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英文字彙與字源學 week ten

(week nine- mid-term)

• congregate: to come together in a group or crowd
• segregate: to separate groups of people because of their particular race, religion, etc.
• syn: with       ex. synchrony: a state in which things happen, move, or exist at the same time
• chron: time
• dispute
• disagreement
• mediator: one that mediates; especially :  one that mediates between parties at variance
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• malnutrition: : the unhealthy condition that results from not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poor nutrition
• insane-: If you describe a decision or action as insane, you think it is very foolish or excessive.
• be bereft of
• immigrants: a person who comes to a country to live there
• adaptation: something that is adapted; especially : a movie, book, play, etc., that is changed so that it can be presented in another form

• amnesia-: If someone is suffering from amnesia, they have lost their memory.

• feud-: If one person or group feuds with another, they have a quarrel that lasts a long time. You can also say that two people or groups feud.

• headstrong-: If you refer to someone as headstrong, you are slightly critical of the fact that they are determined to do what they want. 

• be admitted to
• bar: a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
• orator: a person who makes speeches and is very good at making them
• mourning: the act of mourning for someone who has died
• lament: to express sorrow, regret, or unhappiness about something
•  complement(n.)-Something that is a complement to something else complements it.
• compliment(v.)- If you compliment someone, you pay him or her a compliment.