Week07

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English Vocabulary and Etymology:
1.      auto-: self
ex. autonomy, automobile, automation
2.      nomy: 與名字有關。
ex. pseudonym, astronomy, nominate, nominee
3.      Democracy >>> demo: demonstration, cracy: goverment
4.      SOP: Standard Operation Procedure
5.      FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation
6.      uni-: 「單一」的意思。
ex. unicorn, unique, uniform
7.      ad-: forward
ex. advantage, advocate, advance, adventure
8.      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It has since been reprinted on numerous occasions, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical as well as the iconic 1939 musical film adaptation.

9.      se-: apart from
ex. select, separate, seclude
10.  -clude: close
ex. exclude, include, conclude, seclude
11.  -serve: keep
ex. preserve, reserve, deserve, conserve
12.  -en: 動詞結尾。
ex. worsen, deepen, threaten
13.  -tive: 形容詞字尾。
ex. preservative, representative, alternative
14.  Alteration: The act or procedure of altering.
15.  Rotate: To turn around on an axis or center.
16.  Switch: To exchange.
17.  -al: 名詞結尾。
ex. removal, refusal, approval
18.  Dystopian: Of or relating to a dystopia.
19.  Divergent: the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2011. The novel is the first of the Divergent trilogy, a series of young-adult dystopian novels set in the Divergent Universe.

20.  Sistine Chapel: a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope, in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna, the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who restored it between 1477 and 1480. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity.
View of the interior of the Sistine Chapel.
21.  Bread winner: One whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependents.
22.  Watch 007 spectre trailer
23.  Watch Devil's Advocate trailer

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