English Vocabulary and Etymology (Week2)
Prefix, root, suffix
bene-:good
benevolent (adj.) kind and generous or to do good things for other people
example:The gift is from a benevolent donor.
beneficial (adj.) good or helpful effects
example:Vegetables are beneficial to our health.
male-:bad
malevolent (adj.) attempt to do harm to another people
example: Her stare was malevolent.
malignant (adj.) very serious and dangerous that may cause death
example:This is a malignant tumor.
se-:without, apart from
select (v.) to choose
example:Please select one item from the box.
segregation (n.) a practice or policy that separate people of different races or religions.
example:They fought to end the segregation of public school.
*opposite:integration
vs. 
eq-:consistent, not vary
equity (n.) fairness or justice in the way people are treated
example: The decision we made should be governed by the principle of equity.
equation (n.) a statement that two or more expressions are equal
example:Which equation should I use in this question?
ann-:year
anniversary(n.) a day that is remembered or celebrated because a special or notable event
example: We held a dinner to celebrate his anniversary.
annual(adj.) covering the period of the year
example: We'll have an annual meeting on July.
dis-:lack of, not
disease(n.) an illness that affects people, animals, or plants
example:He suffers from a terrible disease.
discourage(v.) to make someone less confident
example: Don't let the failure discourage you.
cir-:circle
circulation(n.) the movement of blood via the body that is caused by the pumping action of the heart
example: Exercises improve blood circulation.
circumscribe(v.) to limit a size or amount something
example: Don't circumscribe your study only in classes.
ad-:to, toward
advantage(n.) a good quality or feature
example: The advantage of this project overwhelms its disadvantage.
admit(v.) to allow
example: This ticket admits one person.
New Words
．badger:to harass or annoy persistently
example: She finally badgered me into cutting my hair.
．accost: to approach and speak to
example: He was accosted by three gang members on the subway.
．furtive:done in a quiet secret way to avoid being noticed
example: He cast a furtive glance in our direction.
．adroit:skillful
example: She is adroit at handling problems.
．vigilant:carefully noticing problems
example: When traveling through the city, tourist should be extra vigilant.
．avid: very eager
example: He is an avid admirer of horror movies.
．reprimand: to speak in an angry and critical way
example: The students were severely reprimanded by the teacher.
．incipient: beginning to develop or exist
example: The project is still in its incipient stages.
．euphemism:a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is
unpleasant or offensive
example: Using ''eliminate'' as a euphemism for ''kill''.
>>Violation of Trust
Psyche's use of the lamp to see the god is sometimes thought to reflect the magical practice of lychnomancy, a form of divination or spirit conjuring.
>>The Four Tasks of Psyche
The taskmaster in the story of Cupid and Psyche was Cupid's mother, the love goddess Venus or Aphrodite. Venus had never liked Psyche, so the opportunity of putting her to a series of tests gave Venus a chance to demand the seemingly impossible. In order for Psyche to win back her husband, Cupid, Venus set 4 seemingly impossible tasks before Psyche.First, sorting out a huge pile of seeds. Second, retrieving the Golden Fleece.Third, filling a flask from the water that fills the river Styx, and finally, returning from the Underworld with a box of the beauty ointment of Proserpina.
When I was One-and-Twenty by A.E Housman
The theme of the poem "When I was One and Twenty" is given by the “wise man” in two pieces of wisdom, but they are closely related. One is, in effect, “Don’t give your heart away,” that is, don’t fall in love; the second is, “If you do give your heart away, you will suffer.”
malevolent (adj.) attempt to do harm to another people
example: Her stare was malevolent.
malignant (adj.) very serious and dangerous that may cause death
example:This is a malignant tumor.
se-:without, apart from
select (v.) to choose
example:Please select one item from the box.
segregation (n.) a practice or policy that separate people of different races or religions.
example:They fought to end the segregation of public school.
*opposite:integration
vs. 
eq-:consistent, not vary
equity (n.) fairness or justice in the way people are treated
example: The decision we made should be governed by the principle of equity.
equation (n.) a statement that two or more expressions are equal
example:Which equation should I use in this question?
ann-:year
anniversary(n.) a day that is remembered or celebrated because a special or notable event
example: We held a dinner to celebrate his anniversary.
annual(adj.) covering the period of the year
example: We'll have an annual meeting on July.
dis-:lack of, not
disease(n.) an illness that affects people, animals, or plants
example:He suffers from a terrible disease.
discourage(v.) to make someone less confident
example: Don't let the failure discourage you.
cir-:circle
circulation(n.) the movement of blood via the body that is caused by the pumping action of the heart
example: Exercises improve blood circulation.
circumscribe(v.) to limit a size or amount something
example: Don't circumscribe your study only in classes.
ad-:to, toward
advantage(n.) a good quality or feature
example: The advantage of this project overwhelms its disadvantage.
admit(v.) to allow
example: This ticket admits one person.
New Words
．badger:to harass or annoy persistently
example: She finally badgered me into cutting my hair.
．accost: to approach and speak to
example: He was accosted by three gang members on the subway.
．furtive:done in a quiet secret way to avoid being noticed
example: He cast a furtive glance in our direction.
．adroit:skillful
example: She is adroit at handling problems.
．vigilant:carefully noticing problems
example: When traveling through the city, tourist should be extra vigilant.
．avid: very eager
example: He is an avid admirer of horror movies.
．reprimand: to speak in an angry and critical way
example: The students were severely reprimanded by the teacher.
．incipient: beginning to develop or exist
example: The project is still in its incipient stages.
．euphemism:a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is
unpleasant or offensive
example: Using ''eliminate'' as a euphemism for ''kill''.
Extra Information
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche is a story originally from Metamorphoses (also called The Golden Ass), written in the 2nd century AD by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis (or Platonicus). It concerns the overcomimg of obstacles to the love between Psyche(''Soul'' or ''Breath'' of life) and Cupid(Latin Cupido ''Desire'') or Amor(''Love'',Greek Eros), and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage.
Psyche and Amor, also known as Psyche Receiving Cupid's First Kiss(1798), by François Gérard: a symbolic butterfly hovers over Psyche in the moment of innocence poised before sexual awakening.
>>Violation of Trust
Psyche's use of the lamp to see the god is sometimes thought to reflect the magical practice of lychnomancy, a form of divination or spirit conjuring.
>>The Four Tasks of Psyche
The taskmaster in the story of Cupid and Psyche was Cupid's mother, the love goddess Venus or Aphrodite. Venus had never liked Psyche, so the opportunity of putting her to a series of tests gave Venus a chance to demand the seemingly impossible. In order for Psyche to win back her husband, Cupid, Venus set 4 seemingly impossible tasks before Psyche.First, sorting out a huge pile of seeds. Second, retrieving the Golden Fleece.Third, filling a flask from the water that fills the river Styx, and finally, returning from the Underworld with a box of the beauty ointment of Proserpina.
When I was One-and-Twenty by A.E Housman
The theme of the poem "When I was One and Twenty" is given by the “wise man” in two pieces of wisdom, but they are closely related. One is, in effect, “Don’t give your heart away,” that is, don’t fall in love; the second is, “If you do give your heart away, you will suffer.”
The speaker ignored the advice, and now, at twenty-two, has learned its truth. The last line of the poem, with its repetition, suggests that the speaker takes his youthful sorrow very seriously (“And oh ’tis true, ’tis true”), but surely the line strikes one (and is intended to strike) as a trifle maudlin. And, since the poem jingles nicely and almost suggests a nursery rhyme, we can hardly take the grief too seriously. We listen with sympathetic amusement to this tale of disillusionment, but we are pretty confident that the young man in the poem will survive, and probably will live to love another day.
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