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  1. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
    You're taking Ecology Three Eleven, too?
  2. elective
    not compulsory
    It's my only elective this term.
  3. hilarious
    extremely funny; causing laughter
    He's got an hilarious little eco-game on it: shoot the wolves and see how many deer reproduce and eat all the grass!
  4. lecturer
    a public educator at certain universities
    And Dr Forsythe is supposed to be a very engaging lecturer.
  5. reproduce
    make a copy or equivalent of
    He's got an hilarious little eco-game on it: shoot the wolves and see how many deer reproduce and eat all the grass!
  6. economics
    science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
    A: It's just economics.
  7. course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments
    A: Oh, I just took too many my second year, and now I've got to pick up all the required courses I've been ignoring.
  8. engaging
    attracting or delighting
    And Dr Forsythe is supposed to be a very engaging lecturer.
  9. ignore
    refuse to acknowledge
    A: Oh, I just took too many my second year, and now I've got to pick up all the required courses I've been ignoring.
  10. graduate
    receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
    A: And on newsprint-- sure! (laughs) Some students do keep them, though, for reference after they graduate, if they're working in that field.
  11. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
    And Dr Forsythe is supposed to be a very engaging lecturer.
  12. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
    We all need to know about the environment, no matter what we do for a living.
  13. corporation
    a business firm recognized by law as a single body
    An ecology course isn't going to help you in your office job at some corporation.
  14. college
    an institution of higher education
    Why do poor college students have to pay so much for their textbooks?
  15. publisher
    a person engaged in issuing periodicals or books or music
    The publishers probably didn't print more than a few hundred copies of our text, you know.
  16. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
    Actually, though, I'm looking forward to this course: "Nature's Influence on Man-- Man's Influence on Nature"!
  17. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
    M: Hmm. I suppose that would teach, uh, fifth graders about the balance of nature.
  18. describe
    give a statement representing something
    Can you give me his URL?

    A: It's listed right in the course guide where they describe the course, but if you can't find it, I'll give it to you next time.
  19. require
    have need of
    A: Oh, I just took too many my second year, and now I've got to pick up all the required courses I've been ignoring.
  20. spring
    move forward by leaps and bounds
    A: No. I've been looking for a secondhand copy before I spring for a new one.
  21. science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
    I put up some notes on the Science Building bulletin boards yesterday.
  22. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
    So I'm playing it safe and going for my BA in business administration.
Created on 七月 29, 2010

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