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**Week 3** -**Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 2** adapt(v) change in order to be able to deal with it successfully. He can not adapt himself to being fettered. Reading keys

detection(n) The act of notcing or sesing something. The main detection device is an ultraviolef rays. Eyes on editing

external(adj) outside They did it in response to external pressures. Reading keys

establish(v) set up He established his own company. Reading keys

concept(n) ideas We support this concept. Reading keys

assume(v) presure I assume you can not drive. Eyes on editing

enforcement(n) if someone carries out an enforcement of an act or rule, they enforce it. Soliders needs to follow the enforcements of discipline. Reading keys

effensive(adj) upsets or embarrasses people because ift is rude or insulting That is an exremely effensive word. Eyes on editiing

formidable (adj) rather frightening because it is difficult to do, deal with or overcome. He met with a woman with a formidable appearance. Reading keys

secure (adj) a feeling of safety Your future in the company is secure. Reading keys

week 4

Elude (v) To escape or avoid by running. That fox is eluding that dog. foremost(adj.) the most or the ordinary one. primary one. First and foremost, I think you should work harder on your biology.

Bravado ( noun). At the time of danger he didn’t even tried to show his bravado Premium (n) extra fees In order to support the war, the US president gave a lot of premium to the amys. monitor(n.) a kind of equipment for observing, detecting with a screen. What he has done is showed on the monitor. facsimile(v.): an exact copy paper or reproduction paper Equipment used to produce such a graph in facsimile transmission. adherent(n): supporter, follower, believer. She adherents his ideas. vulnerable (adj): weak and easily hurt. She looks very vulerable standing there on her own. tedious (adj) boring Filing papers at the office is a tedious job. Epicenter (n.) The center of earthquake. The epicenter of the Chinese May 12th earthquake was at Cheng Du. landscape(n.) similar to the scenery. I like the landscape on the photo.

Week 5 vulnerable(adj): easy to hurt or damage. She is very young and vulnerable to temptation.

toxic (adj): poisonous; harmful to life. The factory had been sending out toxic fumes.

negate (v): to cause something to have no effect. These facts negate your theory.

evaporate (v): to become stoam and disappear in the air. The water soon evaporated in the sunshine.

fertile (adj): land or soil is fertile when things grow well on it or in it. For land to be fertile, it needs water and nutrients for plants.

vanish (v): to disappear. After a few days of warmer weather, the snow had completely vanished from the streets.

oblige(v): to force someone to do something. Could you oblige me by closing the door?

exhaust(v): to use something until it is finished. She did not cry out, her tears were exhausted.

contraceptive(n): something used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant. For decades, the birth control pill was one of the most popular methods of contraception.

jettison(v): to get rid of somebody or something. A ship jettisoning wastes.