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**Week 1** - **Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday September 18 **


 * 1) asympotote n. A line that it's distance to a given curve tends to zero. ( from my math class) **EXAMPLE:**The graph of the function f(x)=sinx/x is asympoto.
 * 2) anecdote n. A short interesting and humorous story. (from our textbook)  **EXAMPLE**:Mark Twain's whole life is full of anecdotes.
 * 3) recluse n. A person who live in somewhere that other poople cannot find him/her.  **EXAMPLE**:I think the recluses are tired of the contests in this mortal life.
 * 4) dedicate v. to commit a course of actions without being repayed; open to public use. **EXAMPLE**:Mother Derain dedicated herself to saving the people from untold miseries.
 * 5) choppy adj. having many waves; having a lot of starts and stops. **Example Sentence?**
 * 6) pentacle n. A five pointed star. (from the novel I'm reading recently) **EXAMPLE**:Pentacle is one of the oldest symbols that stand for pagan religious worship.
 * 7) conjure v. to summon by some magical power; perform magic tricks. **EXAMPLE**:The magician conjured a pigeon from his hat.
 * 8) agony n. in tense physical or mental pain. **EXAMPLE**:Hemingway lay in agony in his oldage because of hopeless of the world.
 * 9) penetrate v. to grasp the inner thinking; to enter; to affect deeply. (my vocabulary book) **EXAMPLE**:My boyfriend could penetrate what I was thinking without any word.
 * 10) photosynthesis n. a process occered in green plants that cells use light as the energy to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water. **EXAMPLE**:The green leaves produce oxygen through photosynthesis in the daytime.

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**Week 2:**
 * giggle v. laugh in a nervous way. **EXAMPLE**: Actually, I giggled when I was upset.(our textbook)
 * furious adj. extremely angry . **EXAMPLE:** He was furious with me at a little bit mistakes yesterday.
 * intervene v. to stop by other things, interfere. **EXAMPLE:** The police will intervene if you continue making thiese dangerous stuff.
 * algebra n. a branch of mathematics and symbols represent numbers and express general relations of the set of numbers. **EXAMPLE**:In our college, math 113 is focus on algebra.(my math book)
 * decimal n./adj. number useing the base 10;expressed as a decimal. **EXAMPLE**: In commen math, the counting method is based on decimal.
 * hydroxytrytamine n. a kind of hormone that related human's eye sight. **EXAMPLE**: people produce hydroxytrytamine and let it maitain a stable consistence in a period when they fall in love.(my essay outline)
 * consistence n. the amont of solute devide by the amont of solution, **EXAMPLE**: The consistence is a rate ralated to the mass of solute in whole solution. (a chemistry book)
 * fence n. /v. a barrier to enclose an area; have an argument about something. **EXAMPLE**:I imagine there will be lots of willows ranged like fence around my house.(textbook)
 * utterly adv. completely. **EXAMPLE**: I an utterly puzzed what I should do with the little baby.
 * negotiation n. descussion intent to make an agreement. **EXAMPLE:** all the negotiations have just been finished.


 * week 3:**
 * 1) constant n. /adj. a number that represents a fixed value; continuing without stop. **EXAMPLE:** In our world, nothing seems constant.(my math class)
 * 2) infinite n.adj. countless; have no limits.  **EXAMPLE:** The war can bring infinite harm to a country.
 * 3) integer n. the natural numbers and zero. **EXAMPLE:** My mum taught me counting integer first, when I was little.
 * 4) adhere v. stick together ;support. **EXAMPLE:**Some ice crystals adhere to each other to creat a anowflake. (vocabulary list)
 * 5) anchor v. keep, fix firmly and stably. **EXAMPLE:**The roots of plants have a function that anchor the earth.
 * 6) agreeable adj. when something meet your needs;pleasure.  **EXAMPLE**:They must be agreeable about the result.
 * 7) abort v. terminate before comlete.  **EXAMPLE**:they aborted the space research flight.
 * 8) appropriateadj./ v. give or assign money to someone ;suitable .  **EXAMPLE**:The US Congress appropriates four million dollars per year to upkeep the White House grounds.
 * 9) desolate adj. few creatures living and little human civilization. **EXAMPLE:**The south pole, Antarctica, is the coldest and the most desolete region on the earth.
 * 10) encounter n./v. meet suddenly, come upon by accident.  **EXAMPLE**: He and she encountered in the cafe after three years.


 * Week 4: (from a poem)**
 * dazzle v. very bright to blind temporarily **EXAMPLE:** The bright sun dezzled me when I got up in the morning.
 * glitter n./v. shine,attraction **EXAMPLE:** Stars glittered in the clear sky.
 * illusory adj. base on an illusion, fake, cannot be got **EXAMPLE:** The wealth, fame, and power are illusory to wisdom.
 * majesty n. imresiveness **EXAMPLE:** The majesty of the statue makes people feel small.
 * snobbish adj. prefer wealth and power too much and look down upon the poor **EXAMPLE**: She is so snoobish that treats people defferently based on their wealth.
 * odour n. smell **EXAMPLE:** The odour here is horrible.
 * arrogance n. overbearing toword inferiors, hauteur **EXAMPLE:** The arrogance will make your friends away.
 * alluring adj. attractive, tempting **EXAMPLE:** These flowers are alluring but also poisonous.
 * fatal adj. leading to death,fateful **EXAMPLE:** The death of child is fatal to a mother.
 * salut a french word means cheers and to greet. **EXAMPLE:** ...?


 * Week 5:**
 * hail v. prase or greet joyfully; call for. **EXAMPLE:** millions of people hailed the astronauts who came back from the moon.
 * extol v. praise, glorify. **EXAMPLE:** He extols the virtues of their child.
 * thrush n. a kind of bird that sings well. **EXAMPLE:** Thrush is famous for its beautiful voice.
 * hoarse adj. harsh sound as if like illness **EXAMPLE**: the strange man asked me a question in a hoarse voice.
 * perish v. die, lose the functions **EXAMPLE**: continuous washing has perished the rubber.
 * sake n. reason, a kind of janpanese alchol **EXAMPLE:** I love poetry for the sake of beauty.
 * dignify v. confer honor upon **EXAMPLE:** he was dignified with a title.
 * saucepan n. a deep pan with handle **EXAMPLE:** I bought a set of green saucepans today.
 * derivative n. the result of differentiation **EXAMPLE**: the derivative of a curve means the slopes of the tangent lines.
 * tangent n. **EXAMPLE**: the tangent line is a straight line that touches a curve at a point but does not intersect at the point.


 * WEEK 6:**
 * 1) dour adj. no smile, serious face  **EXAMPLE**: he is dour person who never laugh even smile.
 * 2) insatiable adj. never satidfied. **EXAMPLE:** the politician is insatiable for power.
 * 3) suffragist n. people who advocate the women rights. **EXAMPLE:** In 1916, US suffragist Alice Paul founded the National Women's Party.
 * 4) summit n. peak **EXAMPLE**: scientists put a special devise on the summit to recieve the signals.
 * 5) superior adj. one of greater rank or station or qualtiy **EXAMPLE**: natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones.
 * 6) suppress v. to put down by force or authority. **EXAMPLE**: the new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.
 * 7) surplus n. quantity much larger than is needed. **EXAMPLE**: surpluses of food could be bartered for other commidities.
 * 8) surrender v. give up or agree to forego to the power **EXAMPLE**: the murderer finally surrendered to the polices.
 * 9) sweep v. clean with broom and mop. **EXAMPLE**: students in the lab usually help sweep up the glass.
 * 10) tectonics n. the branch of geology studying the earth's crust. **EXAMPLE**: the theory of the plate tectonics.


 * WEEK 7:**
 * oblivion n. the state of being forgotten **EXAMPLE:** The ancient civilization fellinto oblivion.
 * decent adj. socially correct, according to custom or propriety. **EXAMPLE:** I didn't have a decent dress for the dance**.**
 * wrought adj. after decorating, artifactitious **EXAMPLE:** My mother gave me a wrought silver bracelet as my birthday present.
 * servant n. a person working for other in the household. **EXAMPLE:**The master left his money with a trusty servant.
 * snag v. catch, hew **EXAMPLE:** She snagged her tights on the rough edge of the chair**.**
 * pile n. a large amount of something, a collection of objects **EXAMPLE:** the teacher told me to collect the books and put them in a pile on her desk.
 * excessive adj. beyond normal limits **EXAMPLE:**She takes an excessive interest in clothes.
 * incidentally adv. intoducing or transfering a different topic. **EXAMPLE:** Incidentally, I think you still owe me some money.
 * optimum adj. most disirable, best **EXAMPLE:** Do you know the optimum temperature for the growth of plants?
 * cardiovascular adj. involving the feart and blood vessels **EXAMPLE:** Sleeping less than 6 hours per day may directly cause cardiovascular disease.


 * WEEK 8:**