1100 Words

Question 1

Eminent

W1D1

Answer 1

Successful, well-known and respected

Question 2

Replete

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Answer 2

not used before a noun formal
1 : having much or plenty of something : filled with something

The book is replete with photographs.
The country’s history is replete with stories of people who became successful by working hard.

Question 3

Prognosticate

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Answer 3

plural prognostications
[count] formal: a statement about what is going to happen in the future

His prognostications [=predictions] are usually right.

Question 4

Realm

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Answer 4

realm 領域；範圍
/ˈrɛlm/
noun
plural realms
[count]
1 : an area of activity, interest, or knowledge

new discoveries in the realm of medicine
in political and legal realms
the realm of art/science/education
A victory by the team seems within the realm of possibility. [=a victory seems possible]
It’s not beyond the realm of possibility [=it’s not impossible] that he will return.

Question 5

Badger

W1D4

Answer 5

badger 困擾；糾纏
/ˈbæʤɚ/
verb
badgers; badgered; badgering
[+ object]
1 : to bother or annoy (someone) with many comments or questions
The celebrity was being badgered [=pestered] by reporters.

2 : to ask or tell someone many times to do something
He’s been badgering [=nagging, pestering] me to clean the garage for months.
She finally badgered me into going.

Question 6

Implore

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Answer 6

implore /ɪmˈploɚ/ 懇求，乞求，哀求
verb
implores; implored; imploring
[+ object] formal
1 a : to make a very serious or emotional request to (someone) : beg
Don't go. I implore you.

— usually followed by to + verb
She implored her son not to go.
He implored her to think of the children.

b : to say (something) as a serious or emotional request
“Think of the children!” he implored.

Question 7

Deplore

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Answer 7

deplore 強烈譴責
/dɪˈploɚ/
verb
deplores; deplored; deploring
[+ object]
: to hate or dislike (something) very much : to strongly disapprove of (something)
We deplore the development of nuclear weapons.
Many people deplored the change.
Although deplored by many, her decisions have greatly benefited the company.

Question 8

Drudgery

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Answer 8

drudgery 單調沉悶的工作[U]
/ˈdrʌʤəri/
noun
[noncount]
\: boring, difficult, or unpleasant work
He hated the drudgery of his job.

Question 9

Interminable

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Answer 9

interminable 沒完沒了的，無止盡的；冗長不堪的
/ɪnˈtɚmənəbəl/
adjective
[more interminable; most interminable] disapproving
: having or seeming to have no end : continuing for a very long time
an interminable war
an interminable wait

Question 10

Perceive

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Answer 10

perceive 察覺; 意識到
/pɚˈsiːv/
verb
perceives; perceived; perceiving
[+ object]
1 formal : to notice or become aware of (something)
I perceived [=noticed] that she had been crying.
The detective perceived [=saw] a change in the suspect’s attitude.

2 : to think of (someone or something) as being something stated
She perceived herself as an independent woman. = She perceived herself to be an independent woman.