英文單字 2013 5/13~2013 5/17

單字筆記2013 5/13
單字1:congeal
來源:Congeal our heritage into a distinct Singapore identity of Culture.
定義:To coagulate

單字2:connive
來源:Some policemen connive at gambling.
定義:To be in collusion

單字3:deify
來源:Some people deify power.
定義:To regard or worship as a god

單字4:dutiful
來源:He therefore rode along with an air of dutiful submission.
定義:Obedient

單字5:enigma
來源:He is an enigma to all of us.
定義:A riddle

單字筆記2013 5/14
單字1:evince
來源:She at last condescended to evince awareness of his proximity.
定義:To make manifest or evident

單字2:felony
來源:Murder is a felony.
定義:One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment

單字3:fray
來源:She encouraged the hospitable impulse and promised in advance to hurl herself into the fray.
定義:To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.

單字4:havoc
來源:They had to rebuild their homes after the havoc of the hurricane.
定義:Devastation

單字5:impassible
來源:He is impassible before victory, before danger, before defeat.
定義:Not moved or affected by feeling

單字筆記2013 5/15
單字1:landmark
來源:Last month, Pisans toasted the reopening of their beloved landmark with a celebration.
定義:A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise

單字2:lurid
來源:For one lurid moment she saw Dot Magston in the arms of a lad she didn't know.
定義:Ghastly and sensational.

單字3:massive
來源:She was a woman, and as such attracted massive interest abroad.
定義:Of considerable bulk and weight

單字4:osculate
來源:The children osculated their parents good night.
定義:To kiss

單字5:patrician
來源:Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.
定義:Of senatorial or noble rank

單字筆記2013 5/16
單字1:peevish
來源:She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.
定義:Petulant. (irritable)

單字2:resistive
來源:resistive breeding
定義:Having or exercising the power of resistance

單字3:sensuous
來源:here is no need to digress further on the sensuous plane.
定義:Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury

單字4:sonorous
來源:He was continually giving vent to a hearty, sonorous, unshared laugh.
定義:Resonant

單字5:typify
來源:The names typify region.
定義:To serve as a characteristic example of

單字筆記2013 5/17
單字1:wiry
來源:His father turned, the wiry figure walking a little stiffly.
定義:Thin, but tough and sinewy

單字2:carnal
來源:The carnal world.
定義:Sensual

單字3:competitor
來源:The first prize was awarded to the youngest competitor.
定義:A rival

單字4:butt
來源:It is impolite to butt in line in front of other people.
定義:To strike with or as with the head, or horns

單字5:boorish
來源:I had a sensitive consciousness of always appearing constrained, boorish, and dull.
定義:Rude