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BRS PreCollege Vocab: Words From the Ancients

Terms in this set (31)

atlas
(When I looked at an atlas from 1958 I saw many of the names of African countries had changed.)
(n) a book of maps, usually of the world
Atlas was the Ancient Greek God pictured with the world on his back.
地图集
chimera
(A happy family vacation will be only a chimera until my parents find employment.)
(n) something that only exists in the imagination. A Chimera was an ancient Greek imaginary monster.
假象的怪兽
chronic
(His chronic cough was a symptom of his lung disease.)
(adj) continuing or happening repeatedly; Chronus was the Greek God of Time
慢性
chronological
( Her story was told chronologically, from the author's birth on a plantation, childhood as a slave, and escape to an adulthood of freedom)
(adj) in order, by time
按时间顺序
fortune
(I couldn't believe my good fortune when I saw I had the winning lottery ticket.)
(n) luck; chance; fate
The Roman goddess Fortuna was thought to control people's destinies.
幸运
Antonym: misfortune
fortunate
(Lucy is fortunate to have a son who lives in New York near many great museums, theaters, and restaurants)
(adj) lucky
幸运的
forum
(The university held a forum to discuss how students and faculty could help with the refugee crisis.)
(n) a meeting to discuss a topic
座谈会
herculean
(Rebuilding the town after the hurricane's destruction is a herculean task that will take years.)
(adj) very large or difficult
费力的
hygienic
(The hospital operating room was kept hygienic to keep it free of infection causing germs.)
(adj) clean, germ free
卫生的
hypnotize
( So hypnotizing were Liam's eyes that I found myself staring into them. Soon I was in a hypnotic state.)
(v, adj) to attract someone in a powerful way, trancelike
催眠
iridescent
(The hummingbird had iridescent feathers of blue and green that shimmered in the light.)
(adj) shining with many different colors
彩虹
jovial
(My brother is a very jovial man, who laughs at everything.)
(adj) full of happiness and joy; cheerful
快活的
fury
(When The Greek goddess Hera caught her husband Zeus cheating on her with a young nymph, she went into a fury.
(n) extreme anger
愤怒
labyrinth
(We enjoyed getting lost in the labyrinth behind the mansion.)
(n) a place with many confusing paths or passageways
迷宫
lethal
(Deaths from lethal overdoses of opium-based pain medications are on the rise in the United States.)
(adj) something dangerous, able to cause death
致命
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