English Vocabulary and Etymology week8

Topic: Quiz2& Chapter13~14

• ego-"I; identity"

superego -The part of a person’s mind that acts as a self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers
 →Normally, if I wanted to rob a bank, the superego or conscience would force a delay, and the trigger is the anxiety [I would feel] in anticipation of doing something wrong.
egocentric(=self-centered)
egoist
 →They're all egoists, they only care about themselves,’ said Guy, a security guard who wouldn't give his surname.

• liability[debts]←→asset

　 *assets = liabilities + equity (net worth)

• -pathy-"feeling"

sympathy-the feeling that you care about and are sorry about someone else's trouble, grief, misfortune, etc

 →They had great sympathy for the flood victims.

antipathy(anti-:against)-A deep-seated feeling of aversion

 →his fundamental antipathy to capitalism

empathy-the feelcrasying that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions : the ability to share someone else's feelings

 →A little bit of empathy and understanding might go a long way in making their life easier.

• e-; ex-"out;free from"

emancipate-Set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions

→The citizen must be emancipated from the obsessive secrecy of government.

except

evacuate

• idiosyncrasy(syn-together ; -crac(s)y :govern)-"something dominated by your personal belief"

           1)A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual

            →One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first.

           2)An abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug

            →They suggested that allergy and food idiosyncrasy may coexist.

• "To silence criticism is to silence freedom."