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spectatornoun. a person who observes an event.- this basketball game attracts many spectators.
 * FIRST WEEK**
 * 1) mortality-noun. death -mortality is a scary word for some people.
 * 2) synchronous--adj. happening at the same time--- these two things are synchronous in the world,
 * 3) audial---adj. related to the sense of hearing-- Audial materials are good for the international students.
 * 4) diction-noun. choice and use of words in speech and writing--- the dictions in this article are perfect.
 * 5) monograph-noun.a scholarly piece of writing on a singe subject---the monograph of the famous professor is released today
 * 6) subterraneanadj. beneath the earth's surface,---the subterranean passage is always dark.
 * 7) hydroscopenoun. the device for looking at objects below the surface of waterwe wear the hydroscopes for diving.
 * 8) theocentric--adj. centering on God -the theocentric theory is accepted by lots of people in America.
 * 9) invoke-verb. to call on for help and support--his name was invoked as a symbol of the revolution
 * 10) index---noun. an alphabetical list of topics in detaili look the index to remeber the professional words
 * 11) bibliography-noun. sources used by the author--many famous writers are listed in the bibliography.
 * 12) deplete--v. to reduce something by large amount so that there is not enough left.the natural resources are being depleted.
 * 13) moral-noun. standards or principles of good behaviour -in some aspects, America has the different social morals with China
 * 14) exceedverb. to be greater than a particular number or amount.---we should exceed the boundary to achieve our dream.
 * 15) maturity---noun. the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible, adult manner.---when you grow to the maturity, you should have the responsibility of your life

SECOND WEEK

virtualadj. alomost or very nearly the thing descried---the company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade,
 * 1) sympathy- noun. the act of showing support for or approval of an ideahis sympathy is the power of me.
 * 2) acrimonious-adj. angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words---his brothers went through a acrimonious arguement.
 * 3) diverge-verb. separate and go in different directions---our paths diverged as a result of our different goals
 * 4) current--noun. a tendency of thought.the current influenced many people in that time.
 * 5) emotive-verb.causing people to feel strong emotions--the song emotives our childhood memory.
 * 6) esteemnoun, great respect and admiration, a good opinion of sb- this is a gift as our esteem.
 * 7) revivalnoun, an improvement in the condition or strength of sth---an economic rivival needs a long time
 * 8) indolent-adj. lazy an indolent person can not make succeed
 * 9) yearn-verb. to want sth very much, especially when it is very difficult to getthe people yearned for peace.
 * 10) intergrity-noun, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principlesa good person should behave with integrity
 * 11) sensibility-noun. the ability to experience and understand deep feelings -she is a impeccable charming girl withsensibility
 * 12) surrenderverb, to admit that you have been defeated andn want to stop fighting finally, his army surrendered
 * 13) evitableadj. that you can not avoid--if was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
 * 14) dedicate-verb. to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose - she dedicates herself to her work.

THIRD WEEK


 * 1) combination number-it means different ways to choose r elements from N distinct elements without order requirment.
 * 2) acrimonious.---adj. --caustic, stinging, or bitter in __[|nature] __, speech, behavior.-an acrimonious speech makes people excited.
 * 3) indolent--adj. lazy,not wanting to work--the indolent child should get what should he get.
 * 4) diffident--adj.not having much confidence in yourself, not wanting to talk about yourself.---he was modest and diffident about his own success,
 * 5) executive--noun.a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or a n organizationa chief executive in a computer firm.
 * 6) vigorous--adj.---very active,determined or full of energy.--take vigorous exercise for several hours a week can keep fit
 * 7) inconsistent---adj.---not the same and conflicting--the report is inconsistent with the financial statements.
 * 8) concede--v. ---to admit that sth is true, logical---he was forced to concede there might be difficulties.
 * 9) mighty--adj. very strong and powerful-he struck him with a mighty blow across his shoulder.
 * 10) obliged--adj. used when you are expressing thanks or asking politely for sth,grateful to sb.i'd be obliged if you would keep this to yourself.
 * 11) assault---noun. the crime of attacking sb physically--an assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning,
 * 12) formidable---adj.---ou feel fear for someone ,things or situations or hard to dealthe task was a formidable one.
 * 13) conspire---v.to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmfulthey were accused of conspiring against the king,
 * 14) oblige---v.to force sb to do sth,by law because it is a duty,-i felt obliged to ask them to dinner,
 * 15) take refuge in avoid the disaster,he took refuge in silence.

FOURTH WEEK


 * 1) goofy---adj.silly, stupid--she always looks like goofy when she smiles.
 * 2) annotateverb.-to add notes to a book or text,giving explanations---an annotated edition is helpful for the students.
 * 3) ultimatenoun.-the best, most advanced, greatest of its kind.-the ultimate is valuable for him.
 * 4) postulate-verb.--to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory.
 * 5) vanity-noun.--too much pride in your own appearance,ability or achievementsshe had no personal vanity.
 * 6) ecstaticadj.---very happy, excited and enthusisticshe was ecstatic about her new job.
 * 7) frenzy---noun.-a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control.-the speaker worked the crowd up into a frenzy.
 * 8) elabotateadj.very complicated and detailed,carefully prepared and organized.--she had prepared a very elaborate meal
 * 9) vacillat---verb.-to keep changing your opinion or thoughts about sth---the country's leaders are still vacillating between confrontation and compromise
 * 10) compromise---noun--an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end.\
 * 11) crudity---noun---the fact of being crudethe novel's structural crudities
 * 12) maturity---noun.---the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible adult manner her poems show great maturity
 * 13) notion--noun---an idea, a belief or an understanding of sthi have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.
 * 14) integrity---nounthe quality of being honest and having strong moral principlesthe integrity makes me feel comfortable.
 * 15) capricious---adj---impulsive,unpredictable, subject to sudden change.--a movie star who was capricious and difficult to please

FIFTH WEEK


 * 1) onomatopoeia--noun---the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitaion of the sound associated with it.-buzz,cuckoo,meow,boom.
 * 2) synthesis--noun-combining separate elements together into a single unit or a whole.---the summary at the end of a chapter is a synthesis of the major points and supporting details which where presented.
 * 3) poultry-noun-- domesticated fowl collectively, especially those valued for their meat and eggs, as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and guinea fowlfow
 * 4) untouchablesnoun-- that may not be touched; of a [|nature] such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible.
 * 5) disregarded---adj--- to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignoreI disregarded the book at the corner.
 * 6) columnist--noun the writer or editor of a newspaper or magazine column-the columnist provided the most important opinion.
 * 7) subprimeadj. being of less than top qualitythe subprime mortagage mess involved a huge ethical breakdown on Wall Street.
 * 8) concide-verb. to occupy [|the] same place in [|space], the same point or period in [|time], or the same relative position: //The centers of concentric circles coincide. //
 * 9) precise---adj. definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: //precise directions. //
 * 10) border--noun--- the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary. --the open border were enabling so many more people to compete with Americans for middle-class jobs.
 * 11) rebootverb to restart (a computer) by loading [|the] operating systemwe need to understand that it is not only our financial system that needs a reboot and an upgrade.
 * 12) recessionnoun--- the [|act] of [|receding] or withdrawing-the great recession wiped out all the credit and asset bub bles that made that overconsumption possible.
 * 13) layoffnounthe period that the company does not worka friend loses her job as a result of layoff.
 * 14) thrive---verb.- to prosper; be fortunate or successful--new ways to attract old customers or new ways to combine existing technologies will thrive.
 * 15) connotation---noun--- the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: //A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”// Compare [|denotation]
 * 16) explicit---adj- the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: //A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”//
 * 17) denotation-noun--- a word that names or signifies something specific: // “Wind” is the denotation for air in natural motion. “Poodle” is the denotation for a certain breed of// //dog.//

SIXTH WEEK virtualadj. alomost or very nearly the thing descried---the company has a virtual monopoly in this area of trade, sympathy- noun. the act of showing support for or approval of an ideahis sympathy is the power of me.
 * revivalnoun, an improvement in the condition or strength of sth---an economic rivival needs a long time
 * indolent-adj. lazy an indolent person can not make succeed
 * yearn-verb. to want sth very much, especially when it is very difficult to getthe people yearned for peace.
 * intergrity-noun, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principlesa good person should behave with integrity
 * sensibility-noun. the ability to experience and understand deep feelings -she is a impeccable charming girl withsensibility
 * surrenderverb, to admit that you have been defeated andn want to stop fighting finally, his army surrendered
 * evitableadj. that you can not avoid--if was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
 * dedicate-verb. to give a lot of your time and effort to a particular activity or purpose - she dedicates herself to her work.
 * acrimonious-adj. angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words---his brothers went through a acrimonious arguement.
 * diverge-verb. separate and go in different directions---our paths diverged as a result of our different goals
 * current--noun. a tendency of thought.the current influenced many people in that time.
 * emotive-verb.causing people to feel strong emotions--the song emotives our childhood memory.
 * esteemnoun, great respect and admiration, a good opinion of sb- this is a gift as our esteem.

SEVENTH WEEK
 * mighty--adj. very strong and powerful-he struck him with a mighty blow across his shoulder.
 * obliged--adj. used when you are expressing thanks or asking politely for sth,grateful to sb.i'd be obliged if you would keep this to yourself.
 * assault---noun. the crime of attacking sb physically--an assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning,
 * formidable---adj.---ou feel fear for someone ,things or situations or hard to dealthe task was a formidable one.
 * conspire---v.to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmfulthey were accused of conspiring against the king,
 * oblige---v.to force sb to do sth,by law because it is a duty,-i felt obliged to ask them to dinner,
 * take refuge in avoid the disaster,he took refuge in silence.
 * combination number-it means different ways to choose r elements from N distinct elements without order requirment.
 * acrimonious.---adj. --caustic, stinging, or bitter in __[|nature] __ , speech, behavior.-an acrimonious speech makes people excited.
 * indolent--adj. lazy,not wanting to work--the indolent child should get what should he get.
 * diffident--adj.not having much confidence in yourself, not wanting to talk about yourself.---he was modest and diffident about his own success,
 * executive--noun.a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or a n organizationa chief executive in a computer firm.
 * vigorous--adj.---very active,determined or full of energy.--take vigorous exercise for several hours a week can keep fit
 * inconsistent---adj.---not the same and conflicting--the report is inconsistent with the financial statements.
 * concede--v. ---to admit that sth is true, logical---he was forced to concede there might be difficulties.
 * concede--v. ---to admit that sth is true, logical---he was forced to concede there might be difficulties.

EIGHTH WEEK-
 * 1) goofy---adj.silly, stupid--she always looks like goofy when she smiles.
 * 2) annotateverb.-to add notes to a book or text,giving explanations---an annotated edition is helpful for the students.
 * 3) ultimatenoun.-the best, most advanced, greatest of its kind.-the ultimate is valuable for him.
 * 4) postulate-verb.--to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory.
 * 5) vanity-noun.--too much pride in your own appearance,ability or achievementsshe had no personal vanity.
 * 6) ecstaticadj.---very happy, excited and enthusisticshe was ecstatic about her new job.
 * 7) frenzy---noun.-a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control.-the speaker worked the crowd up into a frenzy.
 * 8) elabotateadj.very complicated and detailed,carefully prepared and organized.--she had prepared a very elaborate meal
 * 9) vacillat---verb.-to keep changing your opinion or thoughts about sth---the country's leaders are still vacillating between confrontation and compromise
 * 10) compromise---noun--an agreement made between two people or groups in which each side gives up some of the things they want so that both sides are happy at the end.
 * 11) crudity---noun---the fact of being crudethe novel's structural crudities
 * 12) maturity---noun.---the quality of thinking and behaving in a sensible adult manner her poems show great maturity
 * 13) notion--noun---an idea, a belief or an understanding of sthi have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing.
 * 14) integrity---nounthe quality of being honest and having strong moral principlesthe integrity makes me feel comfortable.
 * 15) capricious---adj---impulsive,unpredictable, subject to sudden change.--a movie star who was capricious and difficult to please