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New Words 9A premarital a. happening before marriage 婚前的 collection n. 1. [C] a set of things that have been collected 收藏品 2. [U] the act of collecting 收集 verify vt. make certain of or prove the truth of sth. 证实；核实 bride n. [C] a woman who is getting married, or who is just married 新娘 bride-to-be n. [C] a woman who is going to be married soon 准新娘 clause n. [C] a particular part of a written legal document 条款，款项 prenuptial a. before getting married 结婚前的 prenup n. [C] a prenuptial agreement 婚前协约 negotiate v. discuss sth. in order to reach an agreement 谈判；协商 prospective a. likely to be or become a particular thing 预期的；可能的 bind vt. (bound, bound) 1. hold people or things together 连结；结合 2. tie sth. tightly 捆绑，捆扎 division n. 1. [C, U] the act of dividing things into different parts 分开；分配 2. [C, U] a disagreement among the members of a group 分歧 3. [C] one of the parts into which an organization is divided 部门 evenly ad. divided in an equal way 平均地 headline n. [C] the title of a newspaper story printed in large letters 标题 contest vt. 1. say formally that one does not agree with sth. 辩驳；质疑 2. compete for sth. and try to win it 争夺；竞争 n. [C] a competition 竞赛，比赛 wealthy a. rich 富有的，富裕的 candidate n. 1. [C] a person or thing that is likely to do or be sth. 有可能做...的人；有望成为...的事 2. [C] sb. who is competing to get a job or position 候选人 sting vt. (stung, stung) 1. make sb. feel upset, hurt, or annoyed 激怒；刺激 2. (of an insect) cause sharp pain 刺，蛰 exposure n. 1. [C, U] the state of being put into a harmful situation 暴露 2. [C, U] the act of making sth. publicly known 揭发；揭露 academy n. 1. [C] an organization of people interested in the development of a particular subject 研究院；学会2. [C] a school or college that teaches a particular subject 专科学校 estate n. [C, U] all the property and money that belongs to sb. 财产 payment n. [C, U] an amount of money that is paid 付款 shield vt.