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 discriminationß discriminate (+against)
　　hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch(govern) + y
　　insularity 岛国性质 (ß 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 移入~ immigrant, immigratev.s. emigration (~ emigrant, emigrate)
　　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 (ß 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 (ß 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