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Question 1

字首 ：a- (an-)

Answer 1

without

Question 2

apathy / apathetic

Answer 2

(n.) 冷漠 / (a.) 冷漠；漠不關心. You mustn’t be apathetic about environmental protection. path ; pass ; pati ->feel suffer from ( patient)

Question 3

atheist / atheism

Answer 3

(nc.) 無神論者 / （n.)無神論

Question 4

anonymous / anonymity

Answer 4

(a.) 匿名的 / (n.) 匿名. I never pay attention to anonymous letters. an–>without ; nonym–>name

Question 5

atypical

Answer 5

(a.) 非典型的。SARS is an atypical form of pneumonia.

Question 6

analphabetic

Answer 6

(a.；nc.) 不識字的；文盲。Fewer and fewer people are analphabetic nowadays.

Question 7

abysmal

Answer 7

(a.) 無底的；極度的。/（n.) 無底洞。Visitors to the slum were appalled by the abysmal living conditions they saw. (bys-> bottom)

Question 8

atrophy

Answer 8

(n. v.) 萎縮。Astronauts returning from extended stays in zero gravity often suffer from muscular atrophy. (troph–>food；astro–>star；navy/nav–>sail)

Question 9

字首：anti-

Answer 9

against

Question 10

antitrust

Answer 10

(a.) 反聯合壟斷。US antitrust laws are akin to fair-trade laws in Taiwan.

Question 11

anti-American

Answer 11

(a.) 反美的。

Question 12

antipathy / antipathetic

Answer 12

(n.)反感。/（a.) 有反感的。 The natives have a strong antipathy against all outsiders.

Question 13

antibiotic

Answer 13

(n.) 抗生素。The discovery of antibiotics is a milestone in medical history. (bio–>life )

Question 14

antidote

Answer 14

(n.) 解藥；解毒劑。Gandhi’s nonviolence is a potent antidote to the prevalent violence in modrrn society. (potent–>power :impotential)

Question 15

antonym

Answer 15

(n.) 反義字。You can look up synonyms and antonyms in the thesaurus.

Question 16

字首：contra- (counter- )

Answer 16

against

Question 17

contradict / contradiction / contradictory

Answer 17

(v.) 反駁。/（n.) 反駁、矛盾。/ (a.) 矛盾、相反的。 You should feel free to contradict me if you disagree. ( countra-/contrast –>against；dict–>speak )

Question 18

contraband

Answer 18

(n. a.) 違禁品；違禁的。Buying contraband goods may get you into trouble. I don’t deal in contraband. ( banish (v.) 驅逐 ）

Question 19

controversial / controversy

Answer 19

(a.) 引起爭議的，有爭議的。/（n.) 爭議，爭執。 Abortion is a highly controversial issue in the U.S. ( verse- / vert- –> turn, change )

Question 20

counterfeit

Answer 20

（a. v. n.) 偽造的；偽造；偽鈔。
I got some counterfeit money in change this morning.
It’s a crime to counterfeit a signature.
（ feit / fact / fict / fect –> do; make )

Question 21

counteract

Answer 21

(v.) 抵銷；制衡；反制。

The pill will counteract your stomach acid.

Question 22

encounter

Answer 22

(v. n.)遭遇。
You’re going to encounter enormous difficulties if you push for reform.
He met his future wife in an accident encounter.

Question 23

counterpart

Answer 23

(n.) 另一半，對應之人或物。

The President and his British counterpart—the Prime Minister —will have a summit soon.

Question 24

字首：dis- (dif- )

Answer 24

not, apart

Question 25

disclose / disclosure

Answer 25

(v.) 透露，揭曉。 / (n.) 透漏。The winner will be disclosed in a minute. (dis-> not)

Question 26

disinterested

Answer 26

(a.) 立場超然的；無利益糾葛。Both are willing to listen to a disinterested third party. (interest n.利益)

Question 27

dissect / dissection

Answer 27

(v.) 解剖，分解。/（n.) 解剖。 The students learn to dissect a frog in biology class. (sect–>cut)

Question 28

distant / distance

Answer 28

(a.) 遙遠的。/ (n.)距離。Distant mountains often appear pale blue.

Question 29

disability / disabled

Answer 29

(n.) 失能。 /(a.) 失能的。 The man suffers from a visual disability.

Question 30

diffident / diffidence

Answer 30

(a.) 缺乏自信的。 (n.) 無自信。 My sister is a shy, diffident girl. (dif=dis=not；fid=faith)

Question 31

diffuse / diffusion

Answer 31

(a. v. )散漫的；滲透；擴散。/(n.) 散漫；滲透；擴散。 The internet is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge. (fuse=pour=melt；fuse n.保險絲）

Question 32

字首： in- (il-；im-；ir- ) 遇到m, b, p 改im

Answer 32

not

Question 33

insatiable / satiate=satisfy

Answer 33

(a.) 無法滿足的。/ (v.)足夠。

China’s insatiable demands for oil and steel have driven up prices.

Question 34

infinite / infinity

Answer 34

(a.) .無限的；無窮的。/(n.) 無限。

With infinite patience, the teacher answered the same question for the fifth time. (fin=end=limit)

Question 35

insensate

Answer 35

(a.) .無知覺的；不講理的。

He’s an insensate boss who refuses to allow time off for funerals. (sens, sense, sent=feel )

Question 36

impervious

Answer 36

(a.) 透不過的；不受影響的。

The best-selling author is impervious to criticism. (per=through；vi=via…way=by way of)

Question 37

illiterate =analphabetic / illiteracy

Answer 37

(a. n.) 不識字的；文盲。 /(n.)文盲。

You can’t expect an old illiterate farmer to be familiar with Shakespeare. (liter=letter)

Question 38

immobilize / mobilize

Answer 38

(v.) 使…不能動彈。/(v.)動員。

In this dream, the boy was immobilized with fear. (mob=move)

Question 39

irrepressible

Answer 39

(a.)按捺不住的。

The kid’s curiosity is irrepressible. (re=back)

Question 40

irreversible

Answer 40

(a.) 無法逆轉的。 Aging is an irreversible process; one can only try to slow it down.