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8Vocabulary Term + Part of Speech + Definition(in your own words) + Sample Sentence Place Found (with link if relevant)

Ontology (n)- The study of nature and the basic classifications along with the relationships between them. In science class, we often use **ontology** to understand the relationship between animal species.//[|Ground Rules for Good Research]: A 10 Point Guide for Social Researchers

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**Week 1** - **Vocabulary for Week Ending Friday July 3

Week 1 ** //


 * 1) microbe (n) an organism too small to be seen. EX: There are millions microbes live in our body. Reader`s choice.
 * 2) phonology (n) the study of speech sounds. EX: I want to choose the phonology course next term. Reader`s choice
 * 3) audience (n) listeners. EX: His speech has many audiences. Reader`s choice
 * 4) invisible (adj) unable to be seen. EX:This table has some invisible mends. Reader`s choice
 * 5) chronology (n) the study of the historian. EX: Chronology is a broing course. Reader`s choice
 * 6) glow (v) to shine brightly and steadily. EX: The electric light glows when it is turned on. Reader`s choice
 * 7) crust (n) something arround outside. EX: The snow crusted over during the night. Exploring Content 1
 * 8) fuse (v) to join. EX: Many students fuse together for the party. Exploring Content 1
 * 9) consist (v) something is made up of them. EX: Each quater consisted of 10 weeks. Exploring Content 1
 * 10) propose (v) to intend to do something. EX: What is your propose to stay here in summer? Exploring Content 1
 * 11) contain (v) to have something inside. EX: How much liquid do you think contained in the sea? Exploring Content 1
 * 12) gravity (n) the force which attracts objects towards one another. EX: The Earth goes arround the Sun is because the gravity . Exploring Content 1
 * 13) theory (n) an opinion or explanation. EX: Many people believe the Big Bang thoery. Exploring Content 1
 * 14) origin (n) the beginning of something. EX: In the origin of the Earth, there are no life on the Earth. Exploring Content 1
 * 15) collect (v) to gather together. EX: I like collect the coins which from different countries. Exploring Content 1
 * 16) alter (v) to change someone or something. EX: Beijing has altered almost beyond recognition. College Reading 3
 * 17) investigate (v) to look into, or study. EX: I will inverstigate why I always lose something. College Reading 3
 * 18) trigger (v) to being or start something. EX:I get a trigger email from the ebay seller. College Reading 3
 * 19) capture (v) to succeed in getting something. EX: This voice captured the imagination of mine. National Geographic, Dec 2008
 * 20) suburb (n) the outer area of a city. EX: I am living in suburb of Beijing. National Geographic, Dec 2008


 * WEEK 2**


 * 1) reflection (n) the image of something in a mirror or on any reflective surface. EX: O n further reflection, I think that he is right. Writing to Communicate 3
 * 2) characteristic (adj) typical of a person or thing. EX: My cooked food characterstic is hot. Reader`s choice
 * 3) widespread (adj) existing or happening in many places and/or among many people. EX: A cold is a widespread dis ease. Reader`s choice
 * 4) disintegrate (v) to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces. EX: This family is starting to disintegrate. Reader`s choice
 * 5) anxiety (n) something that causes a feeling of fear and worry. EX: Anxiety makes waits seem longer. Reader`s choice
 * 6) stem (v) to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing. EX: We must take action to stem the disease. Reader`s choice
 * 7) relative (adj) being judged or measured in comparison with something else. EX: The exam today is relative easy. Reader`s choice
 * 8) ancient (adj) something very old or from long time ago. EX: This is an ancient parable. Reader`s choice
 * 9) remain (v) to stay in the same place or in the same condition. EX: I remain in Athens until next month. Reader`s choice
 * 10) exhibit (v) to show something publicly. EX: This museum exhibits many specimen. Reader`s choice
 * 11) simulate (v)  to create conditions or processes similar to. EX: Monkeys like to simulate human.  Exploring Content 1
 * 12) hostile (adj)  showing strong dislike; unfriendly. EX: Her parents were openly hostile to me.  Exploring Content 1
 * 13) combine (v)  to unite or to join together. EX:  Two atoms of hydrogen combine with one atom of oxygen to form a molecule of water.   Exploring Content 1
 * 14) endeavour (v) to try very hard to do something . EX: She endeavours to keep things neat in her apartment. Exploring Content 1
 * 15) canoe (n/v) a small, narrow boat with pointed ends that you move using a paddle. V. the activity of travelling in a canoe. EX: They were canoeing in the river. Exploring Content 1
 * 16) emphasize (v) to show or state that something is particularly important or worth giving attention to. EX: The serious automobile accident emphasizes the need for careful driving. Reading keys
 * 17) apparatus (n) a set of equipment or tools or sometimes a machine which is used for a particular purpose. EX: There is sports apparatus in the gym. Reading Keys
 * 18) frequently (adj) happening often; common. EX; The most frequent cause of death is heart attack. Reading Keys
 * 19) devised (V) to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually cleverly or imaginatively. EX: He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class. Reading Keys
 * 20) fatal (adj) very serious and having an important bad effect in the future. EX:The event was fatal to my hopes.Reading Keys

Week 3


 * 1) adopt (v) to take another person's child into your own family and legally raise him or her as your own child. EX: They've adopted a baby girl.   Exploring Content 1
 * 2) awkward (adj) difficult to use, do, or deal with. EX: The heavy ax was awkward to use.   Exploring Content 1
 * 3) continuous (adj) continuing to happen or exist without stopping or pausing. EX: I can't say anything for his continous. Exploring Content 1
 * 4) dislodge (v) to force or knock something out of its position. EX: I shook my head to dislodge that train of thought, feeling panicky. Exploring Content 1
 * 5) drawback (n) something that might be a problem or disadvantage. EX: The bad weather is a major drawback. Exploring Content 1
 * 6) misconception (n) an idea that is wrong or untrue, but that people still believe. EX: It's a misconception that red meat cannot be part of a healthy diet. Exploring Content 1
 * 7) occur (v) to happen, especially without being planned first. EX: This will occur during final exam week. Exploring Content 1
 * 8) reproduction (n) 1.the act or process of producing babies, young animals, or plants. 2. the act of copying something such as a book or painting, or the copy itself. EX: We studied the reproduction and diet of the elephants in the forest. Exploring Content 1
 * 9) classify (v) to put things into groups according to their age, type, etc. EX: We can classify them according to their usage. Exploring Content 1
 * 10) genus (n) Biology of the groups into which scientists divide animals and plants. EX: A genus is larger than a species but smaller than a family. Exploring Content 1
 * 11) trend (n/v) a way of doing something or a way of thinking that is becoming fashionable. EX: The crisis trends toward a reconciliation. Reader`s choice
 * 12) eliminate (v) to get rid of something completely. EX: Their team was eliminated in the first round. Reader`s choice
 * 13) denounce (v) to say publicly that you disapprove of someone or something. EX: She was denounced as a thief. Reader`s choice
 * 14) tangible (adj) clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen or noticed, or something you can touch it. EX: A chair is a tangible object. Reader`s choice
 * 15) subtle (adj) not easily noticed unless you pay careful attention. EX: She noticed some subtle changes in his personality. Reader`s choice
 * 16) tacit (adj) tacit agreement, approval, or support is given without anything actually being said. EX: We will definitely have tacit understanding more. Reader`s choice
 * 17) resistance (n) fighting against someone or something. EX: They broke down all resistance. Reader`s choice
 * 18) summit (n) a set of important meetings among the leaders of several governments. EX: Many people have now reached the summit of Mount Everest. Reader`s choice
 * 19) promote (v) to help something develop and be successful. EX: He worked hard and was soon promoted. Reader`s choice
 * 20) penetrating (adj) showing an ability to understand things quickly and completely. EX: The essay is most penetrating and powerful. Reader`s choice


 * Week 4**


 * 1) concept: (n) an idea of how something is, or how something should be done. EX: This is an abstract conpcept. Exploring Content 1
 * 2) diminish (v) to become smaller or less important. EX: Time will not diminish our friendship. Exploring Content 1
 * 3) dynamic (adj) full of energy and determination to succeed. EX: He is a dynamic person. Exploring Content 1
 * 4) evidence (n/v) facts, objects, or signs that show that something exists or is true. EX: The police have evidence that the killer was a woman. Exploring Content 1
 * 5) fracture (v) to crack or break something hard such as a bone or rock. EX: He fell and fractured his leg. Exploring Content 1
 * 6) influence (v) someone or something that has an effect on other people or things. EX: Young people are quickly influenced by new ideas. Exploring Content 1
 * 7) originate (V) to start to develop in a particular place or from a particular situation. EX: The film originated from a novel. Exploring Content 1
 * 8) static (v) not moving, changing, or developing. EX: The population of the state has remained static for many years. Exploring Content 1
 * 9) lack (v/n) the state of not having something or of not having enough of it/to not have something, or to not have enough of it. EX: She's talented but lacks experience. Exploring Content 1
 * 10) taxonomy (n) the study of the process or way of organizing living things such as plants or animals into a system of different groups according to the features that they share, and of giving them names. EX: Venation is a character sometimes used in taxonomy. Exploring Content 1
 * 11) various (adj) several different. EX: This coat comes in various colors. Exploring Content 1
 * 12) adapt (v) to change your behavior or ideas to fit a new situation. EX: He adapted himself to the change quickly. Exploring Content 1
 * 13) depict (v) to describe or show a character, situation, or event in writing or by using pictures. EX: It's a picture depicting him as a clown. Exploring Content 1
 * 14) vestigial (adj) being a small remaining part or amount. EX: Wisdom teeth are another vestigial remnant. Exploring Content 1
 * 15) rapidly (adv) done something quikly. EX: The rain shut down rapidly. Reader`s choice
 * 16) aspire (v) to have a strong desire to achieve something. EX: He aspired to become a lawyer. Reader`s choice
 * 17) aspect (n) one part of a situation, plan, or subject that has many parts. EX: From color aspect, I prefer this bag. Reader`s choice
 * 18) profit (n/v) to be useful or helpful to someone. EX: You may profit by the experience of others. Reader`s choice
 * 19) fragile (adj) easily broken, damaged, harmed, or ruined. EX: Glasses are fragile and must be handled with great care. Reader`s choice
 * 20) dilemma (n) a situation in which you have to make a difficult choice between two or more actions. EX: That dilemma is now disappearing. Reader`s choice

WEEK5


 * 1) accelerate (v) to happen at a faster rate than usual. EX: The car suddenly accelerated. Exploring Content 1
 * 2) fluctuate (v) if a price or amount fluctuates, it keeps changing from a high level to a low one and back again. EX: The temperature fluctuates from day to day.Exploring Content 1
 * 3) radiate (v) to spread out from a central point. EX: The radiance of electric lights radiates from the ceiling. Exploring Content 1
 * 4) tame (adj/v) to train a wild animal so that it will not hurt people. EX: The wild horse tamed quickly. Exploring Content 1
 * 5) trace (v/n) to find someone or something that has disappeared. EX: The book traces the history of social development. Exploring Content 1
 * 6) abstract (n/v/adj) based on ideas rather than specific examples or real events. EX: I can not understand the so abstracted concept. Exploring Content 1
 * 7) decline (n/v) to decrease in quality, quantity, or importance. EX: Car sales have declined. Exploring Content 1
 * 8) dominant (adj) strongest, most important, or most noticeable. EX: The dominant male gorilla is the largest in the group. Exploring Content 1
 * 9) ensue (v) to happen after something, often as a result of it. EX: What will ensue from this? Exploring Content 1
 * 10) profound (adj) showing strong serious feelings. EX: Our professor is a man of profound learning. Exploring Content 1
 * 11) harvest (n/v) to gather crops from the fields. EX: It rained during the harvest. Exploring Content 1
 * 12) recede (v) if something you see, feel, or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears. EX: The colleges would recede in importance. Exploring Content 1
 * 13) settle (v) to end an argument or solve a disagreement. EX: The two companies settled out of court. Exploring Content 1
 * 14) shift (v/n) to change your opinion or attitude. EX: His eyes shifted to the telephone. Exploring Content 1
 * 15) inhibit (v) to make it more difficult or impossible for someone to do something. EX: The new treatments inhibit the spread of the disease. Reader`s choice
 * 16) consult (v) to ask or look for advice or information from somrbody or something that should have the answers. EX: You had better consult a doctor soon. Reader`s choice
 * 17) range (n/v) to include the two things mentioned and other things in between them. EX: Several cars are available within this price range. Reader`s choice
 * 18) finite (adj) having an end or limit. EX: In physical world, everything are finite. Reader`s choice
 * 19) analyze (V) to exmine something in detail. EX: You may also recall it for analyze. Reader`s choice
 * 20) pursue (V) to go after, chase or folliow up on something or someone. EX: . I aggressively pursue my goals. Reader`s choice

WEEK6


 * 1) mural (n) a painting that is painted on a wall. EX: There is a large mural in the temple. Exploring Content 1
 * 2) forage (v) to go to a lot of places searching for food or other supplies. EX: Cows and sheep depends forage to feed. Exploring Content 1
 * 3) separate (adj/v) to divide or split something into two or more parts, or to make something do this. EX: Do you want to separated check? Exploring Content 1
 * 4) colonize (v) to control a country or area and send your own people to live there. EX: Argentina was colonized by Spain. Exploring Content 1
 * 5) implement (v) begin to make sth happen. EX: I begine to implement the plan . Exploring Content 1
 * 6) migrate (v) to go to another area or country for a short time, usually in order to find a place to live or work.EX: More than 2 million ducks migrate to the lake each fall. Exploring Content 1
 * 7) vanish (V) to disappear suddenly, especially in a way that cannot be easily explained. EX: When I looked again, he'd vanished. Exploring Content 1
 * 8) recede (V) if something you see, feel, or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears. EX: The colleges would recede in importance. Exploring Content 1
 * 9) indicate (v) to point at something. EX: He indicate his willingness with a nod of his head. Exploring Content 1
 * 10) speculate (v) to guess why something happened or what will happen next, without knowing all the facts. EX: The doctors speculate that he died of cancer. Exploring Content 1
 * 11) qualification (n) a skill, personal quality, or type of experience that makes you right for a particular job or position. EX: The injury puts her qualification for the Olympic swimming team into doubt. Reader`s choice
 * 12) trek (v) to make a long and difficult trip on foot. EX: Trekking is not only funning but also is a good sport. Reader`s choice
 * 13) thrive (V) to become very successful or very strong and healthy. EX: A business cannot thrive without good management. Reader`s choice
 * 14) authentic (adj) done or made in a traditional way. EX: The details of the costume were totally authentic. Reader`s choice
 * 15) simulate (v) to make or do something that is not real but looks, sounds, or feels as though it is real. EX: Computer models have simulated conditions on Mars. Reader`s choice
 * 16) cumulative (adj) increasing gradually. EX: The process of improvement is a cumulative one. Reader`s choice
 * 17) initiative (adj/n) the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do. EX: I wish he would show more initiative. Reader`s choice
 * 18) notably (adv) especially or particularly. EX: Many students were absent, notably the monitor. Reader`s choice
 * 19) replicate (v) to do or make something again, so that you get the same result or make an exact copy. EX: Scientists are trying to replicate Hudson's experiment. Reader`s choice
 * 20) intoxicated (adj) drunk or happy and excited because of success, love, power, etc. EX: We were all intoxicated by the beautiful music. Reader`s choice

Week7


 * 1) posit (v) to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed. EX: If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them. Exploring Content 1
 * 2) ripe (adj) completely developed and ready to be collected or eaten. EX: Those bananas aren't ripe yet - they're still green. Exploring Content 1
 * 3) reap (v) to cut and collect a grain crop. EX: As one sows, so shall he reap**.** Exploring Content 1
 * 4) sustain (v) to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time. EX: The economy looks set to sustain its growth into next year. Exploring Content 1
 * 5) gather (v) to collect or obtain several things, often from different places or people. EX: I went to several libraries to gather information about the scheme. Exploring Content 1
 * 6) sedentary (adj) involving little exercise or physical activity. He leads a sedentary life. Exploring Content 1
 * 7) unprecedented (adj) never having happened or existed in the past. EX: We faced unprecedented difficulties. Exploring Content 1
 * 8) retreat (v) to decide not to do something, or to stop believing something, because it causes too many problems. EX: Attacks by enemy aircraft forced the tanks to retreat. Exploring Content 1
 * 9) forage (V) to go from place to place searching, especially for food. EX: The pigs foraged in the woods for acorns. Exploring Content 1
 * 10) subsist (v) to obtain enough food or money to stay alive. EX: The prisoners were subsisting on a diet of bread and water. Exploring Content 1
 * 11) erratic (adj)  changing suddenly and unexpectedly. EX:  This clock is rather erratic. Exploring Content 1
 * 12) detect (v)  to notice (something that is partly hidden or not clear) or to discover (something), esp. using a special method. EX: Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.  Exploring Content 1
 * 13) mirage (n)  an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist . EX: Up ahead she saw a slight shimmer that looked like water, a road mirage.  Exploring Content 1
 * 14) collide (v)  to hit something violently . EX: He went off the road to avoid colliding with another car.  Exploring Content 1
 * 15) motion (v)  the act or process of moving, or a particular movement. EX: She moved her finger in a circular motion.  Exploring Content 1
 * 16) gulf (n)  an area of sea surrounded on three sides by land. EX:  The gulf extends northward. Reader`s choice
 * 17) invective (adj/n) criticism that is very forceful, unkind and often rude. EX: A stream of invective from some sectors of the press continues to assail the government. Reader`s choice
 * 18) scatter (v) to (cause to) move far apart in different directions. EX: The soldiers came in and scattered the crowd. Reader`s choice
 * 19) corpse (n) a dead body, usually of a person. EX: The girl screamed when she suddenly saw the corpse. Reader`s choice
 * 20) diverse (adj) varied or different. EX: New York is a very culturally diverse city. Reader`s choice