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1、Unit 1elaborate learnedexhaustive1. After successfully conning the investors out of millions of dollars, the crookwith the money in the middle of the night and managed to avoid arrest.indicted absconded squandered converged divesteddecamped6. Both Darius and Xerxes continued the Persian tradition of

2、 showing leniency to beaten foes who showed themselves to be, while punishinglessly those who chose to remain defiant.bellicose complaisant obeisant prolix turbulentvenerated2. Because there is now such aof vampire novels on the market, the excitement they once evoked has been deadened by their shee

3、r number.lack of dogma glut inundation dearthdeviance7. Most historians credit the influence of Cloviss deeplyreligious wife, Clotild, for his decision topaganism infavor of Christia.desiccate abjure exacerbate legitimize espouse renounce3. Although the accusationsthe politician were , they were bel

4、ieved by enough voters to seriously damage his bid for office.credible specious ephemeral presumptuous spurioustransientUnit 21. Widely disseminated since its publication during the reign of Caesar Augustus, Virgils Aeneid has served as the of perfect Latin expression for hundreds ofgenerations ofs.

5、 paragon epithet anomaly epitome nadirepitaph4. Even though the curator actually spent several months arranging the exhibit, the paintings seemed as if they had been hung with.guile hastedeliberateness creativity celerityslowness2. The analysts report indicated that Gaines Corp. had significantly un

6、derreported its capital depreciation; rather than remaining steady, the companys value had actually .grown declined underestimated diminished augmentedamortized5. The critical analysis of the works of Shakespeare is not, as yet, ; the sheer volume and complexity of his writingsensure that there will

7、 always be more to analyze.abstruse pedcompensive13. Elements of the authors work are undeniably autobiographical; however, the piece as a whole has been to such an extent that it cannot properly be called a historical record.narrated inscribed documented fabricated contrived catalogued4. The obliga

8、tion to perform charitable acts is a central of many world religions.tenet paradigm midyll preceptsanctitystridentimmutableUnit 31. The members of the team were aly upset that theywere losing, but their anger escalated when the members of the opposing team boasted about their considerable lead in po

9、ints.fortunate vigorous haughty incensed humble arrogant2. The president of the company was shocked when he arrived at the quiet boardroom the day after the stockmarket crash; rather than exhibiting outrage, the membersof thwere completely.Impassive histrionic stoic impassioned empathetic fetid5. Wo

10、rds rely on their contexts as well as their texts to create meaning, but this does not mean that language is inherently incapable of possessingdefinitions; after all, many words have only one meaning that can be reasonably inferred regardless of the situation in which they areuttered.concrete hermet

11、ic definitive heterogeneous iconoclastic diverse3. The lawwas bent on augmenting his transcriptwith challenging classes; as a result he was completely vexed by the involute,tax law textbooks.transparent luculent convocational labyrinthine byzperspicuous6. Charitable appeals often feature a single in

12、dividual, whether animal or human, because people tend to react moreto individuals than to groups.magnanimously quietly discreetly perniciously nefariouslybenevolently4. In the new age of the internet, blogs and chat rooms have become forums for some normallypeople to say what they might not otherwi

13、se have the intrepidity to utter out in the real world.pusillanimous mettlesome ingenious plucky recreant impudent5. While her neighbors found her new lawn decorations absurdly, Josie thought they weretasteful, even sophisticated.7. Dean always seemed to go along with the group and changed his opini

14、on to complement those around him, and this nature often irritated his friends.vociferous indelible malleabletractable2cosmopolitan unkempt meretricious tawdry viridiansvelte3. Theof available housing units meant that supply surpassed demand and drove down the price that renters were willing to pay.

15、dearth glut paucitydecrepitudeexcess temerity6. The newly appointed chief final officer had savedmillions for the company in the last year; unfortunately, hisattitude was making the employees miserable, as they were forced to give up some of the luxuries afforded to them in previous years.magnanimou

16、s penurious prodigal parsimonious dispassionathedonistic4. Supported as it was by legislators from across the ideological spectrum, the recently enacted parks bill was rightly labeled a successfulof bipartisanship.rostrum exemplarthesis illustration forum tenet5. Many Britons were surprised by the r

17、esults of the ethnographic survey, which revealed that nearly five percent of the population of England and Wales were of South Asian.extraction pretense arbitration affectation descentantecedence7. When the towns water supply ran low during the summer drought, the residents received a notice that t

18、hem to take heed of the dearth of water and avoid any water-related activities that werent necessary.lambasted beseeched wheedled inundated castigatedimportunedUnit 41. Although the President had been accused of reducing defense spending, the new report revealed that during his administration milita

19、ryhad actually increased.adventurism outlays successes gaffes expendituresefficiencies6. While the film critic wasin her conviction that sequels are generally inferior to their predecessors, she did acknowledge occasional exceptions such as The Godfather Part II, a film she considered superior to th

20、e original.wavering vacillating adamant perturbed disconsolateresolute2. The government assistance program provided both subsidized andmeals to children fromfamilies.imperious imperturbable impecunious impious impennateimpoverished7. After decades of stability, the past 15 years have borne witness t

21、o a remarkablyperiod for airlines, during which virtually every airline has been part of a merger, filed for bankruptcy, or both.fallow avionicerratic3malignant volatiledesolatelocal businesses provide a tonic for the slick homogeneity of most advertising.amalgamations eccentricities synergies congl

22、omerations syllogismsidiosyncrasiesUnit 51. Despite itsas a plot device in films and televisionprograms, multiple-remarkably rare.ality disorder is in realitysimplicity coincidence pervasiveness correlation ubiquityfacility6. Though the futurist conceded that Appleswasa revolutionary device, she was

23、 adamant that it would notbe immune to the same forces that caused such previous“game changing” products as Fords M Walkman to be considered.avant-garde electronic circuitous antediluvian superannuatedradicalT and Sonys2. Psychologists define “confirmation bias” as a fallacy whereby facts thatones p

24、reviously held beliefs are emphasized and those that diverge are downplayed.calibrate corroborate facilitate extrapolatequalify7. Unlike Lacey, who is nearly emaciated due to her eating habits, Martys other cat, Marco, hasappetite.an edacious a meagera spurious a scantya sporadica voracioussubstate3

25、. While the ascent of online classified advertising has coincided with theof newspapers, the journalist was reluctant to attribute the diminution of the latter to the former.appropriation concatenation wane consolidation aggregationdwindlingUnit 61. The economics professor had a plan to discourage h

26、ers who thought blandishments would get themhigher grades: any wheedlingwould have tocomplete an additional 15-page research paper by the end of the semester.lumbering viable fawning candid obsequiousingenuous4. Aspirant writers may takein the example of Frank Herbert, whose magnum opus Dune was, at

27、 the outset, rebuffed by every publishing house in the country.consolation insinuation succor allusion solsticeinstruction2. Most singers of a style of Portuguese music called “fado” sound and appear appropriatelyas they sing lyrics about lost love and regret.fatuousmorose5. In an era in which mass

28、media is but a thrall of itscorporate masters, the amateurishof commercials for4buoyant melancholy nonpluseddiscordant7. The newspapers humor columnist, while talented,puts off writing her columns until the last minute; as a result,she submits pieces that are sothat her editor her after almost every

29、 deadline to remind her of the minimum line requirement.fallacious terse jocular waggish laconicerroneouss3. The horse trainer thought her newesthad apenchant for picking ironic names for theirhorses; one example was Tractable, a horse that did not live up to his name.auspicious compliant obdurate s

30、erendipitous tranquilrecalcitrantUnit 71. In the summer of 1911, merchant Nathan Steinberg beamed with pride as he placed his order for 3,000 pairs of high-button shoes; little did he know that they would be come that fall!outmoded pass chicinapplicablerepulsive disagreeable4. The guileless politici

31、ans responses at the debate disconcerted some of her potential voters, and she was worried that her opponents statements wouldencompass a wider range of voters interests. affableambiguous conspicuous benevolent equivocalcandid2. The port city of Galveston, Texas, was once a great of economic activit

32、y, but though great effort went into its reconstruction after the floods of 1900, it never returned to its former prosperity.bounty maritime abundance hub chroniclecenter5. When Becca brought home the irascible puppy, her more quiescent dogs were rattled by their new housemate.pugnacious languid bel

33、licose juvenile diminutivephlegmatic3. Anthonys general sense of restlessness and rash approach to life have compelled him to rush headlong into decisions that lessmen would think twice about.lethargic6. When Howard began his career as a professionalmediator, he had no idea that some of hiss would b

34、eso; he thought that having a job that requires one to deal with disputing parties would entail placating their enmity.acquiescent indignant churlish disparate amenabledistincttorpid exotic aggrandizedintrepid4. The misappsuicide by jumension that lems commit massoff cliffs has been fostered by lege

35、nds,films, and television commercials; one reason people5believe the myth may be that lems aretofruitlesslethargicScandinavia, a region with an unusually high suicide rate.inherent organic endemic prodigious indigenoustitanic2. Theoutcries from the disgruntled union workers were apparently to no ava

36、il; the supervisor decided to reject the enhanced benefits package without any furtherdiscussion.pristine fervent quizzical redolent allusiveimpassioned5. An exceptionally sophisticated predator, the platypus uses the electroreceptors on its bill to locate, resulting in a remarkably efficient and ef

37、fective hunting practice.iniquity provendertessencepith victuals lassitude3. Davids report card stated he is sometimes regarded as aby his teachers when his narrow-mindedinterpretations and adamant attitudes dominate his classroom ransigent assiduous intractable gregarious pensivedili

38、gent6. Though Salsa takes its roots from various countries in Central and South America, it is fundamentally andessentially Cuban: its development was a, butultimately the music belongs tocollaboration mlangefeat coup lyricdenouement.4.With the inception of numerous exorbitant tollsthroughout the st

39、ates major highways, the popularity of long-distance automobile travelwhile the rate of train travel experienced a concomitant upswing.7. The praise thepresentation ands received for their flashyed handouts was utterly unwarranted,waned equivocated intensified importuned abatedsurgedfor their appare

40、nt diligence was motivated merely by .prepossession cronyism assiduity sycophancy torpidity obsequiousness5. An aspiring pop star should be, playing concert after concert and sending out hundreds of demo tapes, even though in the end, fame may depend solely on having theright connections.Unit 81.Alt

41、hough we had planned the vacation trip to the sunny spa for weeks, no one could have predicted theonset of rainy weather that spoiled most of our outdoor activities.welcome precipitous unforeseenfortunateidolatrous dogged tenuous notorious tenaciousadvantageous66. In many Western cultures, the four-

42、leaf clover is easily identified assymbol; in Buddhist cultures, it is thewheel that is widely recognized as a good omen.2. While the author clearly identifies the importance of Victorian culture to twentieth-century technological advances, hethe importance of British Regency to the development of t

43、he social factors that influenced Victorian imates corroborates neglects placates trumpetsomitsan auspicious a facetiousa piousa pervasive a propitious a prophetic7. Because he had initially feared public displays of outragefrom constituents who felt their taxes were aly too high,3.The sp

44、eaker, though well-tendency to be.and articulate, had athe governor was shocked to hear so many peoplehis decision to sign the new bill that would generate muchneeded revenue for the state.eloquent elegant bombastic gregarious pompousaffableeffectuate reproach annul laud extolflout4.Given that condi

45、tions were quite amenable to fruit trees during the growing season this year, theofapples this fall is surprising.8. After a brief, but vexing, attempt at living in thecountryside without the amenities which areilyaccessible to the modern urbanite, the young lawyer, who previously had found a certai

46、ncharm in the lifestyleof the Pennsylvania Dutch, quickly changed his mind.dearth countenance surfeitspate amalgamationpaucitybucolic erudite pedestrian idyllic banallugubrious5. Although she was such a bad-mannered child that shewas sent to a boarding school, as an adult she is the verymof.Unit 91.

47、Not only did the exhibit clearly show the health benefits of a vegetarian diet, it showed how those benefits often translate into a greater sense of.friendliness diffidence propriety reticence decorumbrashnessvitality mendacity remorse vigor contritionpersecution6. Politicians sometimes appear to ac

48、t in a manner that is almost; however, when all the information is released after the fact, it is apparent that they were acting according to a deliberate plan.pithy7conventional conformist whimsical flawlesscapricioussatiate mendicateallay11.Slicks of oil on a rain-soaked street are and beautiful,

49、but the lovely rainbows they produce on the asphalt can seem rather ugly when one reflects upon the road hazards they create and the environmental damagethey entail.7.spill alForced to take an alternate road when a massive oild the highway, the two-hour detoury arduous trip even more.theirirksome on

50、erous facile glibimplacableimmutableAnodyne iridescent monocoque pavonine parietalsaturnine8.Though many of her contemporaries found her odd, Ella Wilkins is now much admired for her spirit, especially her willingness to reject prevailing feminine roles and to travel to foreign landsalone.12. He had

51、 not always been so callous, but with time hebecameto the violence around him.adorned cauterized sensitized ostracized inuredattunedforlorn magnanimous adventurous bellicose desolatedoughty13.George was a mercurial character; one moment he was optimistic about his prospects, and the next he was .9.

52、Plato, an important philosopher, is primarily known because he wrote down Socratess conversations. It is through Platos record of these dialogues that Socratess teachings have survived and continue toenlighten seekers of wisdom.immoral hopeful witty morose dourbuoyantinspiring edifying tedious grati

53、ng rousingdidactic14. Growing up in a wealthy suburb, she felt quite the as she began her first job as a lon a rural farm.caretaker10.Even the colossal meal failed tohervoracious appetite.tyro concierge agronomist cultivatorneophytecadge exacerbateprovoke8curatorquiescence verisimilitudetribulation1

54、5. William Shakespeares Macbeth was based upon a highlyversion of events that the playwright wrought from Raphael Holinsheds Chronicles of England,Scotland, and Ireland; King Duncans death at the hand of19. The Mayan pyramid of Kukulkan is more than just edifice; this imposing structure was built to

55、Macbeth comprises the plays only historical t.create a chirehenever people clap their hands onthe staircase. This echo sounds just like the chirp of theQuetzal, a bird which is sacred in the Mayan culture.anachronistic effusive embellished prosaic serpentinecoloreda venerable a humblea beguiling an

56、august a speciousa prosaic16. While comic book artists such as Neal Adamsdemonstrated a more thorough mastery of human anatomythan did teration that preceded them, someerswondered whether the superheroes they drew were really20. Some wealthy city-dwellers become enchanted with the prospect of trading their hectic schedules for a bucolic life in the countryside, and they buy property with a pleasant view of farmlandonly to find t