Week8

I. Activity one
Site: The Japan Times ONLINE:(http://www.japantimes.co.jp/)
Topic:“Yes, I can use chopsticks: the everyday 'microaggressions' that grind us down”
Comments: I became to be conscious of my poor vocablary.
Time spent doing activity: 1h20m

Key words learned:
1.dominant
【adj1】 more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things
【adj2】controlling or trying to control other people or things - used to show disapproval
⇔ subordinate
＝ascendant, preponderant

2.overt
【adj】overt actions are done publicly, without trying to hide anything
⇔covert
＝open, visible

3.futile
【adj】actions that are futile are useless because they have no chance of being successful
⇔useful
＝useless, uneffectual

4.perpetual
【adj1】 continuing all the time without changing or stopping
【adj2】 repeated many times in a way that annoys you
＝permanent, continuous

5.quantify
【v】to calculate the value of something and express it as a number or an amount
＝measure