1. avarice /ˈvərɪs/ n. 贪婪;贪心 People who suffer from avarice spend much less and save much more than they should. 那些贪心的人们,花的比他们应花的少,而省的比他们应省的多。 2. dowry /'daʊrɪ/ n. 嫁妆 With h

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1. indigence /'ɪndɪdʒəns/ n. 贫穷 By hard work, many people have raised themselves from indigence to wealth. 许多人通过辛勤的劳动,从贫困变得富裕。 2. economize /ɪ'kɒnəmaɪz/ vi. 节省开支;节俭 Housewives can econom

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1. apprentice /ə'prentɪs/ n. 学徒;徒弟 Young Ben Franklin learned the printing trade by serving as an apprentice to his half brother James. 年轻的本富兰克林通过到他的同父异母的哥哥詹姆斯那里当学徒而学会了印刷的

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1. Elysian /iˈliziən/ -- delightful; blissful; heavenly Elysium是神话中勇敢及善良的人死后安居的乐土。埃律西昂(Elysium)希腊神话中英雄死后灵魂前往的地方,位于西方的尽头。 Students studying for final

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1. coherence /kəʊˈhɪərəns/ -- state of sticking together; consistency; logical connection If the relationship between the first sentence and what follows is not clear, the paragraph lacks coherence. 如果第一句与后文之间的关系并不清

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1. genre /ʒɑ:r/ -- kind; sort; category Allan Poe was the originator of a genre of detective story. 爱伦坡是一类侦探小说的创始者。 2. progenitor /prəʊˈdʒenɪtə/ -- ancestor to whom a gruop traces its birth; forefather The Bible

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1. fluid /ˈflu:ɪd/ -- 1. substance that flows 2. not rigid; changing easily Air, water, molasses and milk are all fluids. 空气、水、糖蜜和牛奶都是流体。 During November, the military situation remained fluid, with advances and retres

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1. affinity /əˈfɪnɪti:/ -- (literally, condition of being near the boundary or a neighbor) kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction He intends to establish some kind of an affinity between himself and the public. 他希望在自己和公众之间建立

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1. animosity /ˌnəˈmɔsɪti:/ -- ill will( usually leading to active opposition); violent hatred Someday the animosity that led to the war will be replaced by amity. 总有一天导致战争的仇恨会被友好关系所取代。 2. animus /ˈnəmə

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1. amateur /ˈmətə/ -- (literally, lover) 1. a person follows a particular pursuit because he likes it, rather than as a profession 2. one who performs rather poorly; inexperienced person The performance was staged by a group of amateurs who have

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1. proponent /prəˈpəʊnənt/ -- person who puts forth a proposal or argues in favor of something; advocate; supporter At the budget hearing, both the proponents and the opponents of the tax increase will be able to present their views. 预算听证会

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1. preface /ˈprefis/ -- foreword; preliminary remarks; author's introduction to a book The preface usually provides information that the reader should know before the book. 序言常提供给读者一些阅读本书前需要了解的信息。 2. pre

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1. aggregation /ˌgrɪˈgeɪʃən/ -- gathering of individuals into a body or group;assemblage At the airport, the homecoming champions were welcomed by a huge aggregation of admirers. 凯旋而归的冠军得主们在机场受到一大群仰慕者的欢

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Section A: (保留原书内容,跟着音频君边读边记忆,体会单词的发音和用法) 1. altercation n. 争吵 The teacher halted the altercation by separating the two opponents before they could come to blows. 老师在敌对的双方互

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1. antagonize /n'tɡənaɪz/ vt. 对立 The official antagonized the leader of his own party by accusing him of cowardice. 那位官员谴责自己党内的领导人怯懦,与他产生敌对。 2. dissent /dɪ'sent/ vi. 反对 The vote approving th

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1. condiment /ˈkɒndɪmənt/ n. 调味品 There is a shelf in our kitchen for pepper, salt, mustard, catsup and other condiments. 厨房里有个摆胡椒、盐、芥末、番茄酱及其他调味品的架子。 2. glutton /ˈglʌtn/ n. 贪吃者 I

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1. benediction /ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃən/ -- (literally, good saying) blessing; good wishes Before begining his difficult journey, the young man visited his parents to receive their benediction. 在他艰难的旅程开始前,那个年轻人去探望他的

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1. perforate /ˈpɜ:fəˌreɪt/ -- (literally, bore through) make a hole or holes through; pierce; puncture The physician said the tack had gone through Betty's shoe and sock without perforating her skin. 医生说大头针穿过了贝蒂的鞋袜,但

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1. obstacle /ˈɔbstəkl/ -- something standing in the way; hindrance; obstruction; impediment If we beat Central High tomorrow, we shall have removed the last obstacle between us and the championship. 如果我们明天击败中央中学,就扫除了

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1. collusion /kəˈlu:ʒən/ -- (literally, playing together) secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose; conspiracy; plot It was not known whether the price increases resulted from higher costs or from collusion among the producers. 不知道价格的上

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