2007/11/1

Intermediate AF - Vocabulary List

Please put the new words you reported in class here.
Group 1: new words
Group 2: new words
Group 3: new words
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VOCABULARY (Group 3)
1.puritan(n.) puritanical (adj.)
-a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so.

2.fetish(n.) fetishist (n.) fetishistic (adj.)
-any object﹑idea﹑etc,eliciting unquestioning reverence, respect, or devotion
§ make a (perfect)fetish of~


3.licentiousness(n.) licentious(adj.)
-a lack of moral restraints

4.consumption (n.) consume (v.)
-the action or result of consuming
。You have to cut down on fat consumption to avoid high blood pressure.


5.epitome (n.)
-a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class
。 He is the epitome of goodness.

6.damper (n.)
-a person or thing that damps or depresses
§ put a damper on~
。His glum mood put a damper on their party.

7.blaspheme( v.)
-to speak without respect of or use bad language at (especially God or religious matters)
§ blaspheme against God~
。What a terrible person. He can hardly speak without blaspheming(against God).

8.overshadow(v.)
-to be more important or significant by comparison
。Her new book will overshadow all her earlier ones.

9.reputation(n.)
-general opinion about the qualities of a person
。The store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.

10.outing(n.)
-a pleasure trip﹑excursion﹑picnic
§ a school/class outing~
。 I think we should postpone the outing.

11.flunk(v.)
-to fail to get a passing grade
§ flunk out~
。He flunked out of flight school.

12.folks(n.)
-people
。The folks here say that the weather was bad last year.

13.snapshot (n.)
-photograph
。Would you like to see our holiday snapshots ?

14.rough-and-ready(adj.)
-rough but friendly

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