7th Week Vocabulary

1.
Word: mundane
Definition: common or ordinary
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: Some people hate mundane tasks such as vacuuming the floor and washing the dishes.
Collocation: find sth

2.
Word: nominal
Definition: being minor in comparison with the actual value
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: The national parks costs a nominal fee to everyone who wants to enter.
Synonym: meaningless, insignificant

3.
Word: nonchalant
Definition: coolly unconcerned
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: He is acting nonchalantly although he is feeling very embarrassed because he just fell off the stairs.
Synonym: cool, indifferent, laid back

4.
Word: obsequious
Definition: characterized by or showing servile deference or obedience
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: She tries to be stand out in the class to get a better grade but her professor regards her actions too obsequious.
Synonym: servile, slavish

5.
Word: myriad
Definition: a very large(indefinite) number of individuals or things
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: There is a myriad of ways to get to the destination.
Collocation: a myriad of

6.
Word: pragmatic
Definition: pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: She is so pragmatic that she never believes eternal love.
Synonym: businesslike, practical

7.
Word: snobbish
Definition: being too proud of someone's social status, intelligence, or taste.
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: She became snobbish after graduating Harvard.
Synonym: superior, arrogant

8.
Word: provocative
Definition: sexually or controversially stimulating
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: It is not a good idea to have a conversation about a provocative topic with people who are new tp you.
Synonym: influential, seductive, sensitive

9.
Word: spontaneous
Definition: coming from or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: He decided to trip to San Diego this weekend spontaneously.
Collocation: genuinely, quite, totally

10.
Word: sporadic
Definition: appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: It rains sporadically in southern California.
Synonym: occasional

6th Week Vocabulary

1.
Word: efface
Definition: to rub out, wipe out
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: He is trying to efface the stains from carpet in his house.
Collocation: efface a memory, efface oneself

2.
Word: elucidate
Definition: to explain something clearly
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: Although most of the audience could't understand his presentation, he kept trying to make them understood.
Synonym: explain, illustrate

3.
Word: emulate
Definition: to try, often by imitating or copying, to equal or surpass
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: Young children are likely to emulate their older siblings or parents.
Collocation: emulate the great names of history

4.
Word: harass
Definition: to trouble, torment, or confuse by continual persistent attacks, questions
Sentence: I don't want to harass people who are weaker than me.
Collocation: racially, sexually

5.
Word: malign
Definition: to speak evil of; defame, malicious
Part of Speech: verb, adjective
Sentence: The candidate of president malign the opponent of Republican.
Collocation: a malign influence

6.
Word: maverick
Definition: a person who takes an independent stand
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: I can say that we all are mavericvks because we chose to study in America not in home country.
Synonym: rebel, radical, nonconformist

7.
Word: modicum
Definition: a small amount
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: He never show a modicum of respect to other people.
Collocation: a modicum of conscience

8.
Word: fallacy
Definition: an incorrect notion based on inaccurate facts or invalid reasoning
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: This argument is based on fallacious reasoning.
Collocation: logical fallacy, popular fallacy

9.
Word: administer
Definition: to manage or direct ( the affairs of business, government, etc)
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: As he is re-elected as a president, he started to administer the country again.
Collocation: administer a will, administer first aid

10.
Word: bifurcate
Definition: to fork or divide into two parts, branches, and river, etc
Part of Speech: verb, adjective
Sentence: Her parents live near the bifurcation of the river.
Synonym: bisect

5th Week Vocabulary

1.

Word: impudent 

Definition: marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard for others

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: The boy was chided by his parents because he was impudent to them.

Synonym: audacious, bold, blatant

2.

Word: intuitive 

Definition: able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: She knew her baby is in danger of falling off from the sofa intuitively.

Collocation: extremely intuitive

3.

Word: irate

Definition: very angry

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: dealing with the irate customers is very hard.

Collocation: an irate customer

4.

Word: lucrative

Definition: producing a lot of money

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: The investment on real estate seems to be lucrative.

Collocation: be lucrative

5.

Word: meticulous

Definition: taking extreme care about minute details

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: A meticulous person follows the recipe very strictly.

Collocation: meticulous in

6.

Word: adversity

Definition: a difficult or unlucky situation

Part of Speech: noun               

Sentence: He overcame the adversity with his positive personality.

Collocation: in adversity

7.

Word: disdain

Definition: a feeling of contempt for anything deemed unworthy

Part of Speech: noun               

Sentence: She looked down on the poor students with disdain.

Collocation: a look of disdain, in disdain, with disdain

8.

Word: abhor

Definition: to hate a way of behaving 

Part of Speech: verb        

Sentence: I abhor violence because it is inhumane.

Synonym: hate, detest

9.

Word: agitate

Definition: to try to stir up public opinion 

Part of Speech: verb        

Sentence: She agitated against the gender discrimination.

Collocation: agitate for/against

10.

Word: docile

Definition: easily trained, handled, influenced

Part of Speech: adjective       

Sentence: Having a docile dog, I can have enough time to read books.

Collocation: a docile child

4th Week Vocabulary

1.

Word:  gratuitous  

Definition:  not necessary, with no reasonable causes

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence:  There are too many gratuitous scenes which are very cruel in the movie.

Synonym: unnecessary, purposeless

2.

Word:  impetuous

Definition: acting without thinking

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence:  She is so frugal that he never buy something impetuously.

Collocation: ‘impetuous decision’

3.

Word: implacable

Definition:  unable to be changed

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence: She implacably opposed the new policy about immigration.

Collocation: ‘an implacable enemy’

4.

Word:  gluttony

Definition:  a situation in which people eat and drink more than they need to 

Part of Speech:  noun           

Sentence: They had dinner gluttonously because they fasted for a week.

Synonym: greed, indulgence

5.

Word:  hypocrisy

Definition:  a pretense of having virtues, morals, beliefs, or principles that one does not really possess

Part of Speech:  noun         

Sentence:  She strongly criticized politicians' hypocritical attitude. 

Collocation: ‘expose someboudy's hypocrisy’

6.

Word: capitulate

Definition:  to accept without protesting

Part of Speech:  verb             

Sentence:  The terrorists capitulated to SWAT yesterday.

Collocation: ‘capitulate to’

7.

Word: chide

Definition: to express disapproval of 

Part of Speech:  verb          

Sentence:  He chided his children for not brushing their teeth.

Collocation: ‘chide for’

8.

Word: defer

Definition:  to delay something until a later time, to postpone

Part of Speech:  verb              

Sentence:  He deferred his decision to his mother.

Collocation: ‘defer to somebody’

9.

Word: discredit

Definition:  to give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something

Part of Speech:  verb        

Sentence:  They made rumor to discredit the candidate for president.

Collocation: ‘suffer discredit’

10.

Word: malfeasance

Definition:  an example of dishonest and illegal behavior, especially by a person in authority

Part of Speech:  noun             

Sentence:  The public official will soon be fired for malfeasance.

Collocation: ‘malfeasance in’

3rd Week Vocabulary

1.

Word:  abate

Definition: to become less strong

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: As the heat abated, the winter has come.

Collocation: --

2.

Word:  abstain

Definition: to not do something,  especially something enjoyable that you think might be bad

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: He is trying to abstain from smoking these days.

Collocation: 'abstain from-'

3.

Word:  coherent

Definition: If an argument, set of ideas, or a plan is coherent, it is clear and carefully considered, and each part of it connects of follows in a natural or reasonable way.

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: He is trying to abstain from smoking these days.

Collocation: 'be coherent'

4.

Word:  cohesive

Definition: united and working together effectively

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: Family is a cohesive group in a society.

Collocation: 'cohesive group'

5.

Word:  dubious

Definition: giving good reasons for being doubted and questioned

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: I am still dubious of the existence of ghost.

Collocation: 'dubious of'

6.

Word:  euphoric

Definition: extremely happy and excited

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: A euphoric state cannot last long.

Synonym: ecstatic

7.

Word:  aquiver

Definition: shaking slightly, often because of strong emotion

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: He could see her lips quivering.

Collocation: 'quiver with'

8.

Word: repression

Definition: the use of force or violence to control a group of people

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: They attempted to release people from religious repression.

Collocation: 'government repression'

9.

Word: tumult

Definition: a state of great confusion or excitement

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: The tumult in that city is spreading further.

Collocation: 'cause tumult'

10.

Word: exalted 

Definition: high or elevated in rank, position, dignity

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: She has worked so hard that she could be the only one who is in and exalted position in that company.

Collocation: 'a person of exalted rank'

2nd week Vocabulary

1.

Word:  affable    

Definition:  friendly, amiable    

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence:  She is always so affable that everyone wants to be her fellow.

Collocation: ‘student assessment’

2.

Word:  affluent  

Definition:  wealthy, rich 

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence:  He is born in the affluent family who live in a suburb of Seoul.

Collocation: 'affluent nation'

3.

Word:  callous

Definition:  insensitive, cruel

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence:  A person who is callous is insensitive to the suffering of others.

Collocation: 'a callous attitude'

4.

Word:  circumspect

Definition:  careful not to risk

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence:  When it come to talking about religion, we have to be circumspect.

Collocation: 'circumspect about'

5.

Word:  clandestine

Definition:  concealed, planned or done in secret

Part of Speech:  adjective              

Sentence: The criminal has planned the incident clandestinely.

Collocation: 'clandestine relationship'

6.

Word:  aberration

Definition:  a temporary change from the typical or usual way, abnormality

Part of Speech:  noun

Sentence: It was an aberration that I wake up so early in the morning on this weekend.

Collocation: --

7.

Word:  captor

Definition:  a person who has captured a person or animal and refuse to release them

Part of Speech:  noun

Sentence: The captor asked a strong demand for releasing the hostages.

Collocation: --

8.

Word: empathy

Definition: a deep emotional understanding of someone else's feeling or experience, compassion

Part of Speech:  noun

Sentence: He showed empathy with victims of a catastrophic.

Collocation: 'empathy with'

9.

Word:  disdain

Definition: a feeling of contempt for anything deemed unworthy

Part of Speech:  noun

Sentence:  She is a racist that she treated Indians with disdain.

Collocation: 'a look of disdain'

10. 

Word:  cajole

Definition: to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do

Part of Speech:  verb

Sentence:  He cajoled a friend of his into doing his homework instead.

Collocation: --