第三周

1. route (n.) a traveled way

The school is on a bus route.

2. worthwhile (adj.) being worth the time or effort spent

We had a long wait, but it was worthwhile because we got the tickets.

3. mystical (adj.) having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence

It is a mystical ceremony.

4. tradeoff (n.) an exchange that occurs as a compromise

5. blossom (v.) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

1. diagnose (v.) to recognize (as a disease) by signs and symptoms

The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare disease.

2. expire (v.) to breathe one's last breath

The trade agreement between the two countries will expire next year.

3. pathetic (adj.) marked by sorrow or melancholy

He is a pathetic actor.

4. coroner (n.) a usually elected public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes

His father is a coroner.

5. corpse (n.) a dead body especially of a human being

There is a corpse in the bush.

1. ubiquity (adj.) present everywhere

2. dominant (adj) commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others

Blue is dominant color in his later paintings.

3. devastating (adj.) to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action

It is a devastating storm.

4. contradict (v.) to imply the opposite or a denial of

Don’t contradict your father!

5. develop (v.) to set forth or make clear by degrees or in detail

They do exercises to develop their muscles.

1. demonstrate (v.) to prove or make clear by reasoning or evidence

His last remark demonstrates his total ignorance of the subject.

2. extol (v.) to praise highly

He keeps extolling the merits of his new car.

3. stick (v.) to pierce with something pointed

She stuck her fork into the meat.

4. virtue (n.) a particular moral excellence

Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage and truthfulness.

5. incoherent (adj.) lacking orderly continuity, arrangement, or relevance

She become quiet incoherent as the disease got worse.