paper
different kinds of research, sources
3
fastidious
a
fastidious dresser
difficult to please
picky
3
incongruous
a
incongruous attire
not fitting; absurd
3
magnanimous
a
magnanimous priest
generous; great-hearted
magna-big
anima-soul, heart, mind
very generous
3
phenomena
n
kept records of the phenomena
observable facts
singular. phenomenom
earthquake, nuclear disaster,
3
repel
v
insect repellant
drive away; disgust, push back
re-back, again
pel-push
3
subtlety
n
subtle humor(witty humor)
perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy
small, not obvious
4
abstract
a
abstract noun
theoretical; difficult to understand
real
love, happiness, sadness(theoretical)
abstract artist- picasso
4
authoritarian
a
authoritarian government
exercising total control
dictatorship
4
cynical
a
a cynical writer(journalist) tends to be more cynical
distrustful of human motives
you dont trust people
try to twist it
4
edify
v
edify the church members
instruct, correct morally
tries to instruct morally
4
feasible
a
feasible plan
practical; workable; likely
possibly happen?
4
inconsequential
a
inconsequential to the result
insignificant; unimportant
in-not
not affecting consequence
4
malicious
a
Cinderella's malicious sisters
hateful; spiteful
mal-bad
4
philanthropist
n
donation by the philanthropist
lover of mankind
phil-love
anthrop-mankind
who loves mankind
4
replete
a
replete with books
abundantly filled
full of books
4
succinct
a
succinct answer
brief; terse; compact
5
abstruse
a
abstruse essay
hard to understand; esoteric
abstract ideas
difficult for common people to understand
5
autonomous
a
50 autonomous states
self-governing
auto-self
nomo-law, order
self governing
5
daunt
v
undaunted by the threat
intimidate
undaunt-not afraid
5
efface
v
efface the graffiti(º®³«¼)
rub out
to clear of
self effacing-you are erasing yourself
putting yourself down in a humble way
5
fell
v
lumberjack felled the tree
cut or knock down
5
incontrovertib
le
a
incontrovertible evidence
indisputable; not open to question
controversy-people are arguing about
no controversy about it
5
marred
a
marred surface of the table
damaged; disfigured
scratch damage
5
piety
n
piety of the nuns
religious devotion; godliness
5
reprehensible
a
reprehensible actions of the terrorists
deserving blame
any bad acts
5
superficial
a
superficial knowledge of grammar
trivial; shallow
you have just outside of the grammer
see just outside and not see the deep inside
6
accessible
a
accessible on foot
easy to approach, reach, enter,
area accissilble on foot
6
aversion
n
strong aversion to snakes
firm dislike
vert-to turn
turn away from it
6
debilitate
v
debilitated by old age
weaken; enfeeble
weaken by the old age
6
elaboration
n
elaborate on the idea
addition of details
talk more about it
6
fervor
n
fervor of the protesters
glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
very emotional
exitable
syn.alter
6
incorrigible
a
incorrigible habit(habit that can fix it)
not correctable
cor-correct
6
materialism
n
materialistic society(Ȳ±Ý¸¸´ÉÁÖÀÇ)
preoccupation with physical comforts and things
monks and nuns are not materialistic
6
pitfall(lit. trap)
n
pitfalls of life(some difficulty)
hidden danger
6
reprove
v
reprove the unruly student
censure; rebuke
yelling at the kids
6
superfluous
a
superfluous details(too much, unnecessary)
unnecessary; excessive; overabundance
super-over
flu-flow
7
acclaim
v
acclaim the heroes
applaud
7
banal
a
banal essay
hackneyed; commonplace; trite
7
decorous
a
her decorous behavior was praised
(decorum)
proper
7
elated
a
elated child at Disneyland
overjoyed
7
fitful
a
several fitful attempts
spasmodic; intermittent
7
indefatigable
a
indefatigable marathon runner
tireless
7
meager
a
meager earnings
scanty; inadequate
7
pithy
a
pithy remark
concise; meaningful
7
repudiate
v
repudiate all debts
disown; disavow
7
surpass
v
surpassed his rival
exceed
ped-foot
bi-to
biped-two legged animals
quadra-four
quadruped
kyklos-cycle
bifocal-having two focuses
cuspis-point
bimontlhy-every two month
bivalve-
unibalve-
phone-sound
tele-distant
quadraphonic -
quadruplets-
quadruple-
later-side
quadrilaterl-x4
bilateral-bilateral discussion;two side discussion
-unus-one
unilateral:one side discussion
annus-less than one year
annuity-payment that you receive once a year
enn-more than one year
quadrennial
semiannual-half of year
biannual-twice in one year
per-through
perennial-through the year
tri-three
triplet
trifocal-having three focuses