Wow Chapter 6
Terms
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Genocide (noun)
jen'e-sid. -
The planned murder of an entire group.
Genocide still takes place in many parts of the world. -
Spartan (Adjective)
spar'tn -
Lacking in comfort, requiring self-discipline.
Her spartan routine included studing three hours each day. -
Nominal (adjective)
Nom'e-nel -
In name only. A very small amount.
She bought the house for a nominal amount of money. -
Quixotic (adjective)
kwik-sot'it -
noble, but not practical, having unreachable ideals, idealistic
Mary spent her three years in the woods to learn a quixotic life of monkeys.
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Genesis (noun)
jen'i-sis -
Origin, beginning
Many people disagree about the genesis of life. -
Maverick (noun)
mav'er-ik -
An independent-minded person who does not conform or adhere to rules.
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Anthropological (Adj)
an'thre-pe-loj'i-kel -
The study of human beings.
Reachers studied anthropological site in African. -
Odyssey (noun)
od'i-se -
A long and adventurous journey
People have made an odyssey to the Overland trail. -
Philanthropist (noun)
fi-lan'thre-pist -
One who wish to help humanity; a person who makes large gifts to charity.
My eighty-year-old aunt was a philanthropist who donated money to build school in Vietnam. -
gargantuan (adjective)
gar-gan'choo-en -
huge, immense
Hanna's gargantuan picnic has all different kind of food. -
Pseudonym (noun)
sood'n-im -
assumed named, pen named, fake name.
Trang, the famous singer, sang under the pseudonym of Linda Trang Dai. -
Chauvinism (noun)
sho've-niz'em -
Prejudiced devotion to a group or country
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Misanthrope (noun)
mis'sen-throp' -
A person who hates or distrusts other people.
I was lunch time, but my boss showed his misanthrop by forcing can't stop working until he said so. -
Boycott (verb, noun)
boi'kot' -
To refuse to use or buy something as an act of protest.
the act of boycott
I decided to boycott Coke because they didn't pay a fair salary for their workers. -
Renowned (adjective)
ri-nound -
Famous, well regarded.
HaLong Bay is renowned for its beautiful bay and climate. -
Martial (adjective)
mar'shal -
refering to war or soldiers
The caption used his martial force to arrest his subordinate. -
Congenital (adjective)
ken-jen'i-tel -
Existing at birth. Naturally being a certain way, habitual.
I have two congenital moles upper two sides of my eyebrown. -
Psychosomatic (adjective)
si'ko-so-mat'ik -
Refering to physical disorders that are caused by the mind.
Psychologists studied that psychosomatic symptons caused by stress. -
Vivacious (adjective)
vi-va'shes -
lively; full of spirit.
She is a vivacious girl, always happy and smiling. -
Psyche (noun)
si'ke -
Mental state, soul
No matter how nice he tries to pleasure her, she still didn't let he in her psyche.
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Pandemonium (noun)
pan'de-mo'ne-em -
chaos, wild disorder, a noise
When a car accident happen on the highway, there will be a pandemonium from the police's car. -
Panorama (noun)
pan'e-ram'e -
A clear view over a wide area
A wide-ranging survey
From the window of the fifteen floor, I would see a panorama of the forest in Vienam. -
Viable (adjective)
vi'e-bel. -
Capable of living, capable of success, workable.
He found a viable solution to the problem. -
Vital (adjective)
vit'l -
referring to life, necessary, essential, lively, full of life, busy.
Water is vital to life.