essence

Senior citizen discounts are the essence of the very thing

older Americans are fighting against—

discrimination by age.

extravagant

When asked to use three words to describe society's rich,

the top responses were “extravagant”,

“greedy”

and “corrupt”.

flush

The child's cheeks were flushed with fever.

funding

Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry

 and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.

grantedad

Granted,

some amount of delusion (错觉)

is probably part of the human condition.

haunt

He was haunted by memories of his unhappy childhood

well into his adult life.

initiate

The concept of a “non-smoking” Olympics,

initiated in 1988,

has been put into practice since the 1992 Barcelona Games.

intrinsic

The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of.

intuition

Nobody told me where to find you.

It was sheer intuition.

irritate

The boy's foolish question irritated his mother.

manifest

She manifested little interest in her studies.

mingle

Security men mingled with the crowd.

obscure

I received a letter of complaint from them;

but the letters of the sign were made obscure by rain.

paradox

“More haste,less speed” is a paradox.

privacy

With seven people squashed in one house,

you don't get much privacy.

radiate

The sun radiates both light and heat.

refrain

You must be able to refrain yourself in some matters

in order to accomplish others.

supervisor

The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it at length,

but he gave us an idea about his plan.

surgical

The doctors and nurses had surgical masks on.

suspicious

I am always suspicious of anyone

who wants to sell me something on the cheap.

terminate

They terminated their agreement and renewed another one

according to the situation.

terrorist

Terrorists hijacked an airplane with 260 people on board.

tumble

I tumbled several times when learning to skate for the first time.

absurd

She said to herself that the idea was absurd.

allege

You alleged that the accused man was seen at the scene of the crime,

didn't you?

analogy

My theory applies to you and by analogy to others like you.

array

The royal couple appeared in splendid array.

articulate

It is believed that girls are usually more articulate than boys.

ascertain

The researcher ascertained that he had discovered a new element

which led to the SARS.

assertive

Katsue Reynolds has argued that

girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies

in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out.

availability

Human population growth and technological development result in

dramatic reductions and alterations in quality

and availability of wildlife habitat.

baffle

She was completely baffled by his strange behavior.

barren

There are about 98% thick continental ice sheet

and 2% barren rock in Antarctica.

bewilder

The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.

coincidence

Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'?

conform

Nowadays,

it is commonly observed that

young women are not conforming to the feminine linguistic ideal.