NEW WORDS

cherish
vt. care for tenderly; keep alive 爱护，珍爱；抱有，怀有
religion
n. 宗教
settler
n. a person who has settled in a newly developed country; colonist 移民；殖民者
sensitive
a. quick to receive impressions; easily hurt or offended 敏感的
sensitive-faced
a. having a sensitive face
Arab
n., a. 阿拉伯人（的）；阿拉伯的
haunt
vt. visit often
lost
a. not used, won, or claimed; ruined or destroyed physically or morally
grasp
vt. seize firmly with the hand(s) or arm(s); understand with the mind 抓住，抱住；理解，掌握
nought
n. (old use or lit) nothing; zero
awaken
vt. arouse from sleep; make active
musician
n. a composer or performer of music
inhabit
vt. live or dwell in
regain
vt. gain or get again; get back
democracy
n. government by the people, esp. rule by the majority
principal
n. head of a school
combat
vt. n. fight; struggle
notion
n. idea; belief; opinion
undemocratic
a. not democratic; not in accordance with the principles of democracy
independent
a. not subject to control or rule by another; not depending on others for support
independent school
a private school, not controlled by the public
urge
vt. present, advocate or demand earnestly; push or drive
loafer
n. a person who spends time idly 游手好闲的人
lack
n. not have; have less than enough of
avowedly
ad. as declared openly or frankly
softsoap
a. 姑息的，软言相劝的
realistic
a. having or showing an inclination to face facts and to deal with them sensibly practical
hickory
n. 山核桃（木）
hickory stick
山核桃木做的教鞭
classics
n. the language and literature of ancient Greece and Rome
doll
n. a small-scale figure of a human being, used as a child's plaything
Lebanese
n., a. 黎巴嫩人（的）；黎巴嫩的
delegate
n. a person sent with power to act for another; representative 代表
U.N., the
the United Nations 联合国
weaken
vt. make or become weak(er)
fiber
n. a person's inner character; quality; strength
leadership
n. power of leading; the qualities of a leader
unprecedented
having no precedent 无先例的，空前的
influential
a. having or exerting influence
tenet
n. a principle or belief held by a person or organization 信条，原则
eternal
a. having no beginning and no end; lasting forever 永恒的；不朽的
denial
n. a refusal to admit the truth of a statement or to grant sth. asked for
ultimate
n. fundamental principle; final point or result
placement
n. an act or instance of placing, esp. the assignment of a person to a suitable place
core
n. the most important or central part of anything 核心
paralyze
vt. make powerless or unable to act, move or function 使麻痹，使瘫痪
selfishness
n. a concern for one's own welfare or advantage at the expense or in disregard of others
selfish