Day 139
convene [kDn}vin] v. 集合開會；聚集
The students convened in the gym. // convene a meeting
The committee members convened for a meeting at 9:00 A.M.
A congressional committee was convened immediately after the tragedy.
de.prive [d0'pra0v] v. 剝奪；奪去
Poverty deprived him of good food and medicine.
Her illness deprived her of a chance to go to college.
They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.
de.prived [d0'pra0vd] adj. 貧困的；窮苦的
He had a deprived childhood; his family was very poor and often did not have
enough to eat.
deprived children in the inner cities
deprivation [dGprD'veNDn] n. 剝奪the state of being deprived 98指
He is studying the effects of sleep deprivation.
She eventually overcame the deprivations of her childhood.
in.vet.er.ate [0n}vGtDrDt] adj. 1. 積習很深的；(尤指) 惡習難改的；有------癮的
an inveterate critic /gambler /liar
He’s an inveterate reader /traveler.
He is an inveterate sailor who spends all his time on his boat.
2. 長期形成的；根深蒂固的
inveterate hostility // her inveterate optimism
inveterately adv.
inveterately optimistic
mes.mer.ize [}mGzmD`ra0z] v. 迷住；吸引 fascinate
He was mesmerized by her smile.
mesmerizing adj.
Her performance was mesmerizing.
invincible [0n}v0nsDbDl] adj. 無敵的；不可消滅的 unconquerable
The invincible soccer team won every game.
The team seemed invincible. // an invincible army
an invincible belief in his own ability 對他自己的能力堅定不移的信念
ex.o.dus [}GksDdDs] n. (大批人同時) 離開；湧離
The Exodus of the Jews from Egypt was a slow and dangerous journey.
Exodus 出埃及記
When the people in the town learned their water was poisoned, there was a
mass exodus from the area.
the mass exodus from New York City to the beach in the summer
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