access
　n. 接近，使用權；通路
The students have access to the library only in the afternoon.
學生們只有在下午可使用圖書館。
excess
　n. 過量
Last year we had several floods; we had an excess of rain.
去年有幾次洪水；我們的雨水過多了。
adapt
　v. 使適合；使適應
Long ago Eskimos learned how to adapt to the cold to live in the Arctic Region.
很久以前愛斯基摩人學習如何去適應嚴寒，以住在北極地區。
adopt
　v. 采用；采納
The club adopted a new set of rules concerning its membership.
那俱樂部采用一套新的會員資格規定。
adverse
　adj. 有敵意的；敵動
His adverse criticism didn't upset me, but encouraged me.
他惡意的批評并未使我氣餒，相反地，反而激勵我。
averse
　adj. 不愿意的；反對的
My parents are averse to our picnic plan; they don't approve of it.
我的雙親反對我們的野餐計劃；他們不同意這計劃。
affect
　v. 影響
The government decision whether to continue the project will affect the future of our national economy.
政府決定是否繼續進行那項計劃的，會影響我們國家未來的經濟。
effect
　n. 結果
I have warned him to drive slowly several times, but it doesn't have any effect at all.
我好幾次警告他開慢一點，可是一點也沒用。
affectation
　n. 虛飾；假裝
The new secretary is sincere and quite without affectation.
那位新秘書很真誠，且相當地不做作。
affection
　n. 愛
His gentleness and kind ways increased his colleagues' affection for him.
他溫柔且慈祥的態度增加同事們對他的好感。
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allusion
　n. 間接提及；暗示
The preacher likes to make an allusion to Homer, while preaching.
那牧師在傳道時喜歡間接提到荷馬。
illusion
　n. 錯覺；幻象
The white walls create the illusion that the room is very large.
白色的墻壁制造錯覺，好像房間很大。
annual
　adj. 一年一次的
My birthday party is the biggest annual event of my family.
我的生日舞會是我家一年一度最盛大的事。
annul
　v. 取消；宣告作廢
The judge annulled the contract because one of the signers was too young.
由于簽署人中有一位年紀太輕，法官宣告這個合同無效。
apraise
　v. 估價；評價
The couple appraised the house carefully before offering to buy it.
那對夫妻在出價買那房子之前仔細地估價。
apprise
　v. 報告，通知
The club members were immediately apprised of his change of plans.
俱樂部的會員們很快地注意到他計劃的改變。
argument
　n. 辯論；爭論
We should try to settle the matter by argument, not by fighting.
我們該試圖以辯論來解決這件事，而不是打架。
augment
　v. 增大；增加
The king augmented his power by taking over rights that had belonged to the nobles.
國王接收貴族們的權力，以擴張他的僅力。
assure
　v. 使相信，使確信
The man assured himself that the bridge was safe before crossing it.
在過橋前那人先確定那座橋是安全的。
insure
　v. 1 投保 2. 使確實
He insured his car against accident, theft, and fire.
他給車子保意外險，失竊險和火險。
Don't forget to check your work to insure its accuracy.
不要忘記檢查你的工作，以確認無誤。
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bandage
　n. 繃帶
The doctor tied up the patient's broken ankle with a bandage.
醫生用繃帶把病人摔斷的腳踝包起來。
bondage
　n. 奴役；囚禁
They seem to love bondage more than liberty.
他們好象愛奴役勝過自由。
carton
　n. 紙盒
Pack the books in a small carton to carry it easily.
把書用的小紙盒包起來以易于攜帶 。
cartoon
　n. 漫畫
Political cartoons often represent the U. S as a tall man with chin whiskers, called Uncle sam.
政治性的漫畫通常以一下下鄂有胡須叫山姆叔叔的高大男人代表美國。
censor
　n 1. 檢查員（檢查新聞，書籍，戲劇，電影，廣播等） v. 2檢查
The novel was banned by the censor as likely to stir up suspicion of the government among the readers.
那本小說被檢查員查禁，因為它會煽動讀者對政府的懷疑。
Every dictator censors the news papers in his country.
每個獨裁者在他的國家內都會檢查報紙。
censure
　v. 責難；非難
The principal of the school censured the students for their rude behavior.
校長指責學生們無禮的行為。
collision
　n. 猛烈相撞
Many people were killed in the collision between the bus and the car.
巴士和汽車相撞，許多人喪失了生命。
collusion
　n. 共謀；串騙；勾結
The leaders of the collusion against the government were caught and punished.
陰謀反對政府的領導者被捉到且被懲罰。
confidant
　n. 密友；知己
I have only one confidant to whom I can tell my secrets.
我只有一個可以訴說秘密的知己。
confident
　adj. 確信的
The doctor felt confident that his patient would recover from pneumonia.
那醫生確信他的病人的肺炎會康復。
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consul
　n. 領事
I am swedish. Is there a swedish consul in Omaha?
我是瑞典人；俄馬哈有沒有瑞典領事？
council
　n. 會議
The council of ministers advised the king to dismiss the general.
內閣忠告國王開除那個將軍。
counsel
　n. 1. 勸告；忠告 2 . 律師或法律顧問
The young man refused to listen to the old man's counsel.
年輕人拒聽那老人的忠告。
The murder suspect refused to answer the questions on the advice of his counsel.
謀殺的嫌疑犯因其律師的建議而拒絕答復問題。
dairy
　n. 乳牛場
The Hopkins run the biggest dairy farm in the state of Arizona.
霍布金斯家族經營亞利桑那州最大的乳牛場。
diary
　n. 日記
It is very rewarding to keep a diary of daily happenings.
寫日記記下每天發生的事是很有用的。
decease
　n. 死亡
Upon his decease all his properties passed to his wife.
他死后所有的財產過繼給太太。
disease
　n. 疾病
Measles and chicken pox are two diseases of childhood.
麻疹和水痘是兩種兒童疾病。
decent
　adj. 適合的
It is not decent to laugh at a crippled person.
嘲笑一個跛腳的人是不對的。
descent
　n. 降下；降落
The road makes a sharp descent just around the corner.
那條路在轉角處造成一陡峻的斜坡。
dissent
　v. 1. 不同意 2異議
The three justices dissented from the supreme Court's decision.
那三位法官不同意最高法庭的決定。
Dissent among the senior members was the main cause of the disintegration of the club.
資深會員間的歧見是造成俱樂部分裂的主要原因。