Unit 9
Word pretest
1.burst—came suddenly
2.glow—produce soft light
3.assume—suppose
4.memoirs—autobiography
5.perceptive—quick to notice and understand thing
6.weary—an exhausting
7.mighty—powerful
8.stable—steady
Word match
1.fling—to throw with violence
2.instinctive—(of ideas, behaviors)natural, not based on learning or
thinking
3.exemplify—to serve as an example of
4.funnel—a wide-mouthed tube used for pouring liquids into a
narrow-necked container
5.prelude—a short piece of music that introduces a large musical work
6.applaud—to praise by clapping one’s hands
7.flash—to shine suddenly and brightly
8.attend to—to direct one’s interest and effort to
9.potential—possibility for being developed
10.i mpulse—a sudden wish to do something
11.d oze—to sleep lightly
12.e valuate—to judge the value degree of
13.r esurgence—to return to power, life and activity
14.s tuck—unable to go
15.s ketch—to describe roughly
Unit 10
Word pretest
1.hostile—unfriendly
2.option—choice
3.impact—influence
4.fragile—easily damaged
5.boost—encouragement
6.rake—earn
7.encompass—cover
8.allegedly—according to what has been claimed
Word search
1.exotic—different or unusual (as if)from a distant country
2.ranch—a very large farm where sheep ,cattle ,or horses are bred
3.stand—a small shop or stall or an area where products can be shown
for sale
4.culinary—connected with or used in kitchen or cooking
5.marina—a small part for pleasure boats
6.resort—a place to which people go for rest or recreation, as on a
vacation
7.monopoly—exclusive control of commodity or service in a given
market
8.principal—chief, main
9.carnival—public enjoyment and merrymaking
10.b oredom—dullness
Unit 11
Word pretest
1.alternative—possibility of choice泛
2.scholastic—academic
3.aptitude—natural ability
4.distribution—division
5.omit—fail to include
6.relevant—helpful
7.strain—hurt
8.illegible—unreadable
Word search
1.count—to consider or regard
2.presentation—the way in which something is said, shown, explained,
etc, to others
3.deduct—to take away an amount from a total
4.reinforce—to make stronger or firmer
5.statistics—a collection of quantitative data
6.offender—one who has committed a crime
7.thwart—to prevent from
8.reprimand—serious criticism
9.crib—something used for cheating in an examination
10.d ivisive—causing disagreement between people
Semantic variations
1.objective—fair and just
2.score—to give a certain number of points
3.check—to examine
4.issue—to publish or deliver
5.performance—achievement
6.yield—to produce
Unit 12
Word pretest
1.provision—condition
2.registered—formally recorded
3.reciprocal—mutual
4.signatory—signer
5.prescribe—give rule
6.accommodate—adapt
7.consequent—following
8.suppress—prevent
Word search
1.procedure—a set of actions necessary for doing something
2.variety—a number of different thing
3.multiple—including many different types
4.application—a written and official request
5.pilfer—to steal(small amounts or things of little value)
6.uncanny—very strange or mysterious, not natural or usual
7.predate—to be earlier in history than
8.verdict—the official decision made by a jury in a court of law
9.breach—to break(a promise, agreement, etc)
10.n uance—a slight dedicate difference in meaning, color, etc
Translation
1. Densely-- in a manner of being packed or crowded together
2. Defense— the act of defending against attack, danger, or injuring
3. Credit—an arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase
4. Condense—to make (a liquid )thicker by remaining some of the water
5. Incredible—marvellous, amazing
6. Dense—difficult to see through
Unit13
Word pretest
1.augments—make it bigger
2.proclaim—declare
3.denounce—condemn
4.aspire—have a strong desire for
5.inhibition—feeling that holds back
6.beset—is troubled with
7.pious—religious
8.humility—the quality of being humble
Word search
1.issue—a list of the subjects to be dealt with or talked about at a
meeting
2.plunder—taking things by force and usually violently from a place
3.testament—something that shows or proves something else very
clearly
4.atrocity—an act of great evil esp. cruelty
5.fallibility—being likely to make a mistake or to be wrong
6.neutral—being a country which is not fighting or helping either side
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