Secret Life of Bees Scap One

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  1. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  2. anoint
    choose by or as if by divine intervention
    Has any other magazine anointed more male icons in the past 40-odd years?
  3. pining
    a feeling of deep longing
    BlackBerry’s investors had been pining for concrete numbers on shipments, particularly of the two main BB 10 devices. Forbes (Jun 28, 2013)
  4. cicada
    stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings
    Impressive in stature, personality, work ethic and habits, cicada killers are now out in force. Scientific American (Aug 28, 2013)
  5. mercantile
    relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
    In Secret LIfe of Bees, a store is referred to as a mercantile.
  6. carousing
    used of riotously drunken merrymaking
    He's played by the handsome Bradley Cooper, currently best known as one of the carousing tourists in the calculatedly vulgar Hangover movies.
  7. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
    Presidential candidates were once criticized as presumptuous for drawing up lists of possible cabinet members.
  8. ornery
    having a difficult and contrary disposition
    It was not merely making me miserable, but ornery as well.
  9. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
    There is much consternation about Russia's recent record, with more than 40 athletes currently serving suspensions. BBC (Jul 15, 2013)
  10. pith helmet
    a lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun
    His pith helmet was askew, and battered and out of shape. Gilson, Charles
  11. chiffon
    a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
    The tiled panel of a straight-line evening dress was, in fact, based on origami, with hundreds of squares made of tiny folds of colored chiffon.
  12. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
    Many struggle with debt and continue to live in squalid townships with homes made of rusted, corrugated tin sheets.
  13. veneer
    cover with an ornamental coating
    Thicke always played the smooth ladies’ man in his songs, his slick veneer softened by neediness.
  14. orthodox
    adhering to what is commonly accepted
    However, Rabbi Mirvis intends to maintain Orthodox tradition, requiring a demanding programme of conversion lasting seven years.
  15. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
    "Their readings are going to be a lot more eclectic than someone sitting with like-minded terrorists at a camp somewhere."
  16. abstinence
    act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
    But more research on the long-term consequences is needed, and until then, health officials in the United States advise abstinence.
  17. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
    Cuttings of deciduous plants should be taken off after the fall of the leaf. Various
  18. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
    “For so long, drawing has been considered laughably anachronistic in an age of computer-generated everything,” he said.
  19. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    People suddenly develop an incessant cough, but they don’t realize it’s being caused by their blood pressure medicine, he says. Washington Post (May 13, 2013)
  20. deleterious
    harmful to living things
    New flood research makes one thing clear about the deleterious effects of : they are not problems developing nations will have to face alone. Scientific American (Aug 21, 2013)
Created on 九月 6, 2013 (updated 九月 9, 2013)

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