英文單字 2013 4/1~2013 4/5

單字筆記2013 4/1
單字1:secondary
來源:Many older people still believe that women's careers are secondary.
定義:Less important or effective than that which is primary

單字2:parallel
來源:The street paralleled the railroad.
定義:To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts

單字3:rankle
來源:His behavior rankles with me still.
定義:To produce irritation or festering

單字4:serviceable
來源:I wore serviceable boots.
定義:Durable

單字5:tireless
來源:be tireless in teaching
定義:Untiring

單字筆記2013 4/2
單字1:untimely
來源:The accident put an untimely end to the party.
定義:Unseasonable

單字2:vacuous
來源:The streets were almost vacuous.
定義:empty

單字3:wrangle
來源:They wrangled over what to do next.
定義:To maintain by noisy argument or dispute

單字4:vogue
來源:This hair style was brought into vogue by Hollywood stars.
定義:The prevalent way or fashion

單字5:odious
來源:His behavior was odious to her.
定義:Hatefu

單字筆記2013 4/3
單字1:oratory
來源:He roused the masses with his oratory.
定義:The art of public speaking

單字2:outdo
來源:She outdid him in mathematics.
定義:To surpass

單字3:peaceable
來源:Peaceable people keep out of quarrels.
定義:Tranquil

單字4:reunite
來源:Her attempts to reunite with her father may end very unhappily.
定義:To unite or join again, as after separation

單字5:winsome
來源:The offer is very winsome to us.
定義:attractive

單字筆記2013 4/4
單字1:troublesome
來源:He is a troublesome child
定義:Burdensome

單字2:undue
來源:She was reprimanded for putting undue pressure on her clients
定義:More than sufficient

單字3:endeavor
來源:He endeavored to streamline the plant organization.
定義:strive

單字4:abominate
來源:a politician who is revered by his supporters and abominated by his enemies
定義:To hate violently

單字5:congest
來源:The highway was congested with cars.
定義:To collect into a mass

單字筆記2013 4/5
單字1:demeanor
來源:I dislike his pompous demeanor.
定義:Deportment

單字2:devise
來源:He devised a new method of teaching writing.
定義:To invent

單字3:dissertation
來源:She wrote a dissertation on superrealism.
定義:Thesis

單字4:endear
來源:Her kindness endeared her to everyone.
定義:To cause to be loved

單字5:exotic
來源:We saw pictures of exotic birds from the jungle of Brazil.
定義:Foreign