1.adherence adhesion“”adherence His adherence to the strict letter of the law. adhesion2.adjoining contiguousnext to“”adjacent“”adjoining contiguous edge boundary3.admission admittance“the act of entering”admission The price of admission to the gallery is 5. admittance4.adopted adoptiveadopted“” an adopted son (daughter)()my adopted country ; adopted wordsadoptive“”adoptive parents,adoptive child;“”“”an adoptive courage5.adverse averseadverse“”adverse weather conditions; an adverse reaction.averse“”“to”6.advise adviceadvise“”()advice“”()7.affect effectaffect v.“”“”Though she affectes indifference, I knew she was really very upset.effect n.“”“”“”“”“to cause, to bring out”His aim was to effect a radical change in the party structure.8.all ready alreadyall ready“completely prepared”already“”He had already had his lunch.9.altogether all togetheraltogether (in total)“”all together“in a group”We put the sheep all together in one field.We put all the sheep together in one field.10.allude eludeallude“”“”“()”elude (to avoid or escape)“”:to elude sib’s grasp to elude the law The meaning eludes me.11.illusion delusionillusion“”be under no illusion about sth.delusion“”He suffers from the delusion that he's attractive to women.12.amended emendamended (to alter or add to something)“”“()”an amended bill amend one's waysemend (to correct errors in)“”emend the text of a book He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers.13.amicable amiable“”amicable“”The discussions were amicable, though business-like.,amiable“”Many people are afraid of him, though I found him to be perfectly amiable. 14.assent ascentassent“agreement”“”“agree”“”ascent n.“”the ascent of mountain15.avert avoidavert“”avoid“”avoid bad company I cannot avoid seeing him.16.besides besidebesides“in addition to”“”beside“……”“……”Duncan is the tall man standing beside my father.17.coherence cohesioncoherence“”cohesion“”the cohesion of moleculespare with compare tocompare with“……”compare to“”He compared the moon to a silver plate.19.impel compelimpel“”impel sb. to do sth.compel“”compel sb. to one's willplement complimentcomplement“()”“”compliment“”; Your presence is a great compliment.21.confident confidantconfident“”confidant“”She has no close confidant to whom she can turn for advice or help.22.continual continuouscontinual“”“”continual bouts of toothache()continuous“”(); We have had three weeks of continuous rain.23.might couldmight“possibility”could“permission”. Mum said we could (might) go to the football match.24.council counselcouncil“” a cabinet councilcounsel“”follow sb's counsel close25.creditable crediblecreditable “()”credible “”He's the only one without a credible alibi () 26.decisive decideddecisive“”decisive measuresdecided“” a decided success27.defective deficientdefective (having a fault or flaw)“”deficient (lacking in what is needed)“”be deficient in28.definite definitivedefinite (certain or clear, not vague)“”definitive (authoritative, that cannot be improved)“”definitive host definitive organs definitive sentence29.dependant dependentdependant n.(one who depends on another for support)dependent adj.“”;He's still dependent on state benefit. The rate of relief is dependent on one's income.30.discreet discretediscreet“”discrete“”On closer examination, we find that the pattern is formed from thousands of discrete dots of colors.31.distinctive distinctdistinctive“”“”distinct“” a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath; the distinctive stripes of the zebra.32.dual dueldual“”dual personality dual control[w] duel[/w]“”fight a duel with sb.;challenge sb. to a duel a duel of wits33.eatable edibleeatable a.“”n.“”edible a.“”n.“”The toast was burnt and barely eatable/edible.If something is eatable, it may be eaten (though it may not be safe or desirable to do so); but, if something is edible it is safe to eat.34.economical economiceconomic“”an economic survey of Scotlandan economic blockadeeconomical“”He's had to learn to be more economical now that his only income is a small pension.35.evoke invokeevoke“”evoke admirationinvoke“()”()The shaman invokes the spirits of their ancestors.If our case fails in the national courts we will invoke the European Declaration on Human Rights.36.fatal fatefulfatal causing death or disaster”“”; a fatal disease a fatal woundfateful crucial, significant, deciding one's fate”“”“”; On that one fateful day in October, millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares.37.fictional fictitiousfictional“”fictitious“”(denotes something that is not real and has been created with the intention of deceiving others)He gave the police a fictitious name.38.historical historichistorical“”“”, the historical period historical personagehistoric“”, historic town39.impassable impassibleimpassable“”“”an impassable swamimpassible“”; an impassible God40.infer implyinfer“”“”infer a motive from an effectimply“……”; Do you realize what his words imply??I do not imply that you are wrong.41.impractical impracticableimpractical (not sensible or efficient or not actually possible)“”impracticable (not able to be done or used)“”With a river on one side and a steep drop on the other, it is impracticable to widen the road.42.incredible incredulousincredible“”incredible energyincredulous“”be incredulous of hearsay an incredulous look43.ingenious ingenuousingenious“”; an ingenious mind an ingenious machine ingenuous“”44.intense intensiveintense“”“”an intense light intense heatan intense lifeintensive“”“”; an intensive bombardment an intensive study an intensive reading(extensive reading )45.junction juncturejunction“”“()”; make a junction junction boxjuncture(a particular point in time or in a sequence of events)“”“”an important juncture in a man's career at this juncture in the present critical juncture of things46.apt prone“tending to or in the habit of”prone Elderly people are prone to falls, often because of arthritic joints or dizziness.47.loose loseloose“”lose“”; lose one's balance lose one's head48.luxuriant luxuriousluxuriant (growing strongly or vigorously; abundant, prolific)“”His luxuriant beard was red.luxurious“” a luxurious table49.magical magicmagic magical“wonderful, entrancing”50.masterly masterfulmasterly(showing great skill or the skill of a master)“”masterful(showing power or authority)“”You're so strong and masterful.51.obsolete obsolescentobsolete(no longer in use or already out of date)“”; an obsolete vessel an obsolete wordobsolescent (going out of use or becoming out of date)“”Do you think that faxes are obsolescent?52.officious officialofficious“”“”an officious statementofficial“”“”; an official gazette an official letter, an official record53.peaceable peacefulpeaceable (peace loving, mild, placid, not inclined to quarrel or fight or existing in peace)“”“”“”peaceful“”“”“” a peaceful night's sleep ; peaceful coexistence peaceful uses of atomic energy11。