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- Anthony
- My name is Anthony Prato and I teach English as a Second Language at The City University of New York (http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/clip/) and Columbia University (http://ce.columbia.edu/node/295). I have been an ESL teacher for 6 years, and a teacher or trainer for 10 years.
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Sojourn v/n (p26, 5)
D- a sojourn is a short stay in a place that is not your home.
E- The government's sole criteria in clamping down on foreign workers is whether their sojourn here is legal or not.
Rejoice v. (p26. 9)
D- if you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behavior.
E- Party activists in New Hampshire rejoiced that the presidential campaign had finally started.
Enchant v. (p26. 18)
D1- if you are enchanted by someone or something, they cause you to have feelings of great delight of pleasure.
E- Edna was enchanted by the house.
D2- in fairy stories and legends, to enchant someone or something means to put a magic spell on them.
E- Celtic stories of cauldrons and enchanted vessels.
astounded adj. (p26, end)
D- if you are astounded by something, you are very shocked or surprised that it could exist or happen.
E- I was astounded by its beauty.
Alms n (p27, 6)
D- alms are gifts of money, clothes, or food to poor people.
Abate v. (p28, end)
D- if something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
E- the storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
Reproach v/n (p29, 35)
D1- if you reproach someone, you say or show that you are disappointed, upset, or angry.
E- She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn’t live up to her own high standards.
D2- if you look at of speak to someone with reproach, you show or say that you are disappointed.
E- he looked at her with reproach.
Weep v. (p30, middle)
D- if someone weeps, they cry.
E- she wanted to laugh and weep all at once.
Renounce v. (p30, 34)
D- if you renounce a claim, rank, or title, you officially give it up.
E- he renounced his claim to the French throne.
Coherent adj. (32, 14)
D1- If something is coherent, it is well planned, so that it is clear and sensible and all its parts go well with each other.
E- He has failed to work out a coherent strategy for modernising the service.
D2- If someone is coherent, they express their thoughts in a clear and calm way, so that other people can understand what they are saying.
E- He's so calm when he answers questions in interviews. I wish I could be that coherent.
Vocabulary # 3
Abode: (plural, abodes) Noun: (page 25, line 4).
Definition:
• Somebody’s home: the house or other place where somebody lives.
• Stay: a period of living somewhere.
Sentence: Jack’s favorite abode is near Greensboro.
Stir: Noun or Verb: (page 26, line 27)
Definition:
• Mix ingredients: to move a liquid around with a spoon, stick, or other implement in order to mix or cool the contents.
• Move gently: to move gently, or make something do this.
• Happen: to happen or be current (informal).
• Be felt: to begin to be experienced as an emotion (formal).
Sentence: The Class felt a stir of voices outside the room.
Countenance: Noun/Transitive Verb: (Page 27, Line 22)
Definition:
• Face or expression: somebody's face, or the expression on it.
• Composure: composure or self-control.
• Tolerate or approve something: to tolerate, accept, or give approval to something.
Sentence: Diego has a calm countenance when he arrives to his home.
Abate: Verb: (Page 28, Line 29)
Definition:
• Become less: to lessen or make something lessen gradually (formal or literary).
• End: to suppress or end a nuisance, act, or writ, or be suppressed or ended.
• Reduce something: to lower the amount or rate of something such as a tax (formal).
Sentence: When the lights abated, everyone in the room was surprised about it.
Allegiance: Noun (plural, allegiances): ( Page 29, Line 20)
Definition:
• Loyalty to ruler or state: a subject or citizen's loyalty to a ruler or state, or the duty of obedience and loyalty owed by a subject or citizen.
• Devoted support: loyalty to or support for a person, cause, or group.
• Feudal obligation: the feudal obligation of a vassal to a liege lord.
Sentence: My allegiance for God is the most important thing in my life.
Mockery: Noun: ( Page 30, Line 3)
Definition:
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• Scorn: words or behavior intended to make somebody or something look silly or ridiculous.
• Something inadequate: something that is ridiculously inadequate or wholly unsuccessful.
Sentence: When John always speaks to Anna, you would find mockery in his voice.
Weep: Verb/Noun: (Page 30, Line 21)
Definition:
• Cry: to shed tears, especially as a sign of sorrow for something or somebody.
• Express something while weeping: to say something while crying or express something by crying tears.
• Spell of crying: a period of time spent crying.
Sentence: When they started to weep, their souls were free and alive once again.
Flaw: Noun/Adjective: ( Page 31, Line 3)
Definition:
• Physical blemish: a physical disfigurement that prevents something from being totally perfect and detracts from its value.
• Detracting feature: a feature that is regarded as unfavorable.
• Invalidating mistake in document: in a legal document, an error that can make it invalid.
• Flawed: Adjective.
Sentence: Flaws are pretty normal in all the societies.
Quarrel: Noun/Verb: ( Page 33, Line 24)
Definition:
• Argument between people: an angry dispute between two or more people.
• Reason to argue: a reason for a disagreement or dispute between people.
• Argue vehemently: to engage in an angry dispute.
• Disagree with something: to dispute or disagree with something such as a decision.
• Find fault: to complain about something.
Sentence: A quarrel could start between the coach and the referee.
Unfathomable: Adjective/Noun: ( Page 34, Line 24)
Definition:
• Impossible to measure: too deep to be measured.
• Impossible to understand: impossible to understand because of being very mysterious or complicated.
Sentence: The universe is an unfathomable creation that nobody had resolved yet.
Bibliography:
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary
DIEGOANDRES ARTEAGA
1. abode(page 25, line 4: noun)
a place where you live.
Ex> I went the streets and found his new abode.
2. enchant(page 26, line 18: verb)
causing someone feelings of great delight or pleasure.
Ex) He was enchanted by a girl in the street.
3. cowl(page 27, line 13: noun)
a large loose hood covering a person’s head, or their head and shoulder(worn especially by monks.
Ex) When I saw a monk in a temple, he wore a cowl.
4. preach( bottom of page 28: noun)
announcing, especially in Buddhism
Ex) With a Buddhist, I heard preach.
5. tread(page 29, 3rd line from bottom: verb)
to walk that way
Ex) She trod casually, enjoying the touch of the damp grass on her feet.
6. weep(page 30, line 20: verb)
to cry
Ex) He began to weep at sad news that he had fallen to enter the university.
7. coherence(page 32, line 19-20: noun)
a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole.
Ex) The anthology has a surprising sense of coherence.
8. thicket(page 33, line 10: noun)
a small group of trees or bushes which are growing closely together.
Ex) The solider crashed his way through the thicket to find a village.
9. allegiance(page 34, line 23: noun)
support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
Ex) My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep.
10. equanimity(page 34, line 19: noun)
a calm state of mind and attitude to life, so that you never lose your temper or become upset
Ex) His sense of humor allowed him to face adversaries with equanimity.
Rejoice (verb, p.26, line9)
If you rejoice, you are very pleased about something and you show it in your behaviour.
Garbo plays the Queen, rejoicing in the love she has found with Antonio.
Party activists in New Hampshire rejoiced that the presidential campaign had finally started.
Enchant (verb, p.26, line18)
If you are enchanted by someone or something, they cause you to have feelings of great delight or pleasure.
Dena was enchanted by the house.
She enchanted you as she has so many others.
Astound (verb, p.26, line30)
If something astounds you, you are very surprised by it.
He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.
Distinguish (verb, p.27, line18)
If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different.
Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark.
Counterfeit (adjective, p.28, line.7)
Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
He admitted possessing and delivering counterfeit currency.
Alert (adjective, p.28, line30)
If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
We all have to stay alert.
He had been spotted by an alert neighbour.
Salvation (noun, p.29, line5)
The salvation of someone or something is the act of saving them from harm, destruction, or an unpleasant situation.
those whose marriages are beyond salvation.
Allegiance (noun, p.29, line20)
Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep.
Demonstrate (verb, p.32, line12)
To demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people.
The study also demonstrated a direct link between obesity and mortality.
Enlighten (verb, p.33, line30)
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and greater understanding about something.
A few dedicated doctors have fought for years to enlighten the profession.
If you know what is wrong with her please enlighten me.
Grove - Noun(p27,line 2)
D - A small wood or stand of trees lacking dense undergrowth
E - The path winds through a grove of willow trees.
Cowl- Noun(p27,line 13)
D - a monk's hood
E - The prisoner is led down underground stone passageways by a cowled monk.
Countenance - Noun(page 27,line 22)
D - The look on a person's face that shows one's nature or feelings
E - Without the willingness to countenance change, these improvements would not be affordable.
Demeanor - Noun(page 28,line 5)
D - outward behavior; conduct; deportment
E - hey will make your party come alive with excitement while still maintaining a professional demeanor and not rely on cheesy antics and props.
Counterfeit - (page 28,line 7)
D -
adjective
made in imitation of something genuine so as to deceive or defraud; forged counterfeit money
noun
1. an imitation made to deceive; forgery
2. something that so closely resembles something else as to mislead
3. OBSOLETE an impostor; cheat
transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to make an imitation of (money, pictures, etc.),
usually in order to deceive or defraud
2. to pretend; feign
3. to resemble (something) closely
E - This is the highest custodial sentence recorded in Scotland for a counterfeiting offense.
Salvation - Noun(page 29,line 5)
D - 1. a saving or being saved from danger, evil, difficulty, destruction, etc.; rescue
2. a person or thing that is a means, cause, or source of preservation or rescue
E - Would you ask at Adam, would he not say, 0 embrace this great salvation?
Reproach - (page 29,line 25)
D -
transitive verb
1. to accuse of and blame for a fault so as to make feel ashamed; rebuke; reprove
2. RARE to bring shame and disgrace upon; be a cause of discredit to
noun
1. shame, disgrace, discredit, or blame, or a source, cause, or occasion of this
2. a blaming or reproving; rebuke
3. an expression of blame or reproof
4. OBSOLETE an object of blame, censure, scorn, etc.
E - When sin and neglect of God triumphed, they became a reproach
Mockery - Noun(page 30,line 3)
D -
1. a mocking (in various senses)
2. a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule
3. a false, derisive, or impertinent imitation; travesty; burlesque
4. vain or disappointing effort; futility
E - The whole system is a mockery of real democracy.
1.sojourn: (noun p26 L5)
A temporary stay
e .g He sojourned with a friend in Wales for two weeks sojourn
2.rejoice(verb p26 L9)
(1)feel happiness or joy
E .g .I always rejoice in my comrades' achievements.
(2) to express great joy
E .g .They all rejoiced to hear the happy news.
(3)be ecstatic with joy
e.g.:We rejoiced at the good news.
3. curious(adj p26 bottom)
(1)eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
E .g. A student should always be curious to learn
(2)beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
E .g. It's curious that he didn't tell you.
4.countenance(noun p27 L23)
1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face
E .g .His countenance fell.
2.The face or facial expression of a person; countenance
E .g .the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British
5. demonstrated(verb p32 L12)
(1)show or demonstrate something to an interested audience
E .g .Please demonstrate how the machine works
(2)provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
E .g .She demonstrated that 2 and 2 are four
6.quranimity(noun p34 L19)
steadiness of mind under stress
E .g .He received the bad news with surprising equanimity
7.allegiance(adj p34 L24)
(1)the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
E .g .The judge received their oath of allegiance
(2)the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
E .g .Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign.
8.imperturbable(adj p35 L10)
not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure
E .g .She was one of those imperturbable people who never get angry or upset
9.restrained(adj p35 L22)
cool and formal in manner
E .g .Formal, refined, and restrained in style
10.candid(adj p35 L22)
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
E .g .In private, I gave them my candid opinion
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