Etymology

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Born Frank Kent Smith in New York, New York, Smith made his acting debut on Broadway in 1932 in Men Must Fight and, after spending a few years there, moved to Hollywood, California, where he made his film debut in The Garden Murder Case.

His biggest successes occurred during the 1940s in films such as Cat People (1942), Hitler's Children (1943 film), This Land Is Mine (1943), Three Russian Girls (1943)

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Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simōn, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Church. The Roman Catholic Church considers him to be the first Pope, ordained by Jesus in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and associate him with founding the Church of Antioch and later the Church in Rome, but differ about the authority of his various successors in present-day Christianity.

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A. Vocabulary

conceive/kənˈsiːv/verb

1.[intransitive, transitive] to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way

2.[transitive]to think of a new idea, plan etc and develop it in your mind

perceive/pəˈsiːv/verb[transitive]

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A. Lessons

O Captain! My Captain!

BY WALT WHITMAN

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,

The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,

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chapter 21

decorum(n)

facilitate(v)

espouse(v)

orthodox(a)

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A. Vocabulary

poly-/pɒlɪ-/prefixmany

polygamy

polygon

polyglot

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A. Vocabulary

meta-/metə/prefix

1.beyond or at a higher level

2.relating to a change of state or position

metabolic

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A. vocabulary

snob/snɒb / noun [countable] 

1.someone who thinks they are better than people from a lower social class – used to show disapproval

2.someone who thinks they are better than other people because they know more about something – used to show disapproval

3.snob value/appeal British English something that has snob value is liked by people who think they are better than other people

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A. Vocabularies

cratic:charge

bureaucratic

bureaucracy

democracy

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