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tow If you park your car here the police may tow it away.

transition The transition from planned economy to share system is certainly a

painstaking course.

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underlying It's the economist's mission to try to find out the underlying causes of the

depression.

unprecedented People's living standards have been rising steadily and China's

comprehensive strength has been clearly enhanced. This is an

unprecedented miracle in China's history.

unveil The queen unveiled a statue of Prince Albert

void The desert stretching away before the traveler seemed frighteningly void.

vow The couple exchanged vows in a romantic Labor Day sunset ceremony on Maui. vulgar The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar.

wasteful His wife was wasteful and he had to keep his nose to the grindstone. abort The rescue mission had to be aborted.

accessory The accessories for a car include the heater and the radio.

adherence Her adherence to her principles cost her her job

administer She had a huge department to administer

aerospace The Challenger shuttle crew, of seven astronauts-including the specialties of

pilot, aerospace engineers, and scientists died tragically in the explosion.

affiliate The college is affiliated to the university.

alien We should not ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own

ideas.

alleviate The medicine is administered to alleviate the pain.

alternate Mary and her sister will alternate in setting the table.

ambiguity There is a degree of ambiguity in her answer.

amend The government has amended the law twice to accord with the changing

situation

appraise Sotheby's apprised Donald of the fact that his “Rembrandt” was appraised as

worthless.

appropriation The mayor approved the appropriation of the new school.

apt Everyone at present was very excited at his apt remark.

arrogance I would on no account authorize in my child the smallest degree of

arrogance.

assurance The only complete defense is the elimination of nuclear weapons and

assurance that they will never be produced again.

athletic He is taking part in an athletic meeting.

attendant Sally is too flighty to be a flight attendant.

authorize/ise I have authorized him to act for me while I am away.

avail They made great efforts, but it was all to no avail.

bald Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

bankruptcy The company is reported to be on the brink of bankruptcy.

behavioral The behavioral sciences have been slow to change partly because the

explanatory items often seem to be directly observed and partly because

other kinds of explanations have been hard to find.