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161. airily [ˈɛrɪli] adv. 快活地

• They were talking airily of this and that.
  他們快活地談這個，談那個。

162. airless [ˈɛrlɪs] a. 不通風的；窒悶的

• Don't stay in an airless room.
  不要留在不通風的房間裡。
• It's airless today.
  今天很悶。
• I remember it was a still, airless evening.
  我記得那是個寂靜、窒悶的晚上。

163. airlift [ˈɛrˌlɪft] vt. 空運

• The equipment will be airlifted to Spain.
  這裝備將空運到西班牙。
• The Prime Minister ordered an airlift of medical and food supplies to the disaster area immediately.
  總理下令立即空運醫療和糧食補給品到災區。

164. air right n. C (土地的)空間所有權

• Although you own the air right above your land and buildings, when an airplane flies over your property at a legally prescribed altitude, it does not violate your right.
  雖然你擁有土地和建築物上方的空間所有權，但當飛機以法定高度飛越時，並不構成侵權。

165. airy [ˈɛri] a.

1️⃣通風良好的

• The room was light and airy.  那個房間明亮又通風。
• An airy room.  通風良好的房間。

151. aggrandize [əˈgrænˌdaɪz] (vt.)

➤ 增加權勢、地位或財富

• The prime minister sought to aggrandize himself.
  那位首相圖謀增加自己的權勢。
• He aggrandized himself at the expense of others.
  他以犧牲別人來提高自己的權勢。

152. aggravate [ˈæɡrəˌveɪt] (vt.)

➤ 使惡化；加重（病情、罪過、負擔）

141. affront [əˈfrʌnt]

🔹 n. C
1️⃣ 公然的侮辱
2️⃣ 冒犯

📖 His speech was an affront to them.
（他的演說對他們是一項侮辱。）

131. aegis [`idʒɪs] (n.) (作 the aegis) 支持；保護

• They acted under the aegis of the federal government.
  他們在聯邦政府的支持之下採取行動。

132. aerate [`ɛˌret] (vt.) 使通氣；充氣

• The liquid was aerated to make it fizzy.
  該液體被壓入空氣，使它起泡。

133. aerosol [`ɛrəˌsɔl] (n.) 噴霧

• Environmental groups have warned again and again that aerosols may deplete the ozone layer.
  環保團體一再警告：噴霧可能會耗損臭氧層。
• This perfume will be sold in aerosol form.
  這款香水將以噴霧的形式出售。

134. affable [`æfəbəl] (a.) 和藹可親的

• Our teacher is affable to us.
  我們的老師對我們和藹可親。
• She had an affable smile on her face.
  她面帶和藹可親的微笑。

135. affectation [,æfɛk`teɪʃən] (n.) 假裝（的行為）；矯飾，虛飾

• Her silly affectations annoy me.
  她愚蠢的裝模作樣讓我惱火。
• Her affectation of innocence is insufferable.
  她假裝無辜的樣子令人難以忍受。
• His use of big words is just an affectation.
  他使用艱深詞彙只不過是在裝腔作勢。

136. affectionate [ə`fɛkʃənɪt] (a.) 深情的；慈愛的；親愛的

• He wrote her an affectionate letter.
  他寫了一封充滿深情的信給她。
• She is very affectionate toward her mother.
  她對母親非常有愛。
• They are affectionate to each other.
  他們互相愛慕。

137. affiliate [ə`fɪliˌet] (n.) 分會；附屬機構；成員

• It is an affiliate of the Red Cross.
  它是紅十字會的一個分會。
• All the affiliates attended the public ceremony.
  所有成員都參加了公開儀式。

138. affinity [ə`fɪnəti] (n.) 

(1) 密切關係；類似性

• There is an affinity between the two languages.
  這兩種語言之間有密切的關聯。
• They had certain affinities with modern humans.
  他們與現代人類有若干相似之處。

(2) 喜愛；吸引力

• She has a strong affinity for cats.
  她特別喜歡貓。
• Mary and John have an affinity for each other.
  瑪麗和約翰兩情相悅。

139. afflict [ə`flɪkt] (vt.)

使痛苦；使苦惱；折磨（常用被動態）

121. adroit [əˈdrɔɪt] a. 機敏的；靈巧的

• an adroit answer 機敏的回答。
• He’s adroit at flattering others.
  他很會諂媚別人。

122. adulate [ˈædʒəˌleɪt] vt. 阿諛；諂媚

• They adulated every decision of their leader.
  他們對領袖的每個決策都一味奉承。

123. adulation [ˌædʒəˈleɪʃən] n. U 阿諛；諂媚

• The boss enjoyed the adulation of his employees.
  那位老闆沉迷於員工們的奉承。

124. adulterate [əˈdʌltəˌreɪt] vt. 摻假；摻混

• She often adulterates milk with water.
  她常把水摻進牛奶裡。
• They found that the wine had been adulterated with water.
  他們發現那酒被摻了水。

125. adultery [əˈdʌltəri] n. U 通姦

• She committed adultery with a married man.
  她與一名已婚男子通姦。
• John committed adultery, so his wife left him.
  約翰犯了通姦罪，因此他的妻子離開了他。

126. advent [ˈædvɛnt] n. (作 the advent) 到來；來臨；開始

• the advent of a new era 新時代的來臨
• Our life has changed greatly since the advent of television.
  自從電視問世以來，我們的生活發生了巨大變化。
• With the advent of the new president, the corporation began to prosper.
  隨著新總裁的上任，公司開始繁榮起來。

127. advert [ədˈvɝt] vi. 談到；提及

• The speaker only adverted to the main points of his argument.
  那位演講者只提及了他論點的要點。

128. advisable [ədˈvaɪzəbəl] a. 明智的；合理的

• It is advisable to set off early in the morning.
  清晨出發是比較明智的選擇。
• the advisable limit 合理的限制。

129. advisedly [ədˈvaɪzɪdli] adv. 經過深思熟慮地

• He cut down the tree advisedly, as it was diseased.
  他經過深思熟慮才砍掉那棵生病的樹。
• It's a crazy idea, and I use that term advisedly.
  這是個瘋狂的想法，而我是經過深思熟慮才用這個詞的。

130. advisement [ədˈvaɪzmənt] n. U 考慮；熟慮

• He agreed to take the matter under advisement.
  他同意對這件事加以考慮。
• Please keep the matter under advisement.
  請審慎考慮這件事。

111. admissible [ədˈmɪsəbəl] (adj.) (inadmissible) [法律] 可採納的

• Is this piece of evidence admissible in court?
  這件證據能被法庭採納嗎？
• admissible evidence 足以採信的證據

112. admix [ædˈmɪks, əd-] (vt.) 混合

• She admixed A with B.
  她把 A 和 B 混合。

113. admonish [ədˈmɑːnɪʃ] (vt.)

1. 告誡；訓誡
   • The judge admonished the young man for fighting in the street.
     法官訓誡那名年輕人不得在街上打架。
2. 勸告；提醒
   • The teacher admonished the boys against being late.
     老師告誡那些男孩不要遲到。
   • We admonished him of his duty.
     我們提醒他應盡的義務。
   • I was admonished to be careful of the flowers.
     有人提醒我要注意保護花木。

114. admonition [ˌædməˈnɪʃən] (n.) 訓誡，警告，諫言

• Heed his admonition.
  要聽取他的勸告。
• He kept thinking of his wife's tearful admonition at parting.
  他不斷想起妻子臨別時淚眼汪汪的勸告。

115. admonitory [ədˈmɑːnəˌtɔri, æd-] (adj.) 訓誡的，警告的，諫言的

• No one heeded his admonitory words.
  沒有人聽取他的警告。
• Was that an admonitory gesture?
  那是警告的手勢嗎？

116. ado [əˈdu] (n. U) 紛擾，忙亂

• You need not make so much ado about it.
  你不必為那件事如此大驚小怪。

117. adorn [əˈdɔrn] (vt.) 裝飾，佩戴，使生色

• She adorned herself with pearls.
  她佩戴珍珠。
• A gold vase adorned the table.
  一個金色花瓶讓那張桌子更加美觀。
• Their house is adorned with beautiful antiques.
  他們的房子裝飾著美麗的古董。

118. adornment [əˈdɔrnmənt] (n.) 裝飾（品）

• Men wear ties for adornment.
  男人打領帶是為了裝飾。
• Paintings and other adornments covered the walls.
  油畫和其他裝飾品掛滿了牆壁。
• Jane was busy with the adornment of the room.
  珍忙著裝飾那個房間。

119. adrenaline [əˈdrɛnəlɪn] (n.) 腎上腺素

• Adrenaline is a substance produced by your body in response to stress.
  腎上腺素是人體在應對壓力時分泌的一種物質。

120. adrift [əˈdrɪft] (adj.) (不用於名詞前) 漂流的

• The survivors were adrift on a raft for three days.
  那些生還者在木筏上漂流了三天。
• The small sailboat is adrift on the ocean.
  那艘小帆船在海洋上漂流。

今日選字：admissible

101. adherence [ədˈhɪrəns, æd-] n. U 堅持；固守；忠誠

She pays strict adherence to the rules.
她堅守那些規則。

91. acrobatics [ˌækrəˈbætɪks]

n. (1) (當複數用) 雜技，特技；(2) U 特技

• He performs acrobatics in the circus.
  他在馬戲團表演特技。
• Aerial acrobatics are marvelous.
  空中特技表演是很奇妙的。
• Acrobatics is hard to learn.
  特技是很難學的。
• Acrobatics is an art.
  特技是一種藝術。

92. acronym [ˈækrəˌnɪm]

n. C 頭字語

• An example of an acronym is NATO, which is made up of the initial letters of “North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”
  頭字語的一個例子是 NATO，它是由「北大西洋公約組織」的開頭字母構成的。

93. across-the-board [əˌkrɔs ðə ˈbɔrd]

a. (用在名詞前) 全面的

71. acculturate [ə`kʌltʃə,ret] (vt., vi.)

藉文化傳授以改變

• The conquerors would acculturate the conquered.
  征服者會以文化傳授來改變被征服者。
• We should not try to acculturate the natives on the island.
  我們不應試圖藉文化傳授去改變那個島上的原住民。

72. acculturation [ə, kʌltʃə`reɪʃən] (n. U)

文化之傳授；涵化；薪傳

• Parents teaching their children the customs and values of their generation is one kind of acculturation.
  父母親教導他們的孩子自己這一代的習俗和價值觀，就是一種文化的傳授。

73. acerbic [ə`sɜrbɪk] (a.)

尖酸的；刻薄的

今年冬天真的好冷，超級冷（當然這是對亞熱帶體質的我來說），這種時候除了說 It's so cold!  It's freezing! 之外，還有個很活潑的用法，用 stone cold 來形容超級冷，It is stone cold outside, I don't want to go out.（外面冷得要命，我不想出門。）如果你也覺得外頭 stone cold，正好在家裡熟悉下面十個單字吧！

51. abstraction [æbˋstrækʃən] n. (1) U 出神，發呆；(2) C 抽象概念

41. abrogate [ˋæbrə͵get]  vt. 廢除(法律等)
The old law has been abrogated.  那項舊法律已經被廢除.

陰雨綿綿、濕漉漉的星期一，你有 Monday Blue 嗎？想來也是難免，那就讓我們憂鬱個五分鐘，然後來杯咖啡，搭配十個單字，開始美好的一天！

31. abode [əˋbod] n. C 住所；住處the abode of kings國王的住處。

Three days in a row. 連續三天的GRE單字學習，明後天可以稍微 take a break，看看自強路上的其他文章，蓄積能量，星期一讓我們再度 hit the road.

21. abettor  [əˋbɛtɚ] n. C 教唆者

You're almost there. (快成功囉！）當然是開玩笑的，至少還有近兩萬字在後面窮追不捨，不過，別擔心， It's never wrong to do the right thing. 馬克吐溫（Mark Twain）告訴我們，堅持不懈就對了。 

英文單字何其多，每每讓人望而生畏。其實，只要切割成小單位，日起有功，不知不覺中的積累，實難想像。現在就讓我們開始「take ‘ten’ at a time」（原應做「take one at a time」，意指一件一件來，一個個處理）。