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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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1. burial (noun) p. 117. line2 : the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground
-Sample sentence: The priest prepared the body for burial.
2. defiant (adj) p. 118. line8 : showing aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone
-Sample sentence: The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow's game.
3. uplifted (adj) p. 122. line 23 : very cheerful and happy.
-Sample sentence: People whose presence left you feeling uplifted, happy and full of energy.
4. piety (noun) p. 123. line 24 : strong religious belief, or behavior that is religious or morally correct.
-Sample sentence: His piety to the god has been kept in his mind for 30 years.
5. contemptuous (adj) p. 126. line 13 : do not like or respect someone or something at all.
-Sample sentence: He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
6. tenacious (adj) p. 130. line 30 : very determined and persistent; obstinate.
-Sample sentence: He is regarded at the BBC as a tenacious and persistent interviewer.
7. serene (adj) p. 133. line 10. : calm and quiet.
-Sample sentence: She looked as calm and serene as she always did.
8. yearning (noun) p. 134 line 21 : a very strong desire for it
-Sample sentence: He always had a yearning to be a schoolteacher.
9. indignation (noun) p. 134. line 26 : anger caused by something felt to be unjust, unfair, etc
-Sample sentence: She was filled with indignation at the conditions under which miners were forced to work.
10.entwine (verb) p. 135. line 28 : to wind or twist (two or more things) together.
-Sample sentence: the giraffes were managing to entwine their necks in the most astonishing manner.
1.weeping (p117.1) : adj
said of a tree variety: having low-drooping branches- She wept her goodbyes.
2.burial(p117.2): noun
the burying of a dead body in a grave. Also in compounds and as adj burial-ground, burial clothes. archaeol a grave and the remains found in it.
-She stays the burial plot for along time.
3.accustom(118.last) : verb (accustomed, accustoming)
(usually accustom someone or oneself to something) to make them or oneself familiar with it. – I am accustomed to bed early.
4.Defiant (p123.15): adj. openly refusing to obey sb/sth, sometimes in an aggressive way.
-He is a defiant attitude every time.
5.Clenched (p123.16): verb. When your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry.
-He did clench a bargain.
6.Contempt (p123.17): noun. The feeling that sb/sth is without value and deserves no respect at all. - He is a target for scorn to me.
7.Rage (p123.last): noun. A feeling of violent anger that is difficult to control.
-he was ablaze with rage.
8.Raft (p124.15): noun. A flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or floating platform. – He is a boatman so he always uses rafts.
9.Tenacity (p130.19):adj. usually disapproving) expressing a very strong opinion that people are likely to disagree with. – He has tenacity for her.
10.Hatchet (p125.1) noun. With a short handle (= a tool with a heavy blade for chopping things) – he use a hatchet to robber.
1. Morsel (page 118, line 2~3, noun)
A very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food
Ex) If we go to fancy restaurant, we should pay $100 for a morsel of food.
2. defiant (page 118, line 8, adjective)
Showing aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone
Ex) Defiant HanSeul was absent in her RW class again even though Anthony tried to persuade her.
3. indulgence (page 123, line 25, noun)
Treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing
Ex) The judge’s indulgence toward his sister made victims angry.
4. fester ( page 126, line 27, verb)
To become infected, making it worse, growing more unpleasant
Ex) The old man’s wound festered and made him die.
5. vanity (page 130, line 4, noun)
To take great pride in their appearance or abilities (usually negative)
Ex) His too much vanities made himself down-and-out.
6. yearningly (page 131, line 11, adverb)
Very strongly desire for something
Ex) When he saw a beautiful girl, he saw her yearningly.
7. recur (page 132, line 11, verb)
To happen more than once
Ex) The same crime was recurred by the same thief.
8. serenity (page 134, line 5, noun)
Calmness and quietness
Ex) When I went to countryside, I felt serenity.
9. obsess (page 134, line 19, verb)
Keep thinking about something and find it difficult to think about anything else
Ex) I was obsessed about my check problems.
10. groan (page 135, 5th line from bottom, noun)
To make a long, low sound because you are in pain, or because you are upset or unhappy about something
Ex) I still remember my mother’s groan when she was sick badly.
Spoil (p117, 13) v.
D1- If you spoil children, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character.
E- Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit.
D2- If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory.
E- It's important not to let mistakes spoil your life.
Defiant (p118, 8) adj.
D- If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
E- The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow's game.
Perplexity (p120, 12) n.
D- Perplexity is a feeling of being confused and frustrated because you do not understand something.
E- He began counting them and then, with growing perplexity, counted them a second time.
Neglect (p124, 30) v.
D- If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve.
E- He'd given too much to his career, worked long hours, neglected her.
Spare (p121, 4) adj. v.
D- You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that you do not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed.
E- Don't forget to take a few spare batteries.
D- If you have something such as time, money, or space to spare, you have some extra time, money, or space that you have not used or which you do not need.
E- You got here with ninety seconds to spare
Forbearing (p122, 3) adj.
D- Someone who is forbearing behaves in a calm and sensible way at a time when they would have a right to be very upset or angry.
E – Vasudeva was also silent and waited, friendly, understanding, forbearing.
humble (p123, 2) adj.
D- People use humble in a phrase such as in my humble opinion as a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it.
E- It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain
Indulgence (p123, 35) n.
D- Indulgence means treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing.
E- The king's indulgence towards his sons angered the business community.
Ornament (p130, 10) n.
D- An ornament is an attractive object that you display in your home or in your garden.
E- a shelf containing a few photographs and ornaments.
Yearning (p131, 11) n.
D- A yearning for something is a very strong desire for it.
E- He spoke of his yearning for another child.
Grief (n, p.117, line9)
Grief is a feeling of extreme sadness.
a huge outpouring of national grief for the victims of the shootings.
Spoilt (adj, p.117, line13)
Rude and badly behaved because they are given everything they ask for and not enough discipline
A spoilt child is rarely popular with other children.
Arrogant (adj, p.118, line8)
Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
He was so arrogant.
That sounds arrogant, doesn't it?
Defiant (adj, p.118, line8)
If you say that someone is defiant, you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone.
The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow's game.
Temper (n, p.118, line25)
If you refer to someone's temper or say that they have a temper, you mean that they become angry very easily.
He had a temper and could be nasty.
Obedient (adj, p.119, line26)
A person or animal who is obedient does what they are told to do.
He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents.
Constrain (v, p.120, line10)
To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.[ FORMAL ]
Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations.
Exhortation (n, p.121, line3)
If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it.[ FORMAL ]
Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence
Forbearing (adj, p.122, line3)
Someone who is forbearing behaves in a calm and sensible way at a time when they would have a right to be very upset or angry.[ FORMAL ]
Forbear (v, p.122, line3)
If you forbear to do something, you do not do it although you have the opportunity or the right to do it.[ FORMAL ]
I forbore to comment on this.
Tremendous (adj, p.122, line23)
You use tremendous to emphasize how strong a feeling or quality is, or how large an amount is.[ INFORMAL ]
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
Lena Yasmina Sakaly
Vocabulary
1) Distressing (adjective) p118
Something causing somebody to feel upset
I feel distressing because of this tantrum boy
2) Constrained (adjective) p120
Lacking naturalness or spontaneity because of self-consciousness or reserve. To be inhibited
Because of his pride, Tom was constrained to hide his feelings concerning Katie
3) Uplifted (verb) p122
• To help somebody attain a higher intellectual, moral, or spiritual level or improve the living conditions of somebody
• To raise spirits of somebody/ to make someone feel happier
Through Anthony’s teaching I uplifted spiritually
4) Belatedly (adverb) p122
Occurring after the appropriate or expected time, especially too late to be effective or useful
After I failed to the exam, I realized belatedly that I didn’t answer to 10 questions
5) Clenched (verb) p123
• To close your teeth or fist tightly
• To contract or cause a muscle to contract as a result of sudden tension or emotion
He clenched the rope in his teeth
6) Hatchet (noun) p125
A small ax that can be used with one hand
When the Indians wanted to stop a conflict, they buried the hatchet
7) Yearningly (adverb) p 131
A strong desire, often tinged with sadness
I looked yearningly at my best friend leaving the city
8) Glowing (adjective) p 137
Emitting a soft steady light
The glowing colors of autumn are magnificent
9) Farewell (noun) p 137
• An act of leaving or an activity marking somebody’s departure
• An expression of good wishes on parting
When Carrie was leaving Greensboro to Tokyo everybody came to bid her farewell
10) Bitterly (adverb) p 131
• Having a sharp strong unpleasant taste such as the taste of orange peel
• To be angry or resentful
After getting divorced I looked at bitterly my ex-wife and I felt betrayed
VOCABULARY #7
Yearning: noun, page 134
A very strong desire for it.
Sentence: Mike is yearning about the soccer match that would be next Saturday.
.Defiant: adjective, page 123
Openly refusing to obey.
Sentence: My dog is a defiant guardian every time that everyone comes to my house my dog starts to barn.
Clenched: verb, page 123.
When your hands, teeth, etc., or when they clench, you press or squeeze them together tightly, usually showing that you are angry.
Sentence: Carl was angry in that moment; he clenched his teeth so hard that he broke one of his teeth.
Fester: verb, page 126,
To become infected, making it worse, growing more unpleasant.
Sentence: My thoughts fester when I remember that terrible moment.
Perplexity: Noun, page 120
A feeling of being confused and frustrated because you do not understand something.
Sentence: He was in perplexity when math class finished. He was in a big sorrow/
Grief: noun, page 117
Grief is a feeling of extreme sadness.
Sentence: I grief every time I hear my old TV.
Constrain: verb page 120
To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.[ FORMAL ]
Sentence: Mark is trying to constrain Jason’s performance in soccer practice
Belatedly: adverb, page 122
Occurring after the appropriate or expected time, especially too late to be effective or useful
Sentence: The army returned in a really belatedly moment.
Hatchet: noun, page 125
A small ax that can be used with one hand.
Sentence: The hatchet in the locker room was used only for cutting the dark wood in the yard.
Diego Andres Arteaga
• Frightened (p 117, line 1) adjective: feeling afraid. Example: a frightened child.
• Defiance (p 118, line 25) noun/ defiantly (adverb)/ Defiant (adjective): refusing to do what someone tells you to do because you do not respect him/her.
• Perplexity(p 120, line 12)noun: the state of being perplexed(confues) : BEWILDERMENT 2 : something that perplexes 3 : ENTANGLEMENT.
Example: Siddhartha looked at the ground in perplexity.
• Exhortation (p 121, line 3) noun/ exhort (verb): to try to persuade someone to do something. Example: most teachers exhort their student in the class.
• Forbearing(p 122, line 3)adjective/ forbear( verb): to refrain(stop) or abstain from; desist from. Also to keep back withhold.
Example: I couldn't forbear desire for smoke cigarette.
• Contempt (p 123, line 19) noun: a feeling that someone or something does not deserve any respect. Example: actions that show contempt for women.
Contemptible / adjective not deserving any respect.
• Neglected ( p 124, line 20) verb, adjective: to not do something or forget to do it, especially because you are lazy or careless. Example: Sarah neglected to tell us of the change in plans.
• Wicked (p 129, line 6) adjective: morally bad or evil. Example: I hate wicked people.
• Vanities (p 130, line 4) noun: the quality of being too proud of yourself. Example: his usual vanity make him selfish..
• Yearningly (p 131, line 11) adverb: to long persistently, wistfully, or sadly or to feel tenderness or compassion.
Example: He thought yearningly about his friend.
1. Grief (Noun) Page 117, line 9
D – Intense emotional suffering caused by loss, disaster, misfortune, etc.; acute sorrow; deep sadness
E – His parents were grief stricken, his father covered in his son's blood.
2. Defiant (Adjective) Page 118, line 8
D - Openly and boldly resisting
E - On the outbreak they broke away into defiant attitude.
3. Disgust Page 119, line 3
D – Noun
A sickening distaste or dislike; deep aversion; repugnance
Verb
To cause to feel disgust; be sickening, repulsive, or very distasteful to
E - You are simply expressing disgust for his public behavior.
4. Severity (Noun) Page 119, line 30
D - The quality or condition of being severe; specif.,
a. strictness; harshness
b. gravity, as of expression
c. keenness, as of pain; intensity
E - A lump sum is payable based on the severity of the injury.
5. Perplex (Verb) Page 120, line 12
D - To make (a person) uncertain, doubtful, or hesitant; confuse; puzzle
E - A more perplexing question has been raised about the status of the embryo in relation to identical twins.
6. Wicked (Adjective) Page 129, line 6
D - Morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved
E - You can become a celebrity by doing something wicked, mean, bad and nasty.
7. Vanity (Noun) Page 130, line 4
D - Any thing or act that is vain, futile, idle, or worthless
E - The only reason for an individual to buy a club is personal vanity.
8. Verge Page 132, line 15
D – Verb
To tend or incline
Noun
An enclosing line or border; boundary, esp. of something more or less circular
E – We seem to be on the verge of a breakthrough in understanding
9. Eternity (Noun) Page 133, line 22
D – The endless time after death
E – He wants to save us from a lost eternity.
10. Serenity (Noun) Page 134, line 5
D – A royal title of honor: preceded by Your or by His or Her
The quality or state of being serene; calmness; tranquility
E - Buddha died at the age of eighty in peaceful serenity
1.Gloomy adj. p177 l2
1. characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom
grim, darkening
2. causing dejection
blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
3. depressingly dark
glooming, gloomful, sulky
4. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom
depressing, depressive, saddening
5. reflecting gloom
glum, long-faced
There is a gloomy, overcast expression on his face.
2.grief: adj. p117 l9
1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness
2. something that causes great unhappiness
sorrow
The poor little boy was buried in grief after his mother died.
3.morsel: noun p118 l2
1. a small quantity of anything
morsel
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
morsel, bit, bite
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
4.perplexity: noun p120 l12
1. trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
She looked at us in perplexity
It's a problem of such perplexity that it was impossible to solve.
perplex: verb
1. be a mystery or bewildering to
vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
2. make more complicated
complicate
Faced with that dilemma, he was perplexed
5.exhortation: noun p121 l8
1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
exhortation
2. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
exhortation, incitement
All his father's exhortations were in vain.
6.slight: adj. p121 middle
1. having little substance or significance
flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin
2. almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little
slight
3. being of delicate or slender build
slender, slight, slim, svelte
I don't mind in the slightest
I haven't the slightest idea.
7.forbearing: noun. P122 l3
1. showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
longanimous
He has a forbearing nature; he accepts trouble with a smile
forbear: verb
1. refrain from doing
forbear, hold back
2. resist doing something
refrain, forbear
8.undergo: verb p122 l14
1. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
experience, receive, have, get
2. go or live through
experience, see, go through
3. accept or undergo, often unwillingly
take, submit
I hope that I shall never again have to undergo such unpleasant experience
9.pursuer: noun. P135 l20
1. a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
chaser
2. a person who pursues some plan or goal
He managed to avoid his pursuers
10.fester: p126 bottom
1. noun. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
suppurating sore
1. verb. ripen and generate pus
maturate, suppurate
His wound became festering
The resentment festered in his mind
1.Gloomy adj. p177 l2
1. characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom
grim, darkening
2. causing dejection
blue, dark, depressing, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
3. depressingly dark
glooming, gloomful, sulky
4. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom
depressing, depressive, saddening
5. reflecting gloom
glum, long-faced
There is a gloomy, overcast expression on his face.
2.grief: adj. p117 l9
1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness
2. something that causes great unhappiness
sorrow
The poor little boy was buried in grief after his mother died.
3.morsel: noun p118 l2
1. a small quantity of anything
morsel
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
morsel, bit, bite
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
4.perplexity: noun p120 l12
1. trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
She looked at us in perplexity
It's a problem of such perplexity that it was impossible to solve.
perplex: verb
1. be a mystery or bewildering to
vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
2. make more complicated
complicate
Faced with that dilemma, he was perplexed
5.exhortation: noun p121 l8
1. a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
exhortation
2. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
exhortation, incitement
All his father's exhortations were in vain.
6.slight: adj. p121 middle
1. having little substance or significance
flimsy, slight, tenuous, thin
2. almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little
slight
3. being of delicate or slender build
slender, slight, slim, svelte
I don't mind in the slightest
I haven't the slightest idea.
7.forbearing: noun. P122 l3
1. showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment
longanimous
He has a forbearing nature; he accepts trouble with a smile
forbear: verb
1. refrain from doing
forbear, hold back
2. resist doing something
refrain, forbear
8.undergo: verb p122 l14
1. go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
experience, receive, have, get
2. go or live through
experience, see, go through
3. accept or undergo, often unwillingly
take, submit
I hope that I shall never again have to undergo such unpleasant experience
9.pursuer: noun. P135 l20
1. a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
chaser
2. a person who pursues some plan or goal
He managed to avoid his pursuers
10.fester: p126 bottom
1. noun. a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus
suppurating sore
1. verb. ripen and generate pus
maturate, suppurate
His wound became festering
The resentment festered in his mind
1. wicked : adj.
Definition : very bad and deliberately harmful to people
Ex> As far as I know, Curis is not a wicked man.
2. vanity : n,
Definition : If you refer to someone's vanity , you are critical of them because they take great pride in their appearance or abilities.
Ex> Although she doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy expensive car. I think she is a woman full of vanity.
3. immense : adj.
Definition : If you describe something as immense , you mean that it is extremely large or great.
Ex> You did an immense job getting the project started.
4. vitality : n.
Definition: If you say that someone or something has vitality, you mean that they have great energy and liveliness.
Ex> Seoul is a city full of vitality.
5. tenacity: n.
Definition: If you have tenacity , you are very determined and do not give up easily.
Ex> I think this has nothing to do with how smart you are. You just need tenacity.
6. tenacious: adj.
Definition: If you are tenacious , you are very determined and do not give up easily.
Ex> Old people like to be tenacious of old habit.
7. yearning: adj.
Definition: A yearning for something is a very strong desire for it.
Ex> Sue is feeling strong yearnings toward home.
8. absurd: adj.
Definition: If you say that something is absurd , you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
Ex> Don’t be absurd.
9. repetition; n.
Definition: If there is a repetition of an event, usually an undesirable event, it happens again.
Ex> We must take steps to avoid the repetition of this offense.
10. recur: v.
Definition: If something recurs, it happens more than once.
Ex> Old memories unexpectedly recurred to his mind.
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