Vocabulary Book Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering terms, definitions, parts of speech, and context sentences from the study notes.

sphere

(Noun, Root) 球體、範圍、領域、界. Example: Doctors have replaced the top of his hip bone with a metal sphere.

crust

(Noun) 地殼、外殼. Example: The crust on the snow was thick enough for us to walk on.

mantle

(Noun, V: Transitive) 地幔、斗篷、披風. Example: Parents often use mantle for their babies to keep warm.

calamity

(Noun) 災難、不幸的事. Example: A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region.

jeopardize

(V: Transitive) 危害、危及. Example: If you are rude to your boss, your chance of success may be jeopardized.

thermodynamic

(Adjective) 熱力學的. Example: His theory violates current thermodynamic laws.

deteriorate

(V: Intransitive) 惡化、變壞. Example: Relations between the two countries have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks.

desolate

(Adjective) 荒涼的. Example: So how would they escape these desolate canyons?

photosynthesis

(Noun) 光合作用. Example: The algae capture the sun's energy by photosynthesis and store it in organic molecules.

catalyst

(Noun) 催化劑、促進因素. Example: A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.

counterbalance

(Noun, V: Transitive) 起平衡作用的事物；抵銷、對~起平衡作用. Example: Their strength in defence counterbalances our strength in attack.

undermine

(V: Transitive) 破壞、逐漸削弱. Example: The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence.

nocturnal

(Adjective) 夜間發生的、夜間活動的. Example: Most bats are nocturnal.

intuitive

(Adjective) 直覺的. Example: He seemed to have an intuitive knowledge of how I was feeling.

eccentric

(Adjective) 不同圓心的、古怪的. Example: The old lady has some eccentric habits.

empirical

(Adjective) 以實驗為依據的、經驗主義的. Example: His thesis is not very convincing for lack of empirical evidence.

prerequisite

(Adjective, Noun) 必要條件；必備的. Example: Training is prerequisite for competence.

scrutinize

(V: Transitive) 詳細檢查. Example: The jeweller scrutinized the ruby for flaws.

hypothesis

(Noun) 假說、假設. Example: This is only a hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments.

analogy

(Noun) 類比、類推. Example: The man drew an analogy between the human skin and a brick wall.

facilitate

(V: Transitive) 使便利、促進. Example: The new ramp will facilitate the entry of wheelchairs.

chronology

(Noun) 年表、事件發生順序表. Example: It seems that the paper has confused the chronology of these events.

decipher

(V: Transitive) 譯解、辨認. Example: We can decipher the code intercepted by the broadcasting station.

disseminate

(V: Transitive) 散布、傳播. Example: One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease.

vicinity

(Adjective, Noun) 附近. Example: There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station.

itinerary

(Noun) 行程、路線. Example: We have some more places to visit on our itinerary.

enormity

(Noun) 巨大、嚴重性、滔天大罪. Example: The enormity of the crime has shocked even experienced policemen.

mitigate

(V: Transitive) 減輕、緩和. Example: It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on this island.

rectify

(V: Transitive) 糾正、矯正、改正. Example: I hope I can find a way to rectify your opinion of my behavior.

pristine

(Adjective) 嶄新的、原始的. Example: pristine forest; pristine offices.

implausible

(Adjective) 難以置信的、不可能的. Example: The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.

imperceptible

(Adjective) 難以察覺的. Example: She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.

lucrative

(Adjective) (生意、職位或活動) 賺錢的、盈利的. Example: The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies.