2016年11月24日 星期四

Week 11

inclement

adjective

1.(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.

2.not kind or merciful.


Related forms

inclemency, inclementness, noun

inclemently, adverb




peruse

verb (used with object)perused, perusing.

1.to read through with thoroughness or care:to peruse a report.

2.to scan or browse: 
The shoppers perused the magazines near the cash register while waiting to check out.

3.to read.

4.to survey or examine in detail.





premonition

noun

1.a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment:
He had a vague premonition of danger.

2.a forewarning.




desist

verb (used without object)

1.to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.




recoil

verb (used without object)1.to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.

2.
to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm.

3.
to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on or upon):
Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters.

4.
Physics. (of an atom, a nucleus, or a particle) to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle.

noun

5.
an act of recoiling.


6.

the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging.





pertinent

adjective

1.pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant


Related forms

pertinence, pertinency, noun


pertinently, adverb


nonpertinence, noun

nonpertinency, noun


nonpertinent, adjective




impresario

noun

plural impresarios.

1.a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, especially operas, ballets, or concerts.

2.any manager, director, or the like.








extortion

noun

1.an act or instance of extorting.


2.Law. the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.


3.oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest:the extortions of usurers.


4.anything extorted






adverse

adjective

1.unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:adverse criticism.

2.opposing one's interests or desire:adverse circumstances.


3.being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing:adverse winds.


4.opposite; confronting


Related forms

adversely, adverb

adverseness, noun

unadverse, adjective

unadversely, adverb

unadverseness, noun






asset

noun

1.a useful and desirable thing or quality:

Organizational ability is an asset.

2.a single item of ownership having exchange value.
3.assets.items of ownership convertible into cash; total resources of a person or business, as cash, notes and accounts receivable, securities, inventories, goodwill, fixtures, machinery, or real estate (opposed to liabilities ). Accounting. the items detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to liabilities and capital.all property available for the payment of debts, especially of a bankrupt or insolvent firm or person.Law. property in the hands of an heir, executor, or administrator, that is sufficient to pay the debts or legacies of a deceased person.




Related forms

assetless, adjective






reprimand

noun

1.a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.

verb (used with object)

2.to reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way.



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