周四下午Unit11泛读单词.docVIP

I Word study Precariously adverb Not safely ; Dangerously E.g. The economy is precariously close to recession. Trudge verbnoun 1.Vt. vi : walk wearily or heavily E.g.The old man trudged home through the deep snow. 2.Noun : long tiring walk E.g.It was a long trudge up the hill. Turmoil noun a violent disturbance E.g. The London Stock Exchange is in turmoil today. violent agitation E.g. The whole city was in a turmoil, and people came running from all directions. Grooming noun activity leading to skilled behavior E.g. Never underestimate the power of good grooming. 2.the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes E.g. This article presents the evaluation and training programs in grooming for psychiatric patients. Matrimony noun the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) E.g. They will soon be joined in matrimony. the ceremony or sacrament of marriage E.g. He had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony. Probe nounverb 1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities E.g. there was a congressional probe into the scandal a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities E.g. The brain surgeon asked the nurse to pass him a probe. an exploratory action or expedition E.g. The image sent back by the probe is very clear. 4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity E.g. Information about Venus obtained by Russian probes has been published on some magazines. Convened verb meet formally E.g. The council convened last week. 2.call together E.g. The students were convened in the auditorium. Ingesting verb serve oneself to, or consume regularly E.g. Have another bowl of chicken soup! take up mentally E.g. He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe. Autocratic adjective 1.offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually