2010年3月26日 星期五

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001 permeate

The odor of the flowers will permeate the entire house.

(to pass into and penetrate throughout; to spread or diffuse into; to pervade.)

002 etymology

A course in etymology will help you to increase your vocabulary.

(the study of word origins, development and changes in accepted meaning; such a history of a word.)

003 prevaricator

Truth means nothing to the prevaricator as long as he gets what he wants.

(one who evades the truth; a liar.)

004 gyration

The gyration of the ballerina made me dizzy.

(a revolving action around an axis; a whirling or spinning motion.)

005 nefarious

He was given a long prison term for his nefarious crime.

(wicked; vicious.)

006 gregarious

Sheep are, in general, gregarious animals.

(living in groups; sociable.)

007 ostracized

He was ostracized by polite society because of his scandalous behavior.

(banished; excluded; shut out.)

008 diurnal

The sun moves from east to west in its diurnal course.

(on the day time; during the course of a day; daily.)

009 officious

A good administrator is available but not officious.

(forcing one's service or attention upon upon another; overly meddlesome or attentive.)

010 stereotyped

Those stereotyped characters in the book were boring.

(following a pattern; unoriginal; conventional; trite; formalized.)

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