M-W Vocabulary builder: Unit 6

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equ
equal, equation, equivalent, equivocal
equable - stable and calm , <-> erratic
equinox - is the day when day and night have the same length
adequacy, adequate - His performance is only adequate, warranting a B.
equilibrium - = balance,

quis
inquire /inquiry /question
inquisition / inquisitor - Most would avoid a deep inquisition into their past.
requisition - No points could be credited without a formal requisition on this forum under the new rules.
perquisite(perks) the position for "forum hygiene maintenance" comes with perquisite of 2000 forum credits as sign-on.
acquisitive . She has always been acquisitive about knowledge in the arts and sciences.

plen
plenty/complete/plentiful
plenary - we will hold a plenary gathering after the successful IPO. Here we do not have plenary power to ban people from spamming; however we employ various incentives to weed spammers out.
complement - the chocolate fondant garnish complements the baby blue cake beautifully.
deplete - Depleted of all hope of success, the protestors quickly dissipated.
replete - This forum is replete of useful information and mutual support for overseas students and scholars.

meter
metric - 节拍韵律
meter
odometer
tachometer 转速表

aud
audit/auditor/audition
auditory (acoustic)
inaudible - Some cell phone rings are inaudible to adults.

son
sonic
sonar
dissonant - A famous joke involving cognitive dissonance is: “There are two kinds of people I can't stand – those who are intolerant of other cultures and the Dutch.”
resonant - the account resonates perfectly with me since it is almost a tale of my life too.
ultrasonic

.1point3acreserr
erratum, errata,
errant data point, errant horse in the back yard, an errant sock,
aberrant - With a brain tumor growing in her head, she showed more and more aberrant behavior.
erratic - the stock market is often erratic; any guess at which direction it will turn stands no better chance than flipping a coin.
erroneous (assumption, conclusion, idea, theories, decisions)

ced
proceed/receed/procession/recession
cede - we will not cede control completely to the crowd, as we believe this will lead to erratic policies.
concede - In order to disagree agreeably, we ought to often remind us to concede to the valid arguments the other side makes.
accede - We are considering accede to the request of a major overhaul of the credit awarding system.
precedent (in law)



from mythology
Augean stable - 政局等满是污垢
Croesus (warren buffet)
dragon's teeth - to sow dragon's teeth is to plant the seed of conflict.
Hades (hell)
lethargic (~catatonic stupor)
Midas touch 点石成金
Pyrrhic victory - A pyrrhic victory is one that We only won at such a great cost that we might as well have lost.
stygian (dark)