2009年10月27日火曜日

4th

week four


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(unknown words 4)

①sheer
1.used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something
2.complete and not mixed with anything else

②portrayal
1.the act showing or describing sb/ something in a picture, play, book, etc.

③whereabouts
1.the place where sb/ sth is
2.used to ask the general area where sb/ sth is:
 
④collect
1.to bring things together from different people or places
2.to buy or find things of a particular type and keep them as a hobby

⑤range
1.the area of variation between limits on a particular scale.
2.a set of different things of the same general type.

3rd

week three

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(unknown words 3)

①groom
1.man being married
2.stable attendant; servant
3.make ready, prepare physically

②strategy
1.plan of action
2.management of an organization or effort

③humbleness
1.modesty

④politeness
1.cortesy

⑤conflict
1.fight, warfare
2.disagreement, discord
3.be at odds

2009年10月13日火曜日

2nd

week2

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(unknown words 2)
1.gritty
①containing or like
②showing the courage and determination to continue doing sth difficult or unpleasant
③showing sth unpleasant as it really is

2.profound
①very great; felt or experienced very strongly
②showing great knowledge or understanding
③needing a lot of study or thought
④very serious; complete

3.nominate
①to formally suggest that sb should be chosen for an important role, prize, position, etc:
②to choose sb to do a particular job
③to choose a time, date or little for sth:

4.portrayal
the act of showing or describing sb/ sth in a picture, play, book, etc; a particular way in which this is done

5.torment
①to make sb suffer very much
②to annoy a person or an animal in a cruel way because you think it is amusing

6.sheer
①used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of sth:
②complete and not mized with anything else:
③very steep:
④thin, light and almost transparent:

7.steep
①rising or falling quickly, not gradually:
②sudden and very big:
③too much: unreasonable

1st

1.neuralgic
a sharp pain felt aalong nerve, especially in the head or face

2.extreme
①very great in degree
②not ordinary or usual
③far from what most people consider to be normal, reasonable or acceptable

3.lecture
①a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course
②a long angry talk that sb gives to one person or a group of people because they have done sth wrong

4.ingenious
①very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
②having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things

5.region
①a large area of land, usually without exact limits or borders
②one of the areas that a country is divided into, that has its own cuustoms and/or its own goverment
③all of a country except the capital city

6. capital
①the most important town or city of a country, usually where the central goverment operates from
②a large amount of money that is invested or is used to start a business