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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。

gourmet [}gUr`me ; gUr}me] n. 美食家       

He is a gourmet of French food.

                       adj. (食物) 美味的；講究的

a gourmet restaurant      //   a gourmet meal

This restaurant serves gourmet Italian food.     //     gourmet food

gamut [}g$mDt] n. (某一類東西的) 全部，整個範圍a range of things; spectrum

~ recipes for the whole gamut of culinary tastes

She had experienced the whole /full gamut of emotions in the weeks before she

   left home.

   ö run the gamut : 包含整個範圍 include the widest possible range

     Her emotions ran the gamut from joy to despair.

     Prices in the restaurants run the gamut from cheap to very expensive.

cu.li.nar.y [}kjulD`nGri ; }kKlD`nGri] adj. 烹飪的；廚藝的relating to food and how to

                                             cook it

She is studying culinary arts, like baking fine cakes, in school. 廚藝

He likes to show off his culinary skills.     //     culinary herbs

And what culinary delights do you have for us tonight?

               ( culinary delights = very good food )

Savor the culinary delights of Mexico. 品嚐墨西哥美食

cache[k$N] n. 1. 隱藏處                                     93

She kept the jewelry in a cache under the stairs.     //     ~ an arms cache

             2. 隱藏物；窩藏品

She had a cache of gold hidden in the wall.

~ a huge cache of illegal guns and home-made explosives

~ a weapons cache         //       ~ a cache of stolen goods

           3. (電腦) 快取記憶體 cache memory

         v. 窩藏 (武器等)

prodigy [}prAdDdIi] n. 天才；奇才

She was a child prodigy on the violin.

burgundy [}b"gDndi] n. 1. (法國) 勃艮第葡萄酒 a red or white wine made in

                                         Burgundy, France

                   2. 深 (紫) 紅色a reddish-purple color

                 adj.

a burgundy leather briefcase

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