Category Archives: Vocabularies

Vocab: Callow

Posted on February 3, 2014 by timlyg

Young and inexperienced. - Wordweb

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Vocab: Retrodiction

Posted on January 11, 2014 by timlyg

"Prediction" about the past. From Evolution course, regarding vestigial organs & genes, and biogeography evolution.

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怨讟 (Numbers 21:7)

Posted on December 14, 2013 by timlyg

No one knew how to read the word "讟" at last Friday's Bible study. I doubt many still know. 怨讟 - yuan4 du2 Blame and hate.

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Prefabricated Houses

Posted on October 10, 2013 by timlyg

Prefabricated homes are common in U.S. by the millions. It is fast to build.

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Vocab: Divine in Chinese

Posted on October 10, 2013 by timlyg

Divine： 神的？ 或 神聖的？ （林慈信牧師用“神聖的”） 我想，屬神的，也就罷了。  

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Free Church

Posted on October 3, 2013 by timlyg

A church that is not a state-church. All American churches are free churches due to the separation of Church and State.

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I.E.D.

Posted on September 17, 2013 by timlyg

How stuff works, improvised explosive device (IED). Easy to make bombs.

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Vocab: 引述，引用

Posted on August 26, 2013 by timlyg

The translation for "quote"

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Vocab: Extirpate

Posted on August 20, 2013 by timlyg

Verb: Destroy completely.

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House Centipedes

Posted on July 24, 2013 by timlyg

Scutigera coleoptrata Finally, I've identified them and put them on record for good. It would seems that these house centipedes are more good than harm. They are fast, walking on walls, ceilings and floors. They don't eat clothes but cloth … Continue reading →

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