June 17, 2011

3/4 classnote

vocabulary journal

1. apathy n. [U]

² definition: a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things.

² example sentence: People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.

² prefix: a-: without or not.

example: (1) atypically: not typically

                (2) asexual: not sexual


 

2. disappear v. [I]

² definition: move somewhere where can no longer be seen, to no longer happen or exist or to be impossible to find

² example sentence: People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.

² prefix: dis-: used with some nouns, verbs, and adjectives for giving a word the opposite meaning.

  example: (1) dislike: to not like something

               (2) dissimilar: not similar
 

3. amazed vs amazing

² example sentence:

(1) We were absolutely amazed at the response to our appeal.

(2) It’s amazing how stupid people can be.

 

4. interested vs interesting

² example sentence:

(1) I’m interested in music.

(2) I’m interested in something interesting.

 

5. bored vs boring

² example sentence:

(1) I’m bored.

(2) The man is so boring that no one want to chat with him.

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