
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
111. orient v. 使适应 ~ oneself to
112. overwhelm v. (感情上)使受不了;压倒 >be ~ed with sadness/~ majority
113. paradox n. 自相矛盾=contradiction
114. participant n. 参加者
115. patent n. 专利
116. patrol v./n. 巡逻
117. patriotic a. 爱国的
118. pave v. 铺路 ~ the way for women’s Lib
119. permeate v. 弥漫; 渗透A bad smell ~s the building./Water ~d all the books in the room.
120. perpetual a. 永久的
121. pertinent a. 有关的 =relevant>skills ~ to the profession
122. plead v. 恳求;(法庭)申诉
123. ponder v. 思考 She ~ed his marriage proposal for a week.
124. portray v. 描绘=describe/depict
125. precede v. 先于
126. precedent n. 先例
127. preclude n. 阻止 (from)
128. predecessor n. 前任
129. predominant a. 主导的
130. premise n. 前提 >your ~ is wrong.
131. prescription n. 处方
132. prestige n. 威望> enjoy high ~
133. prevalent a. 流行的
134. prey n. 捕获物
135. probe v. 探究>~ a matter to the bottom
136. proficiency n. 熟练
137. profound a. 深刻的; 深奥的
138. prolong v. 延长
139. prospective a. 预期的,未来的 >his ~ father in law
140. provocative a. 挑衅的>His ~ language provoked Peter.
141. random a. 随意的 at ~
142. reap v. 收获 =harvest>reap crops
143. reassure v. 使放心
144. reconcile v. 使和解
145. rectify v. 纠正
146. refrain from v. 抑制
147. refute v. 驳倒
148. remainder n. 剩余的部分
149. repel v. 使厌恶;击退;排斥>The odor ~s me./The odor can ~ mosquito.
150. reproach v. 责备=blame