Part 1
第一部分
alumna
n. 女畢業生
My wife is an alumna of Wuhan University.
我妻子是武漢大學的畢業生。
alumnus
n. 男畢業生
President Kennedy was an alumnus of Harvard University.
肯尼迪總統是哈佛大學的畢業生。
alumni
n. 畢業生
My son and my daughter are both alumni of Ohio State University.
我的兒子和女兒都是俄亥俄州立大學的畢業生。
amoral
adj. 非道德的
Cats are amoral; they can't be censured for killing birds.
貓不受道德約束，它們殺死鳥兒也不會受到責難。
immoral
adj. 不道德的
Lying and stealing are considered immoral conducts in every human society.
在人類社會中，說謊和偷竊被視為不道德的行為。
unmoral
adj. 無關道德問題的
Many scientists believe their research to be unmoral, no matter what the results will be.
許多科學家認為他們的研究與道德無關，不論這些研究將有什么結果。
avocation
n. 嗜好
Stamp collecting as well as fishing is Mr. Evan's favorite avocation.
和釣魚一樣，集郵也是埃文先生最喜愛的嗜好。
vocation
n. 職業
Bookkeeping is Mr. Jones' vocation, and photography is his avocation.
薄記是瓊斯先生的職業，攝影是他的副業。
biannual
adj. 一年兩度的
Our school doctor recommends a biannual visit to the dentist; I am going to the dentist's for the second time this year.
我們校醫建議一年去看兩次牙醫，我要去看牙醫，這是我今年第二次去。
biennial
adj. 兩年一次
The sophomores and seniors are taking the biennial exam this afternoon.
今天下午二年級和四年級的學生正在進行兩年一次的考試。
Part 2
第二部分
chord
n. 琴弦
He is replacing the broken chord of his violin.
他正在更換小提琴上的斷弦。
cord
n. 細繩
He had tied the package with a cord before he took it to the post office.
在去郵局之前，他用細繩把包裹系好。
clench
v. 咬緊（牙關）；緊握（拳頭）
He clenched his teeth to endure the pain of the wound suffered from the accident.
他咬緊牙關，忍受車禍受傷所帶來的疼痛。
clinch
v. 敲彎（釘頭等）；使釘牢
By clinching nails over the canvas they held the torn sail to the mast.
他們在帆布上到處釘釘子，把破帆弄回桅桿。
climate
n. 氣候
For fifty years or more the climate of the Arctic has been warming up gradually.
五十年或五十多年以來，北極的氣候逐漸暖起來。
weather
n. 天氣
The weather will be very hot and humid in Chongqing today.
今天重慶的天氣將會炎熱又潮濕。
compare
v. 比較
We compared two books to see which one had the better illustrations.
我們比較這兩本書，看看哪一本的插圖更好。
contrast
v. 對比
She contrasted her present life of luxury with the poverty of her childhood.
她將現在的富裕生活和童年的窮苦日子做個對比。
connotation
n. 含意
The words "snake" and "red" have unpleasant connotations for many people.
許多人認為“蛇”和“紅色”有著不好的含意。
denotation
n. （詞句的）意義
The denotation of the word "home" is "place where one lives," but it has many connotations.
“家”的意義是“一個人的住所”，但是它還有許多含意。
Part 3
第三部分
contemptible
adj. 可鄙的
Cheating on a test is considered one of the most contemptible acts in the Military Academy.
在軍事學院，考試作弊被視為最可鄙的行為之一。
contemptuous
adj. 藐視的
The rich man is contemptuous of my humble home and poor surroundings.
那富人看不起我寒酸的家和窮苦的環境。
continual
adj. 連續的
We experienced a continual series of hot spells last summer.
去年夏天我們經歷了一連串持續的高溫天氣。
continuous
adj. 不斷的
On holidays, we can see a continuous line of cars on highways.
假日里我們可以看到公路上的車輛絡繹不絕。
credible
adj. 可信的
It hardly seems credible that your son has grown so tall in one year.
你兒子在一年之中竟長得這么高了，簡直令人難以置信。
credulous
adj. 輕信的
Only a credulous person would fall for that old trick.
只有輕信的人才會上那老把戲的當。
disinterested
adj. 公正的
An umpire must be an entirely disinterested but keen observer.
裁判必須是個完全公正又敏銳的觀察者。
uninterested
adj. 不感興趣的
The audience yawned and seemed uninterested in the politician's speech.
聽眾打著哈欠，似乎對政治家的演說并不感興趣。
disorganized
adj. 雜亂無章的
The office where everything had worked so smoothly, became completely disorganized after Mr. Levine resigned.
在萊文先生辭職后，這個原本運作得很順暢的公司變的雜亂無章。
unorganized
adj. 未加組織的
Form a union, an unorganized mob can accomplish nothing but chaos.
要組成一個團體，未加組織的群眾只會一片混亂而不能成事。
Part 4
第四部分
divers
adj. 種種的
A well-balanced diet is made up of divers foods.
均衡的飲食是由多種食物構成的。
diverse
adj. 不同的
A great many diverse opinions were expressed at the meeting, but none was worthwhile.
大家在會議中提出可許多不同的意見，卻沒有一個值得采納的。
dual
adj. 二重的；兩層的
The training airplane has dual controls, one set for the learner and one for the teacher.
教練機有兩套控制系統，一套為學生而設，另一套為教師而設。
duel
n. 決斗；相斗
The opposing two lawyers fought a duel to settle their differences.
兩個敵對律師而解決他們之間的分歧而爭斗。
egoist
n. 利己主義者
John is such an egoist that he only cares about himself.
約翰是一個利己主義者，他只關心自己。
egotist
n. 自大者
Marian is such an egotist that she talks about herself all the time.
瑪麗是個自大的人，她總是談論自己。
emerge
v. 出現
After the shower, the sun emerged from behind the clouds.
陣雨過后，太陽破云而出。
immerge
v. 浸入
He immerged his aching feet in a bucket of hot water.
他將疼痛的雙腳浸入熱水中。
emigrant
n. 自來國移居他國者
It is expected that the total number of emigrants from this country will reach 20,000 this year.
從這個國家來的移民，今年預計會達到兩萬。
immigrant
n. 自他國移入者
California has several thousands of immigrants from other states.
加州有數千個來自其他州的移民。