Chapter 11: Feeding the Children Well

word

1. defrost (v.): to become free of ice

example sentence: 

Defrost the fish thoroughly before frieding.

2. exhort (v.): to strongly encourage or try to persuade someone to do something

example sentence: 

Our leader exhort us to do our best because he want his team work more efficiently.

3. overhaul (v.): to repair or improve something so that every part of it work as it should

example sentence:

He overhauled that machine for a while but seem to not work.

4. remodel (v.): to give a new shape or form to something

example sentence:

We've remodeled the living room in very surprising way.

5. spacious (adj.): large and with a lot of space

 example sentence:

The room of this hotel is spacious, we can play around here.

other

Spring break/Easter break/mid-term break/study week/reading period 
march/parade

commit felony
              suicide
              geneticide

3C: Computer/Consumer electrics/Communication            

Chapter 10: A New Take on the Golden Years

word

 1. flexibility (n.): a bility that able to change or be changed

example sentence: 

The company has very good maketing flexibility that made them successful.

2. likelihood (n.): the change that something will happen

example sentence: 

There is little likelihood now that interest rate will come up further.

3. spare (adj.): if something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra

example sentence:

We had prepared enough boxes to use, now there is a spare one.

4. strenuous (adj.): needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy

example sentence:

He is so lazy that he rarely does strenuous anything than sleeping.

5. pursue (v.): to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch them

 example sentence:

John takes plenty of time pursuing his goal of being the champion of a competition.

other

 editorial
American dream---->"The land of opportunity"/pursuit of happiness
idioms:
look forward to
contribute to

Chapter 9: On Turning Ten

word

 1. digit (n.): any one of ten numbers 0 to 9

example sentence: 

The number 123 contain three digits.

2. psyche (n.): the mind, or the deepest throughts, feeling or beliefs of a person or group

example sentence: 

The way he paints embedded in its psyche is a love of wisdom.

3. solemnly (adv.): do something seriously and without any humor
example sentence:

They performed the rite solemnly.

4. simplicity (n.): when something is easy to understand or do

example sentence:

The exam is simplicity itself , I can finish it in few minutes.

5. disfiguring (adj.): something or someone that its appearence was spoiled

 example sentence:

This part of the old town is disfiguring due to many ugly factorys being there.

other

 -gen:"birth"/produced by/beginning
gene-:"to produce, give birth, beget"

Chronic---->"time"

body system:
circulatory system
digestive system
endocrine system
exocrine system
immune system
muscular system
nervous system
renal system
reproductive system
respiratory system

Chapter 8: Up a Tree

word

 1. cylinder (n.): a solid or hollow tubewith long straight sides and two circular ends the same size

example sentence: 

The tree trunk is in a shape of cylinder.

2. foliage (n.): the leaves of a plant or tree

example sentence: 

Foliage there is so dense that it almost blocked out the sun.

3. leap (v.): to make a large jump or suddenly movement

example sentence:

He leap out of the roof and slip on the ground smoothly.

4. shrug (v.): to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you don;t know or are not interested

example sentence:

She shrugged Her shoulders as if she wasn't care about what I said.

5. tangle (n.): an untidy mass of things that are not in a state of order, or a state of confusion or difficulty

 example sentence:

A tangle of wires make him so annoyed.

Chapter 7: The Biggest Trees on Earth

word

 1. assume (v.): to accept something to be ture without question or proof

example sentence: 

He assumes that Lisa is the very suspect.

2. emerge (v.): to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

example sentence: 

The whale emerged from the sea, blue and gigantic.

3. manage to (v.): to deal with something

example sentence:

I manage to finish my work before next week.

4. penetrate (n.): to move into or through something

example sentence:

In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.

5. rot (adj.): to(cause to) decay

 example sentence:

The food had been rot because nobody eat it since a week ago.

other

square---->length*length
cubic---->length*width*height

pronounce:
dia'meter
kil'ometer
hydr'ometer
ther'mometer

-meter---->measure

hood: hat that its shape is peaky
ex: hooding ceremony

Chapter 6: The Nanny Diaries

word

1. moan (v.): to make long row sound of pain

example sentence: 

The guy moans on the street to get peoples' attraction.

2. pleadingly (adv.): to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something

example sentence: 

He asks the requrst pleadingly.

3. propel (v.): to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force.

example sentence:

Scientists propel the rocket with huge power that people can't believe it.

4. remedy (n.): a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem
example sentence:

She haven't thinked the best remedy to fix the problem.

5. straighten up (adj.): make something become straight

 example sentence:
They straighten up the plastic stick in a smart way.

 

Chapter 5: Manners: Do Children Really Need Them?

word

1. consideration (n.): when you think about something carefully

example sentence: 

After some consideration, we've decided to move to the westside.

2. impulsive (adj.): showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effect they may have

example sentence: 

Don't be so impulsive. Think twice before you act.

3. proceed (v.): to continue as planned

example sentence:

he have decided not to proceed with that difficult deal.

4. reinforce (v.): to make something stronger
example sentence:

Every part of the device have reinforced making sure that not to broke.

5. writhe (v.): to make large twisting movements with the body

 example sentence:
The entertainer is writhing on the ground so funny that everyone laugh out loudly.