NEW WORDS

roam
v. go from one place to another without a goal or purpose; wander 漫游
cosmos
n. the whole universe considered as an ordered system 宇宙
cosmic
a.
damp
a. slightly wet; moist
chilly
a. rather cold; unpleasantly cold
chill
n.
faculty
n. all the teachers of a school or college
thoroughfare
n. a busy main road 通衢
distinguished
a. showing remarkable qualities 杰出的
boyish
a. of or like a boy
dimly
ad. faintly; unclearly 黯淡地
glow
vi. give off a steady light; shine 发光
armrest
n. a support for the arm, esp. one on the chair or couch 扶手
motorist
n. a person who drives or rides in an automobile
physicist
n. a person who studies or works in physics
honk
n. the sound made by a wild goose or an automobile horn
greeting
n. an act or expression of welcome or salutation 欢迎;致意
bespectacled
a. wearing glasses
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化
deterioration
n. the act or process of deteriorating 恶化
deteriorate
vi. become worse
rob
vt. take from unlawfully, esp. by force 抢劫;使丧失
voluntary
a. controlled by the will; made, done, or a given of one's own free will 随意的;自愿的;志愿的
built-in
a. forming a part of sth. that cannot be separated from it
synthesizer
n. an electrical instrument that can produce many different sorts of sound 音响合成器
voice synthesizer
语音合成器
synthesis
n. the combining of separate things, ideas, etc., into a complete whole 合成
humor
n. the quality of being amusing or funny; the ability to see or express what is funny 幽默(感)
intellect
n. the ability to think, reason, and learn; intelligence
infinitesimal
n. a. 无穷小(的)
subatomic
a. smaller than an atom 亚原子的
expedition
n. a long trip for exploring or studying sth. 远征;探险;考察
disorderly
a. combining lacking organization or order; untidy
theologian
n. a person who has studied theology 神学家
boundary
n. a dividing line between one place or thing and another; border
innovative
a. tending or liking to introduce new ideas or methods; different from, and esp. better than previous ones 创新的
innovation
n.
benevolently
ad. in a kindly manner 仁慈地
reign
v. rule, esp. as a monarch 统治
relativity
n. 相对论
overachieve
v. do or perform better than expected
graduate
n. one who has graduated, esp. from a college or university, holding a bachelor's degree
graduate student
研究生
plaque
n. a flat decorative metal or stone plate, that is fixed to a wall, statue, etc. 饰板，匾
irreverently
ad. in a disrespectful manner 不敬地
midmorning
n. the middle of the morning
able-bodied
a. strong and healthy; physically fit
book-lined
a. lined with books
amid
prep. in the middle of; among
common room
a room in a school or college for the use of teachers and / or students when they are not teaching or studying 公共休息室
click
vt. strike or move with a sight short sound
evoke
vt. produce; call up 产生；唤起
beep
n. a sharp, short sound
chorus
n. sth. said or shouted by many people together
confess
v. say that sth. is true; say that one has committed a crime or done sth. wrong 承认；坦白
fascinate
vt. attract or interest very strongly 强烈地吸引；迷住
party
vt. enjoy oneself, esp. at a party or parties
overwhelm
vt. overcome completely; overpower 征服，制服
cane
n. a stick used to help in walking 手杖
formidable
a. difficult to defeat or deal with; frightening 难对付的；可怕的
engaged
a. having agreed to get married 已订婚的
singularity
n. a hypothetical point in space at which an object becomes compressed to infinite density and infinitesimal volume 奇点
beast
n. any (four-footed) animal; a person or thing felt to be hateful or offensive
nuclear
a. of a nucleus, esp. of an atom 核的，原子核的
crush