retentive .

【考法1】adj. 記性好的：having the ability or capacityto retain knowledge or information with ease

【例】Herretentive memory helped her sail through the history test. 她的好記性幫助她順利通過了歷史考試。

【反】absentminded, forgetful, oblivious 健忘的

【派】retentiveness n. 好記性

secede .

【考法1】vi. 脫離，退出（組織、團體、聯盟等）：to withdraw from an organization (as a religious communion

or political party or federation)

【例】Theythreatened to secede from the coalition. 他們以退出聯盟相要挾。

【近】demit,disaffiliate, quit, withdraw

【反】enlist,enroll, join, sign up 加入

glacial .

【考法1】adj. 極冷的：extremely cold

【例】The airfrom the sea felt glacial. 海上的空氣冷極了。

【近】algid,arctic, bitter, chilling, coldish, cool, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, icy,nippy, numbing, polar, snappy

【反】ardent,blazing, burning, fervent, fervid, molten, roasting, scalding, scorching,searing, sultry, sweltering,

torrid 炎熱的

【考法2】adj. 冷漠的，無感情的：devoid of warmth andcordiality

【例】TheDuchess gave him a glacial look and moved on. 公爵夫人冷冷地看了他一眼，然后就繼續上路了。

【近】antiseptic, apathetic, brittle, chilly, cold-blooded, frozen, indifferent,unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry

【反】cordial, friendly,genial, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted 友善的，熱心的

glide .

【考法1】vt. 輕松地行動，輕松地通過：to move or proceedsmoothly, continuously, and effortlessly

【例】swansgliding over the lake 在湖面悠然劃水的天鵝‖looking for a college course that he could just glide through 正在尋找一門很容易就能通過的課程

【近】bowl,breeze, brush, coast, cruise, drift, roll, sail, skim, slide, slip, stream,sweep, whisk

【反】flounder,struggle 掙扎

monopolize .

【考法1】vt. 壟斷，主宰：to have complete control over

【例】They arevirtually monopolizing the market. 他們實際上已經壟斷了整個市場。‖To their surprise is was the vice president who monopolized theconversation. 令他們驚訝的是，主導整個談話的居然是副總裁。

【近】control,dominate, govern, reign, rule, sew up

【派】monopolyn. 壟斷，壟斷權

pedagogical .

【考法1】adj. 教學的，教師的：of, relating to, orbefitting a teacher or education

【例】I have nobrow of such a pedagogical tone. 我一點也不喜歡這種說教的口吻。

【近】preceptorial

【反】pupilary 學生的

perilous .

【考法1】adj. 危險的：involving potential loss orinjury

【例】perilousjourney through hostile territory 穿過敵方領土的危險行程

【近】dangerous,grave, grievous, hazardous, jeopardizing, menacing, risky, serious,threatening, venturesome

【反】harmless,innocent, innocuous, safe, unthreatening 安全的，無害的

pointer .

【考法1】n. （儀表上的）指針：a scale indicator on a watch, balance, or other measuringinstrument

【例】Thepointer on my bathroom scale must be stuck - I know I lost weight. 浴室磅秤里的指針肯定壞了——我知道我體重有下降的。

【近】hand,index, indicator, needle

【考法2】n. 忠告，建議：a useful suggestion or hintusually from an expert

【例】Here are afew pointers to help you make a choice. 這里有一些能幫助你抉擇的建議。

【近】advice,hint, lead, recommendation, tip

affliction .

【考法1】n. 痛苦，悲傷，折磨：a state of great suffering of body or mind

【例】Shelistened with deep affliction as her daughter told her about the latest troubleshe was in. 她懷著巨大的痛苦聆聽著女兒告訴她目前艱難的處境。

【近】agony,anguish, dolor, excruciation, grief, hurt, misery, pain, rack, torment,torture, travail, tribulation, woe

【反】bliss,cheer, delight, ecstasy, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance,exultation, felicity, joy, jubilation, pleasure, rapture 喜悅，高興

dishearten .

【考法1】vt. 使沮喪，使失去信心：to cause to lose spirit or morale

【例】We weregreatly disheartened by the news that our grandmother was seriously ill. 聽到祖母病重的消息，我們都很沮喪。

【近】chill,daunt, demoralize, discourage, dismay, dispirit, frustrate, unnerve

【反】embolden,encourage, hearten, nerve, steel 使大膽，鼓勵