Vocabulary List
07 Fall Midterm
Unit 1 Ch1 Selling India’s Rainy Season
Active
intensify / humid / display (n.)
movement / domestic / agreed-upon
issue (v.) / appropriate (adj.) / accessible
colony / package / reduced
off-season (adj) / festival / feature (v.)
splash (v.) / facilities / exotic
delightful / former / operator
Passive
monsoon / wildlife / sanctuary
procession / resort (n.) / disco
promoter / allure / open-air
offbeat / offhand / off-key
off-kilter / off-limits / offshore
Phrases
to respond to / next to / so that…
to take notice (of) / in addition to
Unit 1 Ch2 Avoiding Cultural Taboos
Active
destination / raise (v.) / various
adapt / offend/offensive / conservative
fundamental / enjoyable / sensitive
gratitude / unacceptable / display (v.)
taboo (n.) / affection / tip (n.)
host (n.) / avoid / critical
Passive
outstretch / sacred / gesture (v.)
verbally / tolerant (of) / wrapping
locale / far-off / precaution
Phrases
used to / to agree with / to keep in mind that…
even though / to be unsure of / to vary…from…to…
thanks to / for fear of / to be similar to
to make oneself understood / to be related to / even if
to point out / as a precaution / in public
Unit 2 Ch1 Fashionable Decision
Active
dictate (v.) / identity / trend /trendy(adj.)
decade / casual / popular/popularity
cue (n.) / influence (n./v.) /influential / formal
perceive / celebrity / combine
oversize / personalize / torn
inspire / royalty / revive
means
Passive / patent leather
additionally / idolize / slogan
explode / synthetic / icon
dizzying / punk / wave
retro / accessory / earpiece
(body) piercing / baggy / businesslike
loose-fitting / midriff / low-rise
Phrases / in public
to make a statement (about) / to have …influence on / in fashion
to look back at/on / to be popular with / on the scene
to take cue from / to look to (sb.) for (sth.) / at the forefront of
to provide (sb.) with (sth.) / lead to
Unit 2 Ch2 Tom Ford---Master Designer
Active
revolution / custom (adj.) / advertising (n.)
ready-to-wear / kit / diverse
interior / subsequently / decorate
crucial / desirable / reputation
available / imitation / hit (n.)
distinctive / ultimate (adj.) / lack (v.)
recover / branch (n.) / drop (v.)
comparison / character / accessory
Passive
exclusive / artistic / cutting-edge (adj.)
metallic / permanence / cosmetics
Phrase
to blend… with… / to stand out (from…) / to go through
to have control over / to stay in business / to go out of business
to make a move / so…that… / to believe in
all right / to put it this way
07 Fall Final
Unit 4 Ch1 What Does a Million Dollars Buy?
Active
realize / industrialized / cost of living
demand (n.) / soar (v.) / population
dense / supply (n.) / dramatically
average (adj.) / approximately / property
suburb / inflation / necessity
retire/retirement / calculation / district
complex (n.) / life expectancy / assume
install / irresponsible / immature
Passive / calculation
property / overcrowding (n.) / mortgage
illogical / inseparable
Phrases / t / (to) live on
in reality / as a result / to live on
to go up/down / due to / in the past
for sale/rent / in other words / over time
to go up/down
Unit 4 Ch2 Lottery Winner---Rich, but Happy?
Active
lottery / purchase (v.) / luxury (adj./n.)
affluent / employ / financial
expert / sensibly / vehicle
release (n.) / extravagant / recall (v.)
secure (v.) / calculate/calculation / invest
vacant
Passive
jackpot / institute / counselor
account / irate / reportedly
mortgage / tricky / windfall
unforeseen
Phrases
to end up with/in/V+ing / to strike it rich / to turn…into…
to change for the better/worse / to be banned from… / to be in trouble with
to apply for / to have trouble V+ing / to give away (as)
to keep up with / to get out of / to hit the jackpot
Unit 5 Ch1 Wedding Customs
Active
ancient / practice (n.) / customary
purity / fabric / uncommon
progress (v.) / modesty / remove
exchange (v.) / eternal / everlasting
newlywed / household (adj.) / internationalization
originate / boundary / memorable
conceal
Passive
veil / secrecy / circular
union / engrave / bouquet
well wisher / bloom / spotlessness
Phrases
can afford / (and) vice versa / other than
rather than / not…until / to show off
to originate in / to cross a boundary / to be incorporated into
bump into
Unit 6 Ch1 Mystery Tours
Active
mysterious / baffle / spectacular
speculate / isolated / intriguing
carve / resemble / inhabit/inhabitant
opposite (adj.) / ruin (n.) / transport (v.)
monument / origin / remarkable
feat / phenomenon / preserve (v.)
scarce / awaken / incredible
sensation / witness (v.) / first-hand
marvel (v.) / defy / prospective
Passive
archeologist / volcanic / formation
inner / plateau / etch
etching / insignificant / geometric
aerial / enigma / prehistoric
observatory
introspective / retrospective
Phases
as to / range…from…to / given that…
to sign up for / to defy description
08 Spring Midterm
Unit 7 Ch 1 Successful Dieting
Active
diet (v./n.)/dieter / forum / veteran (adj.)
fad / portion / fix (v.)
moderate (adj.) / calorie / nutrition
fiber / clinic / alternate (v.)
vegetarian (n.) / overweight / benefit
appreciation
Passive
dieter / carbohydrate / refined
weight-loss
Phrases
to keep (it) off / You name it. / to do the trick (for)
Either…or… / to get/be fed up with / to fill sb. up
to make…difference / to be worth it / to cut down on
Unit 8 Ch. 1 Human Adaptation to Space
Active
adaptation / vision / sustain
realistic / portrayal / ailment
short-lived / long-lasting / gravity(-free)
balance / distribution / fluid
puffy / bulging (adj.) / duration
potentially / disorder / weightless
exposure / hazard / extended
mental / long-term / due (adj.)
finding (n.) / regarding / pursue
motion sickness
Passive
astrophysicist / spaceflight / astronaut
physiological / motion sickness / internal
nausea / vein / density
body mass / atrophy (v.) / radiation
galactic / confined / unmanned
unveil / orbit
Phrases
to spread out / far from / to have an effect on
to suffer from / to distinguish…from… / to send a signal to
to result in / to be deprived of / at a rate of
at risk of / to deal with / now that
Unit 9 Ch1 Is an Only Child a Lonely Child?
Active
dilemma / namely / demanding
keen / argument (against/for) / spoiled
sibling / despite / percentage
replacement / significantly / decline (v.)
concern (n.) / pressure (n.) / overwhelming (adj.)
elect (v.) / prime (adj.) / consideration
pregnancy / advocate (n.) / advantage
potential (n.) / quality time / self-esteem
circumstance / affect (v.) / unique
adopt / negotiation
Passive
stigma / give-and-take / e.g.
exceedingly / fertility / overpower
disgrace (n.)
Phrases
(the) pros and cons of / with regard to / to be associated with
to interact with / to negotiate with / to be involved in
to be capable of / on average / to devote…to…
to arise from / to be combined with / in the end
to feel confident about / to draw out
Unit 9 Ch 2 Changing Roles: Stay-at-Home Dads
Active
question (v.) / gender / prevail
conventional / involvement / thereby
presence/absence / juvenile / decrease (n.)
opposition / corporate / maternity leave
primary / reluctant / messy
grant (v.) / sue / discriminate/discrimination
rule (v.)/ruling (n.) / pioneer (n.) / concession
flexibility / priority / day-to-day
Passive
breadwinner / reap / caregiver
nonetheless / matriarch / maternal
patriarch / paternity / patronize
Phrases
to be on the rise / to take…off… / to compete with
to participate in / to contribute to / as opposed to
to switch to / on the grounds of / to discriminate against
to be out of touch (with)
08 Spring Final
Unit 10 Ch1 Homeschooling---a Better Way to Learn?
Active
relatively / compulsory / alternative (to)
radical (adj.) / complex / formally
prohibit / behavioral / shortage
attention / escalating (adj.) / motivate
secure (adj.) / reportedly / monitor (v.)
thus / competent / restore
critic / compromise (n.) / assert
resort (n.)
Passive
homeschool (v.) / dissatisfaction (with) / disgruntled
convene / circumvent
revenue / inventory
Phrases
to apply to / to take on / to remove…from
to point out / in contrast / to miss out on
on a…basis / to take part in / to allow sb. access to
in terms of
Unit 11 Ch1 How Good is Your Memory
Active
extraordinary / store (v.) / retrieve
organ / recall (v.) / transform
stimulus/stimuli / temporarily / short-term
long-term / stock (n.) / manufacture (n.)
suffer / chemical (n.) / definitive
herb / recollect / code (v.)
sufficient
Passive
neuron / sensory / frontal
lobe / cerebral / cortex
neuroscientist / finite / Alzheimer
free radical / retention / authoritative
innocuous / dismantle / confined
recapture / defy / magnify
Phrases
to be named after / in the process of / to fade away
to transfer…from…to / to use up / to play a …role in
to trace…to… / to break down / to make the best use of
Unit 11 Ch2 Words to Remember
Active
differ / fluency / insert
chip (n.) / feasible / accelerate
otherwise / landmark / enhance
vivid / association / link (v.)
visual/visualize / progress (v.) / deposit (v.)
absorb / retain / dinosaur
memorize / index (n.) / embarrassing
tremendous
Passive
unlock / mnemonic / locus/loci
retrieval / divisible / pairing (n.)
Phrases
to put away / to divide…into… / to have…in common
to be connected to / not only…but also…
Unit 12 Ch1 From Comic Books to Graphic Novels
Active
comic (n.) / newsstand / adventure
superhero / injustice / representative (n.)
combination / technique / original (adj.)
investigate / conquest / publication
content (n.) / mature / popularity
struggle (v.) / advertising (n.) / album
Passive
periodically / reality-based / hardbound
true-to-life / (youth)-oriented / graphic (adj.)
novella / inhibition / abbreviated
Phrases
for short / in doubt / to date back to
to aim at / to distinguish…from / a transition from…to…
to break with / to struggle with / from time to time
Note: the words or phrases in green can be found in the corresponding exercises.
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