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1. Flourish (v.) (植物等)茂盛,繁茂/ (事業等)繁榮,興旺/ (人)健壯有力/揮舞[(+at)]/ 炫耀,誇耀/裝飾
Definition: to grow or develop successfully
Eg: Crops flourish in rich soil.

2. Artisan (n.) 工匠;技工
Definition: someone who does skilled work with their hands
Eg: The artisan can cut stones into various shapes.

3. Coordinate (v.) 協調,調節,使調和
Definition: to make various different things work effectively as a whole
Eg: We need to develop a coordinated approach to the problem.

4. Bureaucracy (n.) 官僚政治/繁文褥節;形式主義
Definition: a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully
Eg: The bureaucracy has become ossified.

5. Gentry  (n.) 上流社會人士;【英】仕紳階級/ (某地或從事某職業的)人們
Definition: people of high social class, especially in the past
Eg: Landed income was the true measure of the gentry.

6. Miscellaneous (a.) 混雜的,各種各樣的/多才多藝的
Definition: consisting of a mixture of various things that are not usually connected with each other
Eg: The report was buried under miscellaneous papers.

7. Proportion (n.)比例;比率[(+of/to)]/ 調和;均衡/部分[(+of)]
                     (v.) 使成比例;使平衡;使相稱[(+to)]/分攤
Definition: the number or amount of a group or part of something when compared to the whole
Eg: Water covers a large proportion of the earth's surface.

8. Marginal (a.) 頁邊的,欄外的/邊緣的/最低限度的
Definition: very small in amount or effect
Eg: He won the most marginal seat by only two votes.

9. Prosody (n.) 作詩法;詩體論;韻律學
Definition: the pattern of rhythm and sound in poetry
Eg: This chapter described three models related to prosody generation

10. Misogynist (n.)【心】厭惡女人的人
Definition: a man who hates women or believes that men are much better than women
Eg: A misogynist is a man who dislikes women.

11. Conviction (n.) 定罪;證明有罪/確信,信念[+(that)]/ 說服力
Definition: the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty
Eg: He has a long record of previous convictions for similar offences.

(※have the courage of one's convictions有勇氣做自己認為對的事)

12. Rational (a.) 理性的,有理性的;明事理的/合理的
Definition: showing clear thought or reason
Eg: There is no rational explanation for his actions.

13. Predominate (vi.)佔主導(或支配)地位/ (在數量等方面)佔優勢[(+over)]
                          (vt.) 主宰,支配/在...中佔優勢,佔...中的絕大多數
Definition: to be the largest in number or the most important
Eg: In industrial areas, the dark-coloured variety of the moth now predominates.

14. Celibacy (n.) 獨身生活
Definition: not having sexual activity, especially because you have made a religious promise not to
Eg: People in some religious orders take a vow of celibacy.

15. Virginity (n.) 處女;童貞;純潔
Definition: never having had sex
Eg: She lost her virginity at the age of 16 to the boy next door.

16. Sanctity (n.)聖潔;虔誠;崇高/神聖;尊嚴;神聖性/神聖的事物(感情、權利等)
Definition: the quality of being very important and deserving respect
Eg: Confucius carried the odor of sanctity about his contributions to education.

17. Diatribe (n.) 惡罵;誹謗;譴責;諷刺
Definition: an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes something or someone
Eg: He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation.

18. Antifeminist (a.) 反女權主義的;反男女平等主義的
                        (n.) 反女權主義者; 反男女平等主義者
Definition: someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women
Eg: He felt sheepish about asking his wife to do something as antifeminist as doing the dishes or the laundry.

19. Polemical (a.) 爭論的;好爭論的
Definition: a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion, person, idea, or set of beliefs
Eg: he letter was probably written for polemical impact. It is scarcely credible.

20. Matrimonial (a.) 婚姻的; 夫婦的
Definition: related to marriage or people who are married
Eg: Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple.

21. Satirize (v.) 對...寫諷刺文章;挖苦
Definition: to use satire to show that people or ideas have bad qualities or are wrong
Eg: According to the article, it uses ancient things to satirize the present reality.

22. Demonstrate (v.) 論證,證明[+(that)]/示威,舉行遊行示威[(+against)]
Definition: to show or make make something clear/ to show something and explain how it works
Eg: These results demonstrate convincingly that our campaign is working.

23. Inhabitant (n.) (某地區的)居民,居住者/ (某地區、部位等)棲居的動物
Definition: a person or animal that lives in a particular place
Eg: The inhabitant of the island is friendly.

24. Venturesome (a.) 冒險的; 投機的; 危險的
Definition: describes a person who is willing to take risks, or an action or behaviour that involves risks
Eg: He is talented, and venturesome, and resolute.

25. Oblige (v.) 使不得不,迫使/施恩於;答應...的請求/使感激
Definition: to force someone to do something, or to make it necessary for someone to do something
Eg: This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.