enact
blitz
parking lot
superintend
trooper

shore up
lawsuit
war-torn country
right at the top
to take the bull by the horns (当机立断)

to get the ball rolling 开始某事并使之运作起来
to beat swords into ploughshares 停止战争
soybean
limestone
neutralize
phosphorus

malnutrition
cochair
subsidize
Medicare
surface vi.升到水面，在隐藏后出现

gem
tenacious
ecstasy
every so often
carat

tenacious
thousands of people were killed and maimed as the rebels maintained their tenacious hold on the diamond fields using the gems to buy more guns.

ecstasy
Diamonds from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the illegal ecstasy.

every so often
Used when speaking about a relatively seldom event.
Examples: I like to smoke a cigar every so often.
- Every so often, he comes over for dinner.

carat
Weighing at 110 carats, the diamond is at the size of a golf ball and worth about a million dollars in its rough state.

dusk
occult
abort
scorpion
imprint

occult
As seen from southern South America tomorrow, the moon actually will occult, or cover up, Antares, blocking the star from view.
abort
A traditional preference for boys has meant that many women have aborted their babies rather than have a girl.

devoid
throng
twist
mandatory
upon one's death

devoid
The field is devoid of nearly anything except bacteria

twist
the cruise is a new twist(变化) on speed dating.

throng
a throng of single Indian-Americans is eager to get on-board for a romantic experience that could change their lives.

upon one's death
LifeSharers members promise to donate upon their death (在某人死后), and they give fellow members first access to their organs.

nucleus
mitochondria
wary
chromosome
resolve

A small number of genes in the mother's eggs set outside the nucleus(pl. of nuclear), known as mitochondrial DNA.

This is why some scientists are now wary of using the term "identical" and prefer to use "monozygotic" or "single-egg twins" instead.

They resolve（溶解） from an egg that contains an unusual mixture of sex chromosomes, not the usual XX for a girl and XY for a boy.

aurora
eradicate
pediatrician
wince
outpatient

Aurora is known as the northern and southern lights.
Eradicate Ear Infections
He winced as she stood on his injured foot.

decease
hit a barrier
workaholic
daunt
disconsolate

Here in the United States, matching a patient with a deceased donor means finding that donor through a labyrinth of state organizations.

Eigler and his colleagues are looking ahead to a time when silicon-based semiconductors hit a barrier, perhaps in the next 10 to 15 years, in terms of their usefulness in making computers that are ever smaller yet ever more powerful.

Marissa Mayer is a workaholic.

I have daunting task to do now.

I can stay by myself for a long time without feeling disconsolate in the least.

avocation
muse
skid
ethanol
semi-tropical

My greatest avocation is musing.
Cars and trucks skidding on icy roads have caused dozens of serious accidents
a semi-tropical area is often hit by storms.

sleet
outage
flash flood 山洪暴发
butt up against
dub

Almost the entire state of Oklahoma has experienced icy roads and power outages in the past few days.
butt up against moisture 遭遇到暖湿气流
Muhammad Ali dubbed himself "The Greatest,"

commerce
baloney
lobby
intern
indictment

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Let's quit the baloney and get down to a system that is going to support our economy
to lobby lawmakers to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill in 2007
Bill Clinton had a relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a former White House intern.
The admission is part of a deal sparing Clinton from possible indictment.

deforestation
pulsar
swirl
honeycomb
reverend

Public concern about tropical forest deforestation might have faded in recent years, but the problem hasn't gone away.

There's a possilbe pulsar near the center of our Milky Way Galaxy

Millions of stars swirl around the galaxy's central blackhole like bees around a honeycomb.

The Reverend Larry Snyder is Catholic Charities' president.

policymaker
civic
concerted
pitch
fertile

We are calling upon policymakers, faith-based groups, civic leaders and concerned citizens to make a systematic and concerted effort to cut poverty in this country in half by the year 2020

high pitch sound
Male elephants find fertile（能繁殖的） females by using low frequency sounds.

encroach
steward
arraign
riot
binding

Elephant populations in the Africa are decreasing due to encroaching human civilization. But even as we humans have become stewards to the elephants, it's hard to know exactly how many elephants are left.

The Senate Armed Forces committee is discussing a nonbinding（不具有约束力的，非强制性的） resolution criticizing the president's plan to send more troops to Iraq.

dormant
retards
rabies
sera(pl. of serum)
envenom

Some desert reptiles, being cold-blooded, become dormant in midsummer.
The atmosphere moderates daytime temperature and retards night heat loss.

woeful
venom
viable
thoroughfare
stance

The problem is that their production is woefully inadequate.

These give rise to approaching two million cases of envenoming where significant amount of venom is injected.

The report warns that for Sydney to remain viable, residents will have to halve their consumption of water over the next 20 years.

The children live within 500 meters of a busy thoroughfare.

Mr. Bush said those who advocate a more protectionist stance in the name of saving American jobs are wrong.

heartland
plaintiff
savior
wilderness

The president went to America's heartland to make the case for free trade and against protectionism.

They are not the savior of the wilderness.

pleasurable
drive up
par for the course (exp)--- a type of behavior, event or situation that is not good but is normal or as you would expect
prankster

Her senses are stimulated by a genuinely pleasurable experience.

For Capp’s generation, “overwhelming” is par for the course.

Almost half the nation's states say the law will only drive up their costs.

amputate
allegory
resurrect
eczema
inflammatory
(causing or related to swelling and pain in the body)

Well, the middle part of the pinky - the little finger- were blown off and had to be amputated to the bottom of the bone.

The storyline was intentionally written as an allegory to current issues like the Patriot Act and the War on Terror.

There was period in comics where characters would just die and then be resurrected.

She wore long pants and sleeves to hide her skin condition called eczema.

catch-22

reticence

contingent (n)--- a group of people representing an organization or country

ubiquitous (adj)--- 无所不在的 seeming to be in all places

toiletries (pl n) --- 个人卫浴用品 soaps, shampoos, toothpaste and other items used to keep yourself clean

slog
grueling
demilitarize
foster
malicious

We slog through deep mud.
In the distance, we see-hundreds of little fires, a surprising end to our grueling four hours.

The International Red Cross organizes these weddings on the United Nations-controlled demilitarized zone.

Pablo and thousands of other animals were rescued by an organization called Best Friends Animal Society, which placed the animals in foster homes.

bed and breakfast (客房？)
annum
advert
installment
spoof

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现在发现即使背完红宝书还是很多单词不懂