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English Vocabulary and Etymology

12/31

week16

• di- seperate into two

to distinguish the kinds of

divide,divorce

• ophomore

In the United States, a sophomore is a student in the second year of study at high school or college.

• primary

1)main 

more important than anything else

for example:The Red Cross's primary concern is to preserve and protecthuman life.The primary responsibility lies with those who break the law.

2)education

of or for the teaching of young children, especially those between five and eleven years old

for example:primary education

a primary school

• predecessor(n)

someone who had a job or a position before someone else, or something that comes before another thing in time or in a series

for example:My predecessor worked in this job for twelve years.

The latest Ferrari is not only faster than its predecessors but also more comfortable.

• success(n)

1)the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for

The success of almost any project depends largely on its manager.

I've been trying to persuade her to take on more people, but so far without success.

I'm not having much success in communicating with him at the moment.

The success rate for this operation is very low.

2)something that achieves positive results

for example:Both films have been a big box-office success.She's determined to make a success of this project.

That salmon dish was a success, wasn't it?

• successful(a)

• successive(a)