Tina Tang的部落格

plead verb \ˈplēd\
def:

to argue a case or cause in a court of law 
ex.

He begged and pleaded, but she would not change her mind.

dodge noun \ˈdäj\
def:

an act of evading by sudden bodily movement 
ex.

It was just another dodge to get out of working.

strand noun \ˈstrand\
def:

the land bordering a body of water 

thundernoun \ˈthən-dər\
def:

the sound that follows a flash of lightning and is caused by sudden expansion of the air
in the path of the electrical discharge 
ex.

Her dog is afraid of thunder.

municipal adjective \myu̇-ˈni-s(ə-)pəl \
def:

of or relating to the internal affairs of a major political unit 

bedazzle verb \bi-ˈda-zəl, bē-\
def:

to confuse by a strong light 
ex.

Fans bedazzled by movie stars.

endurance noun \in-ˈdu̇r-ən(t)s, -ˈdyu̇r-, en-\
def:

the ability to withstand hardship or adversity; especially: the ability to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity endurance> 
ex.

The exercise program is designed to increase both strength and endurance.

aerobic adjective \ˌer-ˈō-bik\
def:

living, active, or occurring only in the presence of oxygen 
ex.

Aerobic exercises like running and swimming.

intermittent adjective \ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tənt\
def:

coming and going at intervals
ex.

The patient was having intermittent pains in his side.

rectangle noun \ˈrek-ˌtaŋ-gəl\
def:

a parallelogram all of whose angles are right angles; especially: one with adjacent sides of unequal length 

quack /kwæk/ 
def:

INFORMAL a doctor who is not very good, or someone who cheats people by pretending to be a doctor
ex.

Quacking ducks for those with sensitive ears!

weary /ˈwɪri/ 
def:

very tired, especially because of hard work or activity
ex.

They collapsed on to their beds, too weary to get changed.

adequate /ˈædəkwət/
def:

good enough or large enough for a particular purpose
ex.

The state has an adequate supply of trained teachers.

cvbarbaric /bɑrˈberɪk/
def:

extremely violent and cruel
ex.

Those people seem barbaric to me. 

deficient /dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/
def:

lacking the correct amount of something
ex.

Deficient mice lack any glycophorin a 516

16.foe  /foʊ/ 
def:

an enemy
ex.

Thunderbirds 1 what is the name of the arch foe of the Tracy family?

generalization  /ˌdʒen(ə)rəlɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ 
def:

a statement that is true in most situations
ex.

We can draw some interesting generalizations from this data.

hazardous  /ˈhæzərdəs/
def:

dangerous, especially to people's health or safety
ex.

These chemicals are hazardous to human health.

judicial  /dʒuˈdɪʃ(ə)l/
def:

relating to the work of a judge
ex.

Judicial ethics limit what a judge can say during a trial.

kindle   /ˈkɪnd(ə)l/
def:

to start a strong interest or emotion in someone
ex.

His interest in politics was kindled by the 1996 election.

negligent  /ˈneɡlɪdʒənt/
def:

failing to give care or attention, especially when this causes harm or damage
ex.

The jury found the doctor criminally negligent.

omission   /əʊˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ 
def:

someone or something that has not been included, either deliberately or because someone forgot
ex.

I did actually notice one or two surprising omissions from the list.

rational  /ˈræʃ(ə)nəl/
def:

based on sensible practical reasons instead of emotions
ex.

There didn't seem to be any rational explanation for his actions.

sanitary  /ˈsænɪˌteri/
def:

relating to people's health, especially to the system of supplying water and dealing with human waste
ex.

Overcrowding has now been added to poor sanitary conditions.

unceasing  /ʌnˈsisɪŋ/
def:

continuing without stopping
ex.

They kept up an unceasing fight.