12/30(WEEK 17)

1.shift: to move or to cause (something or someone) to move to a different place, position, etc.

*origin:Middle English, from Old English sciftan to divide, arrange; akin to Old Norse skipa to arrange, assign

*example:They shifted him to a different department.

2.interior: located on the inside of something

*origin:Middle French & Latin; Middle French interiore, from Latin, comparative of Old Latin *interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter

*example:A large car with lots of interior room

3.tangle:to become or cause (something) to become twisted together

*origin:Middle English tanglen, tagilen, probably short for entanglen,from Anglo-French entagler, entangler to prosecute (for), implicate

*example:This fishing line tangles easily.

4.perspiration:the clear liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot or nervous

*origin:1626

*example:She wiped the perspiration from her forehead.

5.tactful:careful not to offend or upset other people : having or showing tact

*origin:1864

*example:He gave a tactful critique of her story.

12/31

1.vague:not clear in meaning : stated in a way that is general and not specific

*origin:Middle French, from Latin vagus, literally, wandering

*example:She has been vague about her plans for college.

2.twinkle:to shine with an unsteady light : to produce small flashes of light

*origin:Middle English, from Old English twinclian; akin to Middle High German zwinken to blink

*example:The lights of the city twinkled in the distance.

3.hilarious:very funny

*origin:irregular from Latin hilarus, hilaris cheerful, from Greek hilaros

*example:Some people don't like his comedy, but I think he's hilarious.

4.disinter: to take (a body) out of a grave or tomb : to dig up (a body)

*origin:1611

*example:The body was disinterred for further study.

5.tribute: something that you say, give, or do to show respect or affection for someone

*origin:Middle English tribut, from Latin tributum, from neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere to allot, bestow, grant, pay, from tribus tribe

*example:The concert was a tribute to the musician.

01/01

1.drown:to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe

*origin:Middle English drounen

*example:Four people drowned in the flood.

2.knack:an ability, talent, or special skill needed to do something

*origin:Middle English knak

*example:She's tried every knack in Cupid's book to get her guy to marry her

3.penitentiary:a cardinal presiding over a tribunal of the Roman curia concerned with dispensations and indulgences

*origin:Middle English penitenciary, from Medieval Latin poenitentiarius, from poenitentia

*example:A sentence in the state penitentiary for robbery

4.grabby:tending to take things in a quick and selfish way

*origin:1910

*example:You need to learn to share and not be so grabby.

5.strangle:to kill (a person or animal) by squeezing the throat

*origin:Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter

*example:The weeds are strangling the plant.

01/02

1.gamble:to play a game in which you can win or lose money or possessions : to bet money or other valuable things

*origin:probably back-formation from gambler, probably alteration of obsolete gamner, from obsolete gamen to play

*example:He's been drinking and gambling heavily.

2.fluctuate:to change level, strength, or value frequently

*origin:Latin fluctuatus, past participle of fluctuare, from fluctus flow, wave, from fluere

*example:His popularity has fluctuated during his term in office.

3.stern: very serious especially in an unfriendly way

*origin:Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; akin to Old English starian to stare

*example:He gave me a stern look.

4.urgent: very important and needing immediate attention

*origin:Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin urgent-, urgens, present participle of urgēre

*example:We've come to deliver an urgent message.

5.absence:a state or condition in which something expected, wanted, or looked for is not present or does not exist : a state or condition in which something is absent

*origin:14th century

*example: The products showed a remarkable absence of defects.

01/03(公假)

1.sporadic:happening often but not regularly : not constant or steady

*origin:Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Greek sporadikos, from sporadēn here and there, from sporad-, sporas scattered; akin to Greek speirein to sow

*example:Sporadic cases of the disease were reported.

2.swell: to become larger than normal

*origin:Middle English, from Old English swellan; akin to Old High German swellan to swell

*example:Her broken ankle swelled badly.

3.monstrous:extremely or unusually large

*origin:15th century

*example:It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.

4.conserve:to keep (something) safe from being damaged or destroyed

*origin:Middle English, from Middle French conserver, from Latin conservare, from com- + servare to keep, guard, observe; akin to Avestan haurvaiti he guards

*example:With so little rain, everyone had to conserve water.

5.admire: to feel respect or approval for (someone or something)

*origin:Middle French admirer, to marvel at, from Latin admirari , from ad- + mirari to wonder, from mirus astonishing

*example:We gazed out the window and admired the scenery.