Midterm

Tempo-: time

e.g. temporary 臨時的, contemporary 當代的, extemporaneously 即席的，隨口說出的

Parable

Uni-: only, one

Unique

Gladiator

Gladiator is a 2000 British-American epic historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed (in his final film role before his death), Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the fictional character, loyal Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when Commodus, the ambitious son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, murders his father and seizes the throne. Reduced to slavery, Maximus rises through the ranks of the gladiatorial arena to avenge the murders of his family and his emperor.

Edgar Allan Poe

Mag-: big, great 

e.g. magnificent 宏大的 magnify 放大 magnitude 巨大，廣大

The Scarlet Letter

Hershey

Amphi-: two, both

Amphitheater

Walden pond

Rip Van Winkle (李伯大夢)

"Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819 as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist. 

Sisyphus

In Greek mythology Sisyphus (/ˈsɪsɨfəs/;[2] Greek: Σίσυφος, Sísuphos) was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, repeating this action for eternity.

Henpeck

: criticized and given orders all the time by a wife or female partner

Andrew Jackson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub_rosaSpec-spect-, spic-: to look

Specter

1. : a ghost or spirit of a dead person

Salem

Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, 'Salem' explores what really fueled the town's infamous witch trials and dares to uncover the dark, supernatural truth hiding behind...

Pre-: before

Preview

Prefix: 

1.  LINGUISTICS a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix ‘un-’ is added to the word ‘tidy’ to form ‘untidy’.

2.  a title such as ‘Dr’ or ‘Mrs’ that is used before someone’s name

Rip Van Winkle (李伯大夢)

1. 1.          Choke

: to become unable to breathe usually because something gets stuck in your throat or because the air is not good for breathing

: to cause (someone) to stop breathing by squeezing the throat

Walt Whitman "Song of Myself "

1. 1.          Wardrobe

: a collection of clothes that a person owns or wears

Face

: to stand or sit with your face and body turned toward (something or someone)

1. 1.          Hall of fame

:  a structure housing memorials to famous or illustrious individuals usually chosen by a group of electors

:  a group of individuals in a particular category (as a sport) who have been selected as particularly illustrious

Calculus: the mathematical study of change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Le Morte d'Arthur

Solicitor   【Late + people (dead)】

: a person whose job involves talking to many people and trying to persuade them to buy things, donate money, etc.

Marianne Moore’s “Poetry”

1. 1.          Aura /'ɔrə/ (n.) 氣味，氣氛

: a special quality or feeling that seems to come from a person, place, or thing

"A Room with A View" 

Poetry :

1. Sound and Sense
2. Metaphor: William Shakespeare’s "That time of year thou mayest in me behold" 
3. Personification: Emily Dickinson’s “Because I could not Stop for Death”
4. Simile and Analogy: "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns 

1.          Pension

: an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works