mnemonics
to kidnap
abduct
Shinjuku is a huge transportation ( center ) .
hub
There is a large ( the process of flowing in ) of tourists into Kyoto during the Hanami season.
influx
The salesman decided to increase the ( ) of his visits to his main clients. In the past, he only visited them once a month, but now he goes every week.
1 pronunciation
2 invention
3 frequency
4 rehearsal
frequency
Many people are demonstrating for the (usually a law, ordinance or public policy — is to take it back. ) of that unpopular law.
repeal
irregular military
guerilla
A:I miss my exgirlfriend. I keep remembering all the good times we had.
B:You should forget her and move on. ( to think or talk about something a lot of the time ) the past will only make you sad.
1. snapping up
2. dwelling on
3. doing out
dwelling on
Frank's boss, Susan, was angry with him when the client canceled the contract, but his colleagues ( ) him. They told the boss it was not his fault.
1. slipped by
2. stuck up for
3. talked down to
4. grew into
stuck up for
Last year, Lucy started running regularly. Now, she can run 5 kilometers in half ( ) that it used to take her.
1 the time
2 times
3 of time
4 timing
the time
A (a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine ) in the game always makes it freeze at level three.
glitch
a joker
buffoon
If discovered at the ( begininng ) , most cancers can be easily treated.
onset
My teacher is very ( odd ): she always wears different colored socks
eccentric
oergzaind - to have things neat, tidy, and in their correct place
organized
For several years, scientists working with Japanese Space Agency(JAXA) studied the effects of life aboard the International Space Station for a small school of medaka fish. Also known as Japanese rice fish, medaka are small, freshwater fish native to Japan. They are also invaluable for space research. Not only are they easy to breed, but they are transparent, giving researchers a clear view of their bones and organs as they adjust to life in space.
keen
luminous
sheer
unobstructed
unobstructed
to live or dwell in
inhabit
oapuqe - Unable to see through something; not clear
opaque
The data-security consultant warned that the company’s computers were ( ) to virus attacks and needed to be made safer.
1 vulnerable
2 instructive
3 stale
4 genuine
vulnerable
dceoaoitrn - the activity of making something look more attractive by putting nice-looking things on it or around it
decoration
The ( great joy and excitement ) you feel riding that roller coaster is like nothing else!
1. exhilaration
2. asphyxiation
3. affiliation
1. exhilaration
productive: able to reproduce children, seeds, or fruits
fertile
Rivers are overfished around the country, so the ( a bad situation that's hard to get out of ) of native fish may end in their extinction.
plight
After his retirement from office, the former mayor started an organization dedicated to the ( ) of homelessness from his city.
1 declaration
2 attachment
3 elimination
4 supplement
elimination
exaggerated claims, especially in advertising; anything intended to mislead
hype
In a famous series of experiments on obedience conducted by Stanford Professor Stanley Milgram in the early 1960s, subjects were kept innocent of the experiment's true purpose. Miglram cleverly informed participants that he was testing the effects of punishments on learning and memory. In reality, he was testing factors that promote obedience to a person who is perceived as a legitimate authority figure.
1. ignorant
2. aware
3. careless
4. convinced
1. ignorant