spiral(n.)[ˋspaɪrəl]
1. Geometry . a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
2. a helix
3. a single circle or ring of a spiral or helical curve or object
(v.)1. to take a spiral form or course
2. to advance or increase steadily; rise
(adj.)1.running continuously around a fixed point or center while constantly receding from or approaching it; coiling in a single plane
2. coiling around a fixed line or axis in a constantly changing series of planes; helical.
profound(adj.)[prəˋfaʊnd]
1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding
2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being
3. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious
(n.)1. the deep sea; ocean
2. depth; abyss
encamped(v.) [ɪnˋkæmpt]
to settle or lodge in a camp
nostalgia(n.)[nɑsˋtældʒɪə]
1. a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time
2. something that elicits or displays nostalgia
preeminence(n.) [priˋɛmɪnəns]
the state or character of being preeminent
我父親在財務方面的傑出才能是不容置疑的。
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corpse(n.)[kɔrps]
1. a dead body, usually of a human being
2. something no longer useful or viable
3. Obsolete . a human or animal body, whether alive or dead
他們派人去叫警察以前沒有搬動屍體。
integral(adj.)[ˋɪntəgrəl]
1. of, pertaining to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component
2. necessary to the completeness of the whole
3. consisting or composed of parts that together constitute a whole.
4. entire; complete; whole
(n.) Mathematics
臂和腿是人體不可缺少的部分。
poignant(adj.)[ˋpɔɪnənt]
1.skeenly distressing to the feeling
2.keen or strong in mental appeal
3.affecting or moving the emotions
4.affecting or moving the emotions
morale(n.)[məˋræl]
emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., esp. in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.
這支軍隊恢復了士氣和戰鬥力。
versatile(adj.)[ˋvɝsət!]
1. capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.
2. having or capable of many uses
3. Botany . attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely, as an anther.
4. Zoology . turning either forward or backward
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seafaring(adj.)[ˋsi͵fɛrɪŋ]
1. traveling by sea.
2. following the sea as a trade, business, or calling.
3. of, pertaining to, or occurring during a voyage on the sea.
(n.)1. the business or calling of a sailor.
2. traveling by sea.
archetypal(n.)[ˋɑrkɪ͵taɪp!]
1. the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
2. (in Jungian psychology) a collectively inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches.
ironic(adj.)[aɪˋrɑnɪk]
1. containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark.
2. coincidental; unexpected
3. ironical
It's ironic that the weakest student in mathematics was elected class treasurer.數學最差的學生竟被選為班級財務幹事, 真是諷刺。
suitor(n.)[ˋsutɚ]
1. a man who courts or woos a woman
2. Law . a petitioner or plaintiff
3. a person who sues or petitions for anything
4. Informal . an individual who seeks to buy a business
deception(n.)[dɪˋsɛpʃən]
1.the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived
2.something that deceives or is intended to deceive; fraud; artifice.
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shifty(n.)[ˋʃɪftɪ]
1. resourceful; fertile in expedients
2. given to or full of evasions; tricky
3. suggesting a deceptive or evasive character
lapse(n.)[læps]
1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard
2. a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure
3. an interval or passage of time; elapsed period
4. Law . the termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it or through failure of some contingency.
(v.)1. to fall or deviate from a previous standard; fail to maintain a normative level
2. to come to an end; stop
3. to fall, slip, or sink; subside
4. to fall into disuse
enchanted(adj.)[ɪnˋtʃæntɪd]
1. under a spell; bewitched; magical
2. utterly delighted or captivated; fascinated; charmed
seize(v.)[siz]
1. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp
2. to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely
3. to take possession of by legal authority; confiscate
4. to capture; take into custody
aspiration(n.)[͵æspəˋreʃən]
1. strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition
2. a goal or objective desired
3. act of aspirating; breath
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foil(v.)[fɔɪl]
1 to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk.
2. to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.
(n.) Archaic . a defeat; check; repulse.
subordinate(adj.)[səˋbɔrdnɪt]
1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank
2. of less importance; secondary
3. subject to or under the authority of a superior
4. subservient or inferior
(n.) a subordinate person or thing.
(v.)1. to place in a lower order or rank
2. to make secondary (usually fol. by to )
3. to make subject, subservient, or dependent (usually fol. by to )
contradictory(adj.)[͵kɑntrəˋdɪktərɪ]
1. asserting the contrary or opposite; contradicting; inconsistent; logically opposite
2. tending or inclined to contradict
(n.) Logic . a proposition so related to a second that it is impossible for both to be true or both to be false.
ought(aux v.)[ɔt]
1. used to express duty or moral obligation
2. used to express justice, moral rightness, or the like
3. used to express propriety, appropriateness, etc.
4. used to express probability or natural consequence
(n.) duty or obligation
adulterer(n.) [əˋdʌltərɚ]
a person who commits adultery.
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