Topic: Quiz3 & Chapter 19~20
●words written in the kk but we actually skip the sound
coalition
/ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/
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extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔː(r)d(ə)n(ə)ri/
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favorite /ˈfeɪv(ə)rət/
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restaurant
/ˈrest(ə)rɒnt/
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●coalition- a temporary union of different groups who agree to work together to achieve a shared aim
Existentialism is a term applied to the work of certain late 19th- and 20th-century European philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual.While the supreme value of existentialist thought is commonly acknowledged to be freedom, its primary virtue is authenticity.
Absurdism is a philosophical school of thought stating that the efforts of humanity to find inherent meaning will ultimately fail (and hence are absurd) because the sheer amount of information as well as the vast realm of the unknown make total certainty impossible.
As a philosophy, absurdism furthermore explores the fundamental nature of the Absurd and how individuals, once becoming conscious of the Absurd, should respond to it.
For example, Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus.
→ essential v.s necessary
Essential means something extremely important ; however,
necessary means something so important that you must do it or have it : absolutely needed.
Chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex medical condition, characterized by long-term
fatigue and other symptoms. These symptoms are to such a degree that they limit
a person's ability to carry out ordinary daily activities.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the
SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak
of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,096 cases and 774 deaths
reported in multiple countries with the majority of cases in Hong Kong.
A biological system is a complex network
of biologically relevant entities.
The term standard
operating procedure, or SOP, is used in a variety of different contexts,
including healthcare, aviation, engineering, education, industry, military and
civil servants. Such procedures are a set of step-by-step instructions to
achieve a predictable, standardized, desired result often within the context of
a longer overall process.
●denotation V.S connotation:
denotation- the actual meaning of a word, rather than the feelings or ideas connected with the word
connotation- an additional idea or emotion that a word suggests to you, that is not part of its usual meaning
→The word has one literal denotation but several different connotations.
●dia- "go through"
diarrhea-"a flowing through"-an illness in which you pass solid waste from your body too often and in a liquid form
→an attack of diarrhoea/ diarrhoea and sickness
→an attack of diarrhoea/ diarrhoea and sickness
<c.f> catharsis- the process of releasing strong emotions through a particular activity or experience, such as writing or theatre, which helps you to understand those emotions
→She has learned to have her catharsis, take a deep breath and move on. … she does not dwell on the negative anymore.
→She has learned to have her catharsis, take a deep breath and move on. … she does not dwell on the negative anymore.
diameter- a straight line that crosses a circle through the centre, or the length of this line
→The dome is ten feet in diameter.
→The dome is ten feet in diameter.
dialect- "form of speech of a region or group"- a way of speaking a language that is used only in a particular area or by a particular group
→The poem is written in northern dialect.
●inte- : “amount; more than three”
●Re/ Impair
→The poem is written in northern dialect.
●di- :"two, double, twice"
diversity- he fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place
→We value the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of the group.
<c.f> university- an educational institution where students study for degrees and where academic research is done
divorce- when a marriage is ended by an official or legal process
→Paula’s parents divorced when she was 14.
different- not the same
→Emily is very/completely/entirely different from her sister.
●inte- : “amount; more than three”
integral- necessary and important as a part of, or contained within, a whole
→Bars and terrace cafés are integral to the social life of the city.
interstate- involving two or more of the states into which some countries such as the US are divided
→the interstate highway system
intercollegiate- involving competition between different college
→intercollegiate sports/athletics/basketball
●Re/ Impair
→ repair: to put something that is damaged, broken or not working correctly, back into good condition or make it work again
→ impair: to spoil something or make it weaker so that it is less effective
→impaired driving
●peri- :"around"
peripheral- happening at the edge of something; describes something that is not as important as something else
→The
talks made progress on peripheral issues, but failed to resolve the main
dispute between the two sides.
peripatetic- travelling around to
different places, usually because you work in more than one place
→She
worked as a peripatetic journalist for most of her life.
periodical- a magazine or newspaper,
especially on a serious subject, that is published regularly
→The
library has a large collection of scholarly periodicals.
●vice- VS
virtue-
vice:
opposite to virtuous - frailty: moral weakness.
→The
chief of police said that he was committed to wiping out vice in the city.
virtue:
the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong.
→Patience
is a virtue.
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