现代大学英语精读3_重点单词整理.docVIP

abundance: quantity that is more than enough; plenty academic: connected with education, especially at college or university level accidental: happening unexpectedly or by chance acclamation: a loud expression of approval or welcome acreage: area of land measured by acres adolescent: a young person who is developing into an adult adulthood: the time when you are an adult affection: a gentle feeling of love and caring affirm: (fml)to declare(usu. again, or in answer to a question or doubt) affluent: prosperous agenda: a list of things to be done aide: someone whose job is to help someone in an important job, esp a politician alarm: to make fearful or worried about a possible danger ambitious: full of ambition, esp for success or money amiably: in a friendly and likeable way angler: person who goes fishing as a sport with a line and hook annually: happening every year append: to add something to a piece of writing arms: war weapons arouse: to make someone feel very angry, curious, afraid, interested etc. assault: sudden violent attack associate: to connect with a particular subject, activity, group etc association: connection made in the mind between different things, ideas, etc astound: to overcome with surprise or shock; to amaze attitudinal: related to attitude award: a prize or money given to people to reward them for something they have done bachelor: a man who has never been married bacon: salted or smoked meat banal: commonplace, uninteresting barbarian: a person who is primitive or uncivilized barbed-wire: wire with short, sharp points on it barrel: a large curved container with a flat top and bottom, made of wood or metal battered: out of shape beak: the hard horny part of a bird’s mouth beam: ray or stream of light beast: a four-footed animal; a disgusting person behead: to cut off the head of sb especially as a punishment benefit: something that gives you advantages or improves your life in some way berry: small juicy fruit without a stone betray: to show f