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effects.

irrational She was prey to irrational fears.

jerk He jerked out the knife that was stuck in the wood.

junction The hydro-power station stands at the junction of two rivers.

leaflet He was standing at the door of the theatre handing out leaflets.

legislator Most of the legislators followed the lead of the governor.

liability If your liabilities exceed your assets, you may go bankrupt.

linear The linear equation is so difficult that few pupils have worked it out.

literal The literal meaning of “ponder” is to “weight”.

luminous The hands on my alarm clock are luminous.

malpractice Various malpractice by police officer are brought to light by the enquiry. mastery Her mastery of the piano was quite exceptional for a child of her age.

Medicare The Medicare cost is estimated to be one billion dollars.

merge The two marching columns moved closer and finally merged together.

methodology The intent of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health to collect

and standardize studies of media violence in order to compare their

methodologies, assumptions and conclusions is an important step in the

right direction.

miniature In the museum there is a miniature of the ship Mayflower.

minimize/ise The explorers tried their best to minimize the dangers of their trip. mountainous The plane flew over mountainous country.

mourn The whole nation mourned the death of a much-loved king.

multicultural This country has previously witnessed two great struggles to achieve a

truly multicultural democracy.

naïve You weren't so naive as to believe him, were you?

notable The novelist's first book was a notable achievement.

nutrition Instant noodles do not have enough nutrition, so people just consider them as

junk food.

obedien He is an obedient and well behaved child.

obesity A diet that is high in fat and sugar can lead to obesity.

oppress The rich oppress the masses by their control of the political and judicial system. optic IBM has produced electro-optic modulators 100 to 1,000 times smaller than

comparable silicon photonics modulators.

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originate The quarrel originated from a misunderstanding.

overlap One feather overlaps another on a bird's wing.

overstate The trouble comes when researchers downplay uncertainties in their studies

or overstate the case for causality.

parental He has lost the parental love even since he was very young.

pastime It is my favorite pastime.

pathetic His tears were pathetic to witness.

patriotic In his speech, Professor Li spoke highly of the Chinese Democratic League's

role in supporting the Communist Party and in uniting patriotic democratic

personages.

patrol Warships are on patrol in the territorial waters of the country to watch for any