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vocb of semester
Englsih vocabularies to be memorized in 4 months
| Question | Answer | Example/tips to remember |
|---|---|---|
| Salient | (feature) adj. most noticeable or important | A salient geometric feature is a compound high-level feature of non-trivial local shapes. |
| adverse | (effect) unfavorable | However the adverse effect of nano-particles on allergic asthma is seldom investigated and the mechanism remains undefined |
| induce | v. succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something. | A and B and C induces maladaptational behavior root: duc, duct means lead such as deduce, seduce, conduct , abduct |
| premise | a proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn | my understanding of racism begins from the premise that race is a material/discursive formation. |
| confined | adj. of a space) restricted in area or volume; cramped. | racial and socioeconomic disparities are confined to particular regions of the country. (coffin confines vampire from harm of the sun light) |
| evoke | v. to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc) | early vernacular stories also evoke the ethos of storytelling origin: vocation "calling" also voice, vocal etc ex: evoke, invoke, convoke, revoke, and provoke |
| conversely | adv. Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary. | She is the perfect counterpart to the true, morally-guided "hao han," Lin Chong, who is able to triumph over the immoral actions of Young MAster Gao. Conversely, Golden Lotus, the most eautiful woman, is the ultimate challenge to men. |
| manifestation | n. the act, process, or an instances to make evident or certain by showing or displaying | I think the__of the urban&social development is apparent in "Outlaws..." Everything seems to be in the direct control of the rich&powerful;L,angered at G, chooses to suppress his anger b/c he"fears not the official except those who officiate over himself" |
| veracity | 1.conformity to facts; accuracy: "The veracity of the story..." 2. Habitual truthfulness: "his veracity and character" | |
| instill | v. gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, esp. a desirable one) in a person's mind: "instill values" | Parents will always have varied strategies in trying to instill discipline in children. |
| masquerade | v.i. to disguise oneself also to go about disguised | In short, the aspects of culture that will be explored here are those where culture masquerades as human nature ex: mask-----masque |
| attest | vt. to affirm to be true or genuine | there are millions of walking proofs to that attest to this fact.() test:witness contest, detest, protest, testify. |
| accrue | v accumulate or receive(such payments or benefits) | In this scenario, lily do not necessarily intends to hurt flowers of color, but because it is unaware of its ancestrial privilege(in its environ), and because they accrue status quo, they inevitably do. |
| attribute | vt. to explain by indicating a cause | The debates among these hypotheses--particularly the debate between those who attributed growing inequality to globalization and those who attributed it to technology--were many and bitter. -contribute, distribute,re-tribute, three tribune, tribute |
| bigot | one whose intolerant of others, narrow minded person. | A bigot like XXX will never understand the sensitivity of her work |
| invocation | n. the act or an instance of invoking, esp and appeal to a higher power for assistance. | Though she was raised in U.S her invocation of what she described as traditional "C parenting " has hit hard at a national sore spot. vocation "calling" also voice, vocal etc convoke, evoke, vouch, invoke, provoke, revoke, vocative |
| permissive | granting freedom, esp to excess | one of those permissive parent is her husband. |
| remonstrate | v.Make a forcefully reproachful protest. | Heartbroken fans Remonstrate over the news |
| inculcate | instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction, teach (someone) an attitude, idea, or habit by such instruction | rote practice on calculation inculcate the brain for higher mathematical tasks. |
| detract | v. reduce or take away the worth or value of. | does the first person perspective detract from the potential of a main character to be relateable(?) or interesting |
| underpinning | that on which something immaterial, such as an argument or a change, rests. | Instead, the crucial underpinning of this inflation targeting has been an overhaul of doctrines changed views of the transmission mechanism. |
| debunk | expose as false | |
| aptitude | n. capacity for learning | A.schools trail behind world in aptitude of child soldiers(?!!!). |
| subsequent | following in time or order. | succeeding the subsequent scholarship however, has not only challenged the existence of environmental racism, but also produced an overly restrictive conception of racism. sub= near, sequi-to follow |
| predicate | vt. to base or establish (a statement or action) | this scenario is predicated on understanding racism as a discrete and hostile act dik-index, indicate; dicare-abdicate, dedicate |
| discrete | consisting of unconnected distinct part, individually separate and distinct. | It would not be "discreet" (to show tact or reserve) to try to join "discrete" (consisting of unconnected or distinct parts) and competitive departments. dis-apart. |
| anticipate | Guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared. | The partners further engaged in effective media advocacy, anticipating what the opposition was likely to argue and developing counterres |
| disseminate | to scatter far and ide; spread abroad, as if sowing awareness and engaging in policy advocacy | participating in hearings meeting with policy makers and community groups, and disseminating study findings dis- apart, seminare-to sow |
| deliberate | intended, not done by chance or by accident | Although the geography of environmental racism is the result of millions of individual choices, those choices reflect a particular racial formation, and are a response to conditions deliberately created by the state and capital. |
| entail | v.t to involve or make something necessary | This process of deconcentration has been described as a "massive regional dispersal of population, industry, and commerce," entailing "the restructuring of both the central city and the outlying areas" |
| obscure | v.t unclear or difficult to understand or to see | Unfortunately, the reality of LA is often obscured by the many misconceptions of the region. ob=over -scurus=covered |
| assortment | n. a mixture or combination of different types | While both the eastside barrio and south central are home to poor people of color, they are also sites of vibrant communities and an assortment of industry and warehousing. sort= that which is allotted to one by fate ment=state of being, act of assort. |
| emanated | v.t to come from or out of | Early suburbanization emanated partly from the refusal of middle-class whites to live near immigrants and people of color. (picture the light emanating from the empty space) |
| predicated on | if an idea or argument is predicated on something, it depends on the existence or truth of that thing. | W pursued suburbanization for many reasons, but regardless or their motives, their choice was predicated on w privilege. |
| relegate | vt. slightly formal) to put something or someone into a lower or less important rank/position | As e moved outward, C, A,J,C and the remnant I population were relegated to S.P, W and the cnetral city re=back, legare-send with a commission relatively easy to enter the gate |
| exodus | n. the movement of alot of people form a place at the same time | fig 5 shows the exodus set in motion by the policy and economic shifts of WWII |
| insofar | adv (slt formal) to the degree that | Minority communities were aso disadvantaged insofar as massive funds were channeled into suburbia. |
| maneuver | v. to handle and move something carefully or with difficulty | the heroin know how to---- her way around the society despite her antisocial behaviors. |
| sobriety | n. the state or quality of not being sober(drunk) | the ocuple go off happily to ved, in the sobriety of the morning after, L, hitherto docie and usually silent, begins to speak for herself, insisting on learning the truth of where the wedding gifts came from. |
| ostracize | vt. to prevent someone from being art of a group because you dislike them or disapprove of something they have done | even if he had really been a member of Wei's faction, he's come around against and is sorry for his mistakes. One shouldn't ostracize him so absolutely, and even less if there's an explanation for what he did |
| inflict | vt. to force someone or something experience something unpleasant | in a moment when I had no other choice, I inflicted wounds on my own flesh as the only way to save myself |
| cohesion | n. (of obj) the state of sticking together (of ppl) being in a close agreement and working well together | not always the cohesive team where everybody can work together |
| nuance | n. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of ___. | The spoken language is powerful, much more powerful than writing, far more capable of expressing feelings and nuance of meaning. |
| obeisance | A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage. | Wu Song made four ____ to his masters obey, obedient, obeisance |
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