自強街87號

今天試寫台大研究所英文試題，發現沒有傳說中那麼的超級困難，程度約介於托福與 GRE淺顯用字之間，以自己目前漸漸鬆垮的程度來說，想拿一百，仍非易事。故應抱著謙虛的態度將歷年考古題作一系列重點補充整理：

108AI~III

subtle and seismic, cloister/ cloistered/ cloistral/ eremite/ retiracy/ renunciation/ reclusive/ elusive/ hermit, persimmon/ parsimonia = frugality = abstension = abstinence = austerity = chariness = retrenchment = scrimping = temperance = thriftiness/ skimp on/ stint on/ scrimp on, undertone/ overtone/ voiceover/ catcall, repudiate, forfiture/ forfeit, on the fly, shake off the misfire of, in a return to form, neither here nor there = immaterial, faction/ fraction/ friction/ fracture, remit/ remiss/ remission, excrescence/ excretion/ poop/ stool, man caves, concoct/ conjecture/ conjure/ contrive/ connive, amulet/ mascot/ emblem, patent/ patently, animus/ animosity/ hostility, in droves

108AIV

bite the dust, predispostion, moot, prowess, shunt, home ec, helical, nosedive, favoritism, centerpiece, roll out/ roll on/ roll in, hapless, decant, couture, bulk (材積；體積單位), platter, gild, candelabra, fling/ sling, collegiate, blazer, mealy, sog, affinity, politico/ politician/ politiker/ statesman, iterate/ reiterate, furlough/ fraught/ freight, purport, griddle, patty, teeter

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108BI~III

arrogate/ arrogance, amelionate, exasperate, smother, clamouring/ blaring/ clashing/ creaking/ cracking, conspicious, subvert/ invert, errant/ errand, perimeter, recapituate, passive/ impassive/ impasse, immutable, ingenuous/ ingenious, imperious, sourcing/ insourcing/ outsourcing, algorithm, elicit/ illicit/ licit, egregious, engender/ prompt, beget, to what ends/ to this end, like-minded people, decry, reprehend/ repudiate, vent/ ventilate, solitude/ solicitude, evoke/ provoke/ instigate, bugaboo, flex/ lax, braid/ strand/ strip/ stripe/ string/ lock/ plush/ of all stripes, snooty/ snobish, savourez/ savor/ relish, rapport, come around, pass into, succumb/ be subject to/ submit/ yield

108BIV

go viral, sever/ elascerate/ eradicate/ stab/ slash/ sickle/ fickle/ scythe, enzootic, kingdom/ phylum/ class/ order/ family/ genus/ species, be susceptible/ vulnerable to, diarrhea/ diaphragm/ malaria, snout, miscarriage, stillbirth, a litter of, prohibit/ inhibit/ exhibit, mammal/ mammalian, larynx/ laryngeal, hormone/ hormonal, fluctuate/ vasculate, dimorphism, vocal fold, testosterone, virilize, menopause/ benigh prostatic hyperpalsia/ groin/ inguinal area, mucosa/ mucus/ mucous/ carcass, menses/ menstruation/ menstrual, ova/ oval/ ovary/ ovulate/ spawn/ fetus/ fatal/ contraceptive, secrete/ secret, progesterone, pigment/ segment/ tint/ hue, synthesize, statue/ statute/ stature/ status, intrigue n./ conspiracy/ intrigue v., conduction/ conversion/ convection, contingent/ contingence/ contingency