Reading Vocab 451

Camerin C.
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  1. kerosine
    a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
    Owing to the tremendously high price of kerosine, Daylight Saving soon came into force, and saved us a great deal. Bishop, H. C. W.
  2. psychiatrist
    a specialist in the treatment of mental disorders
    In the past two decades, American psychiatrists have been carrying out what is in effect an enormous clinical trial involving millions of children. Scientific American (May 14, 2012)
  3. butterfat
    the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made
    Churning the butterfat mixture into ice cream takes time, and there are no shortcuts. New York Times (Jun 28, 2012)
  4. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
    Asked about the worst advice for writers he had ever heard, he cited Hemingway’s “boring, journalistic dictum: ‘Write about what you know.’ New York Times (May 14, 2012)
    an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law
  5. titillate
    stimulate or excite
    As real-life society falls apart around our ears, he argues, we are inspired and titillated by fictional characters who don't play by its rules.
    touch lightly so as to excite
  6. testament
    strong evidence for something
    Hoggart's Pilkington report, published 50 years ago, remains a vital testament to the importance of the public service ethic in broadcasting.
    a profession of belief
  7. sift
    separate by passing through a straining device
    David can't sneak off to read the sports section, and I can't run around hanging up raincoats and sifting through mail. Slate (Jun 6, 2012)
    move as if through a sieve, distinguish and separate out, heck and sort carefully
  8. receptacle
    a container that is used to put or keep things in
    Others plaited straw for hats, made hair bracelets, list shoes, etc., turning that gloomy receptacle of despairing, reckless men, into a perfect hive of industry. Headley, Joel Tyler
    an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert,
  9. arsonist
    a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
    Arsonists have burned down seven schools in northeastern Nigeria over the past few days, the authorities said Thursday, blaming the violent Islamist sect Boko Haram. New York Times (Mar 1, 2012)
  10. sieve
    a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material
  11. idle
    not in action or at work
  12. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  13. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  14. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  15. quarry
    a person who is the aim of an attack by a hostile influence
  16. valise
    a small overnight bag for short trips
  17. atomic
    deriving destructive energy from a nuclear reaction
  18. pyre
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  19. waft
    be driven or carried along, as by the air
  20. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  21. tertiary
    coming third in position
  22. retaliate
    make a counterattack and return like for like
  23. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  24. faint
    lacking clarity or distinctness
  25. accumulate
    get or gather together
  26. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  27. fanatic
    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm
  28. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  29. loam
    a rich soil consisting of sand, clay and organic materials
  30. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  31. centrifuge
    an apparatus that separates particles from a suspension
  32. girdle
    a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
  33. furled
    rolled up and secured
  34. melancholy
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  35. dreary
    lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
Created on 六月 30, 2012 (updated 七月 13, 2012)

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