2009年MPA考前輔導英語詞匯輔導（第六講）

　　 abandon the match was abandoned because of bad weather.
　　 ban abolish abort cancel cross out wipe out put off delay
　　 desert　　forsake　　 leave 　　 cease 　　 depart 　　 discard 　　 relinquish 　　 surrender 　　quit　　 withdraw 　　give up
　　 abide we have to abide by the rules of the game. (abide observe discover adapt)
　　 her fame will abide for sure. last　　endure　　 continue　　persist　　remain　　stay
　　 you have to keep ______ with the times. abreast　　up catch up with go along with fit in with
　　 absorb he was absorbed in a book and didn’t hear you call.
　　 engage　　occupy　　bend over　　involve　　be busy with
　　 abundant　　rich the rivers and forests of the new world were abundant in fish and game
　　 access in many schools, students don’t have sufficient access to the library.way　　approach　　solution　　answer　　
　　 accessible　　available　　handy　　ready　　convenient　　obtainable　　at hand
　　 his words are never in _____ with his deeds. (situation accordance according fit)
　　 i’m in agreement with mr. moore. in agreement with　　 be compatible with 　　comply with 　　conform to　　be in proportion to
　　 account he asked no one’s advice; he did it on his own (account).independentlyyou have to take everything into account　　consideration. attention　　regard　　respect　　mind
　　 give us an account of what happened. story　　reason　　information　　description　　tale　　statement
　　 he has been asked to account for his absence. ( describe tell relate answer for say explain explicate)
　　 acquire to acquire a good knowledge of english. attain　　obtain　　gain　　earn　　secure
　　 active he is very active in politics. energetic　　spirited　　lively　　dynamic　　excited　　enthusiastic
　　 adapt to our delight, she quickly adapted (herself) to the situation.
　　 adjust　　accommodate　　alter　　vary　　arrange　　modify　　make fit
　　 accustom she is ______to living in comfort. (accustomed　　used addict be familiar with)
　　 admit it will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traffic delays. (allow　　admit　　accept　　permit　　receive　　confess　　 acknowledge　　adopt)
　　 adequate their earnings are barely adequate to their needs.
　　 enough　　sufficient　　satisfactory　　plenty　　ample
　　 advantage the great advantage we have over them is that they are short of money.
　　 benefit　　gain　　upper hand interest　　profit　　harvest　　crop　　earnings　　returns
　　 aim his aim is to win the game.
　　 purpose　　intention　　goal　　end　　target　　objective　　motive　　destination
　　 amass he amassed a great fortune in twenty years.
　　 accumulate　　assemble　　gather　　increase　　collect　　compile　　heap up　　store up
　　 mass　　bulk　　quantity　　load　　amount　　volume　　accumulation　　pile　　heap　　crowd　　multitude　　pack　　gang
　　 figure　　digit　　measure
　　 ambitious these young men were ambitious for success and money.eager for　　longing for　　 hopeful for　　wish for　　crave for　　be set on　　be bent on　　be intent upon
　　 amount his debt now amounts to 1,000 pounds.
　　 add up to　　approximate　　total　　sum up
　　 the future of her marriage is supposed to be decided by the amount of money.
　　 sum　　measure　　quantity　　price　　value
　　 angle try looking at this affair from a different angle. aspect