Lesson 14 & 15 & 16

Question 1

Cremation (n)

Answer 1

The act of burning the dead

🔺cremation is particularly prevalent in Japan.

Question 2

Domesticate (v)

Answer 2

To make sth suitable for being at home.

Domestic(adj)

🔺 they tried to domesticate the tiger.

Question 3

Folklore(n)

Answer 3

Traditional myths of a people transmitted orally.

🔺through folklore, archeologists have learned about the migration of native americans.

Question 4

Fossilize (v)

Answer 4

Fossilization (n)
Fossil(n)

🔺the dinosaur eggs have been fossilized over thousands of years.

Question 5

Relic(n)

Answer 5

Sth left from a long time ago culture or time period.

🔺 relics of the war.

Question 6

Rite (n)

Answer 6

A ceremony for a certain purpose.

🔺many cultures have fertility rites that makes it more likely for women to bear children.

Ritually(adv)

🔺the children ritually kissed their parents on the chick.

Question 7

Saga(n)

Answer 7

A long story about important events long age

🔺many americans tell saga about their ancestor’s arrival in the united states.

Question 8

Vestige(n)

Answer 8

= trace

🔺following the vestiges of the suspect will solve the crime.

Question 9

Amend(v)

Answer 9

To change for the better , revise , modify, adjust , ameliorate , reform

Amendment(n) = reform

🔺to amend the policies against the migrants.

Question 10

Biased(adj)

Answer 10

Partial , partisan , fan

unbiased , impartial , fair

🔺unbiased judge

Question 11

Burden (n)

Answer 11

Sth that is carried

🔺the donkey walked slowly under the burden of its heavy load.

Question 12

Discriminate(v)

Answer 12

Discrimination(n)

= differentiate , distinguish

🔺the governor wisely discriminated between urgent issues and those that could wait.

🔺babies can discriminate between diverse facial expressions.
🔺racial discrimination.

Question 13

Notion(n)

Answer 13

= view, belief , idea, concept , opinion , thought , perception

Question 14

Oppress(v)

Answer 14

= persecute, abuse, be cruel to, be brutal to, ill-treat

Oppression(n) = abuse, ill-treatment, persecution

🔺a system which oppressed working people.
🔺a region shattered by oppression and killing.

Question 15

Paradigm (n)

Answer 15

= pattern , model

🔺the usual paradigm for economic growth in developed countries does not apply to poor ones.

Question 16

Prejudice(v,n)

Answer 16

Prejudiced(adj)

🔺english prejudice against foreigners.
🔺people are prejudiced against us
🔺many consumers are prejudiced against commercial goods made in third-world countries.

Question 17

Erudite (adj)

Answer 17

= highly educated , learned, well-educated

🔺the scholar was considered erudite by the science society.

Question 18

Fortify(v)

Answer 18

= strengthen , reinforce

🔺 the whole town was heavily fortified.

Question 19

Implicitly(adv)

Explicitly(adj)

Answer 19

Implicit # explicit
Explicit= clear, obvious, transparent, straight-forward, overt
Implicit= indirect

🔺comments seen as implicit criticisms of policies.
🔺the arrangement had not been made explicit.

Question 20

Rigor(n)

Answer 20

= strictness , hardship, toughness

🔺the wrestler pursued his diet with rigor.
🔺the rigors of military life toughened the young man.

Question 21

Stringent(adj)

Answer 21

= strict, harsh, tough, rigid, severe

🔺stringent guidelines on air pollution.