09課程 Flashcards
feeble
adj虛弱的
a feeble excuse難以服人的藉口
cogent
adj使人信服的
persuasive convincing
cogent argument
encounter
v遭遇
counteract
v抵消
This drug should counteract the poison.
exigent
adj緊急的
pressing, exacting
inaction
n怠惰
The shame which he suffered as a result of his inaction recalled him to a sense of duty.
idleness
n怠惰lethargy
prodigal
adj揮霍的a prodigal party giver
succeeding to the property,he has been prodigal in the expenditures(花費)
frugal
adj節儉的
She lived a frugal life.
=thrifty
(thriftiness)frugality
prudent
adj謹慎的;節儉的
It’s prudent to take a thick coat in cold weather when you go out.
repercussion
n反響
it had repercussions throughout Europe.
repetition
n反覆
repetition compulsionn
custodian
n看守人
1. the custodian of a museum
transact
v處理perform
execute
(n-transaction)
cash transaction
現金交易
demagogue
n煽動者
The terrorists used demagogues to delude commonages.
curator
n館長
The curator conducted us round the museum.
rabble
n一群人
A rabble of angry citizens stormed the embassy.
rabble-rouser
n煽動者demagogue
pedagogue
n教師He is a stuffy pedagogue.古板老師
ebb
n衰落
the ebb and flow of the sea.海水潮起潮落
atrocity
n暴行
atrocious
adj兇暴的
coroner
n驗屍官