desert
　n. 沙漠 v. 遺棄
Lawrence rode a camel across the desert on an exploring expedition.
勞倫斯騎著駱駝橫渡沙漠，從事探險。
dessert
　n. 餐后的甜點
He had intended to desert his wife and children , but changed his mind.
他原來想要遺棄太太和孩子們，但是改變了主意。
dessert
　n. 餐后的甜點
Strawberry pie is one of my most favorite desserts.
草莓派是我最喜愛的餐后甜點之一。
disassemble
　v. 分解
Many students know how to disassemble the radio, but few know how to put it together.
很多學生知道如何去拆散收音機，卻很少人知道如何去組合起來。
dissemble
　v. 隱藏；偽裝
She tried to dissemble her anger with a smile on her face.
她試著面帶著微笑來掩飾她的怒氣。
draught
　n. 草稿　同：draft
I've made a first draught of my speech for Friday, but it still needs a lot work.
我已經擬定好星期五演說的草稿，但它仍需要許多修改的工作。
drought
　n. 久旱
The long drought has killed most of the crops in the fields.
久旱已使田里大部分的農作物枯死。
eligble
　adj. 合適的；合格的
She knows a lot of eligible young men who are all rich and attractive.
她認識很多合適的青年，都既富有又吸引人。
illegible
　adj. 難讀的
The ink had faded so that many words were illegible.
因墨水褪色了，許多字跡都很難讀。
eminent
　adj. 聞名的；顯赫的
Washington was eminent both as general and as president.
華盛頓不管是平民或是總統時都很有名。
imminent
　adj. 迫近
The scientist predicted that an earthquake was imminent in Tokyo area.
科學家預言有一場大地震即將發生在東京地區。
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exalt
　v. 提升
The members exalted Mr, Smith when they elected him president of the association.
會員提升史密斯先生，選他為協會的會長。
exult
　v. 歡騰
All the people exulted to find that our national team won the gold medal in the International Basketball Tournament.
當知道我們的國家代表隊在國際藍球賽中贏得了金牌時，全民歡騰。
ingenious
　adj. 設計精巧的
The trap made of an old tin can and some wire is an ingenious device.
這人由舊罐頭和金屬絲所做成的捕捉器，是一件精巧的裝置。
ingenuous
　adj. 天真的；老實的。
The ingenuous person had never thought of being suspicious of what others told him.
天真的人從來不會懷疑他人告訴他的話。
jealous
　adj. 嫉妒的
When my little brother sees mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous.
看到媽媽抱著剛出生的小嬰兒，我的小弟嫉妒了。
zealous
　adj. 熱心的
The clerk in the toy section of the department seems very zealous in pleasing the customers.
百貨公司里玩具部門的售貨員，似乎非常熱心于取悅顧客。
material
　n. 材料
The dress that Miss Lee was wearing at the party was made of synthetic material.
李小姐在舞會穿的那套禮服是由合成材料做成的。
materiel
　n. 軍備的
The statesman said the Iron Curtain countries had vast resources in manpower and materiel.
政治家說鐵幕內的國家在人力和軍備上均有大量資源。
moral
　adj. 品行端正的
George Washington is known to be a moral and just man.
喬治.華盛頓以品行端正和公正聞名。
morale
　n. 士氣
I am sure that we will win the battle;the morale of our troops is very high.
我相信我們會贏這場戰役，我們的士氣非常高昂。
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ordinance
　n. 法令
Freedom of religious worship ws guaranteed to all settlers in the Northwest Territory by the ordinance of 1787.
1787年的法令保證著西北領地居民的宗教信仰自由。
ordnance
　n. 炮；軍械
The pirate ships in the West Indies were armed with heavy ordnance.
西印度群島的海盜船武裝有大量軍火。
parish
　n. 教區
The minister worked very hard to make the rounds of his parish and visit the homes of the sick.
牧師賣力地巡查他的教區和拜訪病者的家。
perish
　v. 死；毀滅
They said that this flower would not perish even when frost comes.
他們說這花即使在霜降時也不會死。
perpetrate
　v. 犯（罪 ）
The police still don't know who perpetrated the murder of the housewife.
警方仍不知道是誰謀殺了那位家庭主婦。
perpetuate
　v. 使不朽
This monument was built to perpetuate the memory of the national hero.
紀念碑的建造使民族英雄永垂不朽。
personallity
　n. 人格
Many psychologists are inclined to attribute the formation of personality entirely to the operation of the cultural and physical environment.
許多心理學家認為，人格的形成完全歸因于文化與物質環境的作用。
personalty
　n. 私人財產
That car is his personalty; using it without his permission is illegal.
這輛車是他私人財產，未經他的允許而使用是非法的。
persecute
　v. 迫害
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake.
那些因正直而受迫害的人有福了。
prosecute
　v 1. 對…提起公訴 2. 進行
The engineer of the wrecked train was prosecuted for criminal negligence.
這輛撞壞的火車的司機因過失傷害而被提起公訴。
He prosecuted an inquiry into reasons for the company's failure.
他對公司失敗的原因進行調查。
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portable
　adj. 可攜帶的
The author takes his portable typewriter wherever he goes.
作家隨身攜帶他的手提打字機。
potable
　adj. 適于飲用的
The set up purifying systems in dozens of places where the water was not potable.
他們在許多水不適于飲用的地方設置了凈化系統。
prescribe
　n.命令；開藥方
Good citizens always do what the laws prescribe.
好公民遵守法律。
The doctor prescribed an new medicine for the pain in my joints.
醫生為我的關節痛開了種新藥。
proscribe
　n. 禁止
In earlier days, the church proscribed dancing and card playing.
早期，教會禁止跳舞和玩牌。
reality
　n. 真實
Slaughter and destruction are terrible realities of war.
屠殺和破壞是戰爭恐怖的事實。
realty
　n. 不動產
His realty includes a big mansion and several buildings in Taipei.
他的不動產在臺北有一棟大廈和若干大樓。
statue
　n. 雕像
Nearly every city in the United States has a statue of some famous man.
在美國幾乎每一個城市都有名人的雕像。
stature
　n. 身材
A man six feet tall is above average stature in this part of the world.
在此外，一個人身高六英尺是高于普通身材的。
vacation
　n. 假期
My family is going to have a short vacation on the east coast.
我們家將要在東海岸度個短假期。
vocation
　n. 職業
You will not make a good teacher, unless you feel teaching is your vocation.
除非你能感到教書是你的職業，否則你將不會成為一個好老師。