Conspicuous adj. 明显的 同 :noticeable There are several conspicuous errors in your composition. 2. Delusion n. 谬见;幻想 She is under the delusion that I’m going to give her a lot of money. 3. Provisional adj. 临时的 同 :tentative Let’s arrange the provisional meeting for next Tuesday, even though we may have to change it. 4. Restrain v. 阻止;抑制 同 :suppress She could not restrain the children from running into the street. 5. Initial adj. 最初的 反 :last His initial effort at skating was a failure, but he succeeded the second time that he tried. 6. Thrifty adj. 节俭的 反 :wasteful Mr. Thompson is thrifty that he is able to save more than half of his weekly salary. 7. Sovereign adj. 独立的 When the thirteen colonies won the Revolutionary War, America became a sovereign nation. 8. Compact adj. 紧密的 The salesman tied the customer’s purchases into a compact bundle. 9. Emigrate v. 自本国迁居到他国 In the 19th century many Europeans emigrated to America. 10. Navigate v. 驾驶(船,飞机) He navigated the shop across the Atlantic Ocean. Exercise 从以上单词中选择适当的单词填空 1. A tree standing alone on the top of a hill is _________. 2. The United Nations is an assembly of ________ states. 3. He _______ to Brazil from Taiwan where he had lived for 20 years. 4. The captain safely ______ the ship across the ocean. 5. The leaves of cabbage are folded into a ______ head. 6. She is under the _______ that we will finish on time. 7. The government has given _______ approval for the use of the new drug. 8. He could not _______ the dog from attacking. 9. You have resolved my ________ complaint, but now I have a new question. 10 . If you are _______, you can find ways to decorate your room stylishly yet inexpensively.