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。
recur [r0'k"] v. 一再發生；反覆出現
The same dream recurred night after night.
The pain recurs every time I lift something heavy.
recurrence [r0'kDrDns ; r0'k"Dns] n. 再次發生；重現
We don’t want a recurrence of the situation.
recurrent [r0'kDrDnt ; r0'k"Dnt] adj. 一再發生的；反覆出現的
~ a recurrent eye infection // ~ a recurrent theme
His troubles with money are recurrent.
façade [ fD}sAd] n. 1. (建築物的) 正面the front or outside part of a building
The façade of that building is made of wood. // a brick facade
2. (不露真情的) 外表；外觀
He puts on a façade of being a rich man, but he is not.
~ her polite façade
elapse [0}l$ps] v. (時間) 逝去；流逝 to go by; pass
Three years have elapsed since I saw my friends in Boston; that is a long time.
Weeks elapsed before she returned home.
outlandish [aUt'l$nd0N] adj. 稀奇古怪的；奇特的 extremely strange and unusual
He wore an outlandish outfit of red pants and green sneakers.
~ an outlandish story
pa.tri.arch ['petri`Ark] n. 德高望重的長者 a man who controls a family, group, or
government
Our grandfather was the family’s patriarch.
transpire [tr$n}spa0r] v. 1. 發生 to happen; occur
What transpired at the meeting?
She gave a report on what transpired at the meeting.
~ the events that transpired on that day
2. (植物葉表水分) 蒸發
Plants transpire through pores in their leaves.
ö it transpires that : 現已清楚，揭露；事情是這樣的 to become known
It transpired that they had met previously.
It transpired that Mr. Lee had already hired a new secretary.
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