Vocabulary 10000

　　Lesson 1

　　A monument was built to commemorate the victory.

　　The children huddled together for warmth.

　　Censure is sometimes harder to bear than punishment.

　　The new vaccine eradicated all traces of the disease within three months.

　　The barbarians defiled the church by using it as a stable.

　　The pregnant woman has an enlarged abdomen.

　　The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.

　　The children were bereaved by the death of their parents.

　　This battlefield is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.

　　A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh.

　　Wheels left grooves in a muddy dirt road.

　　The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.

　　Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom.

　　Many wild animals prowl at night looking for something to eat.

　　The children scooped holes in the sand.

　　Diplomats are interested in the status of world affairs.

　　The farmer sued the railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.

　　The counter of the sink has many grooves along which the water will run off.

　　The cat prowled around the cellar looking for mice.

　　We all sympathized with the husband who was bereaved of his beloved wife.

　　Her singing evoked admiration from the public.

　　We still use this machine though it is obsolete.

　The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed. either alone or in a group.

　　Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.

　　The children‘s muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the hotel.

　　Running in the hall is a deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.

　　She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.

　　The little girl was inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.

　　Aren‘t you hungry? You are only nibbling your food.

　　The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.

　　After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.

　　The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.

　　The iron in the ship caused a deviation of the magnetic needle of the compass.

　　A marathon runner must have great fortitude to run such a long distance.

　　The pretty girl‘s reputation was defiled by malicious gossips.

　　The boy is just learning to walk, he is always tumbling over the floor.

　　The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.

　　There are many illnesses, which afflict old people.

　　His employer censured him for neglecting his work.

　　The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.

　　Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailors.

　　According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.

　　The gifts of charity meddled with a man’s private affair.

　　He doesn‘t sit straight: his posture is very bad.

　　John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.

　　The water spouted out when the pipe was broken.

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The climber traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.

　　A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.

　　He was flogging his horse in a very cruel way.

　　She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse.

　　The law does not meddle unduly with a person‘s private life.

　　The lights traversed the sky searching for enemy planes.

　　The inscription on the ancient monument was very hard to read.

　　The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.

　　The soldiers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard.

　　If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.

　　Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.

　　The doctor‘s report gave us only a glimmer of hope.

　　On his desk, many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.

　　The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.

　　He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.

　　Out feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.

　　That pop-song had a great vogue at one time.

　　Enemy soldiers ransacked the city and carried off its treasures.

　　Tired from his long walk, he slumped into a chair.

　　We saw the glimmer of a distant light through the trees.

　　He used to have a great vogue as a film actor, but no one goes to the cinema to see him now.

　　What the Ice Age did was to eradicate the abundant mammalian life in the Northern Hemisphere.

　　He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.

　　The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.

She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.

　　Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.

　　For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.

　　The boys huddled together under the rock to keep warm.

　　The old man mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.

　　This ruined bridge is a relic of the Korean War in 1950.

　　Automobile exhaust fumes are one of the major causes of smog.

　　The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.

　　He always speaks with his mouth full of food, it is his wont.

　　Four people were huddled under one umbrella to avoid the sudden shower.

　　I‘m feeling better than yesterday, but it is dubious that I can go to school tomorrow.

　　No one knows who wrote that play, but it is usually ascribed to Cyril Tourneur.

　　We believe that a free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy.

　　Take heed of what I say, or you will fail in the final examination.

　　Lesson 23

　　Civilized people believe in humane treatment of prisoners.

　　The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth.

　　Because he wasn‘t working hard, he is liable to fail.

　　He sat alone after the battle, mourning over the loss of his best friend.

　　A psychiatrist can help some people to understand their subconscious urges.

　　He has to leave now, he lives farther from here than I do.

　　All the members of the committee agreed to inquire further into the matter.

　　The man living next door hanged himself in sorrow after his wife died.

　　We hung our reproduction of “Mona Liza” above the fireplace.

　　Tainan is one of the historic spots that you should visit.

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　Upon retiring from the office, the President gave all the historical papers to the library.

　　The philosopher claims that kindness is a human trait, but I don‘t believe it.

　　Humane people are considerate of not only other people but also animals.

　　Some people do not believe that ghosts are not real but imaginary beings.

　　The imaginative child always likes to make up fairy tales.

　　Bessie Smith was an incomparable singer in her days.

　　It is foolish to compare horses with airplanes. They are incomparable.

　　Some old superstitions seem incredible to most educated people.

　　People nowadays are incredulous about ghosts and witches.

　　The gentleman laid his land on his son‘s shoulder.

　　The wounded soldier was lying on the battlefield.

　　This kind of shoe is apt to slip on wet ground.

　　Henry is an apt student of the practical science.

　　Children under the age of 10 are all liable to diseases.

　　He declared that he was not liable for his wife‘s debts.

　　The weather forecast says that it‘s likely to be hot tomorrow.

　　The backyard of our house has a luxuriant growth of weeds.

　　She is too proud, too luxurious to marry an ordinary person like you.

　　From time to time, during the night, there was a moan of pain from the sick man.

　　The whole nation mourned the death of the much-loved President.

　　The company will give only oral tests to the applicants.

　　This written report contains both a verbal description and a sketch of the building.

　　The minister made a personal visit to the scene of the fighting.

　　The general issued an order to capture the hill to all personnel.

　　The man seemed poor, but he was respectably dressed.

　Children should speak respectfully to their elders.

　　The first, second, and third prizes went to Jack, George, and Frank respectively.

　　She raised her finger to her lips as a sign for silence.

　　The farmer raises cattle and crops.

　　The sun will rise at 5:45 tomorrow morning.

　　We have to go to the government patent office to register the new trademark.

　　It is safe to register the letter containing the check.

　　Go to the registrar of the university to know your grades.

　　The boat we are on is the best sailor in the fleet.

　　The men in our navy are called sailors if they are not officers.

　　A group of college professors were waiting in the main salon to see the Minister of Education.

　　The ship‘s passengers have their dinners in the dining saloon.

　　It was certain that Oswald might have a subconscious desire to injure his underling.

　　Edina was unconscious for two hours after the accident.

　　The general was unconscious of being followed by the spy.

　　The club’s secretary prepared several transcripts of minutes of the meeting.

　　The transcription of words into phonetic symbols requires special training.

　　Lesson 24

　　The woman knelt before the altar to pray to God for her son‘s safe return.

　　If it rains, we have to alter our plan to have a picnic on Sunday.

　　Chinese mountain climbers made a successful ascent of Mt. McKinley in North America.

　　I won‘t give my assent to her plan because it is not well prepared.

　　There are several old cannons on the wall of the castle.

　　This canon has been enacted by the church council very recently.

　　Some of the tops of sneakers are made of canvas.

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　The sales representative canvassed the whole city for subscriptions of the magazine.

　　The cession of the territory could not be avoided because they lost the war.

　　Be seated! The court is now in session.

　　The soldier fainted at the sight of his own blood.

　　The color became faint as the sunset.

　　He feinted with his left hand and hit me with his right.

　　In recent years there has been an intention of the struggle for political power in the country.

　　She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn‘t my intention to hurt her.

　　There is nothing that we can do now but pray God helps us in our troubles.

　　The lion seized its prey and ate it.

　　Chicago is the principal city in the Midwest of the United States.

　　The principal told the teachers to dismiss (suspend) school during the heavy snowstorm.

　　This country was founded on the principle of individual freedom for all.

　　The population of France remained stationary almost for a century.

　　Herbert bought a notebook at the stationery store.

　　Please write your name and address on this paper.

　　The President addressed the nation on the subject of war and peace.

　　Darkness is an attribute of night, as brightness is that of day.

　　We attribute Edison‘s success to intelligence and hard work.

　　The teachers appointed a committee of five members to plan the class picnic.

　　The court appointed Mr.Lansing as the committee that would take care of the boy’s property.

　　She likes music very much,she never misses a concert.

　　We concerted on the most proper methods for speedily executing the manager’s instructions.

　　I tried but couldn’t understand the content of his speech.

　　John contented himself with two glasses of beer even though he could have had more.

Honest but poor is the converse of poor but honest.

　　He conversed with his wife about the summer vacation.

　　The Sahara is a great desert in the northern part of Africa.

　　After the family deserted the farm, its buildings fell to ruin. (=fell out of use).

　　The publisher decided to publish a digest /summary of international law.

　　I like milk very much, but I can’t digest /catch it very well.

　　Most animals have an instinct to protect their young.

　　Her face was instinct with benevolence and kindness.

　　Although the governor knew many peoples, he had few intimates.

　　He intimated /suggested indirectly that he was dissatisfied with his job.

　　The train arrived at exactly /punctually four minutes past eight.

　　There has been a minute improvement in the working conditions of the factory.

　　A dark object moved between the door and me, What? Eidolon? Devil or fairy.

　　Do you object Tommy smoking in this room?

　　Her asked her to marry him but he refused.

　　The street-cleaning department took away all refuse from the street.

　　The little girl was in tears because she’d lost her mother.

　　For security, tear up paper before put it in the trash can.

　　The janitor/buddy removed used towels from the rack.

　　It took long to get used to foreign food.

　　Lesson 10

　　The entire population was aggrieved by the tyranny of the king.

　　Only a callous/apathy person can see suffering without trying to relieve it.

　　Walking barefoot on the asphalt pavement/trotter makes the bottom of your feet callous.

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　She wants to continue her study in the United States, but her parents disapprove of her plan.

　　Ten dollars is a fabulous price for an ordinary pencil.

　　He was infuriated by the police man’s rough treatment of his wife.

　　His political opponents feared his mordant tongue, and even more his mordant pen.

　　The idiotic Indiaese sang a shit-song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.

　　He was arrested as a member of a subversive organization advocating the forceful overthrow of the present government.

　　Many students find temporary jobs during their summer holidays.

　　Through the years he amassed a large fortune to buy farm after he retired.

　　However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate.

　　People tend to amass possessions, sometimes without being aware of doing so.

　　The Empire State Building is a colossal structure.

　　Sickness or bad luck often makes a person feel dismal.

　　She was glad to see us again and gave me a genial welcome.

　　It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco/cigarette.

　　The punishment for that offence is two years in prison.

　　During his sojourn /stopover in Africa he learned much about native customs.

　　Six robberies in one night put our village in turmoil.

　　A scientist suspends judgment and refrains from drawing conclusions until all the facts are in.

　　She assented to the doctor’s assertion that her son was ill, but could not consent to having him hospitalized.

　　The couple wishes to live in a cozy little home rather than in a lifeless mansion.

　　That factory is trying to diversify its products to sell in different markets.

　　The haggard faces of the rescued miners showed that they had a great deal of sufferings.

　　Careless drivers cause many irreparable accidents.

　　Everyone has two paternal grandparents and two maternal grandparents.

　The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.

　　His seclusion of the rabbit in the barn was kept secret from everyone else.

　　The two friends wrangled and now they don’t speak to each other.

　　Most bigoted people are intolerant of opposition.

　　Most of the food they eat is deficient in iron and protein.

　　The sly fox eluded the hunters by running back in the opposite direction.

　　Some very great men have come from ignoble families.

　　We are studying about dew, frost, mist, and other kindred facts of nature.

　　During the Romantic period it was fashionable in literature to have a melancholy outlook on the world.

　　No one likes to be regarded as a poltroon.

　　The enemy was routed.

　　The most massive defense system would still leave the nation vulnerable to nuclear attack.

　　The child abided with his grandparents for three years before being returned to his parents.

　　She can't abide watching horror films.

　　Please feel assured that we will abide by our promise.

　　The audience in the theater was irritated by the unruly and boisterous children.

　　To spit in the classroom is despicable.

　　We saw many exotic plants at the flower exhibition, which we had never seen before.

　　For the mountain climber, it is imperative to get food and water before sunset.

　My wife has such an imperative voice that everyone coveys her.

　　He was nonplused by the strange customs he saw everywhere in the country.

　　The leader of the band bowed in a pompous/exaggerated manner

　　He severed connection with Tom.

　　The day was so sultry that they had little energy left.

　　The moon was waning, and in such a waning light, it is very difficult to see the enemy.