2009-2010 Concept for Today 2nd ed
2011-2012 Academic year Concept for Today 3rd ed
Vocabulary List
|Unit 1 Ch1 The Paradox of Happiness |
|Active word |Passive word |
|distinct |predisposition |
|flip |recipe (for) |
|coexist |fraternal |
|identical |trait |
|offspring |considerably |
|vary |well-being |
|subjective | |
|component | |
|competence | |
|paradox | |
|genetic | |
|genetics | |
|appear | |
|appearance | |
|avoid | |
|avoidance | |
|exist | |
|existence | |
|resemble | |
|resemblance | |
|assist | |
|assistance | |
|perform | |
|performance | |
|indicate | |
|indication | |
|participate | |
|participant | |
|participation | |
|define | |
|definition | |
|recognize | |
|recognition | |
|imply | |
|implication | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|To back up |(And) vice versa |
|On the other hand |To offer clue on |
|To settle on |To run in the family |
|To play…role in… |To date |
|In terms of |A range of |
|To define…as… |That’s that |
|When it comes to… |To predispose…to… |
|To be responsive to | |
|To participate in | |
|Unit 1 Ch 2 Junior Status: Sharing Dad’s Name a Mixed Bag.(100學年新版) |
|Active word |Passive word |
|annoying, annoyance |hubby |
|certainty |endorsement |
|approval |namesake |
|behavioral |breed |
|junior |omnastics |
|community |Hispanic |
|trend |suffix |
|individual , individualism |slam |
|inconvenience |therapist |
|discover |ultimately |
|identity |forge |
|recall |is underscored |
|invest |glamorous, |
|behavioral | |
|obligation | |
|characteristic | |
|trait | |
|relate | |
|female, feminine , feminized | |
|version | |
|unique, uniqueness | |
|being accused by | |
|substitute | |
|desperately | |
|confuse (v.) ,confusion (n.) | |
|discuss (v.), discussion (n,) | |
|populate (v.), population (n.) | |
|register (v.) , registration (n.) | |
|specialize (v.), specialization (n.) | |
|pressure (n., v.) | |
|bond (n., v.) | |
|value (n., v.) | |
|name (n., v.) | |
|worry (n., v.) | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|live a good life | |
|name after | |
|belong to | |
|not to mention | |
|in general | |
|at least | |
|carry on | |
|used to | |
|worry about | |
|apart from | |
|point out | |
|be aware of | |
|be a good example to | |
|on purpose | |
|Unit 1 Ch 3 The Birth-order Myth |
|Active word |Passive word |
|myth |overrepresent(ed) |
|discredit |disproportionate |
|predictor |self-filling |
|sibling |prophecy |
|supportive (of) |dilute |
|verbal |spacing (between) |
|disadvantage (to) |demographer |
|favor(v) |demography |
|caution (v./n.) | |
|ignore | |
|assume | |
|assume | |
|assumption | |
|radical | |
|radically | |
|folk (adj.) | |
|rival | |
|rivalry | |
|deserve | |
|deserving | |
|encourage | |
|encouragement | |
|achieve | |
|achievement | |
|improve | |
|improvement | |
|state | |
|statement | |
|treat | |
|treatment | |
|competent | |
|competence | |
|intelligent | |
|intelligence | |
|permanent | |
|permanence | |
|significant | |
|significance | |
|different | |
|difference | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|in particular |to wash out |
|to compare…to… |to put…in context |
|on average |to take…out of the context of |
|as for |given that… |
|to jump to conclusions |to put to rest |
|Unit 2 Ch 4 Laughter is the Best Medicine for Your Heart(100學年新版) |
|Active word |Passive word |
|indicate |cardiologists |
|prevent |Preventive Cardiology |
|definitely |impairment |
|appear |endothelium |
|associate |barrier |
|medicine |vessel |
|mental |inflammatory |
|stress |cholesterol |
|associate |build-up |
|reactions |coronary |
|ultimately |artery |
|researcher |coronary |
|participants |artery |
|suffer |bypass |
|surgery. |humorously |
|questionnaire |saturated |
|multiple-choice | |
|implications | |
|hearty | |
|incorporate | |
|recommendation | |
|able(adj.) ability(n.) | |
|active(adj.). Activity(n.) | |
|hostile(adj.) hostility(n.) | |
|possible (adj.) possibility (n.) | |
|responsible (adj.) responsibility (n.) | |
|excellent (adj.) excellence (n.) | |
|negligent (adj.) negligence (n.) | |
|dependent (adj.) Dependence (n.) | |
|important (adj.) importance(adj.) . | |
|significant (adj.) Significance (n.) | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|keep away | |
|along with | |
|protect against | |
|according to | |
|be likely to | |
|in a variety of | |
|compared to | |
|when it comes to | |
|lead to | |
|find out | |
|humorous | |
|find ways to | |
|take oneself( less) seriously | |
|Unit 2 Ch 5 Acupuncture: The New Old Medicine |
|Active word |Passive word |
|prick (v.) |electrode |
|drive (v.) |incense |
|diagnosis |fraction |
|diagnose |Caucasian |
|energetically |twitch (v.) |
|energetic |excruciating |
|practice (v.) |spasm |
|preventive |pinched |
|prevention |hustle (v.) |
|discomfort |neurologist |
|track (n.) |neurology |
|greet | |
|conventional | |
|addiction | |
|addicted (to) | |
|addict (n.) | |
|sensation | |
|stall (n.) | |
|fantasize (about) | |
|fantasy | |
|circulate | |
|circulation | |
|confusing | |
|confuse | |
|symptom | |
|ailment | |
|ail | |
|explain | |
|explanation | |
|recommend | |
|recommendation | |
|stimulate | |
|stimulation | |
|conclude | |
|conclusion | |
|decide | |
|decision | |
|extreme | |
|extremely | |
|strange | |
|strangely | |
|involuntary | |
|involuntarily | |
|adequate | |
|adequately | |
|usual | |
|usually | |
| | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|one way or another |slip into |
|have trouble with |be marked with |
|connect to/with |be oblivious to/of |
|a variety of |seek out |
|in vain | |
|be bothered with | |
|in all | |
|Unit 2 Ch 6 Highs and Lows in Self-esteem |
|Active word |Passive word |
|self-esteem |battering |
|esteem (v) |omnipotence |
|inflated |plummet (v.) |
|inflation |fare (v.) |
|cycle |edge (toward) |
|launch |heady |
|self-regard |fraught (with) |
|hormonal |warfare |
|hormone |spearhead (v.) |
|constant (adj.) |upswing |
|intrigued |vulnerable |
|mass |lifespan |
|superficial |buoyant |
|emerge (from) |intrinsic |
|chaos |descent (n.) |
|enigmatic (to) |crumble (v.) |
|enigma |sullen |
|liken | |
|self-approval | |
|self-approving | |
|approval | |
|approve | |
|adolescence | |
|adolescent | |
|similarity | |
|mixture | |
|feedback | |
|turmoil | |
|withdrawn | |
|predispose | |
|predisposition | |
|peril | |
|perilous | |
|sound (adj.) | |
|novel (adj.) | |
|novelty | |
|overall | |
|senior (n.) | |
|well-being | |
|continuity | |
|tremendous | |
|contribute | |
|contribution | |
|participate | |
|participation | |
|accumulate | |
|accumulation | |
|realize | |
|realization | |
|suggest | |
|suggestion | |
|drop | |
|gain | |
|plunge | |
|survey | |
|range | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|have an impact on |in the throes of |
|speak for |bottom out |
|even if |only to +V |
|coincide with |be predisposed to |
|in charge |bag on oneself |
|to go through |on a … scale |
|show off | |
|contribute to | |
|in jeopardy | |
|Unit 3 Ch7 The Federal System of Government |
|Active word |Passive word |
|initial (adj.) |article |
|assembly |bill |
|restricted |confederation |
|disobey |preside |
|regulate |foreword |
|discontent |undesirable |
|convention |constitutional |
|pioneer (n.) |vigilance |
|individuality |vigilant |
|endanger |colony |
|liberty |colonial |
|inadequate |judiciary |
|option |judicial |
|veto (v./n.) |legislature |
|dominate |legislative |
|domination |senate |
|overall |senator |
|republic | |
|framework | |
|dilemma | |
|representative (n.) | |
|represent | |
|replace | |
|establish | |
|establishment | |
|agree | |
|agreement | |
|replace | |
|replacement | |
|pay | |
|payment | |
|enforce | |
|enforcement | |
|reluctant | |
|reluctance | |
|vigilant | |
|vigilance | |
|resistant | |
|resistance | |
|distant | |
|distance | |
| | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|to agree to/with/upon |the heart and soul of |
|to consist of |to guard against |
|to watch over |in relation to |
|to prevent…from… |to have one’s say about/in |
|as to | |
|to go into effect | |
|to draw upon | |
|regardless of | |
|Unit 3 Ch 8 Teachers Are Key for Students (100學年新版) |
|Active word |Passive word |
|chore |cognitive |
|plain |likelihood |
|conditions |trivially |
|process |hammering |
|challenge |residue |
|maximize |frog |
|rush |dissection |
|satisfaction |anatomy |
|progress |gross |
|simultaneously |pose |
|preparation |auditory |
|engage |kinesthetic |
|pretending |manipulate |
|memory |malleable |
|misplace |genes |
|obviously |adoptive |
|consequences |boost |
|ensure |intellectual |
|constantly |documentary |
|solvable |enriching |
|invite | |
|interpret | |
|visual | |
|evidence | |
|intelligence | |
|inherited | |
|impact | |
|identical | |
|indicate | |
|dominate | |
|underestimate | |
|effect | |
|supportive | |
|emphasize | |
|informative | |
|enormous | |
|trick | |
|opportunity | |
|curious (adj.) curiously (adv.) | |
|mental (adj.) mentally (adv.) | |
|appropriate (adj.) appropriate (adv.) | |
|sensitive (adj.) sensitively (adv.) | |
|vigorous (adj.) vigorously (adv.) | |
|avoid (v.) avoidable (adj.) | |
|advise (v.) advisable (adj.) | |
|predict (v.) predictable (adj.) | |
|vary (v.) variable (adj.) | |
|solve(v.) solvable (adj.) | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|set out to | |
|chat about | |
|after all | |
|get a snap of | |
|so that | |
|in terms of | |
|engage in | |
|develop the habit of | |
|looking for | |
|Unit 3 Ch 9 The Pursuit of Excellence |
|Active word |Passive word |
|abiding |Clientele |
|perceive |egalitarian |
|appropriate (to) |collegian/collegiate |
|potential (n./adj.) |counterpart |
|compassionate |hallmark |
|impulse |subsequently |
|infinite |surrounding (adj./n.) |
|upgrade (v.) |communal |
|luxury | |
|afford(v.) | |
|comparable | |
|proceed | |
|pursue | |
|pursuit | |
|dwindle | |
|dwindling | |
|drain | |
|draining | |
|elite (adj./n.) | |
|elitism | |
|privilege | |
|privileged | |
|rigor | |
|rigorous | |
|conception | |
|concept | |
|individual | |
|individuality | |
|creative | |
|creativity | |
|diverse | |
|diversity | |
|national | |
|nationality | |
|flexible | |
|flexibility | |
|independent | |
|independence | |
|different | |
|difference | |
|dominant | |
|dominance | |
|excellent | |
|excellence | |
|important | |
|importance | |
| | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|to stand to + V |to soak up |
|to reach out to |be answerable to |
|to take…for granted |to come down to |
|all but | |
|to put emphasis on | |
|be composed of | |
|for all | |
|Unit 4 Ch 10 Antarctica: Whose Continent is it Anyway? |
|Active word |Passive word |
|extend |frigid |
|remote |tract |
|prize (v.) |lure |
|jeopardize |frontier |
|jeopardy |contend |
|deprive |attribute (n.) |
|deprivation |ultimately |
|ban (v./n.) |treaty |
|estimate (v./n.) |annex (v.) |
|equatorial |irresistible |
|equator |treasure (v.) |
|geophysical |protocol |
|geophysics |inhospitable |
|thirst (for) |breakaway (adj.) |
|thirsty |ozone |
|bind (v.) |pose (v.) |
|conflicting |commercial (adj.) |
|conflict (v./n.) | |
|ruin (n./v.) | |
|vital (to) | |
|isolation | |
|isolate | |
|glacial | |
|glacier | |
|questionable | |
|pollute | |
|pollution | |
|preserve | |
|preservation | |
|food chain | |
|sovereignty | |
|sovereign | |
|ecological | |
|ecology | |
|spectacular | |
|employ | |
|employment | |
|establish | |
|establishment | |
|govern | |
|government | |
|manage | |
|management | |
|equip | |
|equipment | |
|reflect | |
|reflection | |
|reduce | |
|reduction | |
|deplete | |
|depletion | |
|exploit | |
|exploitation | |
|negotiate | |
|negotiation | |
| | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|set aside |lock… away… |
|so far |to come to a head |
|far from |wind down |
|except for |teem with |
|fall in love with | |
|dismiss …as.. | |
|take effect | |
|restrict from | |
|Unit 4 Ch11 A Messenger from the Past |
|Active word |Passive word |
|messenger |find (n.) |
|celebrity |kindling |
|tattoo (v./n.) |artifact |
|backpack |autopsy |
|ancestral |chromosome |
|ancestor |rightly |
|sensational |remnant |
|sensation |expedition |
|anthropologist |quiver |
|anthropology |trench |
|insulate |waterlogged |
|insulation |literally |
|gear (n.) |all-purpose |
|possession |flint |
|possess |the elements |
|evolutionary |thaw |
|evolution |specimen |
|tissue | |
|resign | |
|archeological | |
|archeology | |
|perspective | |
|stable | |
|stability | |
|fragile | |
|insulate | |
|insulation | |
|demonstrate | |
|demonstration | |
|explore | |
|exploration | |
|preserve | |
|preservation | |
|destroy | |
|destruction | |
|alert | |
|repair | |
|return | |
|release | |
|damage | |
| | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|for the time being |release one’s hold on |
|emerge from |turn up |
| |in the course of |
| |voice a concern |
| |puzzle out |
| |add … to |
| |far and away |
| |make a statement about |
|Unit 4 Ch 12 Is Time Travel Possible? |
|Active word |Passive word |
|matter (n.) |metronome |
|stretch |galaxy |
|obsession |condemned |
|obsessed |baffled |
|measureable |accelerate |
|measure |relativity |
|rotation |humanity |
|rotate |sundial |
|object (n.) |infinitesimal |
|calculation |elapse (v.) |
|calculate |innumerable |
|fraction |voyager |
|commit |particle |
|assassination |hourglass |
|assassinate |warp |
|atomic |trek |
|atom |bewildered |
|curve (v.) |twist (n.) |
|core | |
|reversal | |
|reverse (v./adj.) | |
|speculate | |
|speculation | |
|ongoing | |
|consequence | |
|capture | |
|preferably | |
|projection | |
|project (v.) | |
|gravitational | |
|gravity | |
|skeptic | |
|skeptical | |
|alternative | |
|abstraction | |
|abstract | |
|experiment | |
|experimental | |
|cause | |
|causal | |
|survive | |
|survival | |
|arrive | |
|arrival | |
|avoid | |
|avoidance | |
|resist | |
|resistance | |
|accept | |
|acceptance | |
|insist | |
|insistence | |
|exist | |
|existence | |
| | |
|Active phrases |Passive phrases |
|for …purpose |on the move |
|keep an open mind about |on a quest |
|so…that… |wander through |
|back and forth | |
|have access to | |
|under way | |
|add up to | |
|apart from | |
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