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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。

anathema [D'n$LDmD] n. 令人厭惡的事物                        22

Racial prejudice is (an) anathema to me.

The idea of working late was complete anathema to him.

urbane["}ben] adj. 溫文爾雅的；彬彬有禮的 polite and confident

~ witty and urbane people /dialogue

The dialogue is witty and urbane.

vit.ri.ol [}v0triDl] n. 尖刻的批評 harsh and angry words

His speech was full of vitriol.

vit.ri.ol.ic [v0tri}Al0k] adj. (言行) 惡毒的；刻薄的 bitter

~ a vitriolic debate  

The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.

wan [wen] adj. 蒼白的；虛弱的；憔悴的

a wan complexion       //   She gave a wan smile. 慘笑一下；無精打采的笑

wanly adv.

He smiled wanly.

wheedle [}widl] v. 哄騙；騙取

He wheedled a lot of money from her.

He wheedled his way into his current job.

begrudge [b0}grKdI] v. 嫉妒

You shouldn’t begrudge (him) his success.

I don’t begrudge him being so successful.

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