apostate
n. person who gives up his faith or turns away from his religion 叛教者；變節者
Hector was an apostate of the Democratic party, and not only joined the Republicans but also became a party leader.
赫克特脫離了民主黨，他不僅加入共和黨，而且還成為黨的領袖。
Synonym
同義詞：renegade; defector; turncoat
Antonym
反義詞：adherent; convert
aquatic
adj. related to water 水的；水生的
Unlike fish, aquatic mammals breathe air and have hair, not scales.
水生的哺乳動物和魚類不同，他們呼吸空氣，而且身上長著毛發而非鱗片。
* mammal
哺乳動物
* scale
鱗片
calorific
adj. producing heat 生熱的
As natural gas is very calorific, it would make an ideal fuel for this engine.
由于天然氣非常容易生熱，它會是這種引擎的理想燃料。
cardiac
adj. related to the heart （關于）心臟的
After his heart attack, Joseph was placed in the hospital's cardiac care unit.
心臟病發作后，約瑟夫被安置在醫院的心臟科病房。
corpuscle
n. blood cell 血球
The nurse took some blood from Winston's arm so a corpuscle count could be done in the laboratory.
護士從溫斯頓的手臂抽取血液，送至實驗室做血球數量檢驗。
demoniac
adj. demonlike; devilish 似惡魔的；兇惡的
Babysitting that demoniac brat was a mistake Rosa would not make again.
當那個惡魔般的小鬼的臨時保姆，這種錯誤羅莎永遠不愿再犯。
* babysit
當臨時保姆
* brat
小鬼；淘氣鬼
Synonym
同義詞：fiendish; diabolic; satanic
Antonym
反義詞：angelic
enigmatic
adj. puzzlelike, puzzling 謎一般的；難解的
To many parents, teenager5 s liking for music parents consider noise is enigmatic.
對許多父母而言，青少年喜愛那些父母認為是噪音的音樂，令人難以理解。
Synonym
同義詞：mysterious; cryptic; inscrutable
follicle
n. small sac 小囊；濾泡
adj. follicular
As he was bald as a billiard ball, Brian was very interested in the new chemical that would stimulate dead hair follicles.
由于禿頭，布萊恩對于能剌激死去毛囊的新化學藥品，非常感興趣。
* billiard ball
撞球
fructify
v. to produce fruit; to become fruitful 結果實
Due to the dry local climate, the coconut tree Anne planted never fructified.
由于當地氣候干燥，安種植的椰子樹從未結果實。
idiosyncrasy
n. way of behaving peculiar to a person 特質；習性
Always drinking a glass of low-fat milk after lunch is a little idiosyncrasy of Jeremy's.
午餐后喝一杯低脂牛奶,是杰瑞米一個小小的的癖好。
Synonym
同義詞：peculiarity; characteristic; eccentricity
imponderable
adj. that cannot be weighed or measured 無法衡量的
The effect on the public mind of such an event is imponderable.
這個事件對一般人心理的影響是無法衡量的。
Synonym
同義詞：unmeasurable; incalculable
insolvency
n. bankruptcy; inability to pay debts 破產
After he failed to make payments on his business loan, the bank forced Roger's company into insolvency.
由于羅杰無法支付他的商業貸款，銀行強迫他宣布公司破產。
Synonym
同義詞：liquidation
interminable
adj. unable to be ended 無終止的
The nanny could no longer stand the child's interminable questions of "why."
小孩子不停地問「為什么」,讓奶媽再也受不了。
Synonym
同義詞：ceaseless; infinite; never-ending
lapidary
n. one who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems 寶石匠
Since her father is a lapidary, Shirley has gained some understanding of gems?
因為父親是個寶石匠，雪莉對于寶石有些了解。
magnify
v. to make greater 1. 擴大 2. 夸大
The outbreak of fires after the earthquake magnified the death toll by hundreds.
地震后發生的火災，使死亡人數增加了數百人。
* toll
傷亡人數
Synonym
同義詞：1. expand; amplify 2. exaggerate; inflate
Antonym
反義詞：1. minimize 2. understate
molecule
n. small mass 分子
adj. molecular
A water molecule is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
水分子是由二個氫原子和一個氧原子所組成的。
* atom
原子
* hydrogen
氫
* oxygen
氧
Synonym
同義詞：particle
mollify
v. to make calmer or quieter 緩和
n. mollification
The gentle piano playing coming from the neighbor's house mollified Mrs. Tate5s mood.
隔壁傳來柔和的鋼琴聲，緩和了泰特太太的情緒。
Synonym
同義詞：pacify; relieve; soothe
Antonym
反義詞：exasperate
obstinacy
n. stubbornness 頑固
adj. obstinate
The father slowly overcame his obstinacy and allowed his youngest daughter to travel abroad alone.
那個父親漸漸地克服頑固的個性，允許他的小女兒單獨出國旅行。
Synonym
同義詞：doggedness; obduracy; tenacity
Antonym
反義詞：compliance; docility; tractability
petrify
v. 1. to make into stone 使變成石頭2. to freeze with fear 使僵硬
Centuries of being buried deep in the earth caused the wood artifacts to petrify.
深埋于土里數世紀使得木制品石化了。
The thought of riding on a roller coaster petrifies Anthony.
想到要坐云霄飛車，安東尼就嚇呆了。
* artifact
人工制品
* roller coaster
云霄飛車
Synonym
同義詞：1. fossilize; calcify 2. stiffen; harden
plausible
adj. seeming to be reasonable 似合理的
Although it was plausible the fire was started by natural causes, we still suspected arson.
雖然大火似乎有可能是自然引起的，我們還是懷疑有人為縱火。
* arson
縱火
Antonym
反義詞：illogical; incredible; unreasonable
relevancy
n. quality of being connected with the subject 貼切；關聯
There is no relevancy between my interest in going skiing and the fact that Kelly will be at the ski resort.
我想去滑雪和凱莉將會在那個滑雪勝地出現，這兩件事之間沒有關聯。
Synonym
同義詞：pertinence; applicability
soporific
adj. making sleepy 想睡的；催眠的
Our chemistry teacher's soporific lectures usually leave half the class nodding off.
我們化學老師講課像在催眠，常使全班一半的同學打瞌睡。
* nod off
打瞌睡
Synonym
同義詞：slumberous; somnolent; hypnotic
sudorific
adj. making someone sweat 使發汗的
In this heat and humidity, even walking around the block is a sudorific activity.
天氣這么炎熱潮濕，連沿著街道走都會使人岀汗。
supernumerary
adj. person in excess of the normal number 1. 冗員 2. 臨時演員
The director arranged to have a number of supernumeraries appear on the set that day.
導演安排許多臨時演員當天到攝影棚來。
* set
（戲劇、電影等的）布景
Synonym
同義詞：1. extra 2. stand-in; walk-on
vilify
v. to say evil things about someone 謗誹，中傷
n. vilification
The country accused the world media of vilifying their judiciary system.
該國指控世界的媒體中傷他們的司法制度。
* judiciary
司法的
Synonym
同義詞：malign; defame; libel; slander
Antonym
反義詞：eulogize; commend; praise