English book2 vocabulary

<Book2-Unit1>

1. An increasing number of children's books attempt to portray life as it is for members of disadvantaged and minority groups. This year saw the publication of a rich
AssortmentOf realistic fictions for children aged 8-12 and older.

2. PeopleNarcissisticPersonality disorder have a great sense of self importance. They seek excessive admiration from others and fantasize about
Unlimited success or power.

3. Studies on film consumers had indicated teenage audience as s a prime market, with the result that Hollywood filmmakers
ObsessivelyCatered to that market, sometimes at the expense of adult fare.

4. Robinson found saved savages on this island. They were seen warring,
SlayingAnd eating each other, And sacriicing one another by thousands to their gods.

5. Attempting to make money from the growing
LegionOf both female and male fans of basketball, he started to write love stories with basketball as one of the elements.

6. Being somewhat older than he was, they
InstilledInto him a false idea of their superiority, and it was by this means they retained him in their "set"-a set of wild, dissipated young men.

7. It is perhaps difficult for white South Africans, with
IngrainedPrejudice against communism, to understand why experienced African politicians so readily accept communists as their friends.

8. While administration officials were kept busy answering the charges, the secretary and Chairman
HustledBack and forth between committees on both sides of the Capitol defending the pace and scope of the defense effort.

9. Thousands of soccer fans stormed the gates of an already overcrowded stadium, minutes before game time. 49 people were killed and 47 injured in
Stampede.

10. for a fleeting moment I felt uneasy. Like sort Americans making their first trip to an unfamiliar Asian city, I had harbored
QualmsAbout just how I might be released ed.

 

<Book2-Unit4>

1. For centuries the area around the southern end of London Bridge, was the entertainment center of London, where the sacred andProfaneLived
In close proximity.

2. World War I broke out after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which
IgnitedAn already tense territorial feud between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.

3. That night dr. Leighton
ConcoctedA plan to rid himself of this old woman, whom he had every reason to believe was all that stood between him and the consummation of his designs.

4. I pressed the button and the four-hundred-pound door was hoisted into the air and slipped into place with a clang of cold steel, with the terrifle IC
ReverberationsAlmost deafening us inside.

5. The great Certificate of slaveholders look upon education among the slaves as utterly
SubversiveOf the slave system

6. the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's most famous work, is as well known for its mastery of technical innovations as for
EnigmaticSmile of the subject.

7. His memory soon takes him back to the days of his seventeenth year, at
ConvergenceOf youth and manhood in a timeless moment when "feeling was stronger than thought ."

8. On February 18,186 1, Jefferson Davis was sworn in
ProvisionalPresident of the Confederate States of America. Davis was the first and only President of the Confederacy.

9. If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may
DefyMaterial injury from external annoyance.

10. The skin texture of the Noble was so
TransparentThat the blue veins might be seen branching off in various directions ctions. Therefore, they were also called the "Blue Blood ".

 

<Book2-Unit5>

1, over the next few weeks, a change came over John. Agreement replaced
Contrariness, Quiet, reasoned discussion replaced argument.

2. We warned our boys not
TangleWith that group of tough boys from the other side of town.
We warned the children not to provoke the group of wild children from the other side of the city.

3. There's even more incentive to exercising -- not only will working out make you look and feel better, it will also increase your
StaminaAnd level of control.
There are even more incentives-sports not only make you better look and feel, but also increase your endurance and control.

4. Without stirring from our firesides we may
RoamTo the most remote regions of the earth, or soar into realms where Spenser's shapes of unearly beauty flock to meet us, where Milton's angels peal in our ears the choral hymns of paradise.
Without leaving the fire, we can swim in the farthest places in the world, or fly in the form of the poet Spencer to greet us in groups, the Angel of Hamilton sang the praise of heaven in our ears.

5. Another problem is that the richness and
SubtletyOf Chinese is often lost or diluted when translated into other ages, even when undertaken by skilful hands.

6. Since the poor begged only in the major thoroughfares and
BustlingMarketplaces and stayed away from the quiet residential areas of the rich. They asked for money only from those on foot, unable to catch up wgith the rich in Their sleek cars.

7. Those whoConspireWith others in advance to commit crimes stipulated are to be handled as accomplices of smuggling, trafficking, transporting, or
Making drugs

8. In the post-Enron era, where sort ate governance has been called into question, their stringent financial standards and reputation as a financial hub can enable them to work with the Chinese companies
In theirForayInto the international market.

9. We must win the people's confidence
TangvisibleAchievements in the building of the Party's Style and of a clean government.

10. Today I willSavorThe taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success buried in each and new life will sprout
Me.

<Book2-Unit8>

1. People who suffer from
InfertilityCan seek medical advice to identify the cause and undergo treatment.

2. published reports in February disclosed that the Pentagon had revised its strategic doctrine in the aftermath of the cold war to meet
HypotheticalThreat from several regional conflicts.

3. If profits shocould
EmergeIn any field of production, the resulting increase in output wocould cause price declines.

4. in a broad sense, activities called thinking are internally adaptive responses
IntrinsicAnd extrinsic stimuli.

5. Surveys indicate that at least half of the 3 to 4 percent of newborns with birth
DefectsSuffer a major genetic contribution.

6. Have youSpecifiedWhere the new sofa will be put? It will certainly take up much room.

7. If we were not to enforce the newspapers 'promises of confidentiality, confidential sources wowould have no legal recourse against
UnscrupulousReporters or editors

8. How can you
JustifyYour rude behavior towards your parents who love you so much?

<Book2-Unit12>

(1) IUntangledThe thread while dad found a replacement capacitor and by 9 we had two completed cushions, four more cut out ready and my dad has
Been completed ucted on how to complete the rest.

(2) The heroine is
AnguishedBy the thought that her sweetheart, who is believed to have been drowned, died while not in a state of grace.

(3) Where there are obligations attached to testamentary succession or
Legacy, The successor or legatee shall perform them.

(4) with melodious rhythm and refreshing style, this piece
DepictsThe eye-catching scenery of the watery region in south, and the people's praise of their new life.

(5) Anything good and characteristically Chinese that has been discarded must be
RestoredAnd even improved.

(6) Then He tentatively moved his limbs and found, to his surprise, that he was
IntactAnd unhurt.

(7) A slightShudderShook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, "God forgive me-it's awful to think such things ."

(8) It suggests that certain decisions will be made no matter what we try to do to alter them, and our mostFerventEfforts to change ourselves are
Useless.

(9) Easter is a festival to remember Jesus who died and came to life again. It
CommemoratesChrist's resurrection from the tomb where he had lain for three days after his crucifixion.

(10) You 'd do very well at a spiritual
RetreatThat encourages meditation, prayer and introspection.