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16. respective
Among states, Nevada and Arizona grew fastest of all: 63.5 and 53.1 percent
respectively.
secure adj. 安全的，可靠的
v. 18. 19.
soft ①软的 ；② ；③ ；④ sour ①酸的 ；② ；③ ；④
引申：a sore throat
soar like an eagle; Price soared when war broke out. 20. 21. 22. 23.
strange ①奇怪的 ；② ；③ strong ①强大的 ；②
wholesome ① ；② wholesome food/exercise
upright adj. 垂直的，直立的；正直的，诚实的
adv. 竖立着
24. weak adj. 虚弱的；稀的，淡薄的 25. better adj. adv. 较好的 v. 改良，改善 better one’s life 26. concrete adj.具体的 n.混凝土
反义词：abstract adj.抽象的 n.摘要 27. constant （考6次） adj. 经常的，不断的；坚定的，永恒的 n. 常数，恒量
（99/6）… there’s going to be a constant racial conflict in the world. 28. diplomatic adj. 外交的，从事外交的；策略的，有手腕的 29. false adj. 错的；伪造的
30. firm adj. 坚固的；坚决的，坚定的 n. 公司，商号=company, corporation 31. late adj. 迟到的；已逝的 32. lot n. 许多；抽签 (draw lots)
33. royal adj. 王室的，皇家的；第一流的，高贵的
34. superior adj.较高的, 上级的, 上好的, 出众的, 高傲的
n.长者；上司，老板
（91/2）This watch is superior to all the other watches on the market.
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35. thirsty adj. 口渴的；（for）渴/热望的
三. 名词
1. accent ①腔调,口音； ②
2. article ①文章,论文； ② ；③ ；④ … schooling and rigorous book learning put unnatural restraints on children 3. atmosphere ①大气层，空气；②大气压（压力单位）；③ 4. back n. 背面，后面
v. ①后退；② adj. 后面的
adv. 在/向后；回，回复；以前
5. band ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ 6. board ① 木板； ② ；③ ；④ 7. capsule ① 胶囊； ②
8. capacity ① 能量/力； ②接受力；③
As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful and they became ―personal‖ too, as well as institutional (instrumental/fundamental/universal), with display becoming sharper and storage capacity (ability/capability/faculty) increasing.
institute n. 学会，协会；学院 vt. 创立，设立
institution n. substitute n. 代替人/物 vt、vi （for）代替，替换 substitution n. 代用品，代替物 constitute vt 组/构成
constitution n. 构成/造；组成方式，成分；体质/格；宪法，章程 ability： 指“天生的能力”和“后天获得的技能” e.g. children’s ability to learn capability：常指体力上、智力上、道德法律上有能力或有某一特殊才能 capacity ：承受力，容纳力 faculty： 才能；全体教员；（大学的）系、科
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9. capital n. ① 首都/府； ② ；③ adj. ① ；②
引申：capitalize vt. 用大写书写；核定……的资本额，估价 10. climate ① 气候； ②
①The current political climate of our country is favorable for foreign investments.
②When work is well done, a climate (regulation/requirement/circumstance) of
accident-free operations is established where time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.
11. collar ① 衣领； ②
12. column ① 圆柱，柱状物； ② ；③ 引申：三角形 ；矩形 ；菱形 13. company ① 公司； ② ；③ ；④ As was discussed before, it was not until the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the company (process/light/form) of the periodical. 引申词根pens (花费)：
① It is well known that knowledge is the indispensable condition for expansion of mind.
② The engineers are going through with their highway project, even though the expenses have risen.
③ For example, they do not compensate for gross social inequality. 14. content n. ①内容；② （pl.复数） adj. ① ； ②
84% of their group were married and seemed content with their lives.
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引申：不满，使不满 n. vt. content ；不满的adj. 引申词根tent, tend (伸展，延伸)：
① Any test performed involves at least three factors: the intention to do one’s best, the knowledge required for understanding what you have to do, and the intellectual ability to do it.
② Is this what you intended to accomplish with your careers? ③ But big dams tend not to work as intended.
④ When an invention is made, the inventor has three possible courses of action open to him: he can give the invention to the world by publishing it, keep the idea secret, or patent it.
15. convention ① 国际大会； ② ；③
①The European convention on Human Rights laid down that everybody was
entitled to privacy.
②It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to distinguish between courteous
convention and individual interest.
引申八个表示会议的词： meeting 口语中常用 conference 一般性的会议 convention 国际大会 congress 代表大会；（美国等国的）国会，议会 summit 峰会
seminar 课堂讨论会
symposium forum 论坛 引申词根pose (放)：
③ The bride and groom posed for the photograph.
④ The ideal listener stays both inside and outside the music at the moment it is played and enjoys almost as much as the composer at the moment he composes.
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⑤ … to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. …
⑥ People everywhere are feeling new wants and are being exposed to new customs and ideas.
⑦ My job as a police officer is to impose accountability on people who refuse, or have never learned, to impose it on themselves.
⑧ When the committee got down to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.
⑨ He could dispose of this car and house before he left for New York. 10．… repose one’s head on a cushion
11．Strike-breakers are despised by their workmates. 16. counter n. ①柜台； ②
adj./adv. v. If this is right, the warming effect of carbon dioxide might thus be serving as a
useful counter-balance to the sun’s diminishing heat. 引申词根mini(小)：
① Time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.
② But, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if
maximum results are to be obtained.
③ Again, differences between people and the opportunity for natural selection to take advantage of it have diminished.
④ Many of the minor illnesses of modern industrial society, headaches, tiredness, and stomach upsets are thought to arise from breathing polluted air.
⑤ Another major shift in the model for Internet commerce concerns the
technology available for marketing.
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