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**Week2** - **Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday September 18 **

** inductive: adj. using particular facts and examples to form general rules**
Nearly all the great inventions have been based on scientific inductive reasoning.

objective : n. something that you are workig hard to achieve.
A college education is my objective.

experiment : n. a scientific test that is carried out in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge.
Many people do not like the idea of experimenting on animals.

paradigm : n. an outstandingly clear or typical example
This is a excellent paradigm to prove the theory.

psychologists : n. A psychologist is an expert in psychology, the systematic investigation of the mind, behavior, cognition, and affect
Psychologists always help people who have mind problems.

achieve : verb. to get success or a goal by a hard work
By his diligence he finally achieved a great accomplishment.

contrast : n. a difference between two or more things that you can see clearly
There is obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West.

efficient : adj. do smth well without waste of time money energy and so on
He is an efficient man that never waste time to do some unuseful things for his work.

democracy: n. a system that was based on the vote of citizens
The govenment of U.S shows the democracy to the communistic coutries.

interact : verb. act or have an affect on each other
As we known,chemicals interact to form a new compound.

**Week 3** - **Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday September 25 **

effective(adj) producing a successful result (from Looking Ahead 4 P17) Athought he did a lot of work, his hard work was not effective for his study.

determine(V) make sure; make a decision (Looking Ahead 4 P16) The professor let the students do some research to determine the genneral laws.

accurate(adj) complectely correct anad ture in every detail Scientific expriments require accurate computing.

applaud(v) to express praise for sb or sth (Looking Ahead 4 P19) Christians applaud the great creation of lord.

extreme(adj & n) very serious; not usual (Looking Ahead 4 P25) The man is extremely treat political issues.

observe(v) to see, notice or learn carefully (Looking Ahead 4 P25) The police observed a man enter the bank.

vanish(v) to disappear suddenly or to stop existing (Looking Ahead 4 P25) Because her boyfriend's apology, her anger vanished.

imposing(adj) impressive to look, make a strong impression (Looking Ahead 4 P25) She is a imposing women because she is so beautiful.

emulate(v) try to do sth as well as sb do well (Looking Ahead 4 P25) Chinese parents usuallyhope their children could emulate good students' scores.

occasional(adj) happening or done sometimes but not often (Looking Ahead 4 P26) He do not like drinking, but he occasionally drink a little beer when he upsets.

**Week4** - ** Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 2 **

chagrin(n) a feeling og disappointed or anoyed失望，懊恼 The failure leads his chagrin.

conducive(adj) make it easy, possible or likely for sth to happen 有利于 OPIE is conducive for improvement of combined English skill.

predominant（adj）main,powerful, advanced Compute is the predominant function of computers.

solicitous(adj) full of anxiety and concern I am solicitous of his help.

erode(v) to grodually destroy the surface of sth through the action of wind, water The sea have eroded the cliff face over the years.

deprivation(n) the fact not having sth that you need Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.

gregarious(adj) liking to be with other people/ or living in groups He is a gregarious man；he enjoys the companionship of a large number of friends.

derogatory(adj) expressive of low opinion, showing a critical attitude towards sb Such bad conduct will be derogatory to his reputation.

incessant(adj) continuous, never stop The teacher is angery for their incessant talking.

fortuitous (adj)happening by chance, lucy chance He was so fortuitous to get the good job.

**Week 5** - ** Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 16 **  1.consider  ation(n) kind and considerate regard for others After careful consideration, we've decided to accept their offer.

2.conscious(adj) knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts He drunk too much to **conscious**.

3.impressive（adj）making a strong or vivid impressio n The report looks **impressive** but it's really nothing but waffle.

4.dive(v) a headlong plunge into water Throw your arms out in front of you as you **dive**.

5.detach(v) separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment The otters use stones to detach shellfish.

6.loose(v, n) become loose or looser or less tight, lose conection The abalones are too tough to be loosened.

7. tough(adj ,v) very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolu,ion A lot of people would have resigned in the face of such accusations, but he stayed and **toughed** it out.

8. suffucientadj000of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant I bought **sufficient**. meat and salad for this week.

9. dislodge(v) remove or force out from a position I swallowed, trying to **dislodge** the sudden lump in my throat.

10. obtain(v) receive, get something I obtained the VISA by interview.