Week 11: notes_ Chap. 14-15 (etymology)

Week 11	Chap. 14-15
Alienation: isolation	President Woodrow Wilson’s fervent hope was that the League of Nations formed after WWI would end the alienation that had traditionally existed among many of the European countries.
Collateral: pledge	To obtain financing for their purchase of the model, the Endicotts used their lumber business as collateral.
Deleterious: harmful	Felicia’s inattention to her car’s basic maintenance needs had deleterious consequences later on.
Felicitous: well timed; well chosen	The timing of the money’s arrival was so felicitous that Jenna now believes in miracles.
Hypothetical: guessing	Brendon could give only a hypothetical explanation as to why the construction boss hired him for the summer, but he believes it’s because he has experience driving heavy trucks.
Immutable: changeless	My uncle, a farmer, is an immutable pessimist when he discusses the weather. For example, if the sun is shining, he’s sure a drought is beginning; if it’s raining, he’s sure his crops will be washed away.
Star watching	追星
Scrap	剪貼
Stalker	跟蹤狂
五大湖區	保守 & 規律
Skyscraper	摩天大樓
Apartment complex	複合式住宅
Left blowing in the wind	When a person is abandoned by someone so that he or she must deal with a problem alone.
An axe to grind	Having as unfair personal grudge against someone or something
Versatile	Variable or changeable, as in feeling, purpose, or policy
Witty	Possessing wit in speech or writing, amusingly clever in perception and expression
Ubiquitous	Everywhere
Fastidious	Fussy
Garner	Collect
Latent	Hidden, undeveloped
Ominous	Threatening
Pragmatic	Practical
Placate	Soothe
In a huff	悻悻然
Hose	A flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point
Finicky	Excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy
Omen-: bad sign	Omenious (in 愛倫坡/ 霍桑的小說)
Cloth	桌布
Out to lunch	Someone who is very wrong in what he or she is saying or doing
Cut to the chase	Leave out unnecessary details and get to the main point quickly