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1. Voyages(n.) 航海,航行,乘船旅遊/太空旅行
Definition: a long journey, especially by ship
Eg: He makes voyages from place to place.

2. Certificate(n.) 證明書;執照;(沒有學位的)結業證書/憑證;證券
Definition: an official document that states that the information on it is true
Eg: A senior certificate with matric exemption is required for entry to university.

3. Naturalized (a.) (國民)入籍的,歸化的
Definition: to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not born in
Eg: Certainly when moved outside those original ranges they grew well, became naturalized.

4. Nightmarish(a.) 惡夢似的/可怕的/不愉快的
Definition: a very upsetting or frightening dream / an extremely unpleasant event or experience or possible event or experience
Eg: The party began to take on an unreal, almost nightmarish quality.

5. Afflicted(v.) 使痛苦,使苦惱,折磨
Definition: If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it
Eg: The poor old man was afflicted with diabetes.

6. Patriot(n.) 愛國者
Definition: a person who loves their country and, if necessary, will fight for it
Eg: The patriot's voice trembled from the fervor of his emotion.

7. Henceforth(ad.) 今後,從今以後
Definition: starting from this time
Eg: Henceforth his life would never be the same again.

8. Extract(v.) 用力取出;使勁拔出/採掘;提煉/摘錄;選用(例子,章節等)
Definition: to remove or take out something / to make someone give you something when they do not want to
Eg: The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.

9. Quantity(n.) 量[U]/ 數量;份量(+of)
Definition: the amount or number of something; especially that can be measured or is fixed
Eg: We consumed vast quantities of food and drink that night.

10. Imperial(a.) 帝國的; (大寫)大英帝國的/最高(權力)的/專橫的;威嚴的;宏大的
Definition: belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that rules it
Eg: They made an objection to the imperial system with resolution.

11. Vile(a.) 卑鄙的;邪惡的/污穢的/無價值的,卑微的
Definition: unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable
Eg: This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

12. Scramble(v.) 爬行,攀爬/不規則地生長,雜亂蔓延/ (亂糟糟地)爭奪,搶奪(+for)
Definition: to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you
Eg: He scrambled into his clothes (= put them on quickly) and raced to fetch a doctor.

13. Intermediate (a.) 中間的;中型的/中等程度的,中級的
Definition: being between two other related things, levels, or points
Eg: This novel is too difficult for intermediate students of English.

14. Flatter(v.) 諂媚;奉承(+about/on)/ 使高興,使感到滿意
Definition: to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere
Eg: I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

15. Redeem(v.) 買回;贖回(+from)/ 挽回;恢復/償還,還清
Definition: to get something back
Eg: She managed to save enough money to redeem her jewelry from the pawn shop.

16. Novella(n.) 【義】短篇故事/中篇小說
Definition: a short novel
Eg: He has published short stories, a novella and a novel.

17. Colonialism(n.) 殖民主義;殖民政策
Definition: the belief in and support for the system of one country controlling another
Eg: This country became independent after many years of British colonialism.

18. Ruthless(a.) 無情的,殘忍的/硬著心腸下定決心的,堅決的
Definition: not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel
Eg: Some people believe that to succeed in this world you have to be ruthless.

19. Ethical(a.) 倫理的;倫理學上的/道德的;合乎道德的
Definition: relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong
Eg: I won't do it; it's not ethical.

20. Harken (v.) 聽 (=hearken)
Definition: listen; used mostly in the imperative
Eg: To harken to the voice of conscience is a good rule.

21. Epistemology(n.) 認識論
Definition: the part of philosophy that is about the study of how we know things
Eg: Men with high creativity possess epistemological, psychological as well as moral characters.

22. Communion(n.) 共享,共有/ (思想等的)交流;親密的交談(+with)
Definition: a close relationship with someone in which feelings and thoughts are exchanged
Eg: He lived in close communion with nature/God.

23. Probe (n.) (對傷處等的)針探,探查/刺探;探索;徹底調查(+into)
Definition: to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly
Eg: Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.

24. Multiple(a.) 由許多部分組成的,複合的;多樣的/多人享有(或參加)的
Definition: very many of the same type, or of different types
Eg: These children have multiple (= many different) handicaps.

25. Exotic(a.) 異國情調的;奇特的/外國產的
Definition: unusual and often exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical country
Eg: There are some exotic words in English language.