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1、Discuss the words meaning,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Exercise 3,Discuss the words meaning,persuade:_ _I reasoned with him for hours,but I couldnt persuade him to change his mind.,to make someone decide to do something,especially by giving them reasons why they should do it,or asking them many times to do
2、 it,Read the sentences below and use context to write the definitions of the underlined words.One word has been done for you.,e.g.,tribunal:_ The case has been remitted(移交）from the appeal court to a lesser tribunal.,A tribunal is a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular
3、 problems.e.g.His case comes before an industrial tribunal in March.(他的案子将于3月在产业法庭审判。),Discuss the words meaning,verdict:_ The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.,In a court of law,the verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.e.g.The jury returned a unanimous
4、 guilty verdict.该陪审团作出了一份一致通过的有罪裁决。,law the finding of a jury in a trial.,Discuss the words meaning,3.ambivalence:_ _ He understood the publics ambivalence,shown by every poll.,the coexistence of opposing attitudes orfeelings,such as love and hate,toward a person,an object,or an idea,Discuss the wor
5、ds meaning,4.pragmatic:_ _ Now what we need is pragmatic action but none of your empty talk.5.stoic:_ _ A stoic person responds to hardship with calm.,dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences;practical.,one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy,grief,pleasure,or pain.,Dis
6、cuss the words meaning,6.harrow:_ The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.7.mount:_ The horse shied off when I tried to mount it.,to inflict great distress or torment on,to place oneself upon;get up on,Discuss the words meaning,8.debilitating:_ She says she recently recovered from a debilitating il
7、lness,but she faced the cold for a Thanksgiving turkey.9.vulnerable:_ Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel.,to weaken the strength or energy of;enervate.,easily influenced or affected by physical injury,Discuss the words meaning,10.prosecution:_ The prosecution based their case on the evidence o
8、f two witnesses.11.transient:_ Their happiness was transient,for the war broke out soon after they got married.,law The institution and conduct of a legal proceeding,remaining in a place only a brief time,Discuss the words meaning,12.halt:_ No one can halt the advance of history.13.alleviation:_.,st
9、op from happening or developing,the act of reducing something unpleasant(as pain or annoyance),Discuss the words meaning,14.thwart:_ She intends to thwart his plans,and be revenged on him.15.empower:_ The new laws empower the police to search private house.,hinder or prevent(the efforts,plans,or des
10、ires)of,give or delegate(授权）power or authority to,Discuss the words meaning,mission:_ The salesmen is claiming for back payment of unpaid commission.17.falsify:_ All those who try to falsify history are bound to end up as criminals in history.,a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an
11、amount received or collected or agreed to be paid(as distinguished from a salary)work out with care and detail;develop thoroughly.,make false by mutilation or addition;as of a message or story.,Discuss the words meaning,18.presumably:_ He will presumably resign in view of the complete failure of his
12、 policy.19.terminal:_ He is in the terminal stage of cancer,and his suffering is beyond description.,by reasonable assumption,causing or ending in or approaching death,Discuss the words meaning,20.lapse:_ In childhood,he lapsed into some bad habits.21.devoid:_ A well devoid of water is useless.,pass
13、 into a specified state or condition,completely wanting or lacking.,Discuss the words meaning,22.normative:_ Member states called for WHO to strengthen its major normative functions on water and health,and expand its monitoring role toward access to safe water.23.endorse:_ That congressman did not e
14、ndorse unfair play,injustice and indecency.,pertaining to giving directives or rules,give support or ones approval to,Discuss the words meaning,24.impact:_ How will the war impact on that generation?.25.reverse:_ My sister is very thin,and I am just the reverse because I eat much more than her.,have
15、 an effect upon,.,Discuss the words meaning,a relation of direct opposition,26.owe:_ I cant go;I owe it to him to stay.27.sinister:_ She had a sinister foreboding(预感）that the plane would crash.,should do that thing because sb.deserves it.,Discuss the words meaning,suggesting or threatening evil,28.e
16、uphemistic:_ When you need to express your different opinions,you can use euphemistic way and not to injure others feeling.,Discuss the words meaning,substituting a mild,indirect,or vague term for one considered harsh,blunt,or offensive,afflict:_ I dont want to afflict you with my troubles.30.blatan
17、t:_ I have never encountered such blatant（明目张胆的）disregard for the Bill of Rights.,To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on,Unpleasantly loud and noisy,Discuss the words meaning,administrate,administration,administrative,administratively,administrator,relentless,relentlessly,relentingly,re
18、lentlessness,assistive,assistor,assistant,assistance,ethical,ethically,ethicality,ethics,ethicist,controversialist,controversial,controvert,controvertible,2.Find more words of each word family.The first one has been done for you.,Discuss the words meaning,methodical,methodically,methodicalness,metho
19、dological,methodology,relevance,relevancy,relevantly,inducement,inducer,inducible,inducibility,induction,prohibition,prohibiter,prohibitive,prohibitory,concerned,concernful,concernment,concerning,sensitively,sensitiveness,sensitivity,sensitize,Discuss the words meaning,spontaneously,spontaneousness,
20、spontaneity,assured,assuredly,assuredness,assurer,initially,initiality,initialize,initialization,acquired,acquisition,acquirenment,acquisitive,acquisitively,impartially,partial,partially,authority,authoritative,authorize,authorizable,authoritarian,authorization,Discuss the words meaning,impartiality
21、,impartially,partial,partially,desired,desirable,desirous,desirability,exceptionally,exceptional,except,exceptable,exceptant,Discuss the words meaning,signal,signature,signify,significant,significance,extend 扩充；延伸，tend 趋向；倾向，extension 扩充，tension 拉紧，extensive 广阔的,advent 出现,advene 到达，convention 规矩，con
22、vene 召集，intervene 干涉；介入，intervention 插入；干涉,erect 直立的；竖立的，erection 直立；竖立，erectum 直肠，erective 直立的；建立的，erector 建设者；安装工，rectangle 长方形,3.Explain the meaning of the following roots.Add at least five similar derivatives with their Chinese definitions.One example has been given to you.,Discuss the words mea
23、ning,consist 由构成，persist 坚持；继续，assist 援助；帮助，insist 坚持；强调，assistance 协助，assistant 助手，assistor 帮助者,ambivalent 矛盾的,ambidexter 怀二心的，ambivalence 矛盾，ambient 周围的，ambience 周围环境；气氛,civil,公民的，文明的，civilian,平民的，civilized,文明的，开化的，civilization，文明，civility,礼貌，谦恭,recognize 认可；承认，cognitive 认识的；认知的，cognizant 认知的，reco
24、gnition 承认；识别，recognizable 可认识的；可鉴别的，cognize 认知；认识,Discuss the words meaning,Select 挑选，selective 精选的，selection挑选，elect 选举，eletion 选举，elective 有选举权的，elector 选举人,psychal 精神的；心理的，psychanalysis 心理分析，psychedelic 幻觉的；起幻觉的，psychiatry 心理学，psychology 心理学,primary 第一位的；首要的，primitive 原始的，prima 第一的，primacy 首位，primal 最初的，primate 首领；大主教,involve 包括；涉及，revolve 旋转；循环出现，involvement 连累；包含，involving 包括；使陷于，revolvable 能旋转的；被旋转的,Discuss the words meaning,
