英文單字 2013 3/25~2013 3/29

單字筆記2013 3/25
單字1:exhale
來源:He exhaled a billow of cigar smoke.
定義:To breathe forth

單字2:deform
來源:Her face was deformed by anger.
定義:To disfigure

單字3:desist
來源:The judge told the man to desist from threatening his wife.
定義:To cease from action

單字4:earnest
來源:Mrs. White is earnest about community work.
定義:Ardent in spirit and speech

單字5:dissolve
來源:Dissolve the tablet in water.
定義:To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture

單字筆記2013 3/26
單字1:detest
來源:We detest his constantly lying.
定義:To dislike or hate with intensity

單字2:contingent
來源:The isolation and co-optation of the capitalist classes in Germany meant that liberty as an ideal had no contingent link with capitalism, as had happened in Western Europe
定義:subject to chance or unseen effects : unpredictable

單字3:bellicose
來源:Bellicose hockey players who always seem to spend more time fighting than playing
定義:favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

單字4:avow
來源:He avowed that he was guilty.
定義:To declare openly

單字5:circulate
來源:Rumour circulates rapidly.
定義:To disseminate

單字筆記2013 3/27
單字1:conspire
來源:People always conspire to keep the truth from me.
定義:To plot

單字2:frugal
來源:She's always frugal of her money.
定義:Economical

單字3:gamble
來源:He gambled heavily on the horses.
定義:To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency

單字4:harass
來源:I felt harassed by all the work at the office.
定義:To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances

單字5:immoral
來源:It's immoral to steal other people's ideas.
定義:Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.

單字筆記2013 3/28
單字1:incomplete
來源:She gave an incomplete account of the incident.
定義:Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required

單字2:juggle
來源:juggle with balls
定義:To play tricks of sleight of hand.

單字3:kimono
來源:The essential kimono is an ankle-length gown with long, full sleeves and a V-neck
定義:A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.

單字4:languid
來源:The illness made him feel languid
定義:Relaxed

單字5:massacre
來源:The German fascists massacred almost all the Jews in town.
定義:The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings

單字筆記2013 3/29
單字1:mimic
來源:The actor amused the audience by mimicking some well-known people.
定義:To imitate the speech or actions of

單字2:narrate
來源:The sailor narrated the story of his life to me in the tavern.
定義:To tell a story

單字3:oral
來源:An oral agreement is not enough; we must have a written promise.
定義:Uttered through the mouth

單字4:plebeian
來源:the craftsmen and plebeian inhabitants of the town
定義:Common


單字5:repulsive
來源:His behavior was repulsive.
定義:Grossly offensive