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Extensive I. Word Pretest 1. figure out = work out 2. plod along = read slowly ( to walk slowly with a heavy burden) 3. eyestrain = pain in the eyes 4. cling to = stick to 5. alert = attentive 6. notion = idea 7. potential = hidden ability 8. savor = appreciate 9. clinic(s) = workshops ( writing clinics/speech clinics/reading clinics) 10. objective = aim 11. beatnik = unconventional people (避世派，垮掉的一代) 12. a hill of = anything 13. flaunt = show off 14. aptitude = ability 15. plead with = ask in a begging way 16. addled = confused (muddled/muddle-headed/woolly/woolly-headed) 17. glee club = singing club 18. checkered = uneven (不平坦) 19. infuriated = angered 20. child prodigy = unusually clever child 21. snap = hasty 22. antipathy = dislike 23. assume = suppose 24. aspiration = ambition 25. conviction = belief 26. token = symbol 27. trait(s) = characteristic(s) 28. perceive = notice 29. stance = way of standing 30. eradicate = remove ( wipe out) 31. pelt = fur 32. exclusively = only 33. haunt = place where they often go 34. ingenuity = cleverness 35. decoy(s) = lure(s) 36. ban = forbid 37. predators = animals that eat other animals 38. halfway = compromise 39. rendezvous = appointment 40. underlying = behind ( conceal behind sth.) 41. subscribe to = support 42. covenant = agreement 43. tribulation = suffering ( trial) 44. flies in the face/teeth of = in contrary to/going against/violate 45. succumb to = give in 46. garb = dress 47. shed = get rid of 48. discern = see clearly 49. cosmetics = makeup 50. luxuries = expensive and unnecessary goods 51. exotic = foreign 52. resort = use 53. loan = sum of money lent 54. exploit = utilize 55. assimilate = absorb 56. phonological = pronunciational 57. species = kind 58. alien = foreign 59. sensitive = delicate 60. hysterical = wildly emotional II. Vocabulary building Confusing words effective 有效，奏效，法律生效（valid） efficient 效率高的 有能力的 technique 技巧，工艺 technology 科技，技术 medium 媒介，中等 （degree） middle 中央，居中 （location） attitude 态度 aptitu