U8 Less is more

Chapter15    The small house  movement
Chapter16    Twenty-four rooms in  one


vocabulary(U15)
1.displace  v.
def:1.to take the job or position of (someone or something)
      2.to force (people or animals) to leave the area where they live
synonym:sweep  away,change,drive out,replace
Ex:Many of the company's workers were displaced by machines.
2.domestic adj.
def:of, relating to, or made in your own country
Ex:His domestic life was not very happy.
3.layout  n.
def:1.the design or arrangement of something
      2.the way something is laid out
synonym:argygle,arrangement
Ex:She designed the page layout for the new magazine.
4.maintenance  n.
def:1.the act of maintaining something or someone
      2.the act of causing something to exist or continue without changing
synonym:overhaul
Ex:The building has suffered from years of poor maintenance.
5.movement  n.
def:the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another
ex:He developed an efficient system for movement of raw materials to the factory.
6.partition  n.
def:1.a wall or screen that separates one area from another
      2.the division of a country into separate political units
ex:A thin partition separates the two rooms in the cabin.
7.practical  adj.
def:1.relating to what is real rather than to what is possible or imagined
      2.likely to succeed and reasonable to do or use
ex:She has a lot of practical experience in dealing with these kinds of problems.
8.prior    adj.
def:1.existing earlier in time
      2.more important than something else because it came first
ex:We have a prior claim to the estate.
9.storage  n.
def:1.space where you put things when they are not being used
      2.the state of being kept in a place when not being used : the state of being stored somewhere
ex:We need to get our furniture out of storage.


vocabulary(U16)
1.float  v.
def:1.to rest on top of a liquid
      2.to cause (something) to rest on top of a liquid : to cause (something) to float
ex:The incoming tide will eventually float the ship off the reef.
2.impose  on  phr.
def:to give someone something unpleasant to deal with
ex:This new tax is imposing an unfair burden on employers.
3.mount  v.
def:1.to go or climb up (something)
      2.to increase in amount
ex:The cowboy mounted his horse and then quickly dismounted.
4.ongoing adj.
def:1.continuing to exist, happen, or progress : continuing without reaching an end
ex:The investigation is ongoing.
5.radiance n.
def:1. a quality of brightness and happiness that can be seen on a person's face.
ex:She had a youthful radiance about her.
6.replicate  v.
def:to repeat or copy (something) exactly
ex:They are working on computer-generated speech that replicates the human voice.
7.shift  v.
def:1. to move or to cause (something or someone) to move to a different place, position, etc.
      2.to change or to cause (something) to change to a different opinion, belief, etc.
ex:I shifted the bag to my other shoulder.
8.shortage  n.
def:1.a state in which there is not enough of something that is needed.
ex:There is no shortage of restaurants in the city.9.suspend  v.
def:1.to force (someone) to leave a job, position, or place for a usually short period of time as a form of punishment.
      2. to stop (something) for a usually short period of time
ex:The police officers were suspended without pay for their conduct.
10.tear down  phr.
def:to destroy or remove a structure or part of a structure
ex:They tore down the old hospital and built a new one.
11.transformation  n.
def:a complete or major change in someone's or something's appearance, form, etc.
ex:The building underwent various transformations over the years.