M-W Vocabulary builder: Unit 7

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vis

-baidu 1point3acresvision, visual, envision, visualize, visible, visitor, video
visionary: A visionary can either have grand ideals and lead the myrmidons to success or a spectacular failure.
vista: After driving through the winding mountain roads for a while, we suddenly found the view opening up to a heavenly vista.
vis-a-vis: This forum strives for the highest possible noise to signal ratio vis-a-vis competitors.
envisage: (envision, imagine) we envisage the days when the company successfully goes IPO.

spect
retrospect, introspect, inspect, spectacles, spectacular, spectators,
aspect (aspect ratio), there are several aspects to consider when designing an incentive system for the forum participants.
prospect/prospective: The online application link can usually be found in the section for Prospective students. The prospect of this forum going IPO is dim.
perspective： from the new users' perspective, strict management regarding post rights only restricted their freedom on the forum.
prospectus: the prospectus for the new venture is too rosy to be realistic.

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voc
vocal, vocation (a calling), vocabulary
irrevocable (revoke): the decision to raise the bar for entry is irrevocable.
advocate: I do not advocate for strict rules to keep new users out.
vociferous: New comers often made vociferous protests against the overly strict credit system.
equivocate: whenever we pressed him for more details regarding his stock picking secretes, he equivocates.

phon
phonics: children's reading skills improve after learning phonics from Sesame street.
phonetic
polyphonic 多声部
cacophony (the undergraduate dorm is engulfed by a cacophony of music, laughter and yelling)

cur (care for) cure, manicure pedicure, curate
curative : Reading a good book seems to have curative powers after a long hectic day.
curator: museum/zoo curator
procure: the government agencies do not usually run an efficient procurement department.
sinecure: My first job has been a sinecure and has lasted far longer than I envisaged when I took it.

peri
period periscope peristalsis
perimeter The police will secure the perimeter before crime scene investigators begin to process the scene.
parameter 参数
periodontal 牙周
peripatetic ; peripatos. Young people nowadays travel a lot more than those 50 years ago, many are peripatetic.
peripheral : the HP touchpad sold for only $100; however its peripherals could add up to more than that.

sens
sensation; sensitive
sensor
desensitize: excess exposure to porn and violence on tv has desensitized the children to such scenes in real life.
extrasensory (extrasensory perception ESP: telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition).
sensuous (no sexual undertone, slightly more positive)-sensual (sexual)

soph
philosophy
theosophy
sophisticated, (sophisticate, sophistication都有负面意义)
sophistry(sophist, sophistical) 孔乙己 is a sophistry
sophomoric (sophomore) 不知道自己不知道


from mythology and history
Archilles' heel (weakness)
arcadia
Cassandra
cyclopean (gigantic)
. 1point 3acres draconian (cruel, severe)
myrmidon (blind follower)
nemesis
Trojan horse