A
accelerate v. 加速
affection n. 喜爱
accessible a. 可接近的，可进入的
acknowledge v. 感谢
acquire v. 学会
address v. 向……讲话
alert a. 活跃的 b. 机警的 c. 外国的
allocate a. 准许 b. 位于 c. 分配
appeal v. 有吸引力
applicable a. 适用的
assess v. 估价
assumption n. 假定
abnormal a. 不正常的
abolish v. 废除
absurd a. 荒唐的
accommodate v. 提供膳宿
addict v. 上瘾 >I’m ~ed to computer games. Please save me!
acquaint v. 使熟悉 > Are you ~ed with that MM?
adhere to v. 遵守 >Adhere to your own principle
adverse a. 不利的, 有害的 >Adverse circumstances can test a person’s wisdom and courage.
aggravate v. 加重 >Smoking ~s cold.     
alleviate v. 减轻 >No one can ~ my pain.
alternate v./a 交替(的) >a day of ~ sunshine and rain /Day and night ~
amplify v. 扩大(声音)>   
anonymous a. 匿名的 I received an ~ letter.
applaud v. 鼓掌; 赞许> I ~ your suggestion.
apt a. 易于 >One is ~ to make mistakes if given too much pressure.
array n. 陈列, 一系列>the ~of fruit and vegetables in the supermarket
arrogant a. 傲慢的> An ~ man is a self-important person.
ascend v. 上升 > The balloons are ~ing.
ascribe v. 归因于>He ~d his failure to his small vocabulary.
aspiration n. 抱负 Your ~ is your ambition or strong wish.
assault n. 攻击, 袭击>A robber ~ed him.
assert v. 断言 He ~ed that the thief would come again.
assurance n. 保证, 把握 >I give you my ~ that the product is safe and reliable.
attendant n. 服务员, 随从
authentic a. 真实的, 可靠的>Is Clinton’s biography ~?
avert v. 避开、转移 We ~ed a loss .

B
bond n. 联系
bounce v. 反弹
breed v. 培育
bump into v. 碰见
bald a. 秃顶的 A ~ man is considered to be intelligent.
barren a. 荒芜的,不能生育的>Without dream, life is a ~ field.
bewilder v. 使迷惑 The new traffic lights ~ the man.
bias n. 偏见 Bias is prejudice.
bleak a. 荒凉的; 凄凉的>a ~future
blur v. 变模糊 >Fog blurred my vision.
bribe v. 行贿 >Who bribed the bride? Bridegroom.
browse v. 浏览 ~ a web-page
brutal a. 残酷的=cruel/savage/

C
confront v. 面对
crude a. 未加工的 ~ oil
convey v. 传达
collapse v. 坍塌
campaign n. 运动
category n. 种类
cease n. 停止
chaos n. 混乱
component n. 部件
confess v. 坦白
constitute v. 构成
consistent a. 一致的
consultant n. 顾问
controversial a. 有争议的
convert v. 转变>convert the hotel into an apartment building
capsule n. 密封仓, 胶囊
carve v. 刻
casualty n. 伤亡人员 Many casualties are reported inthe battle.
cater to v. 迎合 > cater to the consumers
caution n. 小心
cherish v. 珍视; 怀有>~friendship/~ the hope that
chronic a. 慢性的；严重的
circulation n. 循环; 发行（量）>Reader has the largest ~ in China.
climax n. 高潮 the ~ of the play
cling to v. 紧紧抓住， 依恋；坚持，墨守>The baby clung to his mother./ ~ to the hope that……
coincidence n. 巧合
collaboration n. 合作 in ~ with
collide v. 相撞; 冲突 The two opinions ~ with each other.
commence v. 开始
commute v. 乘车上下班
compact a. 紧凑的, 结实的 a ~ car/office
compensate v. 赔偿
compile v. 汇编, 编辑 ~ a encyclopedia
complement v. 补充，与。。。相配
compliment v. /n. 赞美
comply with v. 遵从
compulsory a. 必做的 ~ education
conceive of v. 构想 I can’t ~ of why he did such a stupid thing!
confidential a. 机密的
conform to v. 遵守 ~ to the local customs
consequent a. (作为后果) 随之发生的 lack of electricity and the ~ loss in economy
conserve v. 保护
consolidate v. 巩固
contaminate v. 污染 If you ~ something, you make itdirty.
contemplate v. 沉思; 凝视 >You must ~ the results of the action.
contempt n. 轻视
confine v. 限制
corrupt a./v. **的; 腐蚀 ~ officials
cozy a. 舒适的 a ~ bedroom
counterpart n. 对应的人或物
criterion n. 标准 =standard = gauge
cynical a. 愤世嫉俗的> a ~ young man is a angry young man