week12 (9)

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ma'am = madame

thank you for taking it so well

how vexing?

how kind of you to remind me

I met him at the station

love at the first sight

make the first move

something tremendous(chemical) happening

Traveling is a fool's paradise

Etymology:

in-: not

inefficient, inaccurate, intact, incredible

ad-: to, forward

advocate, adhere, adopt, advent

over-: excessively; to an unwanted degree
overestimate, overabundance, overage, overachieve

-arium: forming nouns usually denoting a place
planetarium, aquarium, planetarium, terrarium

-ism: denoting a system, principle, or ideological movement
skepticism, atheism, giantism, fanaticism

un-: denoting the absence of a quality or state; not
unidentified, unwind, unlock

-less: not having; without; free from
countless, charmless

vocabulary
1.discredit |disˈkredit|
verb
meaning: harm the good reputation of (someone or something)
origin: mid 16th cent.: from dis- (expressing reversal) + credit, on the pattern of Italian   (noun), ( (di)screditare (verb), and French discrédit (noun), discréditer (verb).
example: his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him

2.flexibility |ˌfleksəˈbilətē|
noun
meaning: the quality of bending easily without breaking
example: players gained improved flexibility in their ankles.

3.reflex |ˈrēˌfleks|
noun
meaning: an action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought
origin: early 16th cent. (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back,’ from reflectere ‘bend back’
example: a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes. 

4.domicile |ˈdäməˌsīl |
noun
meaning: the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with
origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin domicilium ‘dwelling,’from domus ‘home.’ 
example: his wife has a domicile of origin in Germany. 

5.foe |fō|
noun
meaning: an enemy or opponent
example: join forces against the common foe.

6.formidable |ˈfôrmədəbəl|
adjective
meaning: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable 
origin: late Middle English: from French, or from Latin formidabilis, from formidare ‘to fear.’
example: a formidable opponent.

7.frailty |ˈfrāltē|
noun
meaning: the condition of being weak and delicate 
origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘weakness in morals’): from Old Frenchfrailete, from Latin fragilitas, from fragilis
example: the increasing frailty of old age. 

8.gaze |gāz|
verb [ no obj. ]
meaning: look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought
origin: late Middle English: perhaps related to obsolete gaw 
example: he could only gaze at her in astonishment. 

9.grunt |grənt|
verb [ no obj. ]
meaning: (of a person) make a low inarticulate sound, typically to express effort or indicate assent 
origin: Old English grunnettan, of Germanic origin and related to German grunzen; probably originally imitative.
example: Graham grunted and heaved as he helped the masons fit a huge slab of stone into place 

10.majestic |məˈjestik|
adjective
meaning: having or showing impressive beauty or dignity
example:  watching majestic eagles soar along the Mississippi.

11.menacing |ˈmenəsiNG|
adjective
meaning: suggesting the presence of danger; threatening
origin: Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latinminax, minac- ‘threatening,’ from minae ‘threats.’
example: a menacing tone of voice.

12.nostrils |ˈnästrəl|
noun
meaning: either of two external openings of the nasal cavity in vertebrates that admit air to the lungs and smells to the olfactory nerves.
origin: Old English nosterl, nosthyrl, from nosu‘nose’ + thȳr(e)l‘hole.’

13.retreat |riˈtrēt|
verb [ no obj. ]
meaning: (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat
origin: the French retreated in disarray.
example: late Middle English: from Old French retret (noun), retraiter (verb), from Latin retrahere ‘pull back’ 

14.snarl |snärl|
verb
meaning: (of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth
origin: late Middle English (in the senses ‘snare, noose’ and ‘catch in a snare’): from snare.
example: snarling Dobermans.

15.spine |spīn|
noun
meaning: a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone.
origin: late Middle English: shortening of Old French espine, or from Latinspina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone.’

16.despair |diˈspe(ə)r|
noun
meaning: the complete loss or absence of hope
origin: Middle English: the noun via Anglo-Norman French from Old Frenchdesespeir; the verb from Old French desperer, from Latin desperare, from de- ‘down from’ + sperare ‘to hope.’ 
example: driven to despair, he throws himself under a train

17.fury |ˈfyo͝orē|
noun
meaning: wild or violent anger
origin: late Middle English: from Old French furie, from Latin furia, from furiosus ‘furious,’ from furere ‘be mad, rage.’
example: tears of fury and frustration

18.intent |inˈtent|
noun
meaning: intention or purpose
origin: Middle English: from Old French entent, entente, based on Latin intendere
example: with alarm she realized his intent

19.outlast |ˌoutˈlast|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: live or last longer than
example: the kind of beauty that will outlast youth. 

    20.petrify |ˈpetrəˌfī|
    verb

    meaning: make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move or think

origin: late Middle English: from French pétrifier, from medieval Latin petrificare, from Latin petra ‘rock,’ from Greek.
example: his icy controlled quietness petrified her. 

21.prick |prik|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: make a small hole in (something) with a sharp point; pierce slightly
origin: Old English pricca(noun), prician(verb), probably of West Germanic origin and related to Low German and Dutch prik (noun), prikken (verb).
example: prick the potatoes with a fork. 

22.rusty |ˈrəstē|
adjective
meaning: (of a metal object) affected by rust
origin: Old English rūstig 
example: a rusty hinge. 

23.tame |tām|
adjective
meaning: (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated 
origin: Old English tam(adjective), temmian(verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tam and German zahm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latindomare and Greek daman ‘tame, subdue.’
example: the fish are so tame you have to push them away from your face mask. 

24.twitch |twiCH|
verb
meaning: give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
origin: Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Old English twiccian‘to pluck, pull sharply.’
example: he saw her lips twitch and her eyelids flutter

25.nomad |ˈnōˌmad|
noun
meaning: a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock. 
origin: late 16th cent.: from French nomade, via Latin from Greek nomas,nomad- ‘roaming in search of pasture,’ from the base of nemein ‘to pasture.’