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 * (**Vocabulary Term + Part of Speech + Definition(in your own words) + Sample Sentence


 * 1) vulnerable (adj): weak and easily hurt. She looks very vulerable standing there on her own.
 * 2) trounce (v): to defeat somebody completely. Brazil trounced Italy 5:1 in the final.
 * 3) incarceration (n): to put somebody in prison or in another place where they cannot escape. Thousands were incarcerated in labour camps during the world war.
 * 4) disclose (v): to give somebody information about something that was previously secret. The report discloses that human error was to blame for the accident.
 * 5) embodiment (n): a person or thing that represents or is a typical example of an idea or a quality. He is the embodiment of the young successful businessman.
 * 6) exonerate (v): to officially state that somebody is not responsible for something that they have been blamed for. The police report exonerated John's from all charge of corruption.
 * 7) perceptive (adj): showing the ability to see or understand things quickly, especially things that are not obvious. it was very perceptive of you to notice that.
 * 8) delusion (n): a false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation. Tom was under the delusion that his wife wants to kill him.
 * 9) plight (n): a difficult and sad situation. The African elephant is in a desperate plight.
 * 10) upheaval (n): a big change that cause a lot of confusion, worry and problems. I cannot face the upheaval of moving house again and again.
 * 11) punitive (adj): intended as punishment. There are some calls for more punitive measures against people who drunk and drive.
 * 12) scavenge (v): to search through waste for things that can be used or eaten. Much of their furniture was scavenged from other people's garbage.
 * 13) disreputable (adj): a person consider to be dishonest and bad. She spent the evening with her disreputable boyfriend.

Guan, Hui
 * 1) inherent (adj): this is a basic or permanent part of somebody or something and that cannot be removed. Violence is inherent in our society.
 * 2) correlation (n): a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does. There is direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.

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9/25/2009
 * 1) attriibute (v): connected to. He attributed his good health to exercise
 * 2) justification (n): reason, explanation. there is no justification for his absence because he had already given us hundred of excuses for his absence before.
 * 3) validity (n): accuracy, presuasiveness. We should check the validity of those numbers because we don't know it it correct or not.
 * 4) subordinate (adj): A colonel is subordinate to a brigadier general.
 * 5) terminated (v): ended, completed. They have terminated the cortract, therefore, there was no business trade between them.
 * 6) consent (v): agreement, permission. No matter you consent to work for us or not, if there is no permission you can not leave.
 * 7) extract (v): take out, remove, pullout. He tried to extract his pole from the mud.
 * 8) equivalent (adj): equal, having the same value. A meter is equivalent to 39.37 inches.
 * 9) incompatible (adj): not matching. Water and oil is not incompaitable, because they are not matching.
 * 10) comprehensive (adj): complte, covering all areas. Most scientists have a comprehensive mind in the areas which they are familiar with. re

10/02/2009
 * 1) generate(v): produce. Investment generates high incomes. Reading of ressults
 * 2) vocal (adj): loud, outspoken. I like vocal music.Reading of ressults
 * 3) prelude (n): introdection. The fighting in the street may be a preldue to more serious trouble. Reading of ressults
 * 4) evokes (v): creates. That old movie evoked memories of my childhood. Reading of ressults
 * 5) genesis (n): origin. We can't yet stisfactorily explain the genesis of the universe. Reading of ressults
 * 6) loquacious (adj): John is a loquacious peson, and he can talk from morning to night.Reading of ressults
 * 7) fictitious (adj): make up. Tom is his fictitious name, because he don't want to raders to know his real name.Reading of ressults
 * 8) superfluous (adj): unnecessary. He had already been told, so our comments were superfluous.Reading of ressults
 * 9) subdue (v): control. The Spaniards subdued the Indian tribes in Mexico.Reading of ressults
 * 10) fiction (n): made up stories. Hemingway and steinbeck were masters of fiction. Reading of ressults

Week 5 10/08/2009
 * 1) antidote: n. cure, medical. He took an antidote for the poison. Reading of results.
 * 2) dissect: v. cut off. The lawyers dissected his claim for damages.Reading of results.
 * 3) adherent: n. follower. He is a leader with many adherents. Reading of results.
 * 4) extraneous: adj. unncessary. We don't want any extraneous information which are useless on the page. Reading of results.
 * 5) diassociate: v. separate. The individuals should disassociate themselves from their mother when they grown up. Reading of results.
 * 6) credential: n. a document that can provide the information that you are qualified for something. The teachers should have credential that can provide high quality instruction. Reading of results.
 * 7) dictum: n. famous saying. No one cares about a common people's words, however, when this common people become famous; his words become dictums. Reading of results.
 * 8) extricate: v. get out of. Polices are trying to extricate the driver from a destroyed car. Reading of results.
 * 9) credible: realible. it is not credible that she would cheat. Reading of results.
 * 10) adhere: v. to follow. There are several pages that adhered to each other, so you should separated them immediately. Reading of results.

week 6
 * 1) perspective: n. a particular attitude towards sth. Try to see the issue rom a different perspective.
 * 2) tolerance: n. the willingness to accept sth. She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind.
 * 3) embed: v. to fix sth firmly into a substance or solid objective. The bullet embedded itself in the wall.
 * 4) equate: v. to think that sth is the same as sth else or is as important. Some parents equate education with exam success.
 * 5) pluralism: n. the existence of many different groups of people in one society. Political pluralism usually appear in the country which has many minorities.
 * 6) interwave: v. to weave together two or more pieces of threas. The blue fabric was interwoven with red gold thread.
 * 7) fabric: n. material made by weaving wool. Furnishing fabrics is the most confortable in the bed.
 * 8) nationhood: n. independence of country. Citizenship is about the sense of nationhood.
 * 9) substantially: adv. mainly. The plane was substantially damaged in the crash.
 * 10) democratic: adj. controlled by representatives who are elected by the people of a country. They are aiming to make the institutions of the Eu truly democratic.

week 7
 * 1) submerse: v. sinking. A big ship submerses in the ocean because of a serious accident.
 * 2) lucrative: adj. profitable. People would like to do lucrative buisness because they could earn more money.
 * 3) longevity: n. long life. The longevity of tortoises are the longest life in the world.
 * 4) advocate: v. support. Obama become the first black president in the American because he got many people to advocate him.
 * 5) reconcile: v. to find a satisfactory way of dealing with two or more ideas. It was hard to reconcile his career ambitions with the needs of his children.
 * 6) assimilation: n. to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourself. The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
 * 7) liaison: n. a relationship between two oranizations or different departments in an organizartion. Our role is to ensure liaison between schools and parents.
 * 8) consensus: n. an opinion that all members of a group agree with. There is a general consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
 * 9) inappropriate: adj. not suitable or appropriate in a particular situation. It would be inappropriate for me to comment om what your tutor said.
 * 10) ghetto: n. an area of a city where many people of the dame race or background live. The south coast of Spain has become something of a tourist ghetto.

week 8
 * 1) explicit: adj. clear and easy to understand. He gave me very explicit directions on how to get there.
 * 2) rationale: n. the principles or reasons which explaina particular decision. What is the rationale bahind these new exams?
 * 3) notably: adv. used for giving a good or the most important example of sth. The house had many drawbacks, most notably its location and price.
 * 4) interpretation: n. the particulsr way in which sth is understand or explained. Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events leading to his death.
 * 5) indigenous: adj. belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else. The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.
 * 6) fervent: adj. having or showing very strong and sincere feeling about sth. A fervent admirer belong the Chirstach.
 * 7) spearhead: n. a person or group that begins an activity or leads an attrack against sb/sth. He is spearheading a campaign for a new stadium in the town.
 * 8) priority: n. something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first. Our first priority is to improve standards.
 * 9) accompany: v. to travel or go somewhere with sb. I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
 * 10) foreshadow: v. to be a sign of sth that will happen in the future. The education of minority was foreshadowed as an issue requiring special atteneion in the report.

week 9
 * 1) sentiment: n. a feeling or an opinion. This is a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with.
 * 2) acquaint: v. to make sb familiar with or aware of sth. Please acquaint me with the facts of the case.
 * 3) undergird: v. underground. These changes are particularly important to undergird the self-esteem of migrant children.
 * 4) heritage: n. the history, traditions and qualities that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character. Spain's rich cultural heritage.
 * 5) provision: n. the act of something sb with sth that they need or want. The government is responsible for the provision of health care.
 * 6) peripheral: adj. not as important as the main aim. Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.
 * 7) compensatory: adj. to provide sth good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage. Nothing can compensate for the loss of a loved one.
 * 8) isolate: v. to separate sb physically or socially fron other people or things. Patients with the disease should be isolated.
 * 9) remedial: adj. aimed at solving a problem, especially when this involves correcting or improving sth that has been done wrong. Remedial action must be taked now.
 * 10) immersion: n. the act of putting sth into a liquid so that they are completely covered. Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heart.