★ stamp

　　n.邮票；跺脚；标志

　　v.跺脚，顿足；盖章

　　【例1】Your stamp of impatience won’t give me a scare.你那不耐烦的跺脚吓不了我。

　　【例2】Could I get your stamp of approval on this project?我能请您在这个计划上认可盖章吗？

　　【同义替换】symbol, impression, print, seal

　　★ vanity

　　n.虚荣心；浮华

　　【例】Most leader’s vanity causes them to exaggerate their own significance.绝大多数领导人出于虚荣心往往喜欢夸大他们自己的重要地位。

　　★ bizarre

　　a.异乎寻常的，稀奇古怪的

　　【例】The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.这部小说的情节太离奇了，简直令人难以置信。

　　【同义替换】fantastic, funny

　　【真题】Other linguists in the earlier part of this century, however, who were less eager to deal with bizarre data from “exotic” language, were not always so grateful.然而，本世纪初期的其他语言学家并不热衷于处理来自异域语言的怪异资料，因此(对先驱)并不怀感激之情。

　　★ predecessor

　　n.前辈，前任

　　【例】This question will give us a good deal of less trouble than its predecessor.这个问题比之前一个问题带给我们的麻烦要少得多。

　　【构词】pre-(前的)+de+cess(走)+-or(表人)→走在前面的人→前辈，前任

　　★ systematic

　　a.系统的，有组织的

　　【例1】Experienced observers concentrate on systematic investigations.有经验的观测者致力于系统的研究。

　　【例2】Experience has clearly shown that the existing process of law cannot overcome systematic and ingenious discrimination.经验清楚地表明，现行法律程序不可能消除这种蓄意的处心积虑的歧视。

　　【同义替换】orderly, methodical

　　【派生】system n.系统，体系；制度：方法，方式  systematically ad.系统地  systemize v.(使)系统化或有条理；(使)成制度或体系  systemization n.系统化，条理化

　　★ bear

　　v.忍受，容忍；负担；记住

　　n.熊

　　【例1】The pain was almost more than he could bear.这样的痛苦几乎使他受不了。

　　【例2】He is not the kind of person to bear anyone a grudge.他不是那种爱记仇的人。

　　【同义替换】tolerate, stand

　　【派生】bearish a.脾气坏的，粗暴的  bearable a.可忍受的，经得住的

　　【真题】Nonstop waves of immigrants played a role, too—and so did bigger crops of babies as yesterday’s “baby room” generation reached its child-bearing years.不断涌入的移民潮，还有以前“生育高峰”出生的那些孩子也已到了生育年龄，这些都对(人口增长)发挥着作用。