1. creativity n. the ability of inventing 创造力 (line 1 unit 8)
create v. 创造，创建
creation n. 创造；作品；万物宇宙
creative adj. 富有创造力的
creatively adv.
creator n. 创造者
creature n. 动物，人（尤指女人）

2. vital adj. important, essential 必不可少的，非常重要的 (line 1 unit 8)
vitality n. 活力，生命力
vitalize v. 给予生机，使充满活力
vitally adv. 极为，甚
vitals n. 身体的主要器官
同义词： lively, energetic, vigorous, essential

3．practically adv. in a practical manner 实际地, 实用地;
almost, virtually, nearly 几乎 (line 3 unit 8)
practical adj. 实际的
practicality n. 实用性
practicable adj. 可行的
practice n. 实践; v. 实行
practiced adj. 老练的
practitioner n.开业者

4. sacrifice n. the giving up of sth. of great value to oneself for a special purpose 牺牲（自己利益）；献身 (line 20 unit 8)
v. give up as a sacrifice 牺牲利益，生命或享乐
sacrifice sth. to 供奉
sacrifice …… for …… 为……牺牲……, 供奉为……
e.g. . Parents often sacrifice for their children. (v.)
parents often make sacrifices for their children. (n.)

5. be up to: to be the duty or responsible 是……的责任 / 职责
to be left to …… to decide 由……自己决定
e.g. It is up to the parents to bring up their children.

6. scorned n. contempt, object of contempt 轻蔑，鄙视的对象
v. refuse to do sth. 轻蔑，不屑做某事
scornful adj. 轻蔑的
scornfully adv. 轻蔑地
e.g. What is now admired as art was then scorned as vulgar extravagance.

7. dismiss : 开除；对… 淡然处之；不理睬，解散 (line 37 unit 8)
dismissal / dismission n.免职，解散
dismissive adj.
dismissible adj. 可免职的
dismiss from 解散；解雇
e.g. The officer was dismissed from the service for neglect of duty.

8. boundaries: line that marks a limit; dividing line 界线，分界线，范围 (line 47 unit 8)
同义词：border 边境，边境地区
borderline 国界线，边界线，分界线
bound （法律规定的或约定俗成的）范围，界线，边界
e.g. He marked the boundaries of the football field with white paint.

9. motivation n.: that which cause sb. to act 动机，积极性 (line 55 unit 8)
motive adj. 成为原动力的; n. 动机，目的
motiveless adj. 无目的的
motivate v. 激发；为……之动机
e.g. His parents give him so much money that he's got no motivation to get a job.
Jealousy was the motive for the murder.