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。
umbrage [}Kmbr0dI] n. (為某事) 生氣；不快 take umbrage 20
They’re liable to take umbrage if we don’t invite them.
He took umbrage at the remark.
revile [r0}va0l] v.(通常用被動) 謾罵；辱罵；痛斥
Reviled as traitors, they now want to leave the country.
~ a policy reviled as racist 被斥為種族主義者的政策
He was reviled in the press for his angry outbursts.
ruminate [}rumD`net] v. 仔細思考；沉思
He ruminated over /about the meaning of life.
The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.
san.guine [}s$HgwDn] adj. 樂觀的；充滿自信的 confident and hopeful
~ a sanguine disposition /outlook
They are less sanguine about the company’s long-term prospects.
He tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved.
squeamish ['skwim0N] adj. 易受驚的；神經質的
I’m squeamish about eating raw fish.
I’m too squeamish to watch horror movies.
She gets squeamish at the sight of blood.
n. the squeamish : 神經質者
This movie is not for the squeamish. 神經質者
empirical [0m}p0r0kl] adj. 經驗主義的；以科學實驗為依據的；實證的
empirical data /evidence /laws // an empirical study
empirically adv.
Such claims need to be tested empirically.
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