09/22/2016 English Vocabulary and Etymology (week2)

※The Face That Launch'd A Thousand Ships

Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships,
And burnt the topless towers of Ilium?
Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss.
Her lips suck forth my soul: see where it flies!
Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again.
Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips,
And all is dross that is not Helena.
I will be Paris, and for love of thee,
Instead of Troy, shall Wittenberg be sack'd;
And I will combat with weak Menelaus,
And wear thy colours on my plumed crest;
Yea, I will wound Achilles in the heel,
And then return to Helen for a kiss.
O, thou art fairer than the evening air
Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars;
Brighter art thou than flaming Jupiter
When he appear'd to hapless Semele;
More lovely than the monarch of the sky
In wanton Arethusa's azur'd arms;
And none but thou shalt be my paramour!

※Helen Of Troy

In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy also known as Helen of Sparta, or simply Helen, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and was a sister of Castor, Pollux, and Clytemnestra. In Greek myths, she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. By marriage she was Queen of Laconia, a province within Homeric Greece, the wife of King Menelaus. Her abduction by Prince Paris of Troy brought about the Trojan War. Elements of her putative biography come from classical authors such as Aristophanes, Cicero, Euripides and Homer (both The Iliad and The Odyssey).

※Roman Numerals

You don't need to remember all of it.

Only 7 numerals to remember.

 I=1

V=5

X=10

L=50

C=100

D=500

M=1000
※Vocabulary Journal

week1

annals  noun / historical records of the activities of a country or organization, orhistory in general

automaton noun [ C ] / a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control, or a person who acts like a machine, without thinking or feeling 

auto- : self, one's own, by oneself

     autograph (n.)

     automatic (adj.)

     autopilot (n.)

compound noun [ C ]  / combines two or more elements

com- : with, together

    complete (adj.)

    compute (v.)

    compromise (n.)

eminent adjective / famous, respected, or important

 em- : put in or into, bring to a certain state

    embody (v.)

    embed (v.)

    embosom (v.)

implore verb / to ask for something in a sincere and emotional way

indiscriminate adjective / not showing careful thought or planning, especially so that harm results

interminable adjective / continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying

 im-/in- : not, opposite of

    imbalance (n.)

    impartible (adj.)

    interim (n.)

paradox     / a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

para- : alongside, beyond; altered; contrary; irregular, abnormal

    parallel (adj.)

    paragon (n.)

    parastate (n.)

prognosticate verb / to give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future 

 pro- : forward, forth, toward the front 

    prorate (v.)

    procerity (n.)

    proscribe (v.)

voracious adjective / very eager for something, especially a lot of food 

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WEEK2

accost verb / to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way

adroit adjective / very skilful and quick in the way you think or move

avid adjective / extremely eager or interested

cajole verb / to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do

enhance verb / to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something

        en- : in; into

       envelop (v.)

         entrain (v.)

         encourage (v.)

fabricate verb / to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone

felon noun / a person who is guilty of a serious crime

Furtive adjective / behaving secretly and often dishonestly

Gesticulate verb / to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying

Hapless adjective / unlucky and usually unhappy

 -less : lacking, cannot be, does not

    profitless (adj.)

    careless (adj.)

    functionless (n.)

intrepid adjective / extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations

irate adjective / very angry

 Laconic adjective / using very few words to express what you mean

Nuance noun / a very slight difference

Plethora noun / a very large amount of something

pretext noun / a pretended reason for doing something that is used to hide the real reason

reticent adjective / unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings

rudimentary adjective / basic

throng noun  / a crowd or large group of people

vigilant adjective / always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger

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WEEK3

bristle noun / a short, stiff hair, usually one of many

caustic adjective / A caustic chemical burns or destroys things

cessation noun / ending or stopping

condolence noun / sympathy and sadness for the family or close friends of a person who has recently died

dupe verb / to deceive someone, usually by making that person do something that they did not intend to do

euphemism noun / a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word 

inadvertent adjective / not intentional

incipient adjective / just beginning

incongruous adjective / unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening

infamous adjective / famous for something considered bad

jostle verb / to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you are in a crowd of people

lackluster adjective / without energy and effort

loathe verb / to hate someone or something

mundane adjective / very ordinary and therefore not interesting

ominous adjective / suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen

reprimand verb / to express to someone your strong official disapproval of them

repudiate verb / to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable

stipulate verb / to say exactly how something must be or must be done

tremulous adjective / If a person's voice or a part of their body is tremulous, it is shaking slightly.