08年5.28第七期托福英语学习：托福词汇7

　　Words:

　　afflict vt. 折磨；使苦恼

　　affliction n. 痛苦，苦恼

　　afford vt. 买得起；担负的起（损失、后果等）；足以；提供

　　agenda n. 日程，议程

　　aggravate vt. 使恶化，使加重

　　aggravating adj. 恼人的，讨厌的

　　aggregate n. 聚集体，聚集物

　　aggression n. 进攻，侵略

　　aghast adj. 惊骇的，吓呆的

　　agile adj. 敏捷的，活泼轻快的

　　agility n. 敏捷，活泼

　　agitate v. 鼓动，煽动；使激动，使恼怒；使狂躁不安；使焦虑

　　agonize vt. 使受苦（身体上）；使苦闷（精神上）

　　agreeable adj. （指计划等）使人愉快的，合意的；容易相处的

　　ailment n. 疾病（尤指小病，轻病）

　　airborne adj. 空气传播的；空运的；空降的；搭乘飞机的

　　ajar adj. (门窗等）微开的

　　akin adj. 同类的，近似的，有密切关系的，相近的

　　alert adj. 机敏的； vt. 警报；使随时掌握，了解；n. 警戒，警报

　　alien adj. 奇怪的；陌生的；外国的，外侨的； n. 外国人，外侨

　　alienate v. 使疏远，离间

　　Life as a newspaper reporter can be aggravating. Every morning at 5 a.m. , there's a staff meeting where the managing editor goes through his agenda for the day. He's not at all agreeable in the morning. In fact, he's akin to a grouchy bear. Oh does he love to agitate us! I drink coffee to calm my nerves but sometimes it just aggravates my stomach.

　　"Jim, you'll be covering the recent acts of aggression in the Middle East. We can't afford to ignore this important development. You need to be airborne and on your way to the Middle East within the hour."

　　"Jane, come in here, you're late. Don't leave the door ajar, this is a private meeting. I need you to get a copy of that new alien alert from the Immigration Department. The aggregate number of aliens in this country is growing, but it seems to me that such an alert will only serve to alienate our own minority groups.'

　　"Sam, you're the most agile of us all. Use your agility to catch up with the world-class runners who are in town for maraton. Come on Sam, don't agonize your assignment, just do it. "

　　"Mary, the children in Central Africa are afflicted with an unknown disease. It's not just an ailment. It's something far more serious. Hey, stop looking so aghast, you don't need go there. Just find out the source of the affliction and write a report on it by this afternoon. By the way, I think you should quit drinking coffee, it does nothing to calm your nerves! "

　　Oh well, I guess I better get going. Can I afford to quit this wonderful job? Not today.