SAT WORD OF THE DAY – CONSCRIPT

conscript – (v) enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

定義 : 徵募

synonyms – call up, enlist, recruit, mobilize, raise, muster, draft

2nd definition – (n) a person enlisted compulsorily.

定義 : 應徵士兵

synonyms – impressed man, recruit, draftee, enlisted man

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – FIDUCIARY

fiduciary – (adj) involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

定義 : 信托的

2nd definition – (n) a trustee.

定義 : 受托人

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – PARANORMAL

paranormal – (adj) denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.

定義 : 超自然的

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – CAPTIOUS

captious – (adj) tending to find fault or raise petty objection.

定義 : 挑剔的

synonyms – critical, fault-finding, quibbling, niggling, caviling, carping, criticizing, disapproving, censorious, overcritical, hypercritical, pedantic, hair-splitting, pettifogging

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – PLAINTIVE

plaintive – (adj) sounding sad and mournful.

定義 : 悲哀的/憂傷的

synonyms – mournful, sad, wistful, doleful, pathetic, pitiful, piteous, melancholy, melancholic, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, woeful, grief-stricken, broken-hearted, heartbroken, desolate, heart-rending, forlorn, disconsolate, plangent, heartsick, dolorous

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – DROSS

dross – (n) something regarded as worthless; rubbish.

定義 : 無價值之物／廢物

synonyms – rubbish, junk, debris, chaff, detritus, flotsam and jetsam, trash, garbage

2nd definition – (n) foreign matter, dregs, or mineral waste, in particular scum formed on the surface of molten metal.

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – SURFEIT

surfeit – (n) an excessive amount of something.

定義 : 過度

synonyms – excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, overdose, glut, avalanche, deluge, too much, more than enough

2nd definition – (v) cause (someone)to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

定義 : 過份沉溺

synonyms – satiate, gorge, overfeed, overfill, glut, cram, stuff, overindulge, fill, sicken, nauseate

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – ALACRITY

alacrity – (n) brisk and cheerful readiness.

定義 : 活潑

synonyms – eagerness, willingness, readiness, enthusiasm, fervor, keenness, joyousness, liveliness, zeal, promptness, haste, briskness, swiftness, dispatch, speed

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SAT WORD OF THE DAY – UNCOUTH

uncouth – (adj) lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.

定義 : 笨拙的

synonyms – uncivilized, uncultured, uncultivated, unrefined, unpolished, unsophisticated, common, low, plebian, philistine, rough, coarse, provincial, rustic, crude, gross, loutish, hooligan, boorish, oafish, barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, bearish, primitive, savage; churish, uncivil, rude, impolite, discourteous, disrespectful, unmannerly, bad-mannered, ill-mannered, ill-bred, indecorous, unqallant, ungentlemanly, unladylike, vulgar, crass, indelicate, offensive; backwoods, hillbilly, hick

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