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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – CONTUMACIOUS

contumacious – (adj) (especially of a defendant’s behaviour) stubbornly or wilfully disobedient to authority.

定義 : 不聴從命令的

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY- CLIME

clime – (n) a region considered with reference to its climate.

定義 : 風土

 

 

 

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June 2015’s SAT Scores

One of the most important questions on the SAT exam is not any of the hundreds of questions they ask you.  The question is what’s in the minds of the many who have completed the grueling 4 hour test.  It is:

When are my scores coming back for the June 2015 SAT?

The answer is:

June 2015 SAT Test Scores Available

Yes, June 25th will be a day in many of your lives you will remember.  For our students in one of the best SAT Test Preparation Centers in Hong Kong, it should be a great day!

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – ABSTRUSE

abstruse – (adj) difficult to understand; obscure.

定義 : 深奥的

synonymsobscure, arcane, esoteric, little known, rarefied, recondite, difficult, hard, puzzling, perplexing, enigmatic, inscrutable, cryptic, complex, complicated, involved, over/above one’s head, incomprehensive, unfathomable, impenetrable, mysterious

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – POULTICE

poultice – (n) a soft, moist mass of material, typically consisting of bran, flour, herbs, etc., applied to the body to relieve soreness and inflammation and kept in place with a cloth.

定義 : 糊藥

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – GAINSAY

gainsay – (v) deny or contradict (a fact or statement).

定義 : 否定

synonymsdeny, dispute, disagree with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the fact of, disprove, debunk, explode, discredit, refute, rebut, brush aside

 

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – VENERATE

venerate – (v) regard with great respect; revere.

定義 : 尊敬

synonymsrevere, reverence, respect, worship, adulate, hallow, deify, idolize, hold scared, exalt, esteem, look up to, think highly of, pay homage to, pay tribute, adore, praise, extol, aggrandize, lionize, hold in awe, stand in awe of, marvel at

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – ANACHRONISM

anachronism – (n) a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

定義 : 不合潮流的

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – ARREARS

arrears – (n) money that is owed and should have been paid earlier.

定義 : 欠帳

synonymsmoney owing, outstanding payment(s), debt(s), liabilities, indebtedness, dues, balance, deficit

 

 

 

 

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – RAUCOUS

raucous – (adj) making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

定義 : 喧鬧的

synonymsharsh, strident, screeching, squawky, squaking, sharp, grating, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, jarring, brassy, rough, rasping, husky, hoarse, scratchy, noisy, loud, piercing, shrill, ear-splitting, penetrating, clamorous, cacophonous, rowdy, noisy, boisterous, roisterous, unruly, disorderly, wild

 

 

 

 

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