托福考试词汇向导（之六）

secession n.脱离 [SECEDE正式脱离(教会政党等);分离SE-分开, cedere go]

secluded a.隔离的;与世隔绝的 [seclude分离,隔离(人场所等);使隐退 SE-, claudere shut]

seclusion n.蛰居;退隐 [medL seclusio(SECLUDE)seclusive爱隐居的;隐居性的]

secrete v.隐秘;隐藏;分泌 [obs secret(v)

sect n.派别;宗派 [ME

sectarian a.宗派的;偏狭的 [SECTARY属于某一宗派的]

secular a.世俗的;非宗教的 [

sedate a.安排的;静肃的 [sedative使安静的;镇静剂 The doctor has given him a ~ and he should sleep now.]

sedentary a.久坐的;需要坐的 [F sedentaire or L sedentarius

seduce v.诱惑;勾引 [L seducere seduct-(SE-, ducere lead)]

seductive a.诱惑的;有魅力的 [SEDUCTION after inductive etc]

sedulous a.勤勉的 [L sedulus zealous]

seethe v.沸腾;骚动 [OE seothan

segment n.部份;断节;线段 [L segmentum

segregate v.分离;予以种族歧视 [L segregatus pp.]

seine n.大捕鱼网;拉网 [ME

seismologist n.地震学家 [seismic地震的;有关地震的 Gk seismos earthquake

semblance n.外观;外貌 [ME

seminal a.精液的;生殖的;再生的 [ME

senescence n.衰老 [senescent老了的]

senility n.年老;老迈 [senile高龄的;老衰的 F senile or L senilis

sensation n.感觉;感触;轰动 [medL sensatio

sensuous a.感官的;感觉的 [L sensus sense]

sententious a.简洁精练的;简明的 [L sententiosus(SENTENCE)(反)prolix]

sentry n.守望;哨兵 [perh

septic a.致腐败的;因腐败引起的 [L septicus

sepulcher n.坟墓 [sepulchral坟墓的;阴沉的(

seraph n.六翼天使 [back-form<(cf CHERUB)(pl) seraphic六翼天使的;纯洁的]

sere a.迁移系列;枯萎的 [同sear 灼烧,(强烈的阳光、寒风等)使植物枯萎]

serendipity n.偶然发现有价值物品才能 [coined by Horace Walpole(1754)after The Three Princes of Serendip(Sri Lanka), a fairy-tale]

serenity n.安静;沉着 [F serenite or L serenitas(SERENE)]

sermonize v.说教;说大道理与人听 [SERMON说教;训戒;牢骚 homiletics布道学]