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 1.  Conceivable (a.)可想到的,可想像的;可理解的;可相信的

Definition: possible to imagine or to believe.

Eg: Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall.

2.  Rote (n.) 死記硬背/機械的作法;生搬硬套

Definition: learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than in order to understand it.

Eg: Learning by rote is discouraged in this school.

3.  Avant-garde (n.) (藝術界)先鋒,前衛派

                         (a.)前衛的

Definition: describes ideas, styles, and methods that are very original or modern in comparison to the period in which they happen.

Eg: It was one of the first avant-garde works to appeal to a wide audience.

4. Confine (v.) 限制;使局限[(+to)]/ 禁閉;幽禁;使臥床[(+to/in)]/ 分娩,坐月子

Definition: to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way. / to keep someone closed in a place, often by force.

Eg: Doctors are trying to confine the disease within the city.

5. Prosperous (a.) 興旺的,繁榮的/富有的,富足的/有利的,吉利的

Definition: successful, usually by earning a lot of none.

Eg: In a prosperous country like this, no one should go hungry.

6. Bourgeois (n.)中產階級的人/資本家/追求物質享受和社會地位者,庸俗的人

Definition: belonging to or typical of the middle class (= a social group between the rich and the poor) especially in supporting existing customs and values, or in having a strong interest in money and possessions.

Eg: His privileged bourgeois family insisted on a good education.

7. Escapade (n.) 越軌行為;惡作劇

Definition: an act involving some danger, risk, or excitement because it is different from usual or expected behavior.

Eg: The whole school knew every detail of this made escapade.

8. Criterion (n.) (判斷、批評的)標準,準則,尺度

Definition: a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something

Eg: Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

9. Salient (a.) 顯著的;突出的/凸出的,突起的

Definition: The salient facts about something or qualities of something are the most important things about them.

Eg: He took me around our new offices, pointing out all the salient features.    

10. Imperishable (a.) 不滅的;不朽的

Definition: lasting forever, or never becoming weaker with age.

Eg: Its only justification would be the painting of imperishable masterpieces.

11. Cordial (a.) 熱忱的,友好的;衷心的;真摯的/強心的,刺激的

Definition: friendly, but formal and polite.

Eg: The conversation was carried on in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.

12. Complaisant (a.) 彬彬有禮的;殷勤的;柔順的

Definition: willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with their plans.

Eg: She's always helpful and complaisant.    

13. Impediment (n.) 妨礙,阻礙;障礙物[(+to)]/ 口吃;殘疾

Definition: something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible.

Eg: In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment to progress.

14.Distribution (n.) 分發;分配;配給物/ (生物的)分佈區域/銷售(量)

Definition: the process of giving things out to several people, or spreading or supplying something.

Eg: We have a good product but our distribution is bad.

15. Middlebrow (n.) 知識中等的人

                         (a.) 知識(教養)中等的,普通的

Definition: describes music, literature, art, or film that is of good quality, interesting, and often popular, but can be understood quite easily.

Eg: Washington retired from public life just when biography was becoming a popular middlebrow genre.

16. Demanding (a.) 苛求的;使人吃力的;高要求的

Definition: needing a lot of time, attention, or energy.

Eg: This job is very demanding.

17. Inevitably (ad.) 不可避免地;必然地

Definition: in a way that cannot be avoided.

Eg: Inevitably he failed the exam, because he was lazy.

18. Substantial (a.) 真實的,實在的/堅固的,結實的/多的;大量的

Definition: large in size, value, or importance.

Eg: By careful strategy she negotiated a substantial pay rise.

19. Multitude (n.) 許多[(+of)]/ 一大群人/大眾,民眾[the S]

Definition: a large number of people or things

Eg: The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

20. Elite (n.) 精華;精英;優秀分子

Definition: the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society.

Eg: Recruiters are welcomed even at elite universities.

21. Aristocracy (n.) (總稱)貴族[the S]/ 特權階級;上層社會[the S]

Definition: a class of people who hold high social rank

Eg: A century ago the aristocracy was truly lords of the earth.

22. Philistine (n.) 古代以色列人,多次戰事的腓力斯人/偏狹自滿、趣味庸俗的人

                     (a.)俗氣的;無教養的

Definition: a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture

Eg: I wouldn't have expected them to enjoy a film of that quality anyway - they're just a bunch of philistines!

23. 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 into a long diatribe against the government's policies.

24. Disdainful (a.) 輕蔑的;驕傲的

Definition: the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect

Eg: He regards the political process with disdain.

25. Denunciation (n.) 斥責;譴責/告發

Definition: public criticism of something or someone

Eg: He seized the floor for a violent denunciation of our tactics.