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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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Unbearable (p102, middle) ADJ
D- If you describe something as unbearable, you mean that it is so unpleasant, painful, or upsetting that you feel unable to accept it or deal with it.
E- War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians remaining in the capital.
Nuisance (p103, 3) n.
D - If you say that someone or something is a nuisance, you mean that they annoy you or cause you a lot of problems.
E- He could be a bit of a nuisance when he was drunk.
hindrance (p106, 3) n.
D1- A hindrance is a person or thing that makes it more difficult for you to do something.
E- The higher rates have been a hindrance to economic recovery.
D2- Hindrance is the act of hindering someone or something.
E- They boarded their flight to Paris without hindrance.
dispel (107, 31) v.
D- To dispel an idea or feeling that people have means to stop them having it.
E- The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
senile (p108, 13) adj.
D- If old people become senile, they become confused, can no longer remember things, and are unable to look after themselves.
E- The old man was showing unmistakable signs of senility.
emanate (p108, 27) v.
D- If a quality emanates from you, or if you emanate a quality, you give people a strong sense that you have that quality.
E- Intelligence and cunning emanated from him.
sage (p109, end) adj.
D- Sage means wise and knowledgeable, especially as the result of a lot of experience.
E- He was famous for his sage advice to younger painters.
precocious (p110, 6) adj.
D- A precocious child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult.
E- Margaret was always a precocious child.
sulky(p110, end) adj.
D- Someone who is sulky is sulking or is unwilling to enjoy themselves.
E- I was quite sulky, so I didn't take part in much.
Awe (p110, 2) n, v.
D1- Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
E- She gazed in awe at the great stones.
D2- If you are awed by someone or something, they make you feel respectful and amazed, though often rather frightened.
E- I am still awed by David's courage.
Conceive (v, p.102, line7)
If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money.
Suspicion (n, p.102, line9)
Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong.
There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for dope testing.
Pang (n, p.102, line10)
A pang is a sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain.
For a moment she felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.
Nuisance (n, p.103, line3)
If you say that someone or something is a nuisance, you mean that they annoy you or cause you a lot of problems.
He could be a bit of a nuisance when he was drunk.
Apprentice (n, p.103, line12)
An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
He left school at 15 and trained as an apprentice carpenter.
Affection (n, p.104, line1)
If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
She thought of him with affection.
Virtue (n, p.104, line15)
Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough.
Devout (adj, p.105, line29)
A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
She was a devout Christian.
Hindrance (n, p.106, line3)
A hindrance is a person or thing that makes it more difficult for you to do something.
The higher rates have been a hindrance to economic recovery.
Restorative (adj, p.111, line30)
Something that is restorative makes you feel healthier, stronger, or more cheerful after you have been feeling tired, weak, or miserable.
She opened the door to her bedroom, thinking how restorative a hot bath would feel tonight.
Vocabulary # 7
Pangs: Noun, Page 102, Line 10:
Definition:
1. sharp pain: a short sharp pain
2. Intense emotion: a sudden, intense, and usually distressing feeling
Sentence: The pang of being poor starts to open my eyes.
Gnawing: Adjective, Page 102, Line 13:
Definition:
Persistent and troubling: persistent and troubling or uncomfortable.
Sentence: Gnawing doubts that are controlling my life decisions.
Rowed: Verb, Page 103, Last:
Definition:
. Transitive and intransitive verb propel boat with oars: to propel a boat across water by using oars
2. Intransitive verb row as sport: to take part in the sport of rowing.
Sentence: Jack rowed into the ocean without any doubt.
Acute: Adjective, Page 114, Line 10:
Definition:
1. very great or bad: extremely serious, severe, or painful
2. Perceptive: keenly perceptive and intelligent
3. Sensitive: very powerful and sensitive to detail
Sentence: Hawks have special acute eyesight.
Awe: Noun, Page 110, line 2:
Definition:
. Mixture of wonder and dread: a feeling of amazement and respect mixed with fear that is often coupled with a feeling of personal insignificance or powerlessness
2. ability to inspire dread: the ability to inspire dread or reverence ( archaic ) .
Sentence: I was completely in awe of her.
Sulky: Adjective, Page 118, Line 7:
Definition:
Angrily silent: in a bad mood and refusing to communicate because of resentment for a real or imagined grievance
Sentence: Tom remained sulky in middle of the ceremony.
Shook: Verb, Page 119, Line 7:
Definition:
Shock and upset somebody: to shock and upset or disturb somebody.
I shook myself when the car crash in middle of the street.
Wrinkles: Noun, Page119, Line 12:
Definition:
Facial line from aging: a line or crease between small folds of skin that forms on the face as a result of aging or exposure to the sun.
Sentence: My grandma has many wrinkles in her face.
Dainty: Adjective, Page 120, Line 8:
Definition:
1. Pretty: delicate and pretty
dainty slippers
2. Tasty: choice, delicious, or tasty
a dainty morsel
3. Refined in taste: having refined taste or manners
4. Overly fastidious: excessively fastidious or particular
Sentence: In Ecuador chicken and rice is a dainty especially for old people.
Bast: Noun, Page 124, Line 5:
Definition:
1. Botany
same as phloem
2. Canada
same as bast fiber.
Sentence: In Ecuador artisans use bast for artistic purposes.
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1. dim (adjective) p. 102. line 8.
- not clearly remembered , not very intelligent.
- Sample Sentence: It seems that the '60s era of social activism is all but a dim memory.
2. ferry (noun) p. 102. line 14.
- a boat that carries passengers and often cars across a river or strip of water, especially as a regular service
- Sample Sentence: They had recrossed the River Gambia by ferry.
3. nuisance (noun) p. 103. line 3.
- an annoying or troublesome person, thing or circumstance.
- Sample Sentence: He could be a bit of a nuisance when he was drunk.
4. hindrance (noun) p. 106. line 3.
- someone or something that hinders; an obstacle or prevention.
- Sample Sentence: The higher rates have been a hindrance to economic recovery.
5. dispel (verb) p. 107. line 21.
- to drive away or banish (thoughts or feelings)
- Sample Sentence: The President is attempting to dispel the notion that he has neglected the economy.
6. radiant (adjective) p. 108. line 10.
- so happy that their happiness shows in their face
- Sample Sentence: On her wedding day the bride looked truly radiant.
7. emanate (verb) p. 108. line 27.
- give people a strong sense that you have that quality
- Sample Sentence: Intelligence and cunning emanated from him.
8. expedition (noun) p. 109 line 24.
- an organized journey with a specific purpose.
- Forty-three members of the expedition were killed.
9. restorative (adjective) p. 111. line 30.
- tending or helping to restore or improve health, strength, spirits, etc
- Sample Sentence: Restorative food or medicine should be developed
10. encompass (verb) p. 114. line 19.
- to include or contain something, especially to contain a wide range or coverage of something, to surround something.
- Sample Sentence: The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.
1. pang (page 102, line 10, noun)
A sudden strong feeling or emotion, for example of sadness or pain
Ex) I suffered the pang of hunger because I couldn’t eat breakfast and lunch.
2. apprentice (page 103, line 11, noun)
A young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill
Ex) Professor Hwang forced his female apprentices to donate their ova.
3. senile (page 108, line 13, adjective)
To become confused, can no longer remember things, and are unable to look after themselves
Ex) She has senile dementia; she gradually forget everything.
4. sulky (page 110, line 26, adjective)
Sulking or unwilling to enjoy themselves
Ex) I couldn’t enjoy that party; I was sulky.
5. swell (page 111, 3rd line from bottom, verb)
To become larger and rounder than normal
Ex) My hands swelled after I washed all of dishes.
6. restorative (page 111, 2nd line from bottom, noun)
Something that makes a person feel healthier, stronger, or more cheerful after the person have been feeling tired, weak, or miserable
Ex) I took a restorative because I was exhausted.
7. pallid (page 113, line 6, adjective)
Pale in an unattractive or unnatural way
Ex) When Anthony saw HanSeul’s pallid face on Friday, he said her to rest.
8. shrunken (page 114, line 2, adjective)
To become smaller than they used to be
Ex) My grandmother said last words before she died with her shrunken lips.
9. encompass (page 114, line 19, verb)
To include something
Ex) The rent in dormitory compasses meals.
10. pyre (page 115, last line, noun)
A high pile of wood built outside on which people burn a dead body or other things in a ceremony
Ex) SunHee cried when she saw the pyre in JaeHwan’s funeral.
1) Unbearable (adjective) p102
That cannot be endured
After my brother’s death, the pain was unbearable
2) Pang (noun) p 102
A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion
This pang drives me crazy; it is too much painful
3) Rowed (verb) p103
To propel with oars, to convey in a boat thus
When my father and I went to the lack for fishing, we rowed for an hour
4) Hindrance (noun) p106
A thing that keep a person back by delaying process
This hindrance makes my work even more difficult now.
5) Dispel (verb) p107
To drive away, to scatter
Because of the fire, the firemen tried to dispel the audience
6) Awe (noun) p110
Respect or admiration charged reverence or fear
The financial crisis is an awe for the investors
7) Sulky (adjective) p110
Sullen and unsociable from resentment or bad temper
Tania is sulky and she doesn’t want to talk to her parents
8)Encompass (verb) p114
To surround, to contain
The ozone lawyer encompasses the earth
9) Dainty (adjective) p120
Small and pretty, delicate
Lady Diana was a dainty person
10) Bast (noun) p 124
Fibrous material obtained from the inner bark of the lime-tree or other sources
Bast are used by local artisans to make traditional purse
• Unbearable (p 102, line 11) adjective: too bad, painful, or annoying for you to deal with. Ex: Her pain had become unbearable. Unbearably adverb.
• Gnawing (p 102, line 13) adjective: worrying or painful for a long time.
Ex: gnawing doubts
Gnaw (v): to keep biting something: Ex: a dog gnawing on a bone.
• Splendid(p 102, line 22)adjective : excellent or beautiful or impressive
: Ex: a splendid performance .splendidly adverb.
• Rower ( p 102, line 25): row(v) : to make a boat move by using oars
Ex: Slowly, she rowed across the lake. Rowing (noun).
• Devout ( p 105, line 29): adjective: having very strong beliefs, especially religious ones
Ex: a devout Catholic. Devoutly adverb.
• Hindrance (p 106, line3) noun: someone or something that makes it difficult for you to do something. Ex: Students' family problems can be a hindrance to their education.
• Dispelled (p 107, line 20) verb: to stop someone from believing or feeling something, especially because it is harmful or not correct. Ex: Mark's calm words dispelled our fears.
• Perpetual (p 108, line 18): adjective: continuing forever or for a long time.
Ex: her perpetual complaining. Perpetually adverb.
• Shrunken (p 114, line 2) adjective: having become smaller or been made smaller.
Ex: a shrunken sweater.
• Encompassed (p 114, line 19): to include a range of ideas, subjects, etc.
Ex: Crosby's career encompassed radio, records, TV, and movies.
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1) Gnawing (Noun) – page 102, line 13
D - A sensation of dull, constant pain or suffering
E - A never-ending gnawing hunger in the pit of your tormented soul
2) Apprentice (Noun) – page 103, line 12
D - Any learner or beginner; novice
E - Children are generally bound apprentices at 9 or 10.
3) Virtue (Noun) – page 104, line 15
D - A specific moral quality regarded as good or meritorious
E - It is true that for Rumi the moral virtues are never ends in themselves.
4) Strive (Verb) – page 104, line 22
D -To make great efforts; try very hard to strive to win
E - You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.
5) Oar – page 106, line 16
D - Noun
A long pole with a broad blade at one end, held in place by an oarlock and used in pairs to row a boat: a single oar is sometimes used in steering a boat
Verb
To row
E - They all carry the standard pair of steering oars at the stern some of which appear to have a tiller arm.
6) Delight – page 107, line 17
D – Verb
To give great joy or pleasure to
Noun
Great joy or pleasure
E - Your Editor would be delighted to hear from anyone who might help.
7) Senile (Adjective) – page 108, line 13
D - Showing the marked deterioration often accompanying old age, esp. mental impairment characterized by confusion, memory loss, etc.
E - Senile cataracts almost always occur in both eyes simultaneously.
8) Emanate (Verb) – page 108, line 27
D - To come forth; issue, as from a source
To send forth; emit
E - About 50 % of regulations with a significant impact on business now emanate from the EU
9) Eternity (Noun) - page 109, line 29
D - Infinite time; time without beginning or end
E - He wants to save us from a lost eternity.
10) Precocious (Adjective) – page 110, line 6
D - Developed or matured to a point beyond that which is normal for the age a precocious child
E - The scene would seem to be set for addressing the needs of precocious young learners
Transparent (adj. p101 l8)
1. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid
2. so thin as to transmit light
diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
3. free of deceit
guileless
4. easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
e.g. Plain glass is transparent
arrogant (adj. p110 l5)
1. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
同义词：chesty, self-important
e.g. One should never be arrogant even when he is at his best
unbearable (adj. p102 l11)
1. incapable of being put up with
intolerable, unendurable
e.g. The heat outside is unbearable
nuisance(noun p103 l3)
1. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
2. a bothersome annoying person
pain, pain in the neck
e.g. The noise was so loud that it was a nuisance to the neighbors
apprentice(p103 l12)
1. noun. works for an expert to learn a trade
learner, prentice
2. verb.be or work as an apprentice
e.g. He began his career as an apprentice
e.g. He is an apprentice plumber
restorative(noun p111 bottom)
1. tending to impart new life and vigor to
renewing, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising
2. promoting recuperation
recuperative
e.g.Nature has an exhilarative and restorative effect
devout(adj. p105 bottom)
1. devoutly religious H.L.Mencken
god-fearing, pious
2. earnest
dear, earnest, heartfelt
e.g.She was a devout catholic
hindrance(noun. P106 l3)
1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
3. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
hinderance, interference
e.g. The servants were more of a hindrance than a help (to me).
circumstances(noun P108 l22)
1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, portion
2. the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth
3. a person's financial situation (good or bad)
circumstance:
1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
context, circumstance
3. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
condition, consideration
e.g. He was forced by the circumstances to do this
restorative(adj. p111 bottom)
1. tending to impart new life and vigor to
同义词：renewing, reviving, revitalizing, revitalising
2. promoting recuperation
同义词：recuperative
e.g. Nature has an exhilarative and restorative effect
Voca
1.Pearls: noun
1 a bead of smooth hard lustrous material found inside the shell of certain mollusks, eg oysters, and used in jewellery as a gem.
2 an artificial imitation of this. something resembling a pearl.
ex:I bought pearl ring for my mom.
2.Conquer: verb to take control of a country or city and its people by force.
ex: the world champion conquered yet another.
3.conceive :verb (conceived, conceiving)
1 tr & intr to become pregnant.
2 to form from the union of an ovum and a sperm.
3 tr & intr (often conceive of something) to think of or imagine (an idea, etc).
ex: I cannot conceive how that can be.
4.Dim: adj : not bright or distinct. 2 lacking enough light to see clearly. 3 faint; not clearly remembered 4 colloq not very intelligent.
ex: the dim grow of the fire in the grate
5.suspicion: noun 1 an act, instance or feeling of suspecting.
2 a belief or opinion that is based on very little evidence.
3 a slight quantity; a trace.
ex: his reply did little to assuage my suspicion
he did his best to avert suspicion
they were still not of all suspicion.
6.faint : faint〔feint〕
━ adj (fainter, faintest)
1 pale; dim; indistinct; slight.
2 physically weak; on the verge of losing consciousness.
3 feeble; timid; unenthusiastic
ex:she spoke English with a faint Dutch accent.
7.divine: divine〔div in〕
━ adj
1 belonging or relating to, or coming from God or a god.
2 colloq extremely pleasant or beautiful; excellent.
ex: bible)to err is human, to forgive divine.
8.Mature: adj. like an adult. Behaving in a sensible way. Mature is occasionally used instead of more mature.
ex: she is mature woman.
9.gnawing: adj making you feel worried over a period of time
ex: The dog was gnawing a bone.
10. Sway: verb noun. to move slowly from side to side; to move sth in this way
ex: The swaying motion of the ship was making me feel seasick.
1.transparent (p.101,l ine 8) adj.
Definition:
1. If an object or substance is transparent, you can see through it.
2 If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized.
Ex>The insect´s wings are almost transparent.
You don´t have to make such transparent compliments.
2.suspicion (p.102, line9) ; n.
Definition:
Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong.
Ex> You are rather beforehand in your suspicions.
3. apprentice (p.103,line 12) ; n.
Definition:
An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill
4.devout (p.105, line29) ; adj.
Definition: A devout person has deep religious beliefs.
Ex> She was a devout Christian.
5.hindrance (p.106, line 3) ; n.
Definition : A hindrance is a person or thing that makes it more difficult for you to do something.
Ex.> We were lucky to achieve our goal without let or hindrance.
6.dispel (p.107, line 21); v.
Definition; To dispel an idea or feeling that people have means to stop them having it.
Ex> Work dispels boredom.
7.encompass (p.114, line19); v.
Definition: If something encompasses particular things, it includes them.
8.clenched (p.123, line 18); v.
Definition; When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
Ex> He clenched his teeth in barely restrained anger.
9.pious (p.123, line 5); adj.
Definition: Someone who is pious is very religious and moral.
Ex> He’s a extremely pious man and gave all he had to charity.
10.hatred (p.123, line 19); n.
Definition: Hatred is an extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something.
Ex> Her hatred toward me has become more and more obvious day by day.
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