homogeneous 同质的    homo + gene +ous( heterogeneous)^ homosexual, heterosexual

mainstream 主流  主流的

dialect 方言    (v.s. accent)

discrepancy 差异

misconception 误解    (mis + concept + ion)= misunderstanding

barrier 障碍(物)~ bar,  = barricade

discrimination 区别，歧视racial/sexual discrimination discriminate (+against)

hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch(govern) + y

insularity 岛国性质    ( insular, ^island)British industry has often been criticized for its linguistic insularity.

microcosm 小天地    micro + cosm(os)

nostalgia = homesickness

patriot 爱国者  ( traitor)à patriotic, patriotism

compatriot 同胞  同胞的com + patriot

vernacular 本地的，本国的  本地话，本国话the vernacular languages of India

Hispanic An American whose first language was Spanish

immigration antipodes Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth“from North America to the Antipodes”

permeate 渗透，弥漫Smoke permeated the house.

entrepreneur 企业家  (~ enterprise)à entrepreneurship

practitioner 开业者，从业者praction(practice) + er

celebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP

proxy 代理人

anecdote 轶事    (à anecdotal)

notoriety 恶名  ( notorious)

counterpart 对应人，对等物Who’s George Bush’s counterpart in China?^ counterculture, counterbalance

peer 同等的人  凝视，窥视(~ peep)

subordinate 下级  下级的 superior

tactics 战术，技巧v.s. strategy (战略，策略)marketing strategy v.s. selling tactics

nuance a subtle difference in meaning

benchmarking 类比分析

punctual 准时的，守时的    (à punctuality)

absenteeism 旷工absent à absentee à absenteeism

flextime 弹性工作时间flex(flexible) + time

harass 骚扰    (à harassment)Mary said that Gary had sexually harassed her.

redundancy 冗余，冗员network redundancy

downsize 裁员  (~ lay off)

ballot 投票 (= vote)

impartial 不偏不倚的    ( partial)

lobby 大堂(n.)  游说(v.)

shortlist (BE) a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen  à (v.)

equilibrium 平衡，均衡

questionnaire 调查表，问卷

quantitative 定量的  ( qualitative)

contingency 偶然性，偶然事件

incur 招致incur debts/hatred/dangerv.s. occur, concur, recur

ethical 伦理的，符合伦理的~ ethics,  unethical

dubious 疑惑的，可疑的    (~ doubt)People were dubious about the result.

manifestation 显示，证明    ( manifest)

subtitle 字幕，副标题    (sub + title)^ subsidiary, submarine, subway (BE: underground, tube), suburb(~ downtown, uptown, outskirts)

dubbing 配音录制

vogue 时尚    ^ chic

bizarre 奇异的v.s. weird (怪异的)

mediocre 平庸的

dietitian 饮食学家  (~ diet)

connoisseur 行家，鉴赏家^ entrée, a la carte（编辑：雨巷）