法学英语重点应掌握汇（大学期末复习资料）.doc

Unit 1 重点应掌握词汇 I Academic word list (AWL)inadequate, integrity, self-evident, contract, detection, enormous, conference, documentation 注：有些Academic words 包含在下面40个词中， 为避免重复，单独列出. II Discuss the words’ meaning 1. withhold: hold back; refuse to hand over or give 2. condemn: to criticize strongly, usually for moral reasons 3. address: to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem 4. prevalence: the quality of existing very commonly or happening frequently 5. submit: hand over formally 6. surveillance: a close watch kept on someone suspected of doing wrong 7. ensure: make sure, guarantee; make certain 8. fabrication: action or result of inventing (a false story); a forged document or a false account of events 9. duplicate: identically copied from an original 10. overwhelming: too great to rest or overcome, very great 11. conducive: making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen 12. inevitable: that you cannot avoid or prevent 13. potential: that may or can come into existence; possible 14. regurgitate: to bring food that has been swallowed back up into the mouth again; to repeat something you have heard or read without really thinking about it or understanding it 15. preeminent: more important, more successful or of a higher standard than other 16. insight: the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations 17. distinct: different in kind, separate 18. pervade: to spread through and be noticeable in every part of something 19. sanction: a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make people obey a law or behave in a particular way 20. universally: by everyone; everywhere or in every situation 21. approach: to start dealing with a problem, task, etc. in a particular way 22. assume: to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it 23. subscribe: to agree with or support an opinion, a theory, etc. 24. infraction: an act of breaking a rule or law 25. precedence: right to come before sb./