主题：跟我一起背美国高级英语单词！

每天五个！（或者有时候不上，但是不会中止）希望有朋友能跟我一起背！ improtune vt.向强求，向...不断请求，迫切要求 she importune her husband for more money! incontrovertible adj. 不容置疑的，无争辩余地的。 the eyewitness' testimony was incontrovertible ! surreptitious adj.暗中的，偷偷摸摸的，秘密的 he cherish a surreptitious liking for romantic love affairs . haven 安全的地方，掩护所，避风港 the cabin was a welcome haven to the weary soldiers. subjugate vt.征服，使屈服，使服从。 the romans subjugate parts of england in the 1st century BC.

谢谢肥猫！ 继续帖 voracious adj.贪婪的（读者），贪吃的 the boy has always been a voracious reader. indiscriminate adj.不加选择的，不系统的，紊乱的 the boy's indiscriminate choice of friends got himin trouble ! eminet 文明的，杰出的；（品质等）突出的

churchill was one fo the world's most eminent stateman! steep v.浸泡，对...熟悉，对..造诣深 since i am steeped in football ,i enjoy explaining its intricate to him ! replete a .充满的（with），饱足的 i feel ranther replete after that large meal。

abound v 有大量的..（with， in）大量存在 the land abounds in springs and streams of water . prognosticate v 预言 预示 the doctor was unable to prognosticate the outcome of the disease. automaton n. 机械装置，机器人（不要与automation混淆） an automaton can be programmed to carry out half a dozen or more routine operations of the house. matron n.主妇，已婚妇女，太太 it is likely that the great majority of the suburban matrons will wish to be relieved completely from the routine operation of the home . paradox .自相矛盾的荒谬的说法，怪事。 it is a paradox that in such a rich country there should be so many poor poeple . today's idiom(每日成语)： a pig in a poke —an item you purchase without having seen ;a disapointment (未见实物而)瞎买的东西，令人失望 the mail order bicycle that my nephew bought turned out to be a pig in a poke ,and now he is trying to ge his money back .

realm 国土，领域范围 the king is liked by everyone in his realm . annals 编年史，历史记载 we found the information in the annals of the society compound v&n.使加重，使复合，使化合 our mistakes were compounded by other people's lack of judgment. tinge n&v色调，色彩。 embarrassment brought a tinge of red to her pale cheeks badger vt.困扰，纠缠不休 tom has been badgering his big brother to buy him a camera .

today's idiom:a flash in the pan ——promisingath the start but then disappointing昙花一现 ，虎头蛇尾 the rookie hit many home runs in spring training ,but onece the season began he proved to be a flash in the pan.

ding many of those words are GRE words

furtive a.偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的，狡猾的 a furtive glance fonfirmed his fears—he was being followed> felon n.重罪犯，罪人，坏人 the felon was sent to prison fot ten years . plethora n.过多，过剩 farm crops were badly damaged by the plethora of rain. hapless a.不幸的，倒霉的。 they sent the hapless naval commander into exile! irate a. 发怒的,生气的 the long wait at the checkout counter made theshoppers irate. today's idiom : Pyrrhic victory :a too costly victory (King Pyrrhic defeatethe ROmans but his losses were extremely heavy ) instance:in heavy fighting the troops managed to recaptured the hill but it could only be considered a Pyrrhic victory

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