Week06

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English Vocabulary and Etymology:
1.      Con: fake
2.      Epidemic: Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time.
3.      Tuberculosis: An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body, often developing long after the initial infection.
4.      over-: many, much
ex. overdrink, overwork, overload
5.      -ium: 框限起來的範疇。
ex. millennium, equilibrium, stadium
6.      ad-: forward
ex. adore, advocate, adjoin
7.      Inquisitive: question
8.      Delegate: A representative to a conference or convention.
9.      Dazzle: To dim the vision of, especially to blind with intense light.
10.  Sedentary: sit
11.  ten-: to
ex. tenet, tentative, tenant
12.  tem: time
ex. temporal, contemporary
13.  pre-, pri-: 主要的；首要的
ex. primary, primitive, premium


14.  Succinct: Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words.

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