1000919~1000923生字筆記
1000919
vulnerable adj.
→someone who is vulnerable is easy to hurt physical or mental
In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice.
reserved n.
→the attitude or behavior of someone who tends not to talk about or show their feelings
We’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way.
inclined to ph.
→to tend to behave in a particular way or to have a particular attitude or opinion
I’m inclined to reserve all judgements.
veteran a.
→very experienced and skilled in a particular activity
Also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores.
feign v.
→to pretend to have a particular feeling
Frequently I have feigned sleep.
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preoccupation n.
→a state in which you think about something so much that you do not think about other things
Such an excessive preoccupation with one’s health can’t be normal.
hostile adj.
→behaving in a very unfriendly or threatening way towards someone
The town was surrounded by hostile troops.
levity n.
→a way of speaking or behaving that shows you do not think something is very serious.
revelation n.
→the process of letting people know or see something that was previously hidden or secret
An intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon.
quivering v.
→to shake with short quick movement
The building quivered as the explosive went off.
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boast v.
→to proudly tell other people about what someone connected with you has done, or about something you own, especially to make them admire you
He’s always boasting of his athletic prowess.
frown v.
→to move your eyebrows down closer together because you are annoyed, worried, or thinking hard
Sarah frowned and shook her head.
shrink v.
→to become smaller in size
Many people shrink in old age.
compensate v.
→to change or remove bad result of something
This payment more than compensates for what we’ve lost.
forecast n.v.
→a statement about shat is likely to happen, base on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or economy
The weather forecast is for a dry sunny day tomorrow.
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speculative a.
→based on guesses or on a little information, not on facts
Scientists dismiss suggestions that the substance is toxic as highly speculative.
back up ph.
→to give support to someone by telling other people you agree with them
If I ask for more money will you back me up?
forgery n.
→a document, painting, work of art, etc. that is copy of an original, and has been illegally represented as the original
The painting on the wall is a forgery.
whereabouts n.
→the place where someone or something is
The police have been investigating the group’s whereabouts.
robust a.
→strong and healthy
Joe is a robust person.
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pessimism n.
→the attitude of someone who thinks that the worst thing will happen in every situation
Amy is very pessimism.
meteorological a.
→the scientific study of weather
There are some meteorological reports about Taiwan recent years.
auction n.
→a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them
They bought the paintings at auction in 1989.
composition n.
→something such as a piece of music, a piece of writing, or a painting
This is a great composition all over the world.
scandal n.
→a situation in which important people behave in a dishonest or immoral way that shocks people
When the scandal broke, many people called for the President’s impeachment.
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