刘毅词汇 5000 lesson 16

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LESSON16



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WORD TYPICAL USE



attain 1 They fought against the tyranny to attain freedom.



awe 2 We feel awe when we stand near vast mountains.



commence The ceremony will commence as soon as the minister arrives.



conceit 3 Her conceit about her beauty angered many people.



dismiss He was dismissed from the company because he was always late



for work.



glisten 4 Her eyes glistened 5 with tears as she struggled to control her



emotions.



grab The dog grabbed the bone and ran off with it in his mouth.



hearty 6 We gave our old friends a hearty welcome.



kin 7 All our kin came to the family reunion.



peep The girls peeped at the guests through the partly openes door.



realm The queen visited every town in her realm.



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accurate Her report is always accurate and well written.



ancestor His ancestors came to America on the Mayflower.



dwarf 8 Children of the world love to read the story of Snow White and the



seven dwarfs 9.



emerge After the rain, the sun emerged from behind the clouds.



illusion It was an illusion that made me think I saw a man in the shadow.



injustice 10 It is an injustice to send an innocent person to jail.



multitude A multitude of European plants have been naturalized in America.



soothe 11 1A hot cloth pressed against your jaw 12 will usually soothe a toothache.



2The mother soothe her crying baby by ringing a bell in front of his face



vicious He gave the dog a vicious blow with his long stick.



void An agreement signed by a child to repay borrowed money is void.



That part of the town is completely void of interest for visitors.



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debate We were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside



for our summer holidays.



extract 1He extracted several paragraphs from the newspaper article to read at



the meeting.



2Did you manage to extract any information from him?



facilitate The broken lock facilitated my entrance into the empty house.



frail 13 The sick woman's frail hands could hardly hold a cup.



insignificant 14 The ideas of an insignificant person have no influence.



inspect In this state,every car must be inspected annually 15 by the highway



patrol.



prohibit Smoking is prohibit in public buidings or in the crowded bus.



repent 16 The criminal repented 17 his crimes before the priest.



resolute 18 Despite the opposition 19 from his family, he remained resolute in his



decision.



suspend 1.The train schedule was suspended until the railroad tracks were



repaired.



2. The swing was suspended from a branch of tree.



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bleak 20 In winter, when the trees are bare and snow covers the ground,the



landscape is very bleak.



brisk A brisk walk brings him home from work in a short time.



chip When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.



hearth 21 We talked about his death all nights,sitting around the hearth.



laundry They sent their dirty clothes to the laundry.



overwhelm 1. At the beginning of the Second World War, the weapons that the



enemy had overwhelmed ours.



2. The village was overwhelmed when the floods came.



prevalent The habit of traveling by aircraft is becoming more prevalent each year.



rumor 22 I heared a rumor that there would be a change in the Cabinet.



scold His parents scolded him for staying out so late at night.



shrug 23 When I asked him about his plans, he only shrugged 24 his shoulders.



streak 25 1.There are streaks 26 of grey appearing in his black hair.



2.The cat streaked 27 across the road with the dog behind it.



tug 28 The small child tugged 29 the table across the room and broke the milk



bottle on it.