Hi Carol,
this week was a bit chaotic due to the trip and the world history workload.
I have a feeling that we don't really grasp the words well enough this week (compared to the last one),
and we don't want this trend to continue. So here I have a review that hopefully cures and revives our memories.
I am going to look for ways to review these words more thoroughly as we go on.
(I was actually thinking of making a grand review after every month, but I feel like that may be too many words bombing on us at once ... it would take a considerable while of time to create the review itself. : P For now, we'll keep going. Let's work on words more intensively next week.)
Review #2 (Days 8-13)
Confusing Words:
Affection vs. Affectation
Affection: love, tender feeling; I have sincere affection towards Juliet.
Affectation: artificial behavior to impress others; Her obvious affectation disgusted the teachers.
Allay vs. Alley
Allay: to reduce the intensity of; The medicine allayed my pain.
Alley: 골목길; The Yale Alley Cats!
Contend vs. Content
Contend: to strive to achieve/ struggle to overcome; Maria contended to adhere to the social norms set by the strictly puritan society.
Content: to be happy/ to satisfy; She wasn't very content about how the event turned out.
Annal vs. Annul vs. Annual
Annals: record of historical events or figures; Look through the annals of Major League players to choose a figure for your project.
Annul: to make invalid (ex: matrimony); The pope had the authority to annul marriages.
Annual: every year; I won the prize for the annual contest held in the local academy.
Apologia vs. Apologue
Apologia: formal defense or justification; The Russian Federation publicly promulgated its apologia for its aid towards South Ossetia and Abkhazia. (Hey Carol, this was the topic for the ICJ T-T so vivid in my head..)
Apologue: moral fable; Aesop's fables are probably the most renowned apologues read by children. Sympathy vs. Empathy
Sympathy: feeling sorry for others
Empathy: feeling sorry for others, esp. because you've gone through the same turmoil/misery/agony, etc.
Ardent vs. Arduous
Ardent: enthusiastic
Arduous: one of Andy's favorite words, demanding great labor or effort
Balky vs. Bulky
Balky: given to acting in opposition to others
Bulky: massive, heavily built (body builder-ish)
Ordinary Words:
1. Ingratiate: make yourself favorable by flattering
Key: suck-up to teachers
2. Insinuate: to hint. sth bad in an indirect way
Key: using money to rise social ladder
3. Havoc: destruction
Key: 911 terror
4. Covet: longing to possess
Key: Anna and her little cookie
7. Constellate: gather together
Key: people convening
8. Ameliorate (in fact, Andy uses this quite often): improve, make it better
Key: You know, I told him to ameliorate his current event speech into a more "comprehensible" one; I actually edited his script and re-defined every word that was like.... like..... you know what I mean.
9. Calumniate: to make false/defamatory statements
Key: Mrs. Thull and her teaching skills
10. Inadvertent: not attentive enough, unintentionally careless
Key: inadvertently stepping on sb's shoes
11. Remiss: negligent towards duty, showing slackness
Key: media is remiss about reporting gory situations
12. Lax: neglecting one's duty
Key: reLAX; somehow to me this word sounds laid back and lazy
13. Callow: naive (esp. of young person)
Key: young boy accepting stranger's offer of a ride to school
14. Fledgling: immature, inexperienced, undeveloped
n. young bird just developed with feathers
Key: think of small bird just learning to fly (ahh so cute)
15. Ingenious: clever, original, inventive
Key: those inventors with that lighting bulb on their heads when an idea pops up
16. Variance: difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
Key: "vary" is the key (duhh Jenny -_-)
17. Vim: energy, vigor
Key: lively, I'll think of you, Carol. You.... can.... think of .... my burning passion about neuroscience. (since when?)
18. Battery: extensive range of things
Key: a pack of something?
19. Calumny: slander!
Key: a tongue that is also a sword -_- (yeah, funny....)
20. Dearth: a lack, scarcity
Key: French Revolution and the food (bread?)
21. Supine: lying on back / inactive and lethargic
Key: I usually picture a really handsome and powerful black guy lying on his back with a gun and working on his secret mission...for... I don't know... FBI? (influence of movies...)
22. Derelict: deserted by owner/ neglectful of obligation
Key: derelict stuff in the lost and found T-T poor things... abandoned.
or captain not coming to practices.
23. Cursory: hastily done, with little attention
Key: I think of flipping pages
24. Gingerly: really carefully
Key: I can see the hand of a young girl making a birthday cake "gingerly" for her mom; cute little sweetheart.
25. Enervated: lacking energy
Key: old grandpa after a "vigorous" exercise routine
26. Fatuous: silly, foolish
Key: pointless comment; d_d can you think of anything better?
27. Gourmand: one who likes eating and drinking (too much)
Key: I think of a fat, optimistic guy
28. Neophyte: a person new to skill/subject/belief
Key: a guy new to some kinda concept; I can picture this guy; the word neophyte has a very special effect to it.
29. Uninitiated: w/o special knowledge or experience
Key: 뭔가 출발을 아직 못한, 준비단계 같은 느낌. 안그래?
I can see a train not getting ready to take off. :P
30. Initiate: introduce someone to skill/activity
Key: opposite of uninitiated
31. Facile: easily achieved
Key: Geniuses, like ... Clare? T-T
32. Harrowing: agonizing
Key: a harrowing film... hmm... what could that incorporate...
33. Uncanny: strange/mysterious
Key: Jack and superlatives!
34. Nascent: just into existence, potential for future
Key: I see a steam rising, or at least SOMETHING rising
35. Inchoate: just begun, therefore undeveloped
Key: initial plans tend to be inchoate. our wiki and vocab learning system is DEFINITELY inchoate.
36. Tyro: a beginner of novice
Key: I think of a young animation character.
37. Austere: very bare, bleak, simple, strict
Key: I think of Audrey Hepburn , don't know why.
38. Novice: a person new to job or activity
Key: novice = new (I know. THis is reallY helpful.)
39. Truculent: eager to fight, violent
Key: Tybalt = Truculent
40. Pungent: having a strong, sharp quality regarding smell
Key: Kimchi is pungent!
41. Amicable: agreeable
Key: I think of this in relation to amiable. Amiable = person, Amicable = relationship.
Hi Carol,
this week was a bit chaotic due to the trip and the world history workload.
I have a feeling that we don't really grasp the words well enough this week (compared to the last one),
and we don't want this trend to continue. So here I have a review that hopefully cures and revives our memories.
I am going to look for ways to review these words more thoroughly as we go on.
(I was actually thinking of making a grand review after every month, but I feel like that may be too many words bombing on us at once ... it would take a considerable while of time to create the review itself. : P For now, we'll keep going. Let's work on words more intensively next week.)
Review #2 (Days 8-13)
Confusing Words:
Affection vs. Affectation
Affection: love, tender feeling; I have sincere affection towards Juliet.
Affectation: artificial behavior to impress others; Her obvious affectation disgusted the teachers.
Allay vs. Alley
Allay: to reduce the intensity of; The medicine allayed my pain.
Alley: 골목길; The Yale Alley Cats!
Contend vs. Content
Contend: to strive to achieve/ struggle to overcome; Maria contended to adhere to the social norms set by the strictly puritan society.
Content: to be happy/ to satisfy; She wasn't very content about how the event turned out.
Annal vs. Annul vs. Annual
Annals: record of historical events or figures; Look through the annals of Major League players to choose a figure for your project.
Annul: to make invalid (ex: matrimony); The pope had the authority to annul marriages.
Annual: every year; I won the prize for the annual contest held in the local academy.
Apologia vs. Apologue
Apologia: formal defense or justification; The Russian Federation publicly promulgated its apologia for its aid towards South Ossetia and Abkhazia. (Hey Carol, this was the topic for the ICJ T-T so vivid in my head..)
Apologue: moral fable; Aesop's fables are probably the most renowned apologues read by children.
Sympathy vs. Empathy
Sympathy: feeling sorry for others
Empathy: feeling sorry for others, esp. because you've gone through the same turmoil/misery/agony, etc.
Ardent vs. Arduous
Ardent: enthusiastic
Arduous: one of Andy's favorite words, demanding great labor or effort
Balky vs. Bulky
Balky: given to acting in opposition to others
Bulky: massive, heavily built (body builder-ish)
Ordinary Words:
1. Ingratiate: make yourself favorable by flattering
Key: suck-up to teachers
2. Insinuate: to hint. sth bad in an indirect way
Key: using money to rise social ladder
3. Havoc: destruction
Key: 911 terror
4. Covet: longing to possess
Key: Anna and her little cookie
5. Incessant: continuous
Key: flowing blood
6. Eradicable: destroy-able
Key: .....destory destroy destroy
7. Constellate: gather together
Key: people convening
8. Ameliorate (in fact, Andy uses this quite often): improve, make it better
Key: You know, I told him to ameliorate his current event speech into a more "comprehensible" one; I actually edited his script and re-defined every word that was like.... like..... you know what I mean.
9. Calumniate: to make false/defamatory statements
Key: Mrs. Thull and her teaching skills
10. Inadvertent: not attentive enough, unintentionally careless
Key: inadvertently stepping on sb's shoes
11. Remiss: negligent towards duty, showing slackness
Key: media is remiss about reporting gory situations
12. Lax: neglecting one's duty
Key: reLAX; somehow to me this word sounds laid back and lazy
13. Callow: naive (esp. of young person)
Key: young boy accepting stranger's offer of a ride to school
14. Fledgling: immature, inexperienced, undeveloped
n. young bird just developed with feathers
Key: think of small bird just learning to fly (ahh so cute)
15. Ingenious: clever, original, inventive
Key: those inventors with that lighting bulb on their heads when an idea pops up
16. Variance: difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
Key: "vary" is the key (duhh Jenny -_-)
17. Vim: energy, vigor
Key: lively, I'll think of you, Carol. You.... can.... think of .... my burning passion about neuroscience. (since when?)
18. Battery: extensive range of things
Key: a pack of something?
19. Calumny: slander!
Key: a tongue that is also a sword -_- (yeah, funny....)
20. Dearth: a lack, scarcity
Key: French Revolution and the food (bread?)
21. Supine: lying on back / inactive and lethargic
Key: I usually picture a really handsome and powerful black guy lying on his back with a gun and working on his secret mission...for... I don't know... FBI? (influence of movies...)
22. Derelict: deserted by owner/ neglectful of obligation
Key: derelict stuff in the lost and found T-T poor things... abandoned.
or captain not coming to practices.
23. Cursory: hastily done, with little attention
Key: I think of flipping pages
24. Gingerly: really carefully
Key: I can see the hand of a young girl making a birthday cake "gingerly" for her mom; cute little sweetheart.
25. Enervated: lacking energy
Key: old grandpa after a "vigorous" exercise routine
26. Fatuous: silly, foolish
Key: pointless comment; d_d can you think of anything better?
27. Gourmand: one who likes eating and drinking (too much)
Key: I think of a fat, optimistic guy
28. Neophyte: a person new to skill/subject/belief
Key: a guy new to some kinda concept; I can picture this guy; the word neophyte has a very special effect to it.
29. Uninitiated: w/o special knowledge or experience
Key: 뭔가 출발을 아직 못한, 준비단계 같은 느낌. 안그래?
I can see a train not getting ready to take off. :P
30. Initiate: introduce someone to skill/activity
Key: opposite of uninitiated
31. Facile: easily achieved
Key: Geniuses, like ... Clare? T-T
32. Harrowing: agonizing
Key: a harrowing film... hmm... what could that incorporate...
33. Uncanny: strange/mysterious
Key: Jack and superlatives!
34. Nascent: just into existence, potential for future
Key: I see a steam rising, or at least SOMETHING rising
35. Inchoate: just begun, therefore undeveloped
Key: initial plans tend to be inchoate. our wiki and vocab learning system is DEFINITELY inchoate.
36. Tyro: a beginner of novice
Key: I think of a young animation character.
37. Austere: very bare, bleak, simple, strict
Key: I think of Audrey Hepburn , don't know why.
38. Novice: a person new to job or activity
Key: novice = new (I know. THis is reallY helpful.)
39. Truculent: eager to fight, violent
Key: Tybalt = Truculent
40. Pungent: having a strong, sharp quality regarding smell
Key: Kimchi is pungent!
41. Amicable: agreeable
Key: I think of this in relation to amiable. Amiable = person, Amicable = relationship.
42. Brazen: excessively bold, brash
Key: brazen = razor = sharp = brash
43. Abdicate: give up a position
Key: history... :)
44. Aberration: something unusual, different from norm
Key: Andy and his speaking style . Andy = Aberration
45. Abhor: to hate
Key: ABsolutely HORrible (I learned this a few years ago. This is a REALLY good way of memorizing this).
46. Advert: refer to in speaking or writing
47. Dilettante: one who has great interest but little knowledge