Day 2
essence
Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing
older Americans are fighting against—
discrimination by age.
extravagant
When asked to use three words to describe society's rich,
the top responses were “extravagant”,
“greedy”
and “corrupt”.
flush
The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.
funding
Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry
and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.
grantedad
Granted,
some amount of delusion (错觉)
is probably part of the human condition.
haunt
He was haunted by memories of his unhappy childhood
well into his adult life.
initiate
The concept of a “non-smoking” Olympics,
initiated in 1988,
has been put into practice since the 1992 Barcelona Games.
intrinsic
The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of.
intuition
Nobody told me where to find you.
It was sheer intuition.
irritate
The boy's foolish question irritated his mother.
manifest
She manifested little interest in her studies.
mingle
Security men mingled with the crowd.
obscure
I received a letter of complaint from them;
but the letters of the sign were made obscure by rain.
paradox
“More haste,less speed” is a paradox.
privacy
With seven people squashed in one house,
you don't get much privacy.
radiate
The sun radiates both light and heat.
refrain
You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters
in order to accomplish others.
supervisor
The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it at length,
but he gave us an idea about his plan.
surgical
The doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.
suspicious
I am always suspicious of anyone
who wants to sell me something on the cheap.
terminate
They terminated their agreement and renewed another one
according to the situation.
terrorist
Terrorists hijacked an airplane with 260 people on board.
tumble
I tumbled several times when learning to skate for the first time.
absurd
She said to herself that the idea was absurd.
allege
You alleged that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime,
didn't you?
analogy
My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.
array
The royal couple appeared in splendid array.
articulate
It is believed that girls are usually more articulate than boys.
ascertain
The researcher ascertained that he had discovered a new element
which led to the SARS.
assertive
Katsue Reynolds has argued that
girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies
in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out.
availability
Human population growth and technological development result in
dramatic reductions and alterations in quality
and availability of wildlife habitat.
baffle
She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.
barren
There are about 98% thick continental ice sheet
and 2% barren rock in Antarctica.
bewilder
The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.
coincidence
Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'?
conform
Nowadays,
it is commonly observed that
young women are not conforming to the feminine linguistic ideal.

Day 3
conscientious
This essay is a most conscientious piece of work.
consolidate
As we all know,
too many countries lapse back into violence
when efforts to consolidate peace or create stability are weak.
consultancy
Software,
consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil
than steel or car production.
contrive
After much difficulty
I contrived to pull the boat onto the beach.
converge
Capitalism and socialism will not eventually converge.
decisive
Your English proficiency is the decisive factor in getting the job.
deduce
You will notice water rising in the tube;
now what do you deduce from that?
deem
He deemed that it was his duty to help.
deprive
It is absolutely unfair
that these children are deprived of the rights to receive education.
deteriorate
Leather quickly deteriorates in hot,
damp climate.
diminish
The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season comes.
disciplined
The inventiveness of the early Americans shed light
on disciplined school management.
disperse
A thunderstorm came up and dispersed the picnickers.
divert
Once young offenders embark on a life of crime,
prison does little to divert them.
eject
The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky.
elapse
Three years have elapsed since we last met.
elevate
A special device elevated the stage for the finale.
elicit
At last we've elicited the truth from him.
eligible
Only native-born citizens who are over 18
are eligible to the office of president.
emission
The emission of radio signals was interrupted by a power failure.
endanger
Drunk drivers endanger the lives of others.
endow
She endowed the new hospital with a large sum of money.
erase
The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us
will never be erased from my memory.
exhaustion
The exhaustion of the army's ammunition caused its defeat.
exquisite
He has an exquisite ear for music.
extract
The newspaper extracted several passages from the speech
and printed them on the front page.
flaw
There is a flaw in the marble near the base of the statue.
fraud
Bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud.
hamper
Our progress was hampered by the bad weather.
impart
A good teacher should impart wisdom to his pupils.
incentive
His words gave me incentive,
and I worked twice as hard.
incidentally
Incidentally,
your letter came only this morning.
indignant
He was most indignant with me
when I asked for a day's leave.
infectious
An infectious disease is one
that can be passed from one person to another.

Day 4
ingenious
So you fitted that wire through that little hole there:
that's very ingenious!
instantaneous
She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.
integral
The form,
the sound
and the grammar rules are integral parts of a language.
intelligible
He used so many archaisms in his speech
that half of it was barely intelligible.
jeopardize
The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized
by one careless person.
lawsuit
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
linger
She lingered after the concert,
hoping to meet the star.
magnify
The microscope magnified the object one hundred times.
maturity
This highly polite style is no doubt something
that young women have been expected to“grow into”-
after all,
it is a sign not simply of femininity,
but of maturity and refinement.
migrate
Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer,
sunnier countries.
misfortune
Think about the misfortune of others
that you may be satisfied with your own lot.
negligible
The damage to my car is negligible.
notorious
Maradona,
a most famous football star,
is a notorious drug addict.
outdate
More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies -
innovations that hold the potential to make a product line,
or even an entire business segment,
virtually outdated.
outflow
We watched the heavy outflow of the tide.
permeate
On a spring moonlit night,
birds are singing,
the air is permeated with the fragrance of flowers.
porch
A porch is a covered entrance to a building.
predominant
Her predominant characteristic is her friendliness.
prescription
She feels fine now that the doctor
has made fine adjustments to her prescription.
prevalent
Traveling by motor car is becoming more and more prevalent in the country.
profound
The doctor's discovery will have a profound influence on mankind.
prolong
I do not want to prolong our talk;
it is time to go home.
reassure
What reassures executives does not always reward shareholders.
rectify
Once we get to know our mistakes,
we should rectify them as soon as possible.
refute
You can easily refute his argument.
repel
The soldiers repelled the attacking enemy.
reproach
She reproached him for forgetting their anniversary.
roughly
I could not keep my anger down
when I was roughly treated.
sensational
After a sensational trial,
the football player was cleared off the killing.
simulate
The computer simulates conditions on the sea bed.
sociologist
“Music expressed its times,”
says sociologist Irving Horowitz.
spacious
I want to live in a spacious house.
subscribe
I subscribe to Newsweek.
subsidiary
The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of
whether the project will be approved.
surpass
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,
the result surpassed our hopes.
tempt
Money and beauty tempted him to commit crime.
terrorism
Bush said both countries love freedom
and together they will fight against terrorism.
tow
If you park your car here the police may tow it away.
transition
The transition from planned economy to share system
is certainly a painstaking course.

Day 5
underlying
It's the economist's mission
to try to find out the underlying causes of the depression.
unprecedented
People's living standards have been rising steadily
and China's comprehensive strength has been clearly enhanced.
This is an unprecedented miracle in China's history.
unveil
The queen unveiled a statue of Prince Albert
void
The desert stretching away before the traveler seemed frighteningly void.
vow
The couple exchanged vows in a romantic Labor Day sunset ceremony on Maui.
vulgar
The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar.
wasteful
His wife was wasteful
and he had to keep his nose to the grindstone.
abort
The rescue mission had to be aborted.
accessory
The accessories for a car include the heater and the radio.
adherence
Her adherence to her principles cost her her job
administer
She had a huge department to administer
aerospace
The Challenger shuttle crew,
of seven astronauts-including the specialties of pilot,
aerospace engineers,
and scientists died tragically in the explosion.
affiliate
The college is affiliated to the university.
alien
We should not ignore others' opinions
just because they are alien to our own ideas.
alleviate
The medicine is administered to alleviate the pain.
alternate
Mary and her sister will alternate in setting the table.
ambiguity
There is a degree of ambiguity in her answer.
amend
The government has amended the law twice
to accord with the changing situation
appraise
Sotheby's apprised Donald of the fact
that his “Rembrandt” was appraised as worthless.
appropriation
The mayor approved the appropriation of the new school.
apt
Everyone at present was very excited at his apt remark.
arrogance
I would on no account authorize in my child
the smallest degree of arrogance.
assurance
The only complete defense is the elimination of nuclear weapons
and assurance that they will never be produced again.
athletic
He is taking part in an athletic meeting.
attendant
Sally is too flighty to be a flight attendant.
authorize/ise
I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.
avail
They made great efforts,
but it was all to no avail.
bald
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
bankruptcy
The company is reported to be on the brink of bankruptcy.
behavioral
The behavioral sciences have been slow to change
partly because the explanatory items often seem to be directly observed
and partly because other kinds of explanations have been hard to find.
blunder
The police blundered badly by arresting the wrong man.
brighten
The new carpet brightened the room.
capsule
The capsule failed to separate from the earth satellite.
carefree
How wonderful it would be to be young and carefree again!
chronic
Is your disease chronic or acute?
circulation
Police say a number of forged banknotes are in circulation.
clearing
This is the unorthodox view of a German soil scientist
who has shown that burnt clearings in the Amazon,
dating back more than 1 000 years,
helped create patches of rich,
fertile soil that farmers still benefit from today.

Day 35
differentiate
This company does not differentiate between men and women
—they employ and pay both equally.
dignity
Work appears as something unnatural,
meaningless and devoid of dignity
as well as of importance.
dilute
The president wanted to dilute the criteria
for an admission into the club.
diploma
He gained a diploma in biology two years before.
directory
There are three Smiths in the directory,
which one are you looking for?
disastrous
Anger is not only inevitable,
it is necessary.
Its absence means indifference,
the most disastrous of all human failings.
discern
It was so dark outside
that I was just able to discern the road in the dark.
disclose
He disclosed the truth
that he had been in prison.
discrepancy
There is a considerable discrepancy
between the two versions of the affair.
discrete
The word “heart” has several discrete meanings.
discriminate
To treat them differently from adults
is not to discriminate against them
but rather to recognize their special needs.
dismay
Tom looked up at her in black dismay.
dispatch
The parcels were dispatched yesterday.
displace
Coal is to be displaced by natural gas and nuclear power.
disregard
He utterly disregarded my warnings
and met with an accident.
disrupt
Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting.
dissipate
The mist quickly dissipated as the sun rose.
distinguishable
The letter is so old
that the signature is barely distinguishable.
distort
Anger distorted his face.
distract
She was distracted by the noise outside.
disturbance
During the disturbance that followed,
three Englishmen were hurt.
divine
Do you believe in the divine rights of kings?
dock
We took the children down to the dock
to see the ships.
dogged
I was quite impressed
by her dogged determination to succeed.
domain
Britain conquered many countries
and controlled them as their domain
for political and economic development.
donate
This computer was donated to us by a local firm.
doom
From the start,
the plan was doomed to failure.
drastic
The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
are determined to take drastic measures to combat terrorism.
dreadful
I’m afraid it’s all a dreadful mistake.
dreamy
You led a dreamy existence.
drought
In addition,
difficult as it is to believe,
there are desert fish
which can survive through years of drought
in the form of inactive eggs.
dual
Feng Yuanzheng has a dual role
as an actor and a director.
eclipse
He is eclipsed by his wife,
who is much cleverer
and more amusing than he is.
ecology
The destruction of these big forests
could change the ecology of the area.
electrician
The electric fan doesn’t work,
we must send for an electrician to mend it.
elite
Only the elite were there.
eloquent
Martin Luther King’s eloquent speeches
have moved men throughout the US
to join in the anti-racism movement.

Day 38
grim
The survey painted a grim picture
of Britain's youth with smoking,
drinking and obesity commonplace.
grin
His sly grin indicated
that he knew about the secret.
groan
After the building collapsed,
groans could be heard from people
trapped in the rubble.
guardian
A minister or priest
is considered a guardian of faith.
hail
The people lined the streets
to hail the returning heroes.
hairy
He has a hairy chest.
handbook
The computer came with a handbook;
but David still could not figure out
how to turn it on.
handicap
In cases of severe mental handicap,
constant supervision is recommended.
handicraft
The place is known for its handicraft products.
heir
When David dies,
his property will be split among his heirs.
hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere
is the part of the world north of the equator,
and the Southern Hemisphere
is south of the equator.
henceforth
The memo said,
“Henceforth,
all salary raises must be approved by the president.”
heritage
These ancient buildings
are part of the national heritage.
hesitant
I'm very hesitant about offering her advice.
hierarchy
There is a hierarchy
in the classification of all living creatures.
hinge
The door swings on its hinges.
hop
He had hurt his left foot
and had to hop along.
hostage
The bandits demanded
that one of the travelers
should stay with them as a hostage.
hotly
The United States hotly denied the newspaper reports.
hover
He hovered about outside,
too afraid to go in.
hug
The couple hugged each other
when they met at the airport.
humanism
Her book captures the quintessence
of Renaissance humanism.
humidity
The house is not comfortable tonight
because of the high humidity.
hysterical
Did you hear the hysterical shouting
and crying last night?
identification
The identification of the fingerprints
was quickly done.
illicit
He makes a lot of money
by traffic illicit merchandise.
illusion
We must look beyond illusions and assumptions
and try to discover what is missing.
Imitation
That's not an original Rembrandt,
it is an imitation.
Immunize
All students are routinely immunized
against German measles,
so they have the immunity to the infection.
implicit
This leads to a very implicit comparison.
imprison
He has been imprisoned again.
It seems his destiny is to spend up his life in jail.
inborn
Her love of painting was inborn.
inclusive
It is harder for a family philanthropy foundation
to become inclusive,
because the family doesn't want to
give up its power.
incorporate
The new car design
incorporates all the latest safety features.
incur
The final rewards will more than compensate
for any loss you may incur.
inertia
Because of the sheer inertia of the system,
many badly needed reforms were never introduced.
inflict
I try very hard not to inflict my values on them.
inhabit
It is an island inhabited only by birds.
inhibit
Shyness inhibited him from speaking.