Exercise 1
COLUMN 1
amenable
adorn
accidental
actual
amenity
aloof
adept
acclaim
agile
ambivalent
COLUMN 2
A.unskilled
B.planned
C.discomfort
D.unwilling
E.certain
F.fictitious
G.disfigure
H.clumsy
I.warm
J.condemnation
答案：DGBFCIAJHE
1、amenable
adj. 有责任的，应服从的；有义务的；经得起检验的
Indeed, some employers seem to be more amenable to this than in the past.
事实上，一些雇主似乎比过去更愿意接受这样的工作了。
unwilling
adj. 不愿意的；不情愿的；勉强的
Initially the government was unwilling to accept the defeat.
最初，政府不愿意接受失败。
2、adorn
vt. 装饰；使生色
They wash and wax them, go on and on about them - some even adorn them with furry dice.
他们没完没了的为自己的车清洗、打蜡，有些人甚至用毛皮骰子装饰车子。
Disfigure
vt. 使变丑；损毁…的外形；使大为减色
Some local citizens think that dredges do awful harm to the landscapes as they disfigure rivers and banks.
一些当地的市民认为这些挖泥机对地貌有严重的伤害，因为它们损毁了河流和河岸。
3、accidental
adj. 意外的；偶然的；附属的；临时记号的；
It could be accidental.
它可能是个意外。
planned
adj. 有计划的；根据计划的
He maintains that everything is going according to plan.
他坚持说一切都在按计划进行。
4.actual
adj. 真实的，实际的；现行的，目前的
In the absence of actual data no reliance can be placed on such figures.
在缺乏实际资料的情况下， 这样的数据不可靠。
Fictitious
adj. 虚构的；假想的；编造的；假装的
We're interested in the source of these fictitious rumours.
我们对这些子虚乌有的谣言的来源感兴趣。
5.amenity
n. 舒适；礼仪；愉快；便利设施
And why has theM.T.A. decided to use the new Vignelli map solely as a weekend amenity?
可为什么纽约市大都会运输署（M.T.A）决定把这个地图仅仅用于周末的便利设施？
discomfort
n. 不适，不安；不便之处
She hears the discomfort in his voice.
她听出他声音里的不安。
6.aloof
adj. 冷淡的；远离的；冷漠的 adv. 远离；避开地
He aloof composer neither worried nor cared about public opinion.
这位超然的作曲家对舆论既不担心， 也不在意。
warm
adj. 温暖的；热情的
The sun had come out to warm his back.
太阳出来了，把他的背晒得暖暖的。
7.adept
adj. 熟练的；擅长…的 n. 内行；能手
My teacher is adept at designing robots.
我的老师对设计机器人是个内行。
unskilled
adj. 不熟练的；拙劣的；无需技能的
He worked as an unskilled labourer.
他是一个未经专门训练的工人。
8.acclaim
vt. 称赞；为…喝采，向…欢呼；n. 欢呼，喝彩；称赞；vi. 欢呼，喝采
Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, O Lord .
知道向你欢呼的，那民是有福的。 耶和华阿，他们在你脸上的光里行走。
condemnation
n. 谴责；定罪；非难的理由；征用
If you have received Jesus as your Savior, then there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ.
如果你把耶稣当作你的救世主，他不会谴责那些相信基督的人。
9.agile
adj. 敏捷的；机敏的；活泼的
Many of us came there to learn what this "agile thing" was all about.
我们中的许多人来到那里，了解了“敏捷事物”都是关于什么。
clumsy
adj. 笨拙的
I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
我还从未见过更加笨拙、更不协调的拳击手。
10.ambivalent
adj. 矛盾的；摇摆不定的
On his way out the rabbi told me my mother was ambivalent about dying, after all those years of nagging us all to help her on her way.
在出来时，牧师告诉我说，虽然这些年来母亲一直唠叨让我们帮助她归西，但是对于死亡，她的内心还是矛盾。
certain
adj. 某一；必然的；确信；无疑的；有把握的
We are not certain whether the appendix had already burst or not.
我们不能确定阑尾破了没有。