Junzhi+Li

1. Insomnia (n) difficulty fall in sleep Jackie has serious insomnia, so she could not focus on studying during the class time. I found this word form the website []

2. Equivalent: (adj) having the same number, amount or value Despite their good services, most Inns are less costly than hotels of equivalent standards. From an article, but i forgot the name.

3. Accurate: (adj) correct in every detail Is your watch accurate? From TV

4. Acquire:(v) to buy a company ore property You acquired taste for something that you may learn to like after a while. From Wall Street Journal

5. Predict: (v) to say something in advance that will happen My father predicted that the climate would change soon. From Wall Street Journal

6. Ethnicity: (n) the race or national group that someone belong to No matter how many ethnicities there are in China, all of them belong to one country.

7.Route: (n) Path I drove home by the route last night. From Wall Street Journal

8. Panicking:(n) feeling scared or alarmed When i got home, my little sister was crying, because the thunder made her panic. From CNN news

9. restricted: (adj), controlled or limited The safety of alcohol is restricted. From CNN news

10. assessed: (v) to calculate the quality, amount They assessed the car at $10,000. From CNN news

11. Estimated: (adj), to judge the value, size. The bridge was built at an estimated cost of $2 million. From " Eat Pray Love"

1cultivate: (v), develop The farmer is cultivating his land. Black Swan

2. drawback (n) disadvantage Everything has its own drawbacks. Black Swan

3. indispensable: (adj) important, necessary This is an indispensable book for college students. Black Swan

4. enormously: (adv) extremely His research has contributed enormously to our understanding of this topic. Athens News

5. Fluctuate: (vi) have ups and downs The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally. Athens News

6. accelerate : (v) move faster Our country should accelerate the economic growth. Athens News

7. affluent: (adj) rich, wealthy He is an affluent man because he supports 100 children to go to school. Athens News

8.brilliant (adj) unusual, intelligent, and excellent His brilliant intelligence makes the economic of our company well. Athens News

9. disapprove (vi) disagree My parents disapproved my sister's marriage, Hall Pass

10.starvation (n) extremely hungery One of my professors was making a speech of global starvation. Online article

Week 4 1.controversy : (n) arguing The discussion caused great controversy. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.drones.shamsi/index.html?hpt=T2

2. facility: (n) a building or a place that provides a particular service The machine is only servicing facilities. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.drones.shamsi/index.html?hpt=T2

3. recrimination :(n) mutual association I do not want ant recriminations if it goes wrong. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.drones.shamsi/index.html?hpt=T2

4. reluctant :(adj) not eager I am reluctant about asking him to do this. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.drones.shamsi/index.html?hpt=T2

5. Coincidence: (n) Equality He and I both arrived at the same time by pure coincidence. http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/pakistan.drones.shamsi/index.html?hpt=T2

6. Surrounded : (adj) confined on all sides The sharks surrounded me when i was in the ocean. <span style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">﻿http://www.wbtv.com/story/14493919/100-year-old-bowler-still-going-strong

<span style="font-family: arial,verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal;">7. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">compliance (n) happy friendly agreement <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I was surprised by his compliance with these terms. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13172977

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">8. coastline: (n) the outline of the coast <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The sea is eating away the coastline. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13172977

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">9.explosion (n) the violent release the emergency caused by chemical The missile warhead hit the target, effecting a nuclear explosion. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13172977

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">10. defray : (v) liability <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I have enough money to defray expenses. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13172977

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">1. lacerate: (v) wound, hurt <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The barbed wire had lacerated my arm. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Online

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">2.warden (n) lawman <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">They were taken to the warden's office <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Online

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helmet,Freesans,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">3. scarlet (adj) really red The band was dressed in scarlet.

4.newlyweds(n) the couple just got married The most popular news in today is about the prince William newlyweds. http://us.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/29/uk.royal.wedding.kate.william/index.html?hpt=C1

5. wastage (n) waste Buy more paper than you need to allow for wastage. http://us.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/29/uk.royal.wedding.kate.william/index.html?hpt=C1

6.implicitly (adj) no question, totally I trust you implicitly. http://us.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/29/uk.royal.wedding.kate.william/index.html?hpt=C1

7.lukewarm (adj) not hot but not cold His plan got lukewarm reception from the committee. http://us.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/29/uk.royal.wedding.kate.william/index.html?hpt=C1

8.rustic (adj) country The village has certain rustic charm. http://us.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/29/uk.royal.wedding.kate.william/index.html?hpt=C1

9. accusations (n) a act of imputing blame You cannot just throw accusations around like that. http://us.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/29/uk.royal.wedding.kate.william/index.html?hpt=C1

10. diplomatic (adj) relating to There were some mediate contacts between the two countries before their diplomatic relation established. []

1. route: n path I drove home by the route last night. Athens News

2. tempt: v invited, lured Nothing would tempte me to go to a party tonight, because I have a quiz tomorrow. Athens News

3. Panicking: n feeling scared or alarmed When i got home, my little sister was crying, because the thunder mader he panic. Athens News

4. consuption:n, the act of eating or drinking The consumption of alcohal is not permitted on the premises. Athens News

5.restricted: adj, coutrolled or limited The safety alchohol is restricted. Athens News

6.assessed: v to calculate the quality They assessed the car at $10,000. Eat Pray Love

7. estimated: adj, to judge the value, size The bidge was built at an estimated cost of $2 million. Eat Pray Love

8. attributable: adj, likely to have been caused by something The price increase is attributable to a rise in the cost of paper. Eat Pray Love

9. Sought: v to try to find I have sought it for 2 hours. Eat Pray Love

10. uncoventional: adj, not adhering to convention Aimins doctors offer unconventional treatment. Eat Pray Love

1. enhance: v, to increase or imporve The government will enhance the transportation system. Wall Street Journal

2.altered: adj, to be changed the altered design changes our plan. Wall Street Journal

3. concertrating: n, to give most of your attention to one thing. I am concertrating on finishing the homework now. Wall Street Journal

4. Ethnicity: n, the race or national group that someone belong to Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations. Wall Street Journal

5. detection: n, the state of being kept in prison The suspect was held in detection for two days. Wall Street Journal

6.oppress: v, to treat people cruely unfairly In my family, I feel oppressed because my parents are not equally treating between my sister and I. Wall Street Journal

7. prejudice: n, an unfair opinion about someone or something which you formed without adequate information. I have a lot of prejudices about my cousin. Wall Street Journal

8. possess: v, to hae, to own In China, it's illegal to possess a handgun. Athens News

9. prosperous: adj, wealthy and successful My uncle used to be prosperous, but he became poor since he failed with his business. Athens News

10. adjust: v, to change something or yourself so as to be better for a specific situation. When I came to America, I had to adjust my time clock. Athens News

1.contemporary: adj, belong to the present time I don't really like contemporary music. The Columbus Dispatch

2. hostile/; adj, unfriendly, behaving like an enemy My sister has a file attitude toward my cousin who lost her books. The Columbus Dispatch

3. pursue: v, to try achieve My mother gave up her status as a housewife to pursue being a business woman. The Columbus Dispatch

4. resent: v, to feel angry because you think you're been treated unfairly Some people resent the presence of people who had experience to study abroad. The Columbus Dispatch

5. capable: adj, able to do Lily knows that she is capable of working a serious job. The Columbus Dispatch

6. caution: n, great care People should drive with caution when there is ice or snow on the roads. Sport

7. defect: n, something wrong, a fault in a person or a thing Because of this small defect on this apple, I will not eat it. Sport

8. determine: v, to find out or decide The polices are trying to determine who is the killer. Sport

9. fatal: adj, causing death There was a fatal accident on the freeway last night. Athens News

10. inherit: v, to receive something from someone who has died Bob inherited nothing from his dad who died last month. Athens News

1.barren :adj, unable to produce young The barren land could produce little food. Black Media

2.bump: v. come with a blow or knock The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door. Black Media

3.devise: v, think out; plan or contrive He devised a new method for teaching the blind. Black Media

4. exert:, put into use My parents have been exerting lot of presure on me to work hard. Black Media

5. intrigue: n, a secret plan or activity The King's younger brother took part in the intrigue to make himself kind. Black Media

6. oath: a solemn promise, often calling upon God He placed his right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of office. Black Media

7. refuge: n, a protected, safe place The cat took refuge from the dog behind a tree. Black Media

8: shatter: v. destroy completely Their hope of finding him alive was shattered. Black Media

9: tease: v, make fun of a person playfully or unkingly At school, the other children always teased me because i was fat. Black Media

10: tilt: v, slope or slant He titlted his chair back too far and fell on the floor. Black Media