List2Nov20

Question 1

affable

Answer 1

affable​ADJ. /平易近人的/easily approachable; warmly friendly. Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.

Question 2

agglomeration

Answer 2

agglomeration​N. /聚集，累积/collection; heap. It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip.

Question 3

alchemy

Answer 3

alchemy ​N. /炼金术士/medieval chemistry. The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy. alchemist, N.

Question 4

alcove

Answer 4

alcove​N. /小隔间，壁橱/nook; small, recessed section of a room. Though their apartment lacked a full-scale dining room, an alcove adjacent to the living room made an adequate breakfast nook for the young couple.

Question 5

alimentary

Answer 5

alimentary​ADJ. /营养的/supplying nourishment. The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there. When asked for the name of the digestive tract, Sherlock Holmes replied, “Alimentary, my dear Watson.”

Question 6

alliteration

Answer 6

alliteration​N. /头韵/repetition of beginning sound in poetry. “The furrow followed free” is an example of alliteration.

Question 7

amalgamate

Answer 7

amalgamate​V. /结合，整合/combine; unite in one body. The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.

Question 8

ambidextrous

Answer 8

ambidextrous​ADJ. /双手都灵巧/capable of using either hand with equal ease. A switch-hitter in baseball should be naturally ambidextrous.

Question 9

ameliorate

Answer 9

ameliorate​V. /提高/improve. Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums.