單字週考 0307 + 0314 + 0321 + 0328－自強街87號

共六十字，每週十五字：

perfunctory a. lacking interest, care; not thorough
peripheral a. outer part, pertaining to the surface, of minor importance
piety n. religious devotion
pithy a. terse and to the point
placate v. appease, often by making concessions
plausible a. appearing to worth believing
polemical a. aggressive in verbal attack
ponderous a very heavy, tedious, and awkward
precarious a. dangerous because of unknown conditions
precocious a. gifted, advanced in development
precursor n. forerunner, predecessor, herald
predilection a. partiality, preference, inclination; have a predilection for sth.
insolent a. presumptuous, arrogant
prodigal a. reckless with money, extravagant, spendthrift
defile a. profane, descrate
profusion n. abundant quantity; lavish expenditure
proliferation n. rapid increase in numbers, propagation
proponent n. not an opponent, advocate, champion, adherent
prosaic a. dull and unimaginative, pedestrian
proximity n. state of being close
quandary n. predicament, state of perplexity
quell v. overwhelm, put an end to
fretful a. whining, petulant, peevish, querulous, habitually fussy and full of complaints
quiescent a. temporarily inactive, dormant
quixotic a. idealistic but impractical
ramble v. amble, meander, digress
rancor n. lasting resentment, bitterness
haphazard a. random, accidental
rant v. rave, speak grandiloquently, clamor, declaim
ratify v. approve formally, corroborate
rebuttal n. refutaion, denial, reply pointing out flaws in oppnent's argument
recant v. openly confess error, repudiate, renounce, disclaim
hermit n. recluse, loner
recount v. give, tell , narrate a detailed account
rectify v. fix, correct, remedy
regimen n. a program or plan; regular couse of training
relegate v. consign to an inferior position, banish
remorse n. self-reproach, penitence
renounce n. disown, repudiate; ex. even though joan d'arc knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch, she refused to renounce her belief that her voices came from God.
reprehensible a. culpable, deserving blame
reprimand n./v. strong rebuke, reproof
reprove v. scold, generally in a gentle manner
rescind v. repeal, void, retract, revoke
reserve n. avoidance of intimacy, aloofness 矜持、內向、拘謹
reticent a. taciturn, uncommunicative 木訥寡言
disavow v. retract, withdral
bombastic a. oratorical, rhetorical
sage n. pundit, savant, guru
sardonic a. showing little respect in a humorous but unkind way, sartirical
scrupulous a. conscientious and exact, very very thorough, meticulous
scrutiny n. inspection, clese and critical examination
seclusion n. solitude, state of being removed from social contact
servile a. slavishly (唯命是從的) submissive, fawning (flattering), cringing; 卑躬的；諂媚的
sporadic a. intermittent, irregular
spurious a. forged, conterfeit, fake
squander v. spend foolishly, dissipate
stagnant a. stale, static
strident a. raucous, shrill
subside v. dwindle, abate, lessen
pedantic a. overly concerned with small details, didantic, nit-picking, bookish