Medium syn

Question 1

procession

Answer 1

N: parade; a number of people or vehicles moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony or festival.
2. series, stream; a relentless succession of people or things.

“a funeral procession”
2. “his path was paved by a procession of industry executives”

Question 2

contemporary

Answer 2

A: modern, present
2. dating from the same time.

“the tension and complexities of our contemporary society”
2. contemporary writing says that the city’s walls were formidable

N: a person or thing living or existing at the same time as another.

Question 3

repose

Answer 3

N: rest, tranquility, sleep
2. composure, calmness

“in repose her face looked relaxed”

V: lies; be situated, or kept in a particular place.
2. place something, especially one’s confidence or trust, in.

“the diamond now reposes in the Louvre”
2. “we have never betrayed the trust that you have reposed in us”

Question 4

surly

Answer 4

A: bad-tempered and unfriendly

he left with a surly expression

N: surliness

Question 5

eject

Answer 5

V: emit, discharge, expel; force or throw (something) out, typically in a violent or sudden way.
2. force/compel (someone) to leave a place.

“many types of rock are ejected from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary material”
2. “angry supporters were forcibly ejected from the court”

Question 6

devolve

Answer 6

V: transfer or delegate (power) to a lower level, especially from central government to local or regional administration.
2. degenerate or be split into.

“measures to devolve power to the provinces”

Question 7

procure

Answer 7

V: obtain (something), especially with care or effort.

“food procured for the rebels”

Question 8

erect

Answer 8

V: construct (a building, wall, or other upright structure).

“the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century”

Question 9

glean

Answer 9

V: obtain

this information is gleaned form various sites

Question 10

ulcer

Answer 10

N: an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, 舌头有泡泡

Question 11

peddle

Answer 11

V: sell, vend; try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place.

“he peddled art and printing materials around the country”

Question 12

parasol

Answer 12

N: 1. a light umbrella used to give shade from the sun.
2. a widely distributed large mushroom with a broad, scaly, grayish-brown cap and a tall, slender stalk, growing typically in grassy places.

Question 13

tundra

Answer 13

a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.

“tundra vegetation”