Yiru+Zhou

1. pessimistic adj. when the person is hopeles or despiring, he/she would have upset attitude. e.g. She tried to shut all pessimistic thoughts out of her mind. (WGS)

2, Feminism n. feminine charater or in the society, the women's rights equal to men's rights. e.g.The Feminism age has yet to come.(WGS)

3. Oppression n. the feeling of heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions, anciety,etc. e.g. The low ceiling of the room gave me a feeling of oppression.(WGS)

4. Liberal adj. generous, broad-minded, plentful, e.g. They are liberal in their help.(WGS)

5. conceive v. to form a notion; idea of I cannot conceive of him as a genius.(WGS)

6. Condescension n. voluntary assumption of equality with a person regarded as inferior. e.g. I had never been spontaneously by a publisher and such condescension rather turned me head.(WGS)

7.incapable adj. without ordinary capabiliyu; incompetent e.g. As a lawyer she is totally incapable.(WGS)

8. usurp vt. to use without rights vi.to commit forciable or illegal seizure of an office, power e.g. The Queen wanted to usurp the throne.(WGS)

9. authentic adj. ture, sctual, real e.g. The details of the custome are totally authentic.(WGS)

10. embark vi. to start an enterprise, business,etc. vt.to involve (someone) in an enterprise e.g. When we embark on any task, it is important that we start well.(WGS)

11.overwhelm v. to overcome completely in mind or feeling e.g. If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm wirh my quantity.(Reading directions)

12. pervade v. to become spread all through all parts of e.g. The smell of baked apple pies pervade the house.(Reading directions)

13. assert. v. to start with assurance, confidence, or force e.g. She asserted that he was innocent.(Reading directions)

14. treason n. the betrayal of a trust or confidence;breach of faith e.g. Treason was always the return for hospitality.(Reading directions)

15. tantamount adj.equilvalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification e.g.A right not stated in law is tantamount to a claim.(Reading directions)

16.homograph n. A word of the same written form as another but of different meaning, whether pronounced the same way or not. e.g. It may help to remember the definition of the word ** homograph **by looking at its parts.

17.caries n. a progressive destruction of bone or tooth e.g. The caries is very important.

18. //accumulate(v.)get together// //e.g. The most important point to get good job is accumulate experience in advance.( speaks)//

//19.impromptu(adv.)without any preparation to give a speech// //e.g.Today's homework is to make an impropmtu speech.(speaks)//

//20.categorical(adj.)not modified by reservation// //e.g.Please give a categorical statement to me.(speaks)//

21.Camouflage(v.) to disguise, hide or deceive by means of camouflage. e.g. If such trains help to camouflage a plant, for example, the plant is likely to have a survival advantage over other plantd that are less well camouflage.(TOEFL)

22. designate(v.) to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify e.g. Two and a half decades later, only fifteen sanctuaries had been designated, with half of these established after 1978. (TOEFL)

23.impose(v.) to make an impression on the mind; impose one's or its authority or influence. e.g. The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity on society, or to draw attention to the importance of precise time-keeping. (TOEFL)

23.replicate(v.) to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, esp. for experimental purposes. e.g. The virrus replicates vy attaching to a cel and injecting it nucleic acid.(TOEFL)

24. ingenious (adj.) characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction e.g. The Anasazi Indians were an ingenious, vigorous, adaptable people whose highly developed society prospered despite an exceedingly inhospitable--if spectacular-environment.(TOEFL)

25. exhilarating (adj.) to make cheerful or merry e.g. After that exhilarating experience, Lucnda Childs"wasn't sure she even wanted to be an actress anymore". (TOEFL)

26.acclaim n. to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval; applaud e.g. These artists achieved widespread popular success and acclaim. (TOEFL)

27. allude. v. to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually fol. by //to// ) e.g. Were you alluding to me? (TOEFL)

28.antiquate v. to make obsolete, old-fashioned, or out of date by replacing with something newer or better e.g. Television brought candidates into voters' living rooms, thereby antiquating some of the communication and education functions of party workers. (TOEFL)

29. authentic adj. not false or copied; genuine; real e.g. The phrase, "the real McCoy", has become a common term for "genuine" or "authentic". (TOEFL)

30. Celsius adj. pertaining to or noting a temperature scale (Celsius scale) in which 0° represents the ice point and 100° the steam point e.g. The temperature may fall unusually low by dawn, as low as 34 degrees Celsius in the camel. (TOEFL)


 * 1) exempt v. relieve These commodities exempt from taxes.
 * 2) exuberant adj. wonderful, happy The person was knocked down by an exuberant dog.
 * 3) gigantic adj.huge Scientists speculate it might be a giganatic hurricane.
 * 4) eject v. oust Why should a galaxy eject matter at such tremendous speeds in two narrow jets?
 * 5) exemplify v.typify The basic principle of radar is exemplify by what happens when one shouts in a cave.
 * 6) dilemma n.predicament In fact, we can meet the dilemma in our life all the time.
 * 7) distinct adj. clear He has a distinct aim in his life.
 * 8) dense adj. compact, thick Due to this dense structure, we should put more details into accout.
 * 9) blend v. mix The picture blends elements of two European style cubism.
 * 10) beast n.animal Cattle have served humanity since prehistoric days as beasts of burden and as suppliers of leather, meat, amd milk.
 * 11) vulnerable adj. superiority,Few predators fail to pursue such obviously vilnerable prey.
 * 12) wrought adj. shaped, created China is being wrought to be a strong country.
 * 13) excavate v. dig, unearth Pit9, the deepest bone-bearing deposit, which was excavated in 1914.
 * 14) dictate v. order, command The president dictates that people should focus more on protecting environment.
 * 15) literally adv. accurately, exactly The word "television", derived from its Greek and Latin roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance.
 * 16) hollow adj. empty,concave, unfilled All trumpets are hollow tubes.
 * 17) impervious adj. impermeable, soild Water has troub;e entering this impervious soil and runoff is very common during rainfalls.
 * 18) interval n. period. distance However, at intervals of 10 tp 100 years. these glaciers move fprward up tp 100 times faster thn usual.
 * 19) irrigate v. water. hose Therefore, if the meter indicats that a plant is warmer than air, it may mean that it is time to irrigate.
 * 20) ledge n. shelf Two ledges were built across from each other on the insoder of the chimney.
 * 21) lung n. one part inside of body which is used to breathe. The diaphragm, for example, forces the lungs to take in air.peculiar
 * 22) myriad n. countless, multitude, innumerable A snowfall consists of myriads of minute ice crystals that fall to the fround in the form of frozen precipitation.\\
 * 23) neutral adj. unbiased, impartial,disinterested No material in modern dance was neutral.
 * 24) outlying adj. remote, disant, faraway The fairs provided a means of bringing handmade goods from oulying places to would-be buyers in the city.
 * 25) paradox n. inconsistency, absurdity,irony Certainly the greatest paradox was the fact that the three most pervasice friendships were the most elusive,
 * 26) peculiar adj.odd, weird, unusual On the other hand,nesting a narrow ledge has its own peculiar problems.
 * 27) pivot v. tern, rotate, spin To be able to do this, the muscle must be attached to the bone at an angle, By pulling. the muscle can cause the bone to pivot.
 * 28) prestige n. statu, standing, regard No other colonial artisans rivaled the silversmithes'prestige.
 * 29) purification n. cleansing,refining These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil.
 * 30) repertory n. reservoir As the appropriate brain maturation occurs, the various emotions appear in an infant's repertpry.
 * 31) scruple n. doubt, hesitation,qualm Sectional jealousies and constitutional scrupes stood in the way of action by the fedeal government.
 * 32) resort v. alternative, route Woodworkes join a chest together withous resort to nails or glue.
 * 33) stitch v. sew,darn You should stitch the papers together.
 * 34) suprene adj. extreme, best The supreme court in China is located in Beijing.
 * 35) symmetrical adj. balanced, regular This is a symmetrical picture.
 * 36) tranquil adj. calm,peaceful. quiet Athens is a tranquil city.
 * 37) whittle v, cut,carve Aluminum is soft enough to whittle.
 * 38) yield v. produce,bear This program will yield more profits.
 * 39) boast v. have,posses He boasted his expensive car.
 * 40) content adj. satisfied, happy His family has a content life.
 * 41) crude adj. natural, raw It is a crude oil.
 * 42) decay v. molder. rot By growing age, his skin starts to decay older and older.
 * 43) coat v. cover, paint This cloth is coated by zinc.
 * 44) presumably adv. seemingly, apparently Presumably. he is a Chinese.
 * 45) statellite n. manmade planet. China produces so nany high quality of statellite.
 * 46) sentimental adj. I am so sentimential recently.
 * 47) soaring adj. towering, high The birds are flying in the soaring sky.
 * 48) stately adj. grand, splendid They are graceful, stately, inspiring-clam,sunlit seas.
 * 49) stroll v. leisurely walking A strolling gibbon reminds one of a tightrope walker.
 * 50) trigger v. activate, cause, elicit The factors that trigger migratory behavior in birds are diffcult to explain.
 * 51) wane v. diminish, vanish The household production waned in China.
 * 52) youngster n. child, kid Youngsters are the hope pf the world.
 * 53) vigorous adj. energetic, strong I am vigorous to study Spanish.
 * 54) brim n. top edge The wide brim of the cup is so cool.
 * 55) cohesove adj. put sth together This team is a cohesive one.
 * 56) correspomd v. match. relate This structure of this article correspond with that one.
 * 57) deceive vv. trick, misled He deceived to hs mother about his homework.
 * 58) endure v. bear. suffer They cannot endure his bad behavior.
 * 59) deprive v. divest, rob If the body is deprived of salt, the health would appear big problem.
 * 60) succinct adj. concise. brief. laconic A decision-makeing worksheet begins with a succinct statement.