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**Week 1** - **Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday September 18 ** Yixin, please make sure you add an example sentence and where you saw the word. See my page for an example. Mike
 * 1) feminine : [adj.] connected with women ; having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of women.(I heard it in a video.) e.g.She loves pretty ~ things.
 * 2) masculine: [adj.] connected with or like man; having the qualities or appearance considered to be typical of men. (I heard it in a video.) e.g."Drake" is the ~ word for "duck".
 * 3) catharsis: [n.] a process of releasing strong feelings.(from my textbook) e.g.It was actually a ~ experience to write my autobiography.
 * 4) intrigue: [v. ] to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something; to secretly plan with other people to harm somebody. e.g. I was ~d by his request. [n.] the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by deceiving people; the atmosphere of interest and excitement that surrounds something secret or important. e.g. It's an exciting story of political ~ and murder.
 * 5) infuriate: [v.] to make somebody extremely angry.(from my textbook) e.g. It ~s me to think of all the money we've wasted.
 * 6) hostility: [n.] unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behavior; strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation; acts of fighting in a war. (from my textbook) e.g. This kind of program was greeted with ~ by some people.
 * 7) psyche: [n.] the mind; your deepest feelings and attitudes. (from my textbook) e.g.Her ~ was deeply scarred.
 * 8) perambulate: [v.] to walk around or along a place without hurrying. From my textbook. e.g. The police was perambulating the forest.
 * 9) diminution: [n.] the act of reducing something or of being reduced; a reduction; an amount reduced. (from my textbook) e.g. a ~ in value
 * 10) pulchritude: [n.] a beautiful person(especially for woman). (from my textbook) e.g. He has deep impression with her ~.
 * Week 2 -Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday September 25**
 * 1) hypothesis: [n.] an idea or explanation of something that is based on a few known facts but that has not yet been proved to be true or correct; guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge. (from my textbook) e.g. A number of ~s have been put forward concerning the possible origins of mankind.
 * 2) harass: [v.] to annoy or worry somebody by putting pressure on them or saying or doing unpleasant things to them; to make repeated attacks on an enemy. (from my textbook) e.g. Stop harassing me!
 * 3) negotiation: [n.] formal discussions for people who want to make an agreement. (from my textbook) e.g. Though ~ we finally made it done.
 * 4) embed: [v.] to fix something deeply in a surface. (from my textbook) e.g. Many small stones are embedded in the ice.
 * 5) humiliate: [v.] to make someone feel embarrassed or upset. (from textbook) e.g. She was ~d by her headteacher.
 * 6) elaborate:[adj.] including so many details [v.] to give a lot of details to better inform something. (from //The Book of Three//) e.g. Please ~ on your opinion.
 * 7) inevitable: [adj.] impossible to avoid and certain to happen. (from my textbook) e.g. This kind of thing seems ~.
 * 8) bleach: [v.] to make something white or pale by a chemical way. [n.] a chemical that can make something white (from a instruction) e.g. You can remove some stains from white shirts with a little ~.
 * 9) catalyst: [n.] a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen more quickly without change itself. (from my chemistry book) e.g. Iron is a kind of ~.
 * 10) oath: [n.] a formal and very serious promise. (from //Jane Eyre//) e.g. He swore an ~ to her.
 * 11) compulsory: [adj.] something must be done because of the law or someone's order. (from a website) e.g. Primary education is ~ in China.

**Week 5-Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 16**
 * Week 3 -Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 2**
 * 1) halt: [v.] to stop; [n.] an act of stopping the movement. (from a sign) e.g. We had to ~ed by a busy corner.
 * 2) simultaneous: [adj.] happen or done at the same time. (from a leave message) e.g. This event was almost ~ with that one.
 * 3) prophet:[n.] a person who claims to know what will happen in the future; a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc. (from my textbook) e.g. She was regarded as a ~ of the new theory.
 * 4) chore:[n.]an unpleasant or boring task. (from my textbook) e.g. She was frustrated by a lot of chores.
 * 5) liver:[n.] a large organ in the body that produces bile and cleans the blood.(from a biological book) e.g.~ is a large organ in human's body.
 * 6) intestine:[n.] a long tube in the body between the stomach and the anus.(from a biological book) e.g.Food passes from the stomach to the small ~ and from there to the large ~.
 * 7) abdomen:[n.] the part of the body below the chest that contains the stomach, bowels, etc.(from a biological book) e.g.I can't stand the pain of ~
 * 8) pelvis:[n.] the wide curved set of bones at the bottom of the body that the legs and spine are connected to.(from a biological book) e.g. He fell down the stairs and broke his ~.
 * 9) kidney:[n.] either of the two organs in the body that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.(from a biological book) e.g. ~ is an important part of human.
 * 10) gallbladder:[n.]an organ in the body in which bile is stored.(from a biological book) e.g.Bile is stored in ~.
 * 11) bladder:[n.]an organ in the body that contains urine.(from a biological book) e.g. ~ contains urine.
 * 12) pancreas:[n.]a gland inside human's body, near stomach, that produces insulin and a liquid that helps human's body to use the food.(from a biological book) e.g. Insulin is produced by ~.
 * 13) artery:[n.]one of the tubes that carries blood from heart to the rest of body.(from a biological book) e.g. It is dangerous that one's ~ was broken.
 * Week 4 -Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 9**
 * 1) license: [v.] to give somebody official permission to do, own, or use something.(from my textbook)e.g. Licensing for lie detector experts varies from state to state.
 * 2) detector: [n.]a piece of equipment for discovering the presence of something, such as metal, smoke, explosives or changes in pressure or temperature.(from my textbook)e.g. Lie detector experts are often badly trained.
 * 3) printout:[n.]a page or set of pages containing information in printed form from a computer .(from my textbook)e.g. Lie detector printouts are hard to read and therefore are not always reliable.
 * 4) prone:[adj.] likely to suffer from something or to do something bad.(from my textbook)e.g. Lie detectors are more prone to error than most people realize.
 * 5) collide:[v.]two people crash into each other.(from my textbook)e.g. Sometimes they collide and temporarily lock together.
 * 6) levee:[n.]a low wall built at the side of a river to prevent it from flooding.(from my textbook)e.g. The government built a levee to protect the citizens.
 * 7) disastrous:[adj.]very bad, harmful or unsuccessful.(from my textbook)e.g.Why was Hurricane Katrina so disastrous for the city of New Orleans in 2005?
 * 8) adorn:[v.]to make something/somebody look more attractive by decorating it or them with something.(from my textbook)e.g.The walls were adorned with paintings.
 * 9) trendsetter:[n.] a person who starts a new fashion or makes it popular.(from my textbook)e.g.The bravest of today's trendsetters are even going as far as to pierce their eyebrows.
 * 10) era:[n.] a period of time, usually in history.(from my textbook)e.g.Many different cultures from many different eras have used body piercing to signal differences in status.
 * 1) implicit:[adj.]not be directly express.(from my textbook)e.g. To what extent animals playing games recognize implicit rules is not clear.
 * 2) cricket:[n.] a small brown jumping insect that makes a loud high sound by rubbing its wings together.(from my textbook)e.g.Crickets are being seen very often in summer.
 * 3) indulge:[v.] to abandon oneself to something.(from my textbook)e.g. I indulged myself with a long hot bath.
 * 4) liquor:[n.]a kind of strong alcoholic drink.(from my textbook)e.g.He likes to drink liquor.
 * 5) amendment:[n.]a small change or improvement which is made to laws or documents. (from my textbook)e.g.She made some minor amendments to her essay.
 * 6) smuggle:[v.]to take or bring goods illegally into or out of a country.(from my textbook)e.g.Bootleggers smuggle liquor.
 * 7) tremendous:[adj.]extremely good; very great (from my textbook)e.g.They can earn tremendous profit by smuggling liquor.
 * 8) glamorous:[adj.]especially attractive and exciting (from my textbook)e.g.They were attracted to the glamorous and fun lifestyle.
 * 9) disgruntled:[adj.]annoyed or disappointed because of something happened that upset a person.(from my textbook)e.g.Attendants had to spend most of their workdays dealing with rude, disgruntled passengers.
 * 10) scrutinize:[v.]to examine something carefully (from my textbook)e.g.She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.
 * Week 6-Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 23**
 * 1) suspicious:[adj.]feeling that somebody has done something wrong or dishonest.(from my email)e.g.He becomes suspicious of her behavior.
 * 2) attachment:[n.]a strong feeling of love to somebody.(from my email)e.g.A little baby must have a deep attachment to its parents.
 * 3) deduce:[v.]to infer an opinion about something based on the information or evidence that is available.(from my homework)e.g.When I saw the sad look on Bill's face, I deduced that his grandfather had died.
 * 4) marginal:[adj.]small and not important.(from my homework)e.g. Readers will have marginal interest on this story.
 * 5) innate:[adj.]of feelings, qualities, etc that one has when he or she is born.(from my homework)e.g.This baby has the innate ability to learn.
 * 6) deviation:[n.]the action that moves away from what is normal.(from my homework)e.g.He had made a deviation from the plan.
 * 7) detect:[v.]to discover especially something that is difficult to see.(from my homework)e.g.The test is designed to detect what you have done so far.
 * 8) reputation:[n.]the opinion that people have about a particular person or thing because of what has happened in the past.(from my homework)e.g.Dr.Winter has a reputation as a capable psychologist.
 * 9) psychodrama:[n.]a movie or play that examines the complicated relationships of the characters.(from my homework)e.g.Psychodrama is a way of treating mental illness.
 * 10) spontaneous:[adj.]not planned, happening naturally.(from my homework)e.g.The audience burst into spontaneous applause.
 * Week 7-Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday October 30**
 * 1) beagle:[n.]a small dog with short legs and is used for hunting.(from a OPIE book)e.g.The first lucky dog is a beagle called Wangcai.
 * 2) counselor:[n.]a person trained to give guidance on personal or psychological problems.(from my textbook)e.g. The counselor told me to try to remember as much as possible about my childhood.
 * 3) regent:[n.] a person who rules a country because the king or queen is too young, old, ill, etc.(from my textbook)e.g.Aobai is the famous regent in China's history.
 * 4) oblivion:[n.]a state in which people are not aware of what is happening around.(from a magazine)e.g. He often drinks himself into oblivion.
 * 5) decent:[adj.]of a good enough standard or quality.(from a magazine)e.g.I need a decent night's sleep.
 * 6) slumber:[n.]a time when people are asleep.(from a magazine)e.g.She falls in deep slumber.
 * 7) incentive:[n.]something which encourages people to work harder.(from a magazine)e.g.You need incentive to put more hours back into sleep.
 * 8) wrought:[adj.]caused something to happen, especially a change.(from a magazine)e.g.This century wrought major changes in our life.
 * 9) epidemiologist:[n.]scientists who work on epidemic.(from a magazine)e.g.Jone Ferrie is a epidemiologist.
 * 10) optimum:[adj.]the best possible; producing the best possible results.(from a magazine)e.g.The optimum sleep t ime is between 6 to 8 hours.
 * Week 8-Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday November 6**
 * 1) notorious:[adj.]well known for being bad.(from a OPIE book)e.g.He is notorious because of his selfish.
 * 2) prevalent:[adj.]very common in a particular time or a particular place.(from a OPIE book)e.g.It is very prevalent that girls do like pink.
 * 3) pertinent:[adj.]appropriate to a particular situation.(from a magazine)e.g.It is pertinent that the youth of America understand the consequences related to alcohol abuse.
 * 4) lethal:[adj.]able to cause death.(from a magazine)e.g. Alcohol can be a lethal and dangerous substance when abuse.