Week2 9/19單字筆記
2013/12/23 23:19
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1. indignation
Definition: anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Example: The decision to close the factory has aroused the indignation of the townspeople.
2. devour
Definition: to eat up greedily or ravenously
Example: He devoured everything on his plate.
3. cavern
Definition: one of large or indefinite extent
Example: a cavern with beautiful stalactites
4. trial
Definition: the action or process of trying or putting to the proof
Example: He did not get a fair trial.
5. harangue
Definition: a speech addressed to a public assembly
Example: He delivered a long harangue about the evils of popular culture.
6. dispatch
Definition: to send off or away with promptness or speed; especially: to send off on official business
Example: Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
7. torment
Definition: the infliction of torture
Example: No one could understand his inner torment.
8. colossal
Definition: of, relating to, or resembling a colossus
Example: a colossal statue of the town's founder
9. pillar
Definition: a firm upright support for a superstructure
Example: the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops
10. thrust
Definition: to push or drive with force
Example: He thrust his hands into his pockets.
11. spellbind
Definition: to bind or hold by or as if by a spell
Example: the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
12. seductive
Definition: tending to seduce
Example: the seductive power of advertising
13. lofty
Definition: elevated in character and spirit
Example: He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.
14. nonsense
Definition: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
Example: I don't know why you believe that nonsense about certain numbers being unlucky.
15. excel
Definition: to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
Example: She excels everyone else in sports.
16. corruption
Definition: impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle
Example: There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.
17. cleanse
Definition: clean; especially: to rid of impurities by or as if by washing
Example: The cut should be cleansed gently with mild soap and water.
18. banish
Definition: to require by authority to leave a country
Example: He was banished for life.
19. oracle
Definition: a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak
Example: I met her long before she had become the oracle of pop culture.
20. avenge
Definition: to take vengeance for or on behalf of
Example: The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
21. enthrone
Definition: to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence
Example: the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
22. denounce
Definition: to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
Example: The government called on the group to denounce the use of violence.
23. monstrous
Definition: having extraordinary often overwhelming size
Example: It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.
24. suppress
Definition: to put down by authority or force
Example: Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
25. ignominy
Definition: deep personal humiliation and disgrace
Example: She had to endure the ignominy of being forced to resign.
Definition: anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
Example: The decision to close the factory has aroused the indignation of the townspeople.
2. devour
Definition: to eat up greedily or ravenously
Example: He devoured everything on his plate.
3. cavern
Definition: one of large or indefinite extent
Example: a cavern with beautiful stalactites
4. trial
Definition: the action or process of trying or putting to the proof
Example: He did not get a fair trial.
5. harangue
Definition: a speech addressed to a public assembly
Example: He delivered a long harangue about the evils of popular culture.
6. dispatch
Definition: to send off or away with promptness or speed; especially: to send off on official business
Example: Rescue workers were immediately dispatched to the area.
7. torment
Definition: the infliction of torture
Example: No one could understand his inner torment.
8. colossal
Definition: of, relating to, or resembling a colossus
Example: a colossal statue of the town's founder
9. pillar
Definition: a firm upright support for a superstructure
Example: the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops
10. thrust
Definition: to push or drive with force
Example: He thrust his hands into his pockets.
11. spellbind
Definition: to bind or hold by or as if by a spell
Example: the tale about pirates and their buried treasure had completely spellbound the children
12. seductive
Definition: tending to seduce
Example: the seductive power of advertising
13. lofty
Definition: elevated in character and spirit
Example: He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.
14. nonsense
Definition: words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
Example: I don't know why you believe that nonsense about certain numbers being unlucky.
15. excel
Definition: to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement
Example: She excels everyone else in sports.
16. corruption
Definition: impairment of integrity, virtue, or moral principle
Example: There are rumors of widespread corruption in the city government.
17. cleanse
Definition: clean; especially: to rid of impurities by or as if by washing
Example: The cut should be cleansed gently with mild soap and water.
18. banish
Definition: to require by authority to leave a country
Example: He was banished for life.
19. oracle
Definition: a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak
Example: I met her long before she had become the oracle of pop culture.
20. avenge
Definition: to take vengeance for or on behalf of
Example: The brothers vowed to avenge the death of their father.
21. enthrone
Definition: to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence
Example: the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
22. denounce
Definition: to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
Example: The government called on the group to denounce the use of violence.
23. monstrous
Definition: having extraordinary often overwhelming size
Example: It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years.
24. suppress
Definition: to put down by authority or force
Example: Political dissent was brutally suppressed.
25. ignominy
Definition: deep personal humiliation and disgrace
Example: She had to endure the ignominy of being forced to resign.
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