英文單字 2013 4/15~2013 4/19

單字筆記2013 4/15
單字1:unbelief
來源:Hurriedly, with a look combining terror and unbelief, Sam Hawthorne snapped on a radio beside his desk.
定義:Doubt

單字2:vacate
來源:The squatters were ordered to vacate the premises.
定義:To leave

單字3:seize
來源:The police seized an escaping convict
定義:To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly

單字4:rearrange
來源:Can you rearrange our schedule?
定義:To arrange again or in a different order

單字5:prototype
來源:This simple device is the prototype of the commercial alternating current generator, or alternator.
定義:A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit

單字筆記2013 4/16
單字1:provocation
來源:They did not react to this provocation.
定義:An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment

單字2:ogre
來源:Madly the beanstalk tottered and swayed under the ogre's weight.
定義:A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings

單字3:omission
來源:The omission of "for" in this sentence is incorrect.
定義:Exclusion

單字4:menace
來源:He spoke with menace in his voice.
定義:A threat

單字5:livid
來源:livid bruises
定義:Black-and-blue, as contused flesh

單字筆記2013 4/17
單字1:indomitable
來源:a man of indomitable spirit
定義:Unconquerable

單字2:hinder
來源:Age hinders me from moving about.
定義:To obstruct

單字3:heedless
來源:Heedless of our advice, he went for a swim and drowned.
定義:Thoughtless

單字4:illiberal
來源:Expressing illiberal views may bring some politicians into temporary prominence.
定義:Stingy

單字5:illicit
來源:the illicit sale of liquor
定義:Unlawful

單字筆記2013 4/18
單字1:folklore
來源:The mother often told her children fairy tales and stories from folklore.
定義:The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.

單字2:engross
來源:She was engrossed in her book.
定義:To occupy completely

單字3:diffusion
來源:Clouds cause the diffusion of light from the sun.
定義:Dispersion

單字4:corpulent
來源:Her father is too corpulent to play handball.
定義:Obese

單字5:beset
來源:We were beset by mosquitoes in the swamp.
定義:To attack on all sides

單字筆記2013 4/19
單字1:Amity
來源:Amity between the two nations will contribute to the prosperity of the region.
定義:Friendship

單字2:abed
來源:He had not been abed that night
定義:In bed; on a bed

單字3:deject
來源:Traveling in the desert, he met a woman standing alone and terribly dejected.
定義:To dishearten

單字4:demise
來源:the demise of a newspaper
定義:Death

單字5:emeritus
來源:Irving Babbitt Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus
定義:Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position