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Vocabulary

 1 arbitrary [ˈɑ:rbətreri]] (adj) 隨意、任意的

   The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.

   You can make an arbitrary choice.

    A good judge does not make arbitrary decisions 

2 crescent [ˈkrɛsənt] (n) 新月

    A crescent moon peeped out from behind the clouds.

    The moon was a brightly shining crescent.

3 disperse [dɪˈspɜ:rs] (v) 驅散、分散

    Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the demonstrators.

    Police moved in to disperse the crowd.

4 diaspora [daɪˈæspərə] (n) 僑民、流散

    A major characteristic of life in diaspora is rootless.

    In addition to China's population, there is a widespread Chinese diaspora.

5 conservative [kənˈsɜ:rvətɪv] (adj) 保守的

    A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about £22,000.

    The Conservative Government was only too quick to hush him up. 

6 anarchists [ˈænəkists] (n) 無政府主義者

    For anarchists, no government is the best government.

    Anarchists demand the destruction of structures of oppression including the country itself. 

7 revolt [rɪˈvoʊlt] (v) 反抗 (n) 起義、造反

    It was undeniably a revolt by ordinary people against their leaders. 

    The tribesmen will revolt if you ask them to pay taxes.

8 monotheistic [ˌmɒnoʊθɪ'ɪstɪk] (adj) 一神教、一神論

    Islam is world's great monotheistic religions.

    In judeo - christianity and most monotheistic religions, objects can represent a view of the cosmos.

9 redeemer [rɪ'di:mər] (n) 救世主

    Christ is our advocate but he also the world's redeemer.

    Yet their Redeemer is strong ; the LORD Almighty is his name.

10 satirize [ˈsætəˌraɪz] (v) 諷刺

      This detestable custom satirizes humanity.

      Somebody satirize that the general's lacking in courage.

11 plebeian [plɪˈbiən] (n) 平民、庶民 (adj) 平民的、庸俗的

      Flying wing to wing through the plebeian. 比翼雙飛在人間

      He was born of plebeian origins.

      This book has plebeian tastes.

12 impiety [ɪm'paɪətɪ] (n) 不虔誠、不孝  ←→ piety (n) 虔誠

      He had to leave his home because of impiety.

      His remarks show impiety to religion.

13 prophet [ˈprɑ:fɪt] (n) 先知、預言家

      The faithful revered him then as a prophet.

      A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.

14 deport [dɪˈpɔ:rt] (v) 驅逐 = expel

      We should deport the criminal who has entered the country illegally.

      We deport aliens who slip across our borders.

15 dialectic [ˌdaɪəˈlɛktɪk] (n) 辯證法 (adj) 辯證的 = dialectical

      We should use a dialectic perspective to view the world.

16 capricious [kəˈprɪʃəs, -ˈpriʃəs] (adj) 變化無常的、任性的

      We can't go camping while the weather is so capricious.

      The aunt was a capricious woman, and governed her husband entirely.

17 paragon [ˈpærəgɑ:n] (n) 典範、模範

      He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.

      Man is the paragon of animals. 人類是萬物之靈

18 benevolent [bəˈnɛvələnt] (adj) 仁慈的、慈善的

      They believe that the country needs a benevolent dictator.

      The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.

19 disdain [dɪsˈden] (n) 鄙視 (v) 鄙視、輕蔑

      Janet looked at him with disdain.

      Franklin told Sara that he had himself disdained to take the job.

20 worship [ˈwɜ:rʃɪp] (v) 崇拜、朝拜 (n) 崇拜、朝拜

      Most of the upper castes worship the Goddess Kali.

      They fell prostrate in worship.

21 oligarchy [ˈɑ:ləgɑ:rki] (n) 寡頭政治

      Athens was suffering under the rule of an oligarchy that had no concern for the people's welfare.

22 theocracy [θiˈɑ:krəsi] (n) 神權政治

      In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country.

      Humanistic artists opposed asceticism with humanism, opposed theocracy with human rights.

23 monarchy [ˈmɑ:nərki] (n) 君主政治

      They were committed to the eventual restoration of a traditional monarchy.

24 funeral [ˈfjunərəl] (n) 葬禮 (adj) 葬禮的

       I felt I ought to show my face at her father's funeral.

      None of my business, I guess. It's your funeral.

25 plume [plum] (n)羽毛

      a plume of smoke 一縷輕煙

      A plume of smoke rose from the chimney.

字首 prefix 字尾 suffix 字根 root

【dis】 disadvantageous           【ad】 advantage

             disease                           往前    advance

             dislike                                         adventure

【di】  diversity                                       advocate

            diverce                           【bi】   bicycle

            different                           兩個     bigamy

【nov】 innovation                    【meter】  theremometer

     新     novel                                測量       hydrometer

              novice                          【oct】 octopus

              renovation                                 August→Augustus       

【hyper】hyperactive 過動                                   (Octavius)

   above

【hypo】hypothesis                                              

   uder     hypodermic 皮下注射

【der】  dermatology 皮膚學

   皮膚

The History of English in Ten Minutes
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凱爾特人→羅馬人→日耳曼人入侵 ex:Anglo,Saxon,Jutes
  Celtic        Latin      Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Sazon：日常用語 ex: house、woman、bread、星期(神明)

基督教傳教士(Latin)：martyr、bishop、Font

維京人：drag、ransack、thrust、die、give、take

1066年 征服者威廉(諾曼)→Franch：官方用語 judge、jury、evidence、justice
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William Shakespeare 創新字：dauntless、besmirch、lacklustre

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