Words Reciting 2016.5.2

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proposal [prə'pəʊz(ə)l]

• n. 提议，建议；求婚
• proposal for sth 预备；提建议
• to table a proposal 提出建议
• The president is to put forward new proposals for resolving the country's constitutional crisis.

interfere [ɪntə'fɪə]

• vi. 干涉；妨碍；打扰
• vt. 冲突；介入
• interfere in vt. 干涉，干预
• I wish everyone would stop interfering and just leave me alone.

sophisticate [sə'fɪstɪkeɪt]

• vt. 弄复杂；使变得世故；曲解
• n. 久经世故的人；精通者
• vi. 诡辩
• If you are a sophisticate , this article does not look without prevent!

flaw [flɔː]

• n. 瑕疵，缺点；一阵狂风；短暂的风暴；裂缝，裂纹
• v. 使生裂缝，使有裂纹；使无效；使有缺陷
• vi. 生裂缝；变的有缺陷
• There were, however, a number of crucial flaws in his monetary theory.

virtually ['vɜːtjʊəlɪ]

• adv. 事实上，几乎；实质上近义： adv.事实上，几乎；实质上
  

  actually / really / almost / nearly / most

• This word has virtually dropped out of usage today.

quantitative ['kwɒntɪ,tətɪv; -,teɪtɪv]

• adj. 定量的；量的，数量的
• quantitative research 量化研究
• While I do not present any quantitative data on speed, the chart is arranged in order of speed, from fastest to slowest.

semicolon [,semɪ'kəʊlən; -'kəʊlɒn]

• n. 分号

comma ['kɒmə]

• n. 逗号；停顿

period ['pɪərɪəd]

• n. 周期，期间；时期；月经；课时；（语法学）句点，句号
• adj. 某一时代的

question mark 问号

exclamation [,eksklə'meɪʃ(ə)n] mark 叹号

violate ['vaɪəleɪt]

• vt. 违反；侵犯，妨碍；亵渎
• They went to prison because they violated the law.

devise [dɪ'vaɪz]

• vt. 设计；想出；发明；图谋；遗赠给
• 同义词、近义词：
  

  vt.设计；想出；发明；图谋；遗赠给

  design / engineer / style / project / frame

• We devised a scheme to help him.

obsolete ['ɒbsəliːt]

• adj. 废弃的；老式的
• n. 废词；陈腐的人
• vt. 淘汰；废弃
• So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.

render ['rendə]

• vt. 致使；提出；实施；着色；以…回报
• vi. 给予补偿
• n. 打底；交纳；粉刷
• It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.

assert [ə'sɜːt]

• vt. 维护，坚持；断言；主张；声称
• assert yourself 表达自己
• to assert 声称 ; 宣称
• There is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over.

coordinate [kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪt]

• n. 坐标；同等的人或物
• adj. 并列的；同等的
• vt. 调整；整合
• vi. 协调
• Government officials visited the earthquake zone on Thursday morning to coordinate the relief effort.

fictitious [fɪk'tɪʃəs]

• adj. 虚构的；假想的；编造的；假装的
• We're interested in the source of these fictitious rumours.

in essence

• 本质上；其实；大体上
• In essence, it forgoes one kind of realism while embracing another.

presumably [prɪ'zjuːməblɪ]

• adv. 大概；推测起来；可假定
• 同义词、近义词：adv.大概；推测起来；可假定
  

  probably / possibly / maybe

presume [prɪ'zjuːm]

• vt. 假定；推测；擅自；意味着
• vi. 相信；擅自行为

assume [ə'sjuːm]

• vt. 承担；假定；采取；呈现
• vt. 僭取；篡夺；夺取；擅用；侵占
• It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar.

constrained [kən'streɪnd]

• adj. 拘泥的；被强迫的；不舒服的
• v. 驱使；强迫；勉强（constrain的过去分词）
• What you can do on your own website is only very broadly constrained by law and convention.

respective [rɪ'spektɪv]

• adj. 分别的，各自的
• Steve and I were at very different stages in our respective careers.

mnemonic [nɪ'mɒnɪk]

• adj. 记忆的；助记的；记忆术的
• More than 300 songs, all tied to animations, provide mnemonic help.

arbitrary ['ɑːbɪt(rə)rɪ]

• adj. [数] 任意的；武断的；专制的
• Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.

disposal [dɪ'spəʊz(ə)l]

• n. 处理；支配；清理；安排
• This is mainly due to the improper disposal of rubbish by people.

explicit [ɪk'splɪsɪt; ek-]

• adj. 明确的；清楚的；直率的；详述的
• Sexually explicit scenes in movies and books were taboo under the old regime.