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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. Cave (v) p.192,18: come down, fall, crash. Ex: the kid caved in tears seeing his broken toy.
2. Gleefully (adv) p.193,22: full of joy, happiness. Ex: the puppy runs gleefully in the park.
3. Granted (adj) p.194,6: allowed, given, permitted. To take for granted: expected, deducted. Ex: don’t take for granted your win.
4. Eerie (adj) p.195,12: scaring, frightening, worrying. Ex: that scary movie has an eerie music.
5. Cast, cast, cast (v) p.195,27: throw, send forth. Ex: a big tree casts a huge shadow on the ground.
6. Smidgeon (n) p.201,26: a bit, a pick of something. Ex: every smidgeon of life is an important one.
7. Hasten (v) p.202,36: hurry, speed up, run. Ex: it’s better you hasten, or you’ll miss the train.
8. Prized (adj, n, v) p.203,1: of high quality, trophy, to value, to appreciate. Ex: this is a prized restaurant.
9. Grate (v) p.205,9: irritate, rug against. Ex: aloud music grates on nextdoor neighbour’s nerves.
10. Craft (n) p.209,21: technique. Ex: only the practice improves craft.
1-beneath (prep, p.191, l.22)
Under sth/sb
Ex. I took a nap beneath a big tree on sunny day.
2-innate (adj, p.193, l.36)
That you have when you are born
Ex. Asthma is my innate sickness.
3-perfection (noun, p.193, l.36)
The state of being perfect
Ex. Don’t pursue a perfection.
4-obsess (verb, p.196, l.1)
To completely fill your mind so that you cannot think of anything
Ex. He is obsessed with her temptation.
5-bless (noun, p.196, l.5)
To ask God to protect
Ex. God bless you.
6-capable (adj, p.199, l.30) “capable + of ~ing”
Having the ability or qualities necessary for doing sth
Ex. She is capable to attracting a million guys.
7-smidgen (noun, p.201, l.26)
A small piece or amount of sth
Ex. “Suger?” “Just a smidgen.”
8-tattered (adj, p.203, l.16)
Old and torn; in bad condition
Ex. My bicycle is tattered
9-farewell (noun, p.203, l.26)
The act of saying goodbye to sb
Ex. The seven samurai said their farewells and left from the village.
10-muss (verb, p.207, l.36)
Scramble, a confused
Ex. His hair was mussed. But, he has originally afro hair style.
1.grate on(v)(p205-11)to irritate or annoy sb
ex:her voice really grates on me
2.nerve(n)(p205-11)any of the long threads that carry messages between the brain and parts of the body ,enabling to move, feel pain.
ex:every nerve in her body was tense.
3.faraway(adj)(p205-13)a long distance away
ex:the festival in the faraway country makes me interested
4.settle(v)(p205-17) paY money
ex: please settle your bill before leaving the hotel
5.propose(v)(p206-6)to intend to do sth
ex:i propose getting home
6.hitchhike(v)(p206-21)to travel by asking for free rides in other people's cars , by standing at the side of the road and trying to get passing cars to stop
ex: they hitchhiked around europe
7.lumious(adj)(p206-38)shining in the dark ;giving out light
ex:the luminous quality of the music
8.figure (v)(p207-9)to calculate an amount or the cost of sth
ex:we figured the attendane at 150000
9.glance(v)(p207-30)to look quickly at sth/sb
ex:i glanced up quickly to see who had come in
10.lingering(adj)slow to end or disappear
ex: a painful and lingering death
1.jubilant(adj)p.192,Line22:feeling or showing great happiness because of a success-”He was in jubilant mood after the victory.”
2.unfold(verb)p.193,Line37:to be gradually made known; to gradually make sth known to other people-”She unfolded her tale to us.”
3.instinct(noun)p.195,Line17:a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training-”Dogs have homing instinct.”
4.unattainable(adj)p.196,Line18:impossible to achieve or reach-”It's an unattainable dream for me.”
5.ominous(adj)p.197,Line3:suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future-”There were ominous dark clouds.”
6.ecstatically(adv)p.198,Line32:very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm-”He sighed ecstatically.”
7.smidgen(noun)p.201,Line26:a small piece or amount of sth-”Put sugar just a smidgen.”
8.wrought(verb)p.202,Line7:caused sth to happen, especially a change-”The storm wrought havoc in the south.”
9.lingering(adj)p.207,Line31:slow to end or disappear-”He gave her a last lingering look.”
10.glow(verb)p.207,Line31:especially of sth hot or warm to produce a dull, steady light-”It glowed on the darkness.”
1. Disbelief (192)
N. lack of belief; amazement, astonishment
Ex. she stared at me in disbelief
2. Futility (193)
N. uselessness; worthlessness; triviality, vanity; useless act
Ex. You’ve shown me the futility of searching
3. Gleefully (193)
Adv. joyously, gaily, happily
Ex. the old man had greeted her gleefully
4. Bizarre (195)
Adj. strange, unusual, odd, outlandish
Ex. that guy looks like bizarre
5. Ominous (197)
Adj. delivering bad news; foreboding; threatening
Ex. his voice was ominous and then I felt fear
6. Nourishment (198)
N. food; nutrition
Ex. Happiness is good nourishment
7. Ecstatically (198)
Adv. blissfully, euphorically, enthusiastically
Ex. he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa
8. Paradox (201)
N. statement that seems to be self-contradictory; false statement, untrue statement; person who has contradictory qualities according to outward appearance; thing that unites contradictory qualities
Ex. The only laws are paradox, humor and change
9. Lingering (207)
Adj. continuous, prolonged (especially of an illness); enduring, persisting, remaining alive; remaining in one place; meditating, contemplating; walking slowly
V. stay longer than usual, tarry; delay; persist, remain; be slow in dying; move slowly
Ex. Jesus was lingering over his homework
10. Languish (210)
V. weaken, droop, wither; suffer neglect, suffer hardship; pine away, yearn for, long for
Ex. for three years this book languished in the never-never land of out-of-print books
1.Edible (adj p.191) something that may be eaten. may be eaten
These are edible mushrooms.
2.Sorrow (adj p.193) Sorrow is a feeling of deep sadness or regret.
Ex: you are sorrow man.
3.Bless (verb p.196) to praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences
Ex: God bless you
4.Flickering (adj p.195) rapid back and forth movement, shimmering
Ex: flickering light
5.Crept up (verb p.192) entire
Ex: the cat crept up the stairs
6. Reassure (verb p.192) restore confidence
Ex: I reassured him that we were safe.
7. Mischievous (adj p.203) A mischievous person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
Ex: She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child
8. luminous (adj p.206) shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant
Ex: Her luminous eyes opened widely.
9. Muss (verb p.207) make messy or untidy
Ex: the child mussed up my hair.
10. gust (verb and noun p.208) A gust is a short, strong, sudden rush of wind
Ex: The wind gusted up to 164 miles an hour.
1、tangle (vb/n), p191, line18: *a confused or complicated mass of hairs, lines, fibres, etc, knotted or coiled together *a complicated problem, condition, or situation *to come into conflict; contend
e.g.: My wool always seems to tangle.
2、wrestle (vb/n), p192, line4: *to fight (another person) by holding, throwing, etc, without punching with the closed fist *to fight with (a person, problem, or thing) *a struggle or tussle
e.g.: He decided to wrestle with those temptations.
3、jubilant (adj), p192, line22: *feeling or expressing great joy
e.g.: The whole nation is jubilant.
4、futility (n), p193, line11: *lack of effectiveness or success *lack of purpose or meaning
e.g.: She finally perceived the futility of her protest.
5、juicy (adj), p193, line15: *provocatively interesting; spicy *voluptuous or seductive *profitable
e.g.: I want all the juicy details.
6、drowsy (adj), p193, line36: *heavy with sleepiness; sleepy *inducing sleep; soporific *sluggish or lethargic; dull
e.g.: It was a warm, quiet, drowsy afternoon.
7、eerie (adj), p195, line12: *(esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly
e.g.: The quietness felt unnatural and an eerie,uneasy feeling gripped us.
8、flicker (vb/n), p195, line20: *to shine with an unsteady or intermittent light *to move quickly to and fro; quiver, flutter, or vibrate *to cause to flicker *an unsteady or brief light or flame *an unsteady or brief light or flame
e.g.: She is read by the flicker light of the candle.
9、strident (adj), p197, line3: *(of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound *urgent, clamorous, or vociferous
e.g.: His voice is strident.
10、decompose (vb), p197, line32: * to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot * to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds
e.g.: Damp air can decompose clothes.
1.jubilant (adj.) p.192, line24 : feeling or showing great happiness because of a success
“A large number of jubilant fans ran on to the pitch.”
2.unattainable (adj.) p.196, line18 : not able to be reached or archieved
“An unattainable goal”
3.attainment (noun) p.196, line19 : something that you achieved
“The attainment of corporate aims”
4.precipice (noun) p.197, line25 : a very steep side of a high cliff, mountain or rock
“The country was now on the edge of a precipice.”
5.deranged (adj.) p.201, line14 : unable to behave and think normally, especially because of mental illness
“mentally deranged”
6.nestle (verb) p.201, line20 : to sit or lie down in a warm or soft place
“He hugged her and she nestled against his chest.”
7.align (verb) p.202, line17 : to arrange sth in the correct position, or to be in the correct position, in relation to sth else, especially in a straight line
“Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.”
8.hasten (verb) p.202, line36 : to say or do sth without delay
“She saw his frown and hastened to explain.”
9.innermost (adj.) p.209, line12 : most private, personal and secret
“I could not express my innermost feelings to anyone.”
10.languish (verb) p.210, line21 : to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer sth unpleasant for a long time
“She continues to languish in a foreign person.”
Rawiyah..
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1- Labor (n) p212-L12
Definition: hard work- work as a group.
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2-Solitude (n)p210-L4
Definition: the state or characteristic of being alone and away from other people.
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3-Realm(n)p210-L5
Definition: a country ruled by a king or queen.
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4-Adaptation(n)p210-L13
Definition: change to fit needs or new conditions.
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5-Manuscript (n)p210-L16
Definition: a letter, article or book in unpublished from, especially an author’s copy that is sent to an editor or printer.
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6-Deduction (n) deduct (v) p210- L 19
Definition: take away from a total subtract.
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7-Immense (adj) p 210-L19
Definition: very large; vast; huge; very big.
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8-Distribution(n) p 210-L29
Definition: divide among many.
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9-Intently(adv) p206-L26
Definition: with full attention.
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10-Offended-offend (v) p205-L7
Definition: anger; cause displeasure to; hurt the feelings of.
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