acrid,adamant,adept,advent,adversity

acrid 刺激的 刻薄的

The acrid smell filled the room,making it difficult to breathe.

There is an acrid tone to your remarks.

adamant 堅定無疑的

He is adamant that a global financial panic is about to occur.

adept 內行的 熟練的

She is adept at cooking

advent 到來 出現

The advent of genetic-engineering has spawned many powerful ,disease-fighting vaccines.

adversity 逆境 時運不濟

Adversities are not uncommon to those who play stock market.

whimsical,whisk,wring

whimsical 反覆無常的 古怪的

He has a whimsical nature and changes his routine daily.

whisk 拂 揮動

The secretary whisked the papers off the desk and left the room.

wring 強迫取得

Try as he might,he could not wring a confession from her.

vehement,ventilation,verbatim,verbose,veritable

vehement 激烈的

The vehement debate lasted for three hours.

ventilation 通風 公開

Poor ventilation caused the workers to become sick.

verbatim 逐字地

I was quoting his words verbatim.

verbose 冗長的

Such a verbose reply to a simple request is really not called for.

veritable 真正的 名副其實的

Scientists discovered that the signature was veritable.

ultimatum,unleash,unnerve,unrest,upbeat

ultimatum 最後通牒

We issued an ultimatum and gave them three days to response.

unleash 解除...的束縛 發動

Region Three is expected to unleash its new operating system in March.

unnerve 使喪失信心 使氣餒

He has the ability to unnerve even the most confident applicant.

unrest 動盪

Shutting down the giant corporations will bring large-scale unemployment and possibly civil unrest.

upbeat 令人鼓舞的 樂觀的

Doctors were upbeat today as they submitted their vaccine for FDA approval.

tabulate,tailor,taint,tantalize,tantamount

tabulate 製表 列表顯示

Tabulate these expenses on an accounts payable form,please.

tailor 為...而設計修改 作裁縫

Children need schools that tailor teaching to their indivisual learning styles.

taint 腐壞 變質

The friendship was tainted by jealousy.

tantalized 因渴望但不可及而乾著急 期待 難熬 逗弄 折磨

I have been tantalized by the permission of entering an top graduate school for more than four years.

tantamount 等同於

Setting numerical targets would be tantamount to managed trade.

salutary,sane,sanguine,savor,savvy

salutary 有益健康的

Eight hours of sleep every night will have a salutary effect on her health.

sane 頭腦清楚的

sanity 明智

No sane person would propose to build six stores in the course of one year.

sanguine 樂觀的

His sanguine speech led many of us to believe that new stores will boost brand identity.

savor 品嘗 享受 使有風味

I want to savor every second of my success in this joint venture.(合資企業)

savvy 見解 悟性 理解能力

His political savvy impressed the directors as well as the chairman.

rampage,ransack,ratify,rebate,rebuff

rampage 盛怒 暴跳如雷

The boss' rampage over the loss was predictable.

ransack 徹底搜查 洗劫

The thieves decided to ransack his office and find the money.

ratify 批准 認可

I refuse to ratify this agreement until all criteria(標準)have been met.

rebate 折扣 貼現

We wil mail out rebate checks of about $50 each to customers at the end of May.

rebuff 斷然拒絕 冷落

Don't rebuff me like that again in public.

quadruple,quagmire,quaint,qualms,quash

quadruple 成為四倍

We have quadrupled our investment on this stock.

quagmire 困境

We are not sure how the company got into such a quagmire.

quaint 奇特的

The main street is lined with quaint boutiques,art galleries,and antique shops.

qualms 不安 暈眩

He was overwhelmed with qualms after he made the decision.

quash 壓碎 平息

Our hopes were quashed after the announcement.

pacify,pamper,par,paradoxical,paralysis

pacify 平撫 撫慰

We can pacify them by replacing their lost luggage with new luggage.

pamper 縱容 寵愛

Many people pamper pet cats and dogs like children.

par 同等 同價

This work is not on a par with the work of your colleagues.

paradoxical 自相矛盾的 似是而非的

It is paradoxical that the wealthy young executive dressed in worn clothes.

paralysis 癱瘓 停頓

Many insurance plans don't cover prolonged treatment for paralysis of a limb.

oblique,obliterate,obnoxious,offspring,onerous

oblique 拐彎抹角的 不光明正大的

Everyone felt manipulated because he spoke in such an oblique manner.

obliterate 刪除 消滅

All of the files were accidentally obliterated from the hard drive.

obnoxious 令人厭惡的

After a few drinks he became obnoxious and rude.

offspring 產物 成果 後代

The offspring of our efforts to creat smaller film was the disposable camera.

onerous 繁重的

Such an onerous task will take the whole day to accomplish

nauseate,negligent,neglect,nepotism,nimble

nauseate 作噁、感到噁心

She became to feel nauseate and asked for a trash basket.

negligent 不在意的、疏忽的、隨便的

neglect 疏忽

He was negligent in handling the accounts,so they were transferred to someone else.

nepotism 任人唯親、裙帶關係、袒護親戚的

The government is incompetent,riddled with corruption and nepotism.

nimble 靈巧的、機智的

Her nimble fingers sped over the keyboard.

magnate,makeshift,malignant,mandate,maritime

magnate 巨頭、權貴

The prestigious soccer club was purchased by media magnate Murdoch.

makeshift 臨時代用的、權宜的

Passengers camped out on concourses(大廳) using their luggage as makeshift pillows.

malignant 惡性的、極有害的

The malignant tumor quickly spread through his abdomen.

mandate 命令、委任

The court ordered a mandate that the insurance company reimburse(賠償) its clients.

maritime 海洋的

Most maritime pollution is caused by sediment(沉積物) or contaminants that flow into the sea from land.

lament,latch,latent,lavish,leeway

lament 哀悼

We lament the passing of your father.

latch 抓住、把門閂上

John was very lucky to have latched onto the office with a river view.
Don't forget to latch the door before you go to bed.

latent 潛在的

We finally recognized his latent talent.

lavish 濫施、揮霍、浪費

He lavished gifts on the doctor in hopes of getting surgery sooner.

leeway 餘裕、空間

Give me some leeway here or else I cannot finish this project.

kickback,kinetic,kingpin,knack

kickback 回扣；佣金

You get a 2 percent kickback at the end of the year for using this credit card.

kinetic 活躍的；動力的

The excited staff filled the room with kinetic energy.

kingpin 主要人物

He is the kingpin of the operation to abolish animal testing.

knack 訣竅；本領

Once you get the knack of it,the job becomes easy.

jittery,jot,judicious,jurisdiction

jittery 緊張不安的

He always becomes jittery before he speaks in public.

jot 草草記下

Let me jot a few notes down so I won't forget anything.

judicious 明智的；審慎的

The most judicious use of our time is to rerun the data with new tests.

jurisdiction 管轄範圍；司法權

The sales staff is forbidden to market out of their jurisdiction.

illicit,illuminate,immerse,imminent,immunity

illicit 非法的；違禁的

Organized crime is deeply involved in the illicit reselling of concert tickets.

illuminate 闡明；啟發；照亮

illumination
illuminant

He usually illuminates his point by offering analogies(類推) and examples.

immerse 埋首於；沉浸於

I immersed myself in the project for weeks without taking a day off.

imminent 即將發生的；逼近的

imminence;imminency 迫切之事

This much overwork is likely to lead to imminent health problems.

immunity 豁免權；免疫

The witness was quaranteed immunity from prosecution.

haggle,hamper,hapharzardly,havoc,hedge

haggle 爭論不休；討價還價

I refused to haggle over a few thousand dollars in a million-dollar transaction.(交易；辦理)

hamper 牽制；阻礙；束縛

We hampered his actions so that he would not make any more mistakes.

haphazardly 隨意地；偶然的

The documents were thrown haphazardly into the briefcase.

havoc 大破壞；大混亂；浩劫

Such unreasonable demands wreaked(造成) havoc on the collaboration.

hedge 防備措施；籬笆

Most investors see diamonds as an inflation(通貨膨脹) hedge.

gadget,garnish,genial,genteel,germane

gadget 小機件

These small refrigerator gadgets sell for $10.

garnish 裝飾

Pour sauce around steaks and garnish with fresh thyme.(香料)

genial 和藹的

The genial doctor explained to the worker why they needed to be immunized.(注射疫苗)

genteel 有教養的；上流的

His genteel wife is stylish,graceful,and eloquent.

germane 有密切關係的；適當的

John's comments are not even germane to this subject.

fabricate,facilitate,faction,fallout,famish

fabricate 杜撰；編造；製造

They fabricated a story to satisfy the questioning news reporters.

facilitate 促進

Arbitrators(仲裁員) can facilitate mutual understanding and solve many personnel disputes.

faction 派別

One faction of the organization lobbied (遊說) to overhaul (重振) the whole tobacco industry.

fallout 輻射塵

Cancers cases rose sharply in the areas affected by the radioactive fallout.

famish 使挨餓

The food supply quickly dwindled and the refugees became famished.

earmark,edible,edict,eerie,efficacy,eject

earmark 撥款；指定...做特定用途

Mission Bank has earmarked $5000,5000 for new marketing services.

edible 可食的

This flower is edible,but that mushroom is poisonous.

edict 官方命令

The corporate edict forbids us from speaking to our competitors.

eerie 詭異的；令人毛骨悚然的

The eerie atmosphere of the room was unsettling to all of us.

efficacy 效用

eject

The renters were ejected from their apartments when the bank foreclosed(贖回權的取消) on the property(房地產).