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possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel.

granted 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