aggrieve
v.迫害
The entire population was aggrieved by the tyranny of the king.
全國人民受到那個國王暴政的迫害。
callous
adj.1.硬心腸的 2.變硬的（如腳底起硬繭）
Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.
只有硬心腸的人能看到苦難而不設法拯救之。
Walking barefoot on the asphalt pavement makes to bottom of your feet callous.
赤腳走在柏油上會使你的腳底生繭。
disapprove
v.不贊成的
She wants to continue her study in the United States, but her parents disapprove of her plan.
她要在美國繼續求學，可是她的父母不同意她的計劃。
fabulous
adj.驚人的
Ten dollars is a fabulous price for an ordinary pencil.
一支普通的鉛筆要十元，價格真驚人。
infuriate
v.激怒
He was infuriated by the policeman's rough treatment of his wife.
他因警察粗魯地對待她太太而大怒。
mordant
adj.尖酸的；諷刺的
His political opponents feared his mordant togue, and even more his mordant pen.
他的政治對手害怕他尖酸刻薄的口才，更怕他諷刺的文章。
prowess
n.勇敢
The Indians sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.
印第安人唱一首勝利之歌，描述他們在戰役中的勇敢。
subversive
adj.顛覆的
He was arrested as a member of a subversive organization advocating the forceful overthrow of hte present government.
他以一名顛覆組織分子的身份被捕，此組織主張以武力推翻現在的政府。
temporary
adj.暫時的
Many students find temporary jobs during their summer holidays.
許多學生在暑假找到暫時的工作。
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amass
v.積蓄
Through the years he amassed a large fortune to buy a farm after he retired.
他退休后，以多年積蓄的大筆財富買了一座農場。
colossal
adj.巨大的
The Empire State Building is a colossal structure.
帝國大廈是巨大的建筑物。
dismal
adj.沮喪的
Sickness or bad luck often makes a person feel dismal.
生病或壞運經常使人沮喪。
genial
adj.親切的
She was glad to see us again and gave me a genial welcome.
她很高興再看到我們，并親切的歡迎我。
inveterate
adj.習慣性的
It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco.
老煙鬼很難戒煙。
offence
n.犯罪，觸犯
The punishment for that offence is two years in prison.
那項罪的刑罰是監禁兩年。
sojourn
v.& n.寄居
During his sojourn in Africa he learned much about native customs.
他在寄居非洲的期間，學得了很多當地的風俗。
turmoil
n.混亂
Six robberies in one night put our village in a turmoil.
一夜六次劫案使我們全村陷入了混亂。
suspend
v.暫停
A scientist suspends judgment and refrains from drawing conclusions until all the facts are in.
科學家在未具備全部事實前，暫時不加判斷或下結論。
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assent
v.同意
She assented to the doctor's assertion that her son was ill, but could not consent to having him hospitalized.
她同意醫生的診斷說她兒子生病，可是不同意讓他住院。
cosy
adj.溫暖而舒適的
The couple wish to live in a cosy little home rather than in a big mansion.
那對夫婦寧愿住在溫暖舒適的小屋中，而不愿住在大廈里。
diversify
v.使多樣化
That factory is trying to diversify its products to sell in different markets.
那家工廠正試著使貨品多樣化，以賣到不同的市場。
haggard
adj.憔悴的
The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed that they had a great deal of sufferings.
被救出的礦工，他們憔悴的臉色顯示受到極大的痛苦。
irreparable
adj.無法挽救的
Careless drives cause many irreparable accidents.
大意的司機造成許多無法挽救的意外。
paternal
adj.父系的
Everyone has two paternal grandpaents and two maternal grandparents.
每個人都有兩個屬于父系的祖父母和母系的祖父母。
replica
n.復制品
The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.
那位年輕的畫家照著名畫摹仿了一幅。
seclusion
n.隔離；隱居
His seclusion of the rabbit in the barn was kept secret from everyone else.
他把兔子藏在谷倉里，不為人知。
wrangle
v.爭吵
The two friends wrangled and now they don't speak to each other.
那兩個朋友爭吵后，現在不再和對方說話。
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bigoted
adj.固執已見的
Most bigoted people are intolerant of opposition.
多數固執己見的人受不了反對意見。
deficient
adj.不足的
Most of the food they eat is deficient in iron and protein.
他們吃的大部分食物缺乏鐵質和蛋白質。
elude
v.躲避
The sly fox eluded the hunters by running back in the opposite direction.
狡猾的狐貍向相反的方向跑，躲過了獵人。
ignoble
adj.卑微的
Some very great men have come from ignoble families.
有些非常偉大的人是來自卑微的家庭。
kindred
adj.同類的
We are studying about dew, frost, mist, and other kindred facts of nature.
我們正在研究有關露，霜，霧以及其他同類的自然現象。
melancholy
adj.憂郁
During the Romantic period it was fashionable in literature to have a melancholy outlook on the world.
浪漫時期，文學界流行悲觀的世界觀。
poltroon
n.懦夫
No one likes to be regarded as a poltroon.
沒有人喜歡被認為是懦夫。
rout
v.潰敗
The enemy was routed.
敵軍被擊潰了。
vulnerable
adj.難防守的
The most massive defence system would still leave the nation vulnerable to nuclear attack.
最強大的防衛系統仍然難以防止國家免受核武器的攻擊。
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abide
v.居住
The child abided with his grandparents for three years before being returned to his parents.
那孩子被送回父母身邊前，跟祖父母同住了三年。
boisterous
adj.喧鬧的
The audience in the theater was irritated by the unruly and boisterous children.
戲院的觀眾被任性的尖叫聲和喧鬧的孩子所激怒。
despicable
adj.可鄙了
To spit in the classroom is despicable.
在教室吐痰是卑劣的。
exotic
adj.外來的
We saw many exotic plants at the flower exhibition, which we had never seen before.
花展中，我們看到許多以前從未見過的外來植物。
imperative
adj.1.必需的 2.命令的
For the mountain climber, it is imperative to get food and water before sunset.
那個登山者必須在日落前得到食物和水。
My wife has such an imperative voice that everyone obeys her.
我太太用一種命令的聲音，因此每個人服從她。
nonplus
v.使困惑
He was nonplused by the strange customs he saw everywhere in the country.
他在這國各地看到奇怪習俗，困惑了他。
pompous
adj.夸大的
The leader of the band bowed in a pompous manner.
樂隊隊長以夸大的姿勢鞠了個躬。
sever
v.分開；斷絕
He severed connections with Tom.
他和湯姆斷絕關系。
sultry
adj.悶熱的
The day was so sultry that they had little energy left.
天氣如此悶熱，以致他們沒有什么精力。
wane
v(月)虧；減弱
The moon was waning, and in such a waning light, it is very difficult to see the enemy.
月亮漸虧，而在這如此暗弱的光下，很難看見敵人。