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大學指考、學測及全民英檢中高級的英文字彙屬於基本且必需學會的單字，

但光熟悉這些單字要閱讀一般普通的英文文章、書籍、報紙、雜誌，字彙量仍

嫌相當不足，所以我想將能流利閱讀英文所需的單字，大致很完整地整理出來

，而我所列的是全民英檢中高級以上的單字，但絕不列冷僻字、罕用字。

endow [0n}daU] v. 1. 捐款；資助                     

The wealthy couple endowed a new wing of the hospital.

               2. 賦予；使具有某種特質

　Her parents endowed their daughter with high intelligence.

     ö be endowed with ~ : 天生具有 ~

  　　She was endowed with intelligence and beauty.

endowment [0n}daUmDnt] n. 1. 捐款；資助  

a generous endowment to the hospital   //   an endowment fund

                       2. 天賦；天資

an athlete’s physical endowments

des.ig.nate ['dGz0g`net] v. 1. 指派；選派；任命to appoint

An official designated his aide to represent him at the conference.

                   2. 標明；表示；定為to mark or point out; indicate   94

Some cars on the train are designated as no smoking areas.

A blue line is used to designate rivers on many maps.

multitude [}mKltD`tud] n. 1. 一大群人；大眾  

A vast multitude waited to hear the news.

 　　　　　　　　   2. a multitude of ：大量；許多             95

~ a multitude of choices

The city’s museums offer a multitude of cultural possibilities.

swoon [swun] v. 1. swoon over : (愛慕得) 神魂顛倒；心醉神迷

Teenage girls swooned over the band’s lead singer.

The entire audience seemed to swoon when he appeared on stage.

             2. 暈厥；昏倒

She swooned from fright.

           n. 暈厥；昏倒

She fell into a swoon.

sus.cep.ti.ble [sD}sGptDbDl] adj. 1. 易被感染的 ( susceptible to )       93

I’ve always been very susceptible to colds.                    

~ a child who is susceptible to disease 易得病的小孩

The virus can infect susceptible individuals.

                       2. 易受影響的

Children are very susceptible to their parents.

hepatitis [hGpD}ta0t0s] n. 肝炎a serious disease of the liver

hepatitis A A型肝炎 // hepatitis B B型肝炎//   hepatitis C C型肝炎

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