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2、 or responsibility)aberrant abnormal or deviantaberration deviation from the normal; mental disorderabet assist usually in doing something wrong; encourageabeyance suspended actionabhor detest; hateabject (of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self
3、-respect; Ex. abject apologyabjure renounce upon oathablution washingabnegation renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegationabolish cancel; put an end toabominate loathe; hateabominable detestable; extremely unpleasantaboriginal being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous
4、; N. aborigineabortive unsuccessful; fruitlessabrasive rubbing away; tending to grind downabridge condense or shortenabrogate abolishabscission cutting off; separationabscond depart secretly and hideabsolute complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute hone
5、sty/ruler; CF. absolutismabsolve pardon (an offense)abstain refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use ones vote;abstemious sparing in eating and drinking; temperateabstinence restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from voteabstrac
6、t theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentationals representational (of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real lifeabstruse obscure; profound; difficult to understandabusive coarsely insulting; physically harmfulabut border upon; adjoinabysmal bottomlessabyss enormous chasm; v
7、ast bottomless pitacademic related to a school; not practical or directly usefulaccede agreeaccelerate move fasteraccessible easy to approach; obtainableaccessory additional object; useful but not essential thingacclaim applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; Ex. Th
8、e new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years; N: strong 北京嘉途教育咨询有限公司 www.jiatu.org 咨询热线：010-6592 3353/9093北京嘉途教育咨询有限公司 www.jiatu.org 咨询热线：010-6592 3353/9093expression of approval and praiseacclimate adjust to climate or environment; adaptacclivity sharp upslope of a hil
9、l; OP. declivityaccolade award of merit; strong praise and approvals merit good quality deserving praise; merits: aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval; Ex. judge each plan on its own merits; V: deserve; earns demerit fault; bad qualitys earn gain for the performance of s
10、ervice or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserveaccommodate oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obligingaccomplice partner in crimeaccord agreementaccost approach and speak first to a person
11、accoutre equip; N. accoutrementaccretion growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accreteaccrue come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; Ex. benefits that accrue from sc
12、ientific research; Ex. interest accruing in a bank account; N. accrualacerbity bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)s bitter having a sharp biting taste; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unplea
13、sant feelings; Ex. bitter wind/sorrow/tearss biting sharply painful to the body or mind; Ex. biting wind/remarksacetic vinegaryacidulous slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; causticacknowledge recognize; admitacme peak; pinnacle; highest pointacoustics science of sound; quality that makes a ro
14、om easy or hard to hear inacquiesce assent; agree passively; comply without protestacquittal deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manneracrid bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent acrimonious
15、 stinging; caustic; bitter in words or manner; N. acrimony: bitter ill-natured animosity in speech or behavioracrophobia fear of heightsactuarial calculating; pertaining to insurance statisticsactuary someone who advises insurance companiesactuate motivate; activate; cause to actacuity sharpness (of
16、 mind or senses of sight or hearing)acumen mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well; Ex. business acumen acute (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/painadage wise saying; proverb s proverb adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbiallyadamant hard;
