F2F Class Notes (Raph)

Vocabulary

Locker room (n): 1- a room with lockers where people can keep clothes and other things, especially while taking part in a sport.
E.g.: Sam forgot his keys at the company locker room.

Strategic (adj): 1- helping to achieve a plan, for example in business or politics:
E.g.: Their bombs are always placed in strategic positions to cause as much chaos as possible.
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Look out (v): 1- to watch what is happening and be careful.
E.g.: The police have warned shopkeepers to look out for forged notes.

Humiliate (v): 1- to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself.
E.g.: How could you humiliate me by questioning my judgment in front of everyone like that?
E.g.: England were humiliated (= completely defeated) in last night’s match.

Rant (v): 1- to speak or shout in a loud, uncontrolled, or angry way, often saying confused or silly things.
E.g.: He’s always ranting on about the government.
E.g.: I get fed up with my mother ranting and raving (about my clothes) all the time.

Timing (n): 1-the time when something happens.
E.g.: “Are we too early?” “No, your timing is perfect – dinner is almost ready.”
E.g.: The bomb contained a timing device set to make it go off at rush hour.

Impeach (n): 1- to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US. (n: Impeachment)
E.g.: The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.
E.g.: The federal judge faces impeachment.

Make a point of doing something (v): 1- to always do something or take particular care to do it.
E.g.: She makes a point of calling her grandmother every week.

Authoritarianism (n): 1- 独裁主义

Pronunciation

Crisis: /ˈkraɪ.sɪs/

Exacerbate: /ɪɡˈzæs.ɚ.beɪt/

Humiliate: /hjuːˈmɪl.i.eɪt/

Impeach: /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/

Impeachment: /ɪmˈpiːtʃ.mənt/