Week2
How to use Roman number
1.Subtraction → Addition
2.□ □
3.4(v-I=IV) 9(x-I=IX)
Chapter1
Vocabulary
1. catchy adj.
-pleasing and easily remembered:
-likely to attract interest or attention:
-occurring in snatches; fitful:
Ex. The double entendre works, says Ward, whose job includes inventing thesecombinations and giving them catchy names.
2. consciousness n.
-the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own existence,sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
-the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of anaggregate of people:
-full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life:
-awareness of something for what it is; internal knowledge:
ex. The reason for this is that the left brain works with whatever becomesconscious, but consciousness is the ultimate slow poke.
3. device v.
-a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance,especially a mechanical or electrical one.
-a plan or scheme for effecting a purpose.
a crafty scheme; trick.
-a particular word pattern, figure of speech, combination of wordsounds, etc., used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arousea desired reaction in the reader:
Ex.
The second feature is how to translate the technology efficiently: how toharness the power of this device for practical use.
4. familiar adj.
-commonly or generally known or seen:
-well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant:
-closely intimate or personal:
Ex.
The built-in audiences that come with familiar material also helps.
5. function n.
-the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution;t-he purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
-any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion.
Ex. Openness might be a function of sexuality and gender, as well.
6. get rid of
-to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usuallyfollowed by of):
-to relieve or disembarrass (usually followed by of):
Archaic. to deliver or rescue:
Ex.
It's time we got rid of this trash.
7. hum v.
-to make a low, continuous, droning sound.
-to give forth an indistinct sound of mingled voices or noises.
-to utter an indistinct sound in hesitation, embarrassment,dissatisfaction, etc.; hem.
-to sing with closed lips, without articulating words.
Ex.
From the site, one can hear the hum of traffic and see cars passing on thestreet.
8. infect v.
to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
-to affect with disease.
-to taint or contaminate with something that affects quality, character,or condition unfavorably:
-to corrupt or affect morally:
9. invade v
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
10. itch v.
cause or force to undergo (a particular experience of form of treatment).
He'd subjected her to a terrifying ordeal.
11. phenomenon n.
very remarkable; extraordinary.
Ex.It was a phenomenal success and played to capacity crowds at many venues.
12. subjected n.
-cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
13. susceptible n.
-often followed by `of' or `to'
14. tune n.
-the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
15. hook n.
a catch for locking a door
16. laundry
workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
17. swab
implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
18. earplug
an earphone that is inserted into the ear canal
19. perhaps
-by chance; "perhaps she will call tomorrow"; "we may possibly run into them at the concert"; "it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time")
20. portable
-able to be easily carried or moved, especially because of being a lighter and smaller version than usual.
Ex. She always carries around a small portable radio, which she calls her Transistor Radio.
21 .neurologist
a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
22. histamines
amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
23. soundtrack
sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film)
24.seems
appear to exist
There seems no reason to go ahead with the project now
25. individual
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
ex.please mark the individual pages
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