2010年3月26日 星期五

211-220

211 communal

To have a clean city demands a communal effort.

(Pertaining to or belonging to a community or group; public.)

212 commuted

The death sentence was commuted to life in prison.

(Changed to something less severe; substituted; traveled frequently between two points.)

213 compatible

I hope you will get a compatible roommate.

(Capable of existing together; easy to get along with; agreeable; congenial.)

214 compendium

He published a compendium of all of Shakespeare's plays.

(A comprehensive and concise summary.) 

215 complement

Your study of calculus will complement the requirements for a degree in mathematics.

(That which fills up or adds to for completion; that which must be so added; to add to in such a manner.)

216 inalienable

Inalienable rights are guaranteed by the Constitution.

(Not subject to being taken away; not transferable; fixed.)

217 component

We cannot construct the model until we have received all its components.

This component gear helps make the machine operate.

(A part or element of a whole; serving as such a part.)

218 comport

They comport themselves with admirable grace.

(To conduct or behave oneself; to be compatible or in agreement with.)

219 compunction

She had absolutely no compunction about lying to her mother.

My compunction moves me to apologize for inconveniencing you.

(Uneasiness because of guilt; a slight sense of pity or regret.)

220 refulgent

The frost on the ground was refulgent in the moonlight.

(Shining; radiant; glowing)

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