2014年12月29日 星期一

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0922

appreciation
noun
a feeling of great approval and liking
-tion: a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action ( revolution; commendation), or a state ( contrition; starvation), or associated meanings ( relation; temptation).
election, prohibition, station

capacity
noun
the amount of something that can be put in a container, or the number of people that a place has room for
accumulation, allocation, amount

cycle
noun
a series of events that happen again and again in the same order or at the same times
cycle-: circle;wheel
bicycle, tricycle, hemicycle

dramatic
adjective
having the general quality or effect of a stage performance
ic-: a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally in Greek and Latin loanwords and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses “having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the base noun); “in the style of” ( Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages.”
Poetic, archaic, public

elite
noun
the best or most skilful people in a group
expert, authority, specialist


0923

enormous
adjective
unusually large
en-: cause to be in a certain condition
enable, encourage, enrich

give someone an edge
phrase
advantages to sb

intense
adjective
very great or extreme
in-: not, none
incredible, insincere, illegal

lung
noun
one of the two organs in your chest that fill with air when you breathe

play a role
phrase
to be involved in something, especially in a way that is important


0924

reward
noun
something good that happens or that you receive because of something that you have done
re-: again, back
rebuild, renew, retrace

rigorous
adjective
thorough and careful

sweat
noun
liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot

accurate
adjective
correct or true in every detail
ac-: variant of ad- before c and qu
accede, acquire, accurately

at first glance
phrase
at the moment when you first see something or find out about something, before you know more details


0925

beneficial
adjective
something that is beneficial has a good effect or influence on someone or something
-ial: of, relating to, connected with
managerial, filial, imperial

championship
noun
a competition to find the best player or team in a sport or game
- ship : state, status, ability, skill
leadership, viewership, friendship

cross-section
noun
the inside of an object that you can see by cutting through the middle of it from top to bottom
-tion: indicating state, condition, action, process, or result
Revolution, commendation, temptation

exception
noun
someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things and so cannot be included in a general statement
ex-: occurring before vowels in words of Greek origin
exarch, exegesis

horizontal
adjective
straight and parallel to the ground
al-: a suffix forming nouns from verbs, usually verbs of French or Latin origin
accidental, seasonal, tribal


0926

initially
adverb
at the beginning
-ly: a suffix forming adverbs from adjectives
gladly, gradually, secondly

load
noun
something that a person or animal carries, especially a large amount of things

muscle
noun
something that you can use to help you to achieve something, especially in your work or study
-cle: a suffix found in French loanwords of Latin origin, later in adaptations of words borrowed directly from Latin; in Latin, this suffix formed from verbs nouns that denoted a place appropriate to the action of the verb or a means by which the action is performed.
cubicle, receptacle, vehicle

rank
noun
someone's official position in the armed forces, police, fire service etc

reasoning
verb
the process of thinking about something in an intelligent sensible way in order to make a decision or form an opinion
-ing: the process of thinking about something in an intelligent sensible way in order to make a decision or form an opinion

offing, shirting, offering

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