dis- negative
disdain
disappoint
disappear
frag- 破碎
fragment
fragile = delicate
fragrance
flor-
florist
flora
florence
1. spin VERB
to turn round and round quickly
2. spinster NOUN
an insulting word for a woman who is not married and is past the age whenwomen usually get married
3. spin the wheel
4. I resent you. 我討厭你。
5. nusiance NOUN
something that is annoying and is acontinuing problem
6. What a nuisance. 真令人討厭。
7. switch VERB
to change from one thing to another, or to makesomething do this
Fraility, the name is woman. (Hamlet)
to be or not to be, that is a question. (Hamlet)
No man is an island. (Joha Donne)
For whom the bell tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
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1.Congenial (a.) [kənˋdʒinjəl]:
pleasant in a way that makes you feel comfortable and relaxed
e.g. The department provides a congenial atmosphere for research.
2. Saturation (n.) [͵sætʃəˋreʃən]
when an event or person is given so much attention by newspapers, television etc that everyone has heard about it
e.g. The trial was given saturation coverage by the press.
3. Repel (v.) [rɪˋpɛl]
if something repels you, it is so unpleasant that you do not want to be near it, or it makes you feel ill
e.g. The smell repelled him.
4. Corpse (n.) [kɔrps]
a corpse, also called a cadaver in medical, literary, and legal usage or when intended for dissection, is a dead human body. The dead body of an animal is called a carcass, but this is also sometimes used to refer to the body of a human
e.g. They didn't move the corpse before they sent for the police.
5. Reciprocal (a.) [rɪˋsɪprək!]
a reciprocal arrangement or relationship is one in which two people or groups do or give the same things to each other
e.g. He spoke of the necessity for a reciprocal relationship that would be useful for all sides.
6. Capricious (a.) [kəˋprɪʃəs]
likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way
e.g. She was as capricious as her mother had been.
7. Incalculavle (a.) [ɪnˋkælkjələb!]
too great to be calculated
e.g. The sands of the sea are incalculable in number.
8. Vengeance (n.) [ˋvɛndʒəns]
likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way
e.g. She was as capricious as her mother had been.
9. Despoil (v.) [dɪˋspɔɪl]
to make a place much less attractive by removing or damaging things
e.g. The victorious army despoiled the city of all its treasures.
10. Brood (v.) [brud]
to keep thinking about something that you are worried or upset about
e.g. Don't sit at home brooding all day.
11. Premonition (n.) [͵priməˋnɪʃən]
a strange feeling that something, especially something bad, is going to happen
e.g. When Anne didn't arrive, Paul had a premonition that she was in danger.
12. Outrage ( n.) [ˋaʊt͵redʒ]
a feeling of great anger and shock
e.g. The response to the jury's verdict was one of outrage.
13. Perceptible (a.) [pɚˋsɛptəb!]
capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior
e.g. These changes were already perceptible before the war.
14. Rebellion (n.) [rɪˋbɛljən]
rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state. On the one hand the forms of behaviour can include non-violent methods such as the phenomena of civil disobedience, civil resistance and nonviolent resistance
e.g. The peasants rose in rebellion against the corrupt officials.
15. Cohesion (n.) [koˋhiʒən]
If there is cohesion among a group of people, a set of ideas etc, all the parts or members of it are connected or related in a reasonable way to form a whole
e.g. A sense of community and social cohesion.
16. Secular (a.) [ˋsɛkjəlɚ]
secularity is the state of being separate from religion
e.g. The choir sings both sacred and secular music.
17. Expediency (n.) [ɪkˋspidɪənsɪ]
action that is quickest or most effective in a particular situation, even if it is morally wrong
e.g. The politics of political expediency.
18. Curriculum (n.) [kəˋrɪkjələm]
in formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults. A curriculum is prescriptive, and is based on a more general syllabus which merely specifies what topics must be understood and to what level to achieve a particular grade or standard
e.g. The student is very knowledgeable because he also studies things not in the curriculum.
19. Spheren (n.) [sfɪr]
a sphere is a perfectly round geometrical object in three-dimensional space, such as the shape of a round ball
e.g. He has extended his sphere of influence to the world of banking.
20. Ferocity (n.) [fəˋrɑsətɪ]
the state of being extremely violent and severe
e.g. Detectives were shocked by the ferocity of the attack.
21. Subordinate (a.) [səˋbɔrdnɪt]
in a less important position than someone else
e.g. These aims were subordinate to the main aims of the mission.
22. Affluent (a.) [ˋæflʊənt]
having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc
e.g. He was born to an affluent family.
23. Civic (a.) [ˋsɪvɪk]
relating to a town or city
e.g. Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders.
24. Peasant (n.) [ˋpɛznt]
a peasant is an agricultural worker who generally works land owned or rented by a noble. The peasant was bound to the land and could not move or change their occupation unless they became a yeoman, which generally happened by buying their freedom
e.g. Just before sunset the peasants quit laboring in the fields.
25. Pervade (v.) [pɚˋved]
if a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it
e.g. There was a smell of coffee pervading the atmosphere
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