上課筆記：
geo-earth
Biology： a particular science or subject
apollo and psyche butterfly
單字筆記：
1. anxiety(n.)：distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune
Ex：But they controlled for worry and generalized anxiety in order to isolate specific anxiety about feeling anxious.
2. barely(adv.)：only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not
Ex：Jacobs barely makes contact with another player during the sequence.
3. breed(v.)：to produce by mating; propagate sexually; reproduce
Ex：But the real push for transparency has come from the scandals that often breed in opaque government.
4. costume(n.)：a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period
Ex：Innovations of costume rendered this disillusion more complete.
5. disability(n.)：lack of adequate power, strength, or physical or mental ability; incapacity
Ex：Most people will experience a physical or mental disability during their lifetimes.
6. lawsuit(n.)：a case in a court of law involving a claim, complaint, etc., by one party against another; suit at law
Ex：The lawsuit is the biggest yet to be brought by a regulator that relates to banking practices before the financial crisis.
7. miniature(n.)：a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale
Ex：It was a little miniature thing, not good for cooking much of anything.
8. suspicion(n.)：an instance of suspecting something or someone
Ex：There was this sort of suspicion that if he's that popular, he must by definition have been too accommodating.
9. tap(v.)：to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows
Ex：If the bottoms of the shells puff up, tap down lightly with your fingers as often as necessary.
10. threatening(adj.)：tending or intended to menace
Ex：Menacing body posture can be as threatening as a frightening facial expression, according to new research.
11. vampire(n.)：a preternatural being, commonly believed to be a reanimated corpse, that is said to suck the blood of sleeping persons at night
Ex：Eight months and eight days ago, tonight's nuptial couple met at a party attended by professed vampire s and vampire wannabees.
12. hoof(v.)：to walk
Ex：They could hoof, but he was also pulled up and did wonderful things with his hands.
13. herd(n.)：a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock
Ex：But many newspapers have a surprisingly large, if dwindling, herd of paying customers.
14. lawn(n.)：a stretch of open, grass-covered land, especially one closely mowed, as near a house, on an estate, or in a park
Ex：As such, all that stands between a homeowner and his green lawn is a sense of civic duty.
15. aggressive(adj.)：vigorously energetic, especially in the use of initiative and forcefulness
Ex：It is quite evident that these techniques may enter into the service of hostile or aggressive tendencies.
16. fraud(n.)：deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage
Ex：Surely if he's marketing his rubbish with false claims of medical efficacy he's committing fraud.
17. ditty(n.)：a poem intended to be sung
Ex：It's a charming, melodious ditty and as cute in its staging as a cuckoo clock.
18. blithe(adj.)：joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful
Ex：He showed a blithe indifference to her feelings.
19. woe(n.)：grievous distress, affliction, or trouble
Ex：Remember, the earthquake and tsunami brought woe and suffering in this instance to these horses.
20. bonny(adj.)：pleasing to the eye; handsome; pretty
Ex：a bonny baby
21. accept(v.)：to take or receive; receive with approval or favo
Ex：If the e-files you receive are not locked, you will be able to accept or reject the editor's tracked changes.
22. acclaim(v.)：to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud
Ex：She was by wide acclaim a saintly woman who gave her life to peace and to the poor.
23. stationary(adj.)：standing still; not moving
Ex：Every scarier are the folks standing still that think a stationary light is moving drastically around.
24. stimulate(v.)：to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite
Ex：His distraught family pricked the limp body of their firstborn with needles to try to stimulate a response.
25. stock(n.)：a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.
Ex：He built a stock company of actors and technicians, began overseeing his scripts, and eventually became a director.
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