cogent-a cogent argument is reasonable and sensible
sordid -immoral, dishonest, or unpleasant
I don't want to know all the sordid details.
a sordid secret/story/affair
dearth -a situation in which there is not enough of something
immutable -impossible to change
changeable -tending to change suddenly and often
ominous -making you think that something bad will happen
There was an ominous silence
species -BIOLOGY a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general featuresand are able to produce young plants or animals together
the human species
a rare tropical species
specious -seeming to be true but in fact wrong
a specious argument
to and fro -in one direction and then back again
The swing rocked to and fro.
redundant -BRITISH if someone is redundant, they have been told they must leave their jobbecause they are no longer needed
redundant workers
repudiated -to say formally that something is not true
They repudiated all accusations of unlawful activity.
nebulous -not developed or clear enough to describe
I thought his plans were pretty nebulous.
a nebulous shape
clandestine -secret and often illegal
clandestine telephone conversations
convert-[INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] to change from one system, use, or method to another,or to make something do this
You have to convert the temperature readings from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
The subsidies are to enable farmers to convert to organic production methods.
convert into:
The sofa converts into a bed.
convert something into something:
They converted the old school into luxury flats.
lethargy -the feeling of being lethargic
enigma -someone or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand
perfunctory -done without much effort or interest
Officers made a perfunctory search of the room.
She gave her mother a perfunctory kiss on the cheek.
bureaucracy -a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes
a maze of bureaucracy
Karl Emil Maximilian "Max" Weber (German: [ˈmaks ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, philosopher, andpolitical economist whose ideas influenced social theory, social research, and the entire discipline of sociology.[3] Weber is often cited, withÉmile Durkheim and Karl Marx, as among the three founding creators of sociology
geography
[UNCOUNTABLE] the study of the Earth's physical features and the people, plants,and animals that live in different regions of the world
I hated geography at school.
a geography teacher/lesson
geology
[UNCOUNTABLE] the scientific study of the structure of the Earth, the way in whichit was formed, and how it has changed over time
malleable -a malleable metal or substance is easy to press into different shapes
catalysts
someone or something that causes something to happen or change
catalyst for:
The new development will act as a catalyst for growth in business andtourism.
palliative -reducing the pain or other bad effects of a terminal illness (=one that cannot becured)
alleviate -to make something less painful, severe, or serious
The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate the pain.
The UN's most important objective is to alleviate world poverty.
release -to let someone leave a place where they have been kept
The authorities had recently released two political prisoners.
The hostages are due to be released at 2 pm today.
release someone from something:
He was released from prison in July.
cauterizing -to close a cut by using a hot instrument in order to prevent infection or to stop bloodflowing out
comprehensive university
綜合大學
well-schooled 受良好教育
pharmaceuticals-medicines and drugs used for treating medical conditions
felony -a serious crime such as murder or robbery
misdemeanor -an action that is bad or wrong, but not in a serious way
Try to look on whatever happened as a little misdemeanour.
he is the third of eight children 他家有八個小孩而他是老三
DA-district attorney
ac-get
acknowledge
acquire
acquisition
acquire
acquisition
misinterpret -to understand or explain something wrongly
He insisted his views had been misinterpreted by his critics.
virtue reality
虛擬實境
opinion poll -an attempt to find out what people in general think about a subject by asking somepeople questions about it
she was the old flame in my high school 她是我在高中的舊情人
cardinal -a priest with a very senior position in the Roman Catholic Church, below that of thepope
lungs (一定要用複數)!
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