1. biology
bio-: life, living things
-logy: study of
2. refer to(prep.)
references
3. symbiosis
sym/syn-: with, together
sympathy, synthesis
4. literary symbiosis: the configured text
Rosen crantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
5. grizzly bear, hybrid
6. peevish: feeling or showing irritation
7. insect
-sect: section
8. encounter: face (something dangerous)
en-: put into
9. beneficial
bene-: beneficiary
mal-: negative
10. antennae(pl.)
11. enchanted: changed by magic, or seeming to be changed by magic
12. jaywalk
j-: (negative meanings)
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2013/12/27
1. chatter: to talk for a long time about things that are not important
She spent the morning chattering away to her friends.
2. cheek: the soft part of your face that is below your eye and between your mouth and ear
The tears ran down her cheeks.
3. chide: to speak to someone severely because they have behaved badly
She chided him for his bad manners.
4. chime: (of bells) to make a clear ringing sound
In the square the church bells chimed.
5. chimney: a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside
Factory chimneys belched dense white smoke into the sky.
2013/12/30
1. chink: a small narrow crack or opening
I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside.
2. chintzy: decorated with a lot of chintz
I find their house a bit too chintzy.
3. choke: If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat
She choked to death on a fish bone.
4. chop: to cut something into pieces with an knife, or other sharp instrument
He was chopping wood in the yard.
5. chortle: to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction, often at someone else's bad luck
She chortled with glee at the news.
2013/12/31
1. christen: to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church
She's being christened in June.
2. chronic: (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
There is a chronic shortage of teachers.
3. chuck: to throw something carelessly
Chuck it over there/into the corner.
4. chuffed: pleased or happy
He was really chuffed with his present.
5. chuckle: to laugh quietly
She was chuckling as she read the letter.
2013/01/01
1. chummy: friendly
They are very chummy with their neighbors.
2.churlish: rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant
They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.
3. churn: to move something, especially a liquid, with great force
The sea was churned up by heavy winds.
4. cinder: a small piece of partly burned coal or wood
The cake was burned to a cinder (= burned black).
5.circuit: a regular pattern of visits or the places visited
They first met each other on the tennis circuit (= while at different tennis competitions).
2013/01/02
1. circumstance: a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is
I think she coped very well under the circumstances.
2. circumspect: careful not to take risks
Officials were circumspect about what the talks had achieved.
3. circumvent: to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally
Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations.
4. citation: a word or piece of writing taken from a written work
All citations are taken from the 2007 edition of the text.
5. civic: of a town or city or the people who live in it
The prime minister met many civic leaders, including the mayor and the leaders of the immigrant communities.
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