Unit 1 What Makes a Global Language2.doc

Unit 1 What Makes a Global Language subjugate v. subjugation n. millennium n. milli-, 1000millimeter ecclesiastical adj. eccl. / eccles. Catholicism n.Roman ~Catholic adj. the Pope Cardinal Archbishop bishop priest , clergymanlayman, 1） 俗人, 世俗之人，2） 门外汉，外行人 dominance n.dominate v. dominant adj. mystical adj. mysterious outset n. from / at the outset of ….from / at the inceptionat the beginning, in the beginning of… paragon n. paramount adj.  aesthetic adj. aesthetics n. fine arts, clarity n. clarify v. to make…clearidentify / identityqualify / quality / qualification inherent adj. intrinsic coherent cohere adhere… masculine adj. male, feminine adj.neuter, neutral adj.nuclear weapon, nuclear power, nucleus n. (nuclei, pl)A-bomb, Atomic bomb, paucity n. pauper n. a beggar, majesty n. Your Majesty HMS, Her/ His Majesty’s Ship, majestic adj. copiousness n. misconceive v. “i” before “e”, except after “c”.there is a rule, there is an exception. science n. inflection n. denial n. deny v. to deny oneself…. familiarity n. be familiar with…unfamiliar familiarize v.familiarize oneself with….acquaint v. acquaint oneself with…get / become acquainted with…acquaintance n. nodding acquaintance derive v. derive … from…deprive….of…, take away…. Ma Sole adj. only ~ purpose…n. the bottom of a foot or shoe, Solely adv. Only; just. Solo n. Military adj. Militant n. Might n. strength; power Mighty adj. strong; powerful The Almighty, be the case: be true on a small / large /global scale economy of scale, scale a fish, n. v. scale n. foster v. 1) to adopt and raise a child… fostered child, foster father, 2) to cultivate; to facilitate Emerge v. to appear from To ~ from the darkness / from under the water, Merge v. to disappear into… Emergence n. Emergency n. Emergency Department, Massive adj. big or large, Multi-, many Multiethnic, Multilateral adj. ~ agreement, Bilateral Two, Multiply v. 1) time