Week 5

1. checks and balances-Executive(enforce the law) , Legislature(make the law), Judiciary(interpret the law)

2. beautiful = gorgeous

3. the first paragraph is the most important, because it includes the topic, and the thing we need to capture.

4. sqare-平方, cubic-立方

5. meter-丈量

thermometer-溫度計, hydrometer-溼度計, barometer-晴雨計

6. one of the +複數

no one-單數+s

7. e) means “out”, ex: evict, evacuate, emerge

8. dia) means “go through”, ex: diagnosis, diarrhea

Monday

1. astray : out of the right way, erring

2. atrocious : very bad or unpleasant/wicked

3. attest : certify the validity of

4. attribute : regard as belonging to, written or said by, etc.

5. attrition : gradual wearing down/abrasion, friction

Tuesday

1. audacious : daring, bold/impudent

2. audio frequency : frequency able to be perceived by the human ear

3. auditor : person who audits accounts

4. auspicious : promising well; favourable

5. austerity : being austere; hardship

Wednesday

1. authentic : of undisputed origin; genuine/reliable, trustworthy

2. authoritarian : favouring or enforcing strict obedience to authority

3. autism : condition characterized by self-absorption and social withdrawal

4. autoimmune : (of a disease) caused by antibodies produced against substances naturally present in the body

5. autonomous : having self-government/acting or free to act independently

Thursday

1. avalanche : rapidly sliding mass of snow and ice on a mountain

2. aversion : dislike or unwillingness/object of this

3. avert : turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts)/prevent or ward off

4. await : wait for/be in store for

5. awry : crookedly, askew/amiss, wrong

Friday

1. babble : talk, chatter, or say incoherently or excessively

2. bachelor : unmarried man

3. backbiting : malicious talk

4. backchat : colloq. verbal insolence

5. back door : secret or ingenious means