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Spark English Vocabulary Series
Vocabulary for College English Test
Band
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adhere
China will adhere to
an independent and peaceful
foreign
policy in dealing with international
affairs.
cherish
I will cherish my visit here in memory,
as long as
I live!
ascribe
The agency ascribed the temperature
climb
mainly to increased greenhouse
gases emissions,
cyclical temperature
fluctuations
and less cold air
generated from the Arctic.
coincide
Her taste in music coincides with her
husband
’
s.
overwhelm
Our team
overwhelmed the visitors by 40 points.
overwhelming
Beijing took an
overwhelming majority of votes
and won
the Olympic bid.
pursuit
We
’
ve simply
reaffirmed an old truth:
the pursuit of
affluence does not always
end with
happiness.
comply
China will strictly comply with the
universally
acknowledged market rules.
conspicuous
The house
standing on the island is very
conspicuous.
endeavo(u)r
Despite our best endeavors,
we couldn
’
t get
the machine started.
homogeneous
Milk and cream are homogeneous foods,
and they are both dairy products.
immerse
She was so deeply
immersed in reading
that she forgot the
supper.
indulge
Will you
indulge my curiosity and tell me how much
it cost?
persistent
She eventually married the most
persistent of her
admirers.
retrieve
The shopkeeper went
to the window
and retrieved
Reuben
’
s treasure.
revive
Peter tried to revive
the frozen robin;
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but it was stone-dead.
suppress
All these movement
were suppressed by the
government.
testify
This excellent book
testifies to the author
’
s
ability.
accustom
The hunter is trying to accustom his
hunting dog
to the noise of a gun.
ambiguous
That
’
s a rather
ambiguous answer--what exactly do
you
mean?
ascend
Step by step
the ladder is ascended.
billionaire
The billionaire is campaigning for
political
reform.
brisk
Taking a brisk walk can often induce a
feeling of
well-being.
certify
You are basically
asking people to certify,
with big
penalties,
that nobody has lied on
their expense accounts.
conceive
The coach conceived the
strategy that won the game
for us.
contemplate
She stood
contemplating the painting.
disable
An accident disabled him from playing
football.
eccentric
A few
weeks later I began saving again.
Was I
becoming an eccentric hoarder? Not at all.
essence
Senior
citizen
discounts
are
the
essence
of
the
very
thing
older Americans are
fighting against
—
discrimination by age.
extravagant
When
asked
to
use
three
words
to
describe
society's
rich,
the top responses were
“
extravagant
”
,
“
greedy
”
and
“
corrupt
”
.
flush
The child's cheeks were flushed with
fever.
funding
Even Hilton
Hotels has shown interest in the space
tourism industry
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and the possibility of
building or co-funding a
space hotel.
grantedad
Granted,
some amount of delusion
(
错觉
)
is probably
part of the human condition.
haunt
He
was
haunted
by
memories
of
his
unhappy
childhood
well into his
adult life.
initiate
The
concept of a
“
non-
smoking
”
Olympics,
initiated in 1988,
has
been
put
into
practice
since
the
1992
Barcelona
Games.
intrinsic
The intrinsic
value of a coin is the value of the
metal it is made of.
intuition
Nobody told me
where to find you.
It was sheer
intuition.
irritate
The
boy's foolish question irritated his mother.
manifest
She manifested
little interest in her studies.
mingle
Security men mingled with the crowd.
obscure
I
received a letter of complaint from them;
but the letters of the sign were made
obscure by
rain.
paradox
“
More haste,less
speed
”
is a paradox.
privacy
With seven people
squashed in one house,
you don't get
much privacy.
radiate
The
sun radiates both light and heat.
refrain
You
must
be
able
to
refrain
yourself
in
some
matters
in order to accomplish others.
supervisor
The supervisor
didn't have time so far to go into
it
at length,
but he gave us an idea about
his plan.
surgical
The
doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.
suspicious
I am always
suspicious of anyone
who wants to sell
me something on the cheap.
terminate
They
terminated
their
agreement
and
renewed
another
one
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according to the situation.
terrorist
Terrorists
hijacked
an airplane with
260 people
on
board.
tumble
I
tumbled several times when learning to skate for
the first time.
absurd
She said to herself that the idea was
absurd.
allege
You alleged
that the accused man was seen at the
scene of the crime,
didn't
you?
analogy
My theory
applies to you and by analogy to others
like you.
array
The royal couple appeared in splendid
array.
articulate
It is
believed that girls are usually more
articulate than boys.
ascertain
The researcher
ascertained that he had discovered
a
new element
which led to the SARS.
assertive
Katsue
Reynolds has argued that
girls nowadays
are using more assertive language
strategies
in
order
to
be
able
to
compete
with
boys
in
schools
and out.
availability
Human
population growth and technological
development result in
dramatic reductions and alterations in
quality
and availability of wildlife
habitat.
baffle
She
was
completely
baffled
by
his
strange
behavior.
barren
There are about 98%
thick continental ice sheet
and 2%
barren rock in Antarctica.
bewilder
The child was bewildered by the noise
and the
crowds.
coincidence
Is there any coincidence between your
statistics
and your friends'?
conform
Nowadays,
it is commonly observed that
young women are not conforming to the
feminine
linguistic ideal.
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conscientious
This essay is a most conscientious
piece of work.
consolidate
As we all know,
too many
countries lapse back into violence
when
efforts to consolidate peace or create
stability are weak.
consultancy
Software,
consultancy
and
mobile
telephones
use
far less
oil
than steel or car production.
contrive
After much
difficulty
I contrived to pull the boat
onto the beach.
converge
Capitalism and socialism will not
eventually
converge.
decisive
Your
English
proficiency is
the
decisive
factor in
getting the job.
deduce
You will notice water
rising in the tube;
now what do you
deduce from that?
deem
He
deemed that it was his duty to help.
deprive
It is absolutely
unfair
that these children are deprived
of the rights to
receive education.
deteriorate
Leather quickly
deteriorates in hot,
damp climate.
diminish
The
amount
of
water
in
the
pond
will
diminish
as
the
dry season comes.
disciplined
The
inventiveness
of
the
early
Americans
shed
light
on disciplined school
management.
disperse
A
thunderstorm came up and dispersed the
picnickers.
divert
Once young offenders embark on a life
of crime,
prison does little to divert
them.
eject
The fire ejected
yellow flames into the night sky.
elapse
Three years have
elapsed since we last met.
elevate
A
special
device
elevated
the
stage
for
the
finale.
elicit
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At last we've elicited the
truth from him.
eligible
Only native-born citizens who are over
18
are eligible to the office of
president.
emission
The
emission of radio signals was interrupted by a
power failure.
endanger
Drunk drivers endanger the lives of
others.
endow
She endowed
the new hospital with a large sum of
money.
erase
The
vision of that big black car hitting the
sidewalk a few feet from us
will never be erased from my memory.
exhaustion
The
exhaustion of
the
army's
ammunition
caused
its
defeat.
exquisite
He has an exquisite ear for music.
extract
The newspaper
extracted several passages from the
speech
and printed them on
the front page.
flaw
There is a flaw in the marble near the
base of the
statue.
fraud
Bend
the
law
for
personal
gain
and
engage
in
fraud.
hamper
Our
progress was hampered by the bad weather.
impart
A good teacher should
impart wisdom to his pupils.
incentive
His words gave me incentive,
and I worked twice as hard.
incidentally
Incidentally,
your letter came only this morning.
indignant
He was most
indignant with me
when I asked for a
day's leave.
infectious
An
infectious disease is one
that can be
passed from one person to another.
ingenious
So you fitted that
wire through that little hole
there:
that's very ingenious!
instantaneous
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She
accidentally
swallowed
the
poison
and
death
was
instantaneous.
integral
The form,
it is a sign not simply of femininity,
but of maturity and refinement.
migrate
Wealthy people often
migrate in winter to warmer,
the sound
and the grammar rules are integral
parts of a
language.
intelligible
He used so many
archaisms in his speech
that half of it
was barely intelligible.
jeopardize
The security of the whole operation has
been
jeopardized
by one
careless person.
lawsuit
A
bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
linger
She lingered after
the concert,
hoping to meet the star.
magnify
The microscope
magnified the object one hundred
times.
maturity
This highly polite
style is no doubt something
that
young
women
have
been
expected
to
“
grow
into
”
--
after all,
sunnier countries.
misfortune
Think about the
misfortune of others
that you may be
satisfied with your own lot.
negligible
The damage to my car is negligible.
notorious
Maradona,
a most famous football star,
is a notorious drug addict.
outdate
More companies are
learning the importance of
destructive
technologies --
innovations that hold
the potential to make a
product line,
or even an entire business segment,
virtually outdated.
outflow
We watched the heavy outflow of the
tide.
permeate
On a spring
moonlit night,
birds are singing,
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the
air
is
permeated
with
the
fragrance
of
flowers.
porch
A
porch is a covered entrance to a building.
predominant
Her predominant
characteristic is her
friendliness.
prescription
She feels fine
now that the doctor
has made fine
adjustments to her prescription.
prevalent
Traveling by motor
car is becoming more and more
prevalent
in the country.
profound
The
doctor's discovery will have a profound
influence on mankind.
prolong
I do not want to
prolong our talk;
it is time to go
home.
reassure
What
reassures executives does not always reward
shareholders.
rectify
Once we get to know our mistakes,
we should rectify them as soon as
possible.
refute
You can
easily refute his argument.
repel
The soldiers repelled
the attacking enemy.
reproach
She reproached him for forgetting their
anniversary.
roughly
I could not keep my anger down
when I was roughly treated.
sensational
After a
sensational trial,
the football player
was cleared off the killing.
simulate
The computer simulates conditions on
the sea bed.
sociologist
“
Music expressed its
times,
”
says
sociologist Irving Horowitz.
spacious
I want to live in a spacious house.
subscribe
I subscribe to
Newsweek.
subsidiary
The
question of finance is subsidiary to the
question of
whether the
project will be approved.
surpass
Though we thought that we might lose in
the first
8
round,
the result surpassed
our hopes.
tempt
Money and
beauty tempted him to commit crime.
terrorism
Bush said both
countries love freedom
and together
they will fight against terrorism.
tow
If
you
park
your
car
here
the
police
may
tow
it
away.
transition
The
transition
from
planned
economy
to
share
system
is certainly a painstaking course.
underlying
It's
the economist's mission
to try to find
out the underlying causes of the
depression.
unprecedented
People's
living
standards
have
been
rising
steadily
and
China's
comprehensive
strength
has
been
clearly
enhanced.
This is an unprecedented miracle in
China's
history.
unveil
The queen unveiled a statue of Prince
Albert
void
The
desert stretching away before the traveler
seemed frighteningly void.
vow
The couple exchanged
vows in a romantic Labor Day
sunset
ceremony on Maui.
vulgar
The
houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but
vulgar.
wasteful
His wife was wasteful
and he
had to keep his nose to the grindstone.
abort
The rescue mission had
to be aborted.
accessory
The
accessories
for
a
car
include
the
heater
and
the
radio.
adherence
Her adherence to her principles cost
her her job
administer
She
had a huge department to administer
aerospace
The Challenger
shuttle crew,
of seven astronauts-
including the specialties of
pilot,
aerospace engineers,
and
scientists died tragically in the explosion.
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affiliate
The college is affiliated to the
university.
alien
We should
not ignore others' opinions
just
because they are alien to our own ideas.
alleviate
The
medicine
is
administered
to
alleviate
the
pain.
alternate
Mary and her sister will alternate in
setting the
table.
ambiguity
There is a degree of ambiguity in her
answer.
amend
The government
has amended the law twice
to accord
with the changing situation
appraise
Sotheby's apprised Donald of the fact
that his
“
Rembran
dt
”
was appraised as
worthless.
appropriation
The
mayor approved the appropriation of the new
school.
apt
Everyone at present was very excited at
his apt
remark.
arrogance
I would on no account authorize in my
child
the smallest degree
of arrogance.
assurance
The
only complete defense is the elimination of
nuclear weapons
and
assurance that they will never be produced
again.
athletic
He is taking part in an athletic
meeting.
attendant
Sally is
too flighty to be a flight attendant.
authorize/ise
I
have
authorized
him
to
act
for
me
while
I
am
away.
avail
They made great
efforts,
but it was all to no avail.
bald
Too much knowledge
makes the head bald.
bankruptcy
The company is reported to be on the
brink of
bankruptcy.
behavioral
The behavioral
sciences have been slow to change
partly because the explanatory
items often
seem to
be directly observed
and
partly
because
other
kinds
of
explanations
have
been hard to find.
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blunder
The
police blundered badly by arresting the wrong
man.
brighten
The
new carpet brightened the room.
capsule
The capsule failed to separate from the
earth
satellite.
carefree
How wonderful it would be to be young
and carefree
again!
chronic
Is your disease chronic or acute?
circulation
Police say a
number of forged banknotes are in
circulation.
clearing
This is the unorthodox view of a German
soil
scientist
who has shown
that burnt clearings in the Amazon,
dating back more than 1 000 years,
helped create patches of rich,
fertile
soil
that
farmers
still
benefit
from
today.
collaboration
Garment making
typically calls for
a
collaboration among yarn spinners,
fabric weavers and sewing factories.
collide
The government
collided with parliament over its
industrial plans.
commemorate
The Nobel Prize
is awarded to commemorate Nobel,
the
great chemist.
commentary
It
affords
a
striking
commentary
on
the
limitations
of our present
knowledge.
commonplace
When
leaving the house,
she
was
heard
to
make
some
commonplace
remark
to
her
husband.
complement
A flaming dessert complemented the
dinner.
compliment
Your
presence is a great compliment.
compulsory
English is a
compulsory subject in this course;
Art
is optional.
concise
His
letter was concise,
omitting everything
not pertinent to the job
for which he
was applying.
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condolence
Through his
spokesman he expressed
his condolences
on the victims of the accident.
confidential
You are
probably on much more confidential terms
with Kitty than I am.
configuration
We
know
little
about
the
configuration
of
the
star's
surface.
conformity
Young people today do not care so much
about
conformity-
they do
what they like.
confrontation
She wanted
to
avoid
another
confrontation
with
her
father.
congressman
There's not much
prospect of Mr Smith's being
elected as
Congressman.
constrain
People with poor motives will always
exist,
”
he
says.
“
Sometimes environments
constrain those people
and sometimes
environments give those people
opportunity.
”
contamination
We
must pay much attention to the contamination of
the water supply.
correlation
People believe
that
there
is
a
correlation between
smoking
and lung cancer.
credible
A
will must be attested by two or more credible
witnesses.
criterion
Only
social
practice
can
be
the
criterion
of
truth.
cumulative
It was a cumulative process.
decentralize
The two major
U.S. political parties are vast,
sprawling,
decentralized
conglomerations of varied
ideological
positions
whose members do not feel
obliged
to vote the way the party
leaders tell them to do.
dedicate
Dedicated to helping Beijing 2008
spread its theme of One World, One
Dream to every
continent,
Fuwa reflect the deep desire of the
Chinese people
to
reach
out
to
the
world
in
friendship
through
the
Games.
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defective
May I
return this machine if it's defective?
deficient
Our knowledge of
the matter is deficient.
degrade
I felt degraded by having to ask for
money.
delicacy
Try this
dish. It's a local delicacy.
deregulation
Liberalization
and deregulation opened the way to
the
creation of broad,
deep and liquid
capital markets,
and established the
right environment
to attract foreign
firms and inward investment.
destiny
I don't know if we each have a destiny
or if we're all just floating around
accidentally
like on a breeze
but I think that maybe it's both.
deviate
The teacher deviated
from her custom and gave out
no
homework.
diffuse
The clowns
in the play are mainly to diffuse a
feeling of happiness.
discontent
To
Galbraith,
materialism had gone mad and
would breed
discontent.
diversion
Strangers and
travelers were welcome sources of
diversion,
and brought news
of the outside world.
doubtless
Doubtless he'll be bringing his guitar,
as usual.
drawback
This is a good car;
its only
drawback is that it uses a lot of petrol.
duplicate
If you lose your
key,
I can give you a duplicate.
dwell
Those two
young men dwell on an island and live on
fishing.
embark
Peru embarked on a massive programme of
reform.
empirical
Science
studies are empirical researches in most
cases.
enforcement
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The new law
needs strict enforcement.
enthusiastic
The diplomat received enthusiastic
praise.
entrepreneur
Do you
know Liu Hua,
a famous female
entrepreneur?
evoke
The
music evoked memories of her youth.
exceptional
This warm
weather is exceptional for January.
expectancy
Babies today have
a longer life expectancy
than those
born a hundred years ago.
expedition
The Arctic expedition reached the North
Pole.
expenditure
The
research is very important,
but the
expenditure of time and money is also
considerable.
expire
In the play the heroine expired of a
broken heart.
extinct
The
woolly elephant has been extinct for a long
time.
fabricate
The story about his life
abroad is completely
fabricated.
fabulous
During the two
world wars,
the monopoly capitalists
amassed fabulous wealth.
facet
There are many facets to this question.
falsehood
The girl's father
punished her for falsehood.
feast
A good conscience is a continual feast,
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
feeble
The
old
woman
is
too
feeble
to
do
her
own
shopping.
flap
Everything
was
working
smoothly,there
was
no
flap.
flip
She flipped through the pages of a
magazine,
not really concentrating on
them.
fragile
This old glass
dish is very fragile.
friction
Friction between two sticks can create
a fire.
fuse
Their common
interests fuse the two companies.
galaxy
14
Astronomers at the University of
California
discovered one of the most
distant galaxies.
generalize/ise
You
cannot
generalize
about
the
effects
of
the
drug
from one
or two cases.
generosity
They aim to appeal to people's
generosity.
glare
The
teacher glared at the impertinent boy.
glide
The skier glided
skillfully down the snow-covered
slope.
gloomy
There was a gloomy
outlook over roof and chimneys.
gossip
You shouldn't listen to gossip.
grieve
It grieves me to have
to say it,
but you have only yourself
to blame.
grope
I
groped
my
way
to
a
seat
in
the
dark
movie
theater.
guilt
Do you have absolute
proof of her guilt?
harmonious
We heard the harmonious sounds of a
choir.
hatch
Count one's chickens before they are
hatched.
hazardous
The journey to the palace was
hazardous.
heighten
If you
want to succeed,
you must heighten your
confidence.
hoist
Do
you
believe
that
an
adult
elephant
can
hoist
the
weight of a ton?
hospitality
People tend to refer to hospitality
industry as
“
window
”
industry
just as they
call tourism
“
smokeless
”
industry.
humane
She works for humane treatment of
prisoners.
hurl
He hurled
curses at the man
who had hurled a
stone at his window.
hypothesis
The researcher made three hypotheses
before his
experiment,
but
only proved one.
ignite
He
approached the explosive to ignite it.
lliterate
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About half the population in the
country is still
illiterate.
illuminate
As darkness fell,
lights
from
the
war
vehicles
illuminated
the
stage,
and the drilling
ground became a sea of joy.
imaginative
Artists have to be very imaginative.
imperative
It is absolutely
imperative
that the whole international
community work
together
to
stop polluting the earth.
impractical
When the committee got down to details,
the proposed plan seemed impractical.
incompatible
His plan is
incompatible with my intentions
indicative
Fever may be
indicative of cold.
indignation
To my deep indignation,
he
has cheated me.
infringe
You
have infringed your contract.
instal(l)ment
They
were
paying
for
their
house
in
installments
of
＄
2 000 a
month for three years.
institutional
The old man is in need of institutional
care.
intent
The court has
to decide if he entered the building
with intent to steal.
intervene
The government had
to intervene in the strike.
intricate
The whole case is very intricate.
The lawyers have to handle it very
carefully.
invalid
Your
ticket has passed its expiry date,
so
it is now invalid.
invariably
The
security
guards
are
invariably
ex-service
men.
investigator
The investigators recessed for lunch.
investor
Some investors will
take losses,
some organizations will
fail-
but the overall economy
and
the
market
are
healthy
enough
to
absorb
all
this
negative
effects.
irrational
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She was prey to irrational
fears.
jerk
He
jerked
out
the
knife
that
was
stuck
in
the
wood.
junction
The hydro-power station stands at the
junction of
two rivers.
leaflet
He was standing at
the door of the theatre handing
out
leaflets.
legislator
Most of
the legislators followed the lead of the
governor.
liability
If your liabilities exceed your assets,
you may go bankrupt.
linear
The linear equation is so difficult
that few pupils have worked it out.
literal
The literal meaning
of
“
ponder
”
is to
“
weight
”
.
luminous
The
hands on my alarm clock are luminous.
malpractice
Various
malpractice by police officer are brought
to light by the enquiry.
mastery
Her
mastery of the piano was quite exceptional for
a child of her age.
Medicare
The Medicare cost is estimated to be
one billion
dollars.
merge
The two marching columns moved closer
and finally merged together.
methodology
The intent of
the new Harvard Center on Media and
Child Health
to collect and
standardize studies of media
violence
in order to compare their
methodologies,
assumptions
and
conclusions
is
an
important
step
in
the right
direction.
miniature
In the
museum there is a miniature of the ship
Mayflower.
minimize/ise
The explorers tried their best to
minimize the
dangers of their trip.
mountainous
The plane flew
over mountainous country.
mourn
The whole nation mourned the death of a
much-loved
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king.
multicultural
This country has previously witnessed
two great
struggles
to
achieve a truly multicultural democracy.
naive
You weren't so naive
as to believe him,
were you?
notable
The novelist's first
book was a notable
achievement.
nutrition
Instant noodles do
not have enough nutrition,
so people
just consider them as junk food.
obedien
He is an obedient
and well behaved child.
obesity
A diet that is high in fat and sugar
can lead to
obesity.
oppress
The
rich
oppress
the
masses
by
their
control
of
the
political and judicial
system.
optic
IBM has
produced electro-optic modulators 100 to
1,000 times smaller
than
comparable silicon photonics modulators.
originate
The quarrel originated from a
misunderstanding.
overlap
One feather overlaps another on a
bird's wing.
overstate
The
trouble comes
when researchers downplay
uncertainties in their
studies
or overstate the case for causality.
parental
He
has
lost
the
parental
love
even
since
he
was
very
young.
pastime
It
is my favorite pastime.
pathetic
His tears were pathetic to witness.
patriotic
In his speech,
Professor
Li
spoke
highly
of
the
Chinese
Democratic
League's role
in supporting the Communist Party
and in uniting patriotic democratic
personages.
patrol
Warships
are
on
patrol
in
the
territorial
waters
of
the country
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to watch for any foreign
vessels.
perpetual
Do you
believe in perpetual love in this secular
world?
perplex
I
was perplexed by so many intricate questions.
pervasive
Beyond the realm
of information technology,
the
accelerated pace of technological change in
virtually every industry
has
created entirely new businesses,
wiped
out others,
and produced a pervasive
demand for continuous
innovation.
pollutant
We
will
further
promote
energy
and
resources
saving
and reduction of pollutant discharge to
make
economic growth sustainable.
ponder
This set me pondering
the obvious question:
“
How
can it be so hard for kids to find something
to do
when
there's
never
been
such
a
range
of
stimulating
entertainment
available to
precede
The
motorcar was preceded by motorcycles.
preclude
Their
move
does
not
preclude
others
from
investing.
predecessor
The decision was
made by my predecessor.
prediction
He made a prediction
that
the
government
would
be
defeated
at
the
general
election.
premise
Advice to investors was based on the
premise
that interest rates would
continue to fall.
preside
The
manager
presides
over
the
business
of
the
store.
prestige
He
suffered
a
loss
of
prestige
when
the
scandal
was
publicized.
prey
He trusts people too
much.
Naturally he becomes an easy prey
sometimes.
proficient
She is
very proficient at operating a computer
terminal.
prone
He is prone to lose his temper
when people disagree with him.
propel
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His
addiction
to
drugs
propelled
him
towards
a
life
of crime.
provocative
His provocative
remarks about unemployed people
being
lazy provoked them.
quantitative
Quantitative chemical analysis shows
that water has two atoms of hydrogen to
one of
oxygen.
radiant
She was radiant with joy at her
wedding.
random
The
experiment cannot be satisfactory
because he has to use the random
selection of
specimens.
rebound
The official
statistics on productivity growth
exclude the usual rebound in a business
cycle.
recipe
What is your
recipe for success?
refreshment
Refreshments can be bought on the
train.
regime
The changes
made under the present regime are very
large in our work.
resignation
His
resignation is only a gesture.
respectable
He's a bit too
respectable for my taste.
respectful
He
enjoyed
a
mutually
respectful
relationship
with
us.
retort
He
retorted that it was my fault as much as his.
retrospect
In retrospect,
however,
Dr. Venter sees
that all the publicity about
the
“
race to the
genome
”
has
brought benefits, too.
revelation
His Hamlet was a revelation to the
critics.
revenge
Revenge is
a dessert better served cold.
robbery
He was guilty of attempted robbery.
SARS
Scientists in Canada
announced over the weekend
that they
had broken the genetic code of the virus
suspected of causing
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome( SARS).
scar
20
Will the cut
leave a scar?
scenario
The
old writer shaped the folktale into a film
scenario.
scorn
You've no right to scorn a poor girl.
scrutiny
His actions do not
bear scrutiny.
secrecy
The
diplomat was sent on a mission of great
secrecy.
segregation
This pattern of human rights violations
against
enslaved African-Americans
continued under racial segregation for
nearly
another century.
seniority
Should promotion
be through merit or seniority?
sensitivity
One of the side
effects of the drug is increased
sensitivity to sunlight.
sentiment
Every man feels
instinctively
that
all
the
beautiful
sentiments
in
the
world
weigh
less
than a single lovely action.
setback
This is
the major setback to our hopes of reaching
an agreement.
shrewd
They believe the shrewd boy will win
the maths
contest.
signify
Do dark clouds signify rain?
sizable
A
sizable
portion
of
the
world
is
only
just
emerging
from economic decline.
snatch
The policeman seized
the thief who snatched the
girl's
purse.
sparkle
You
can
see
the
diamonds
sparkling
under
the
bright
lights.
specification
This is a specification for building a
garage.
speculative
But
last
week
the
New
Zealand
Life
Sciences
Network
accused Ingham
of
“
presenting inaccurate,
careless and
exaggerated
information
”
and
“
generating speculative
doomsday scenarios(
世
界末日的局面
)
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that are not scientifically
supportable
”
.
staple
The
letter
was
stapled
to
the
other
documents
in
the
file.
stationary
He remained stationary so as not to be
seen.
stern
The
workers
held
a
strike
to
protest
the
boss'
stern
request.
stockholder
The
stockholders
of
Phoenix
TV
are
optimistic
about
the company's future.
subordinate
In her book,
she subordinates this issue to more
general
problems.
subsidy
Can
I
apply
for
the
unemployment
subsidy
when
I
have
no job?
summon
I
was summoned by my boss to explain my actions
yesterday.
superiority
No one doubts the superiority of modern
ways of
traveling over those of old
times.
symmetrical
The human face is more or less
symmetrical.
symposium
The
symposium
on
language
teaching
will
be
held
next
Sunday.
tangle
He got into an awful
tangle with his homework,
and had to
ask me to help.
temperament
actors often display a lot of
temperament.
tentative
The
conservative researcher only made a tentative
conclusion for his study.
threshold
She stood on the
threshold for a minute then rang
the
door bell.
tragic
The tragic
accident caused by gas leak took the
whole family lives.
trivial
The
development
of
e-insurance
in
China's
insurance
market is similar to that
both are in the infant stage and the
on-line
business takes only a trivial
market
truthful
I have only
one question to ask you,
and I want a
truthful answer.
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turbulent
This story
happened in a turbulent period.
underway
Newark has
still
not
completely
rebuilt the
stores
and neighborhoods
destroyed in that conflagration,
but efforts to do so are well underway.
unfold
She opened the
envelope and then unfolded the
letter.
uphold
If the teacher makes
a rule I can be sure that my
dad will
uphold it.
verbal
Is it true
that girls' verbal ability is greater
than that of boys?
versatile
Have you seen this versatile new
kitchen gadget?
vicinity
There is not a good school in the
vicinity.
vulnerable
Companies have made themselves
vulnerable to
activist hedge funds
by playing safe in the past three
years.
warehouse
A warehouse
is a building for storing large
quantities of goods.
economic
China's market is
becoming more and more active
with the
rapid economic development.
concern
I don't know who my grandfather was.
I'm much more concerned to know what
his grandson
will be.
potential
The product has
even more potential in export
markets.
opportunity
I had no
opportunity to discuss it with her.
likely
If Madeline goes
skating,
she's liable to fall,
and not likely to try it again.
claim
The earthquake claimed
thousands of lives.
consider
Cadres
and
Party
members
should
consider
it
of
prime
importance
to build a clean government.
decline
The standard of education has declined
in this
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country.
maintain
Arthur was discreet about his bigamy.
He managed to maintain two discrete
households.
prevent
Nothing
but
doubts
can
prevent
you
from
succeeding.
treatment
In three separate studies published
last month,
researchers report not only
that light therapy works better than a
placebo
but
that
treatment
is
usually
more
effective
in
the
early morning than in the
accept
Mary received a
strange gift,
but she did not accept
it.
afford
If we could
afford it,
we'd like to go abroad for
our holidays.
career
My
grandfather was a career teacher,
it's
the only job he'd ever done.
influence
No one can degrade us except ourselves;
that if we are worthy,
no
influence can defeat us.
risk
There's
no
question
that
the
risk
of
a
slowdown
has
increased
due
to
the
hit
to
business
confidence
and
the
wider
credit spreads.
competitive
The travel industry is a highly
competitive
business.
conduct
Rubber does not
conduct electricity.
contribute
She has contributed several poems to
literary
magazines.
current
CCTV for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
set by the
current system of reporting,
and organization structure has been
designed by
all.
decrease
The workmen want to decrease the number
of working
hours and increase pay.
fashion
She paints in the
fashion of Picasso.
promote
Because of his good work,
John was promoted to a higher class.
boom
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Business is booming.
budget
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is
expected to
announce tax cuts in this
year
’
s
cancel
I cancelled many unnecessary words in
my
manuscript.
concentrate
I
can
’
t
concentrate
on
my
studies
with
all
that
noise
going
on.
conflict
But the quest
for growth lets loose new anxieties
and
economic conflicts that disturb the social
order.
cultural
During his five years living in
Beijing,
the city's terrible traffic
impresses him as much
as its rich
cultural and legacies.
depend
He depends on you to help him.
enhance
The introduction of
flexible work time
has greatly enhanced
the work efficiency in that
press.
ensure
I fitted a new lock
to ensure
that the bicycle
would not be stolen.
function
Another critical function that the
school perform
is the sorting of people
into different
occupational roles.
performance
He was faithful
in the performance of his duties.
regard
People regard job
stability as part of their
standard of
living.
response
In
response,
the alarmists
accuse
critics
and news
reporters of
being deceived
by the
entertainment industry.
survey
Has the house been properly surveyed?
wealthy
Those wealthy
persons are not necessarily happy.
alter
We must alter those
rules and practices
which have outlived
their usefulness.
alternative
Have you got an alternative suggestion?
attitude
What is your
attitude to abortion?
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breakthrough
It is a
breakthrough in negotiations.
challenge
Never challenge a fool to do wrong.
display
Her writing displays
natural talent.
economist
The famous economist gave us a speech.
exaggerate
He always
exaggerates to make his stories more
amusing.
guarantee
A
few
local
authorities
adopted
local
protectionism
to guarantee the sale of their
unmarketable
products.
identify
Do you identify
beauty with wisdom?
impose
She'd never think of imposing herself.
inferior
Some
stores
would
put
the
inferior
products
on
sale.
notion
He has a notion that
I'm cheating him.
profession
Many of those doctors
who
job-hopped for other jobs several years ago
are now gradually returning
to their medical
profession.
promise
I can't promise, but
I'll try my best.
responsible
Faulty
construction
was
responsible
for
the
crash.
revenue
The
revenues
of
the
City
Council
are
now
uncovered.
sensitive
A sensitive nerve
in a tooth can cause great pain.
shift
The shift of surplus farm labour to
rural
enterprises
stimulated
industrial development.
solution
Resorting to violence is not the best
solution to
an argument.
worth
A bird in the hand is
worth two in the bush.
abandon
I have long since abandoned the notion
that higher education is essential to
either
success or happiness.
acute
His disappointment was
acute.
attach
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A young man attached himself to me at
the party
and I couldn't get rid of
him.
attribute
She
attributes her success to hard work and a bit
of luck.
blame
Don't always blame your own failure on
others.
Sometimes you yourself are to
blame.
combine
combine
theory with practice
complaint
I have a number of complaints about the
hotel room
you've given me.
comprehension
This metaphor
is beyond all comprehension.
confirm
The recent airplane crash confirms my
belief
that stronger safety regulations
are needed.
considerate
She
is
the
boss
that
can
be
considerate
towards
her
employees.
convince
How can I convince
you of her honesty?
crash
My
computer program crashed this morning,
and I lost my entire document.
disaster
A
nuclear disaster,
spread by wind and
water and fear,
could well engulf the
great and the small,
the rich and the
poor,
the committed and the uncommitted
alike.
dominant
She is the
dominant child in the group.
dominate
The use of deferential
(
敬重的
) language
is
symbolic of the Confucian ideal of the woman,
which
dominates
conservative
gender
norms
in
Japan.
enforce
Don't stand in the
way when the police enforce the
law.
estimate
It
is
estimated
that
more
than
four
billion
viewers
and listeners will enjoy the Olympic
competition
through TV and radio
broadcasts.
exception
Everybody must study,
not
excepting those who have a better grasp of
British Literature.
There is
no exception.
extend
The
headmaster extended our holiday by four days.
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grant
You can get a grant to repair your
house.
imply
The word
“
friend
”
coul
d be of either sex
and doesn't
necessarily imply an intimate
relationship.
prospect
From the top of the hill there's a
beautiful
prospect over the city.
reflect
It's said that a
person's handwriting can reflect
his/her character.
resource
The
mortgage
is
a
drain
on
our
financial
resources.
rights
The International Olympic Committee
asked for
the
protection
of
intellectual
property
rights
very
wide scope.
routine
It is just a routine
medical examination,
nothing to get
worried about.
satisfy
The
Bush administration seems bent on satisfying
the small
but vocal group of
Americans
who
oppose
stem
cell
research
under
any
conditions.
scale
Scientists
measure
wind
forces
on
a
standard
scale.
stability
This phenomenon
has created serious concerns
over the
role of smaller economic firms,
of
national businessmen
and over the
ultimate stability of the world
economy.
strengthen
China's contributions on the field of
play have
served
to
strengthen the Olympic Movement and global
sport.
transaction
Before going abroad
she
has
to
finish
the
transaction
of
business
in
the
company.
transfer
Would
all
transfer passengers
please report
to
the
airport transfer desk.
tremendous
It makes a
tremendous difference to me.
virtually
He virtually promised me the job.
account
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My account is now empty.
acknowledge
I would be
grateful if you could acknowledge my
letter.
acquire
Some people go back for their education
to
acquire
another
degree
or
diploma
to
impress
the
society.
anticipate
We anticipate the pleasure of hearing
from you
again.
collision
In Britain,
a collision with
the Parliament could ruin the
government's plans.
compensation
Compensation of
injured workers has cost the
company a
lot.
complain
Don't always
complain;
remember this:
no
pains, no gains.
consult
I
consulted a doctor about my pains.
consumption
The
nation's
consumption
of
oil
is
increasing
every
year.
contrary
The research runs contrary to
widespread
expectations
that
falls in technology stocks will
disproportionately affect
the north American and UK economies.
contrast
Careful
contrast
of
the
two
plans
shows
up
some
key
differences.
controversy
After several nuclear disasters,
a controversy has raged over the safety
of nuclear
energy.
critical
and in revitalizing economic activity.
It
is
often
a
critical
factor
in
sustaining
a
peace
process,
deliver
She was delivered of
a healthy boy.
depress
The
thought
of
going
back
to
work
tomorrow
depressed
me!
descend
The
elevator
descended
rapidly
to
the
bottom
floor.
destroy
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All hopes of a peaceful settlement were
destroyed
by his violent speech.
destruction
Fame and the
exhilarating celebrity that
accompanies
it,
force the famous person to
anticipate in his own
destruction.
disorder
The capital is
calm,
but continuing disorder has been
reported
elsewhere.
distinction
She
had
the
distinction
of
being
the
first
woman
to
swim the
Channel.
economics
This
article
is
about
the
economics
of
publishing.
efficiency
One of the aims of economic reform is
to improve
efficiency.
emergency
In an emergency,
please call 110.
exclusive
This dining room is for the
distinguished guests'
exclusive use.
extraordinary
How extraordinary
that you
should have never heard of the matter!
flexible
We can visit your
company on Monday or Tuesday;
our plans
are fairly flexible.
generate
The machine generates electricity.
ideal
It is never easy to
realize a lofty ideal.
insight
He hoped his work at the university
would give him insight into how
questions of
morality
could
be applied to places where self-interest
flourished.
inspire
The Lake District scenery inspired
Wordsworth to
write his greatest
poetry.
intensify
APEC must build on these successes
and give a new dimension to its
intensified
cooperation
in
the future.
interpret
Poetry
helps us to interpret life.
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means
Traditionally,
it is what
the language means,
but not what people
mean by the language,
that counts.
monitor
The plane arrivals
and departures are shown
on large
monitors.
persist
You can
never expect to master the heart
that
persists in leaving.
plunge
The news plunged us into despair.
popularity
Western music is
steadily gaining in popularity.
position
He's got a good
position with an oil company.
previous
Aren't you rather previous in assuming
I am going
to pay?
priority
I have priority over you in my claim.
privilege
Age has its
privileges in America,
and one of the
more prominent of them
is the senior
citizen discount.
recreation
Karaoke
is
many
young
people's
favorite
recreation.
regardless
I protested,
but she carried
on regardless.
reserve
These
seats are reserved for old and sick people.
resolve
He resolved on an
early start.
reverse
Writing
is reversed in a mirror.
sacrifice
The sacrifice of time is the costliest
of all
sacrifices.
salary
Computers
engineers
in
IBM
have
very
good
salaries.
secretary
The secretary made a note of the
proceedings.
sense
You
become a prisoner in a sense
when you
become addicted to any substance,
including caffeine.
stable
Markets are flourishing and prices are
stable.
stock
Do we have any
of these items in stock?
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