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slum [slʌm] noun

原句:Melindea Gates had been traveling and had visited slums in India.

pre-: before

for example: previous, precaution, preschool, predict

windswept   /ˋwɪnd͵swɛpt/      adjective

原句:With its long stretches of windswept beaches marked by history and time,

audi: listen

for example: audio, audience

vulnerable     [ˋvʌlnərəb!]   adjective

原句:In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

accentuate   [ækˋsɛntʃu͵et] verb

原句:She was a slender, small-breasted girl, with an erect carriage, which she accentuated by throwing her body backward at the shoulders like a young cadet.

contain- include something inside

example: container containment, containerize

utter [ˋʌtɚ] verb

原句: it was the first word she uttered since I came into the room.

proximity   [prɑkˋsɪmətɪ]     noun[U]

原句:My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor’s lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires — all for eighty dollars a month.

di: 一分為二(負面)

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