1.paradox['pærədɒks]
n.悖论，反论；似非而是的论点；自相矛盾的人或事 真题例句：Millennials， it seems， face the paradox of being the least formal generation yet the most conscious of style and personal branding.千禧一代貌似正面临这样一个矛盾，即他们既是穿着最不正式的一代，又是最注意自我风格和个人品牌的一代。(2016 新题型) 【词汇辨析】contradiction 和paradox 有什么区别 contradiction：是矛盾、对立的意思,在逻辑上,要么是A要么是B,不可能既是A又是B。 paradox：则是“似是而非”,含有诡辩的意味,有时令人难以理清。 2.entitlement [ɪn'taɪt(ə)lmənt] n. 权利；权益；授权 真题例句：Instead, the claimant receives a time-limited "allowance," conditional on actively seeking a job; no entitlement and no insurance, at £71.70 a week, one of the least generous in the EU.取而代之的是，领取人领取的是有时间限制“补贴”，该“补贴”以积极找工作为条件，没有应得的权益和保险，每周只有71.7英镑，为欧盟成员国里最少的。(2014 阅读理解) 3.pension ['penʃ(ə)n] n. 退休金，抚恤金；津贴；膳宿费 【注】pen做词根表“钱”。 真题例句：Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals, keeping the pay increases modest but adding to holidays and especially pensions that are already generous.政客们已再三“追加”公共部门的工资待遇，使其工资保持适度增长，而假期不断增加，尤其是原本丰厚的养老金也一直上涨。（2012阅读理解） 4.ambiguous [æm'bɪgjʊəs] adj. 模糊不清的；引起歧义的 真题例句：But in the everyday practice of science, discovery frequently follows an ambiguous and complicated route. 然而，在日常的科学实践中，发现通常遵循一条模糊而复杂的路径。（2012阅读理解） 【词汇辨析】vague, obscure和ambiguous的区别 ❶vague 的意思是不清楚，因为它是用不确定的形式表达的或者因为它反映出思想的不精确。 “Vague . . . forms of speech . . . have so long passed for mysteries of science” (John Locke). “针对科学奥秘的模糊…语言形式…消失已久” （约翰·洛克）。 ❷obscure 表示意思隐含，或者是因为表达不清楚，或者因为话本身就难以理解。 Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure and too complex. 那些不喜欢卡夫卡作品的人说他的风格晦涩并且过于复杂。 ❸ambiguous 表示存在着两个或两个以上的可能的含义。 Frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were never able to assemble the new toy. Something 这对父母沮丧于含糊不清的说明，因为根本不可能把新玩具组装好。 5. trait [treɪt] n.特点，特性; 真题例句：The United States is the product of two principal forces-the immigration of European peoples with their varied ideas, customs, and national characteristics and the impact of a new country which modified these traits. 合众国是两股主要力量作用的产物，一是具有不同思想、风俗和民族特点的欧洲各民族的迁入，二是一个新国家因改变了这些特征而产生的影响。(2015 新题型) 6.welcome [wɛlkəm] adj. 受欢迎的n. 欢迎vt. 欢迎int. 欢迎 真题例句：I feel very glad to know that you are going to study in our university for half a year .First, I’d like to extend my warmest welcome to you on behalf of the Students’Union.非常高兴获悉你们将到我们学校就读半年，首先，我谨代表学生会向您们致以最热烈的欢迎。（2012作文） 7. decoration [dekə'reɪʃ(ə)n] n. 装饰，装潢； 真题例句：Yet when one looks at the photographs of the garden created by the homeless,it strikes one that,for all their diversity of styles,these gardens speak of various other fundamental urges,beyond that of decoration and creative expression.然而，只要看看无家可归者创造的花园的照片，你就会意识到尽管样式各异，但这些花园除了表达人类装饰和创造的欲望之外，更体现了人类其他根本的强烈愿望。(2013翻译) 8.browser['braʊzə] n.浏览器；吃嫩叶的动物；浏览书本的人 真题例句：“The industry” (Line 6,Para.3) refers to: internet browser developers. “The industry”指的是：网络浏览器开发商。(2013阅读理解词汇题) 9.shelter['ʃeltə] n.庇护；避难所；遮盖物vt.保护；使掩蔽vi.躲避，避难 真题例句：As a cred place of peace, however crude it may be, is a distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need.安宁的圣地体现的是人类特有的需要，无论怎样疏于雕琢，它仍与遮风挡雨之所不同，后者反映的是动物特有的需要。(2013翻译) 10.arbiter[ˈɑ:bɪtə] n.仲裁人，裁决者； 真题例句：The bans， if fully enforced， would suggest to women （and many men） that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.这些禁令若全面施行，将会向女士（以及许多男士）表明，他们不应该让他人来裁定自己的美丽（帅气）。(2016 阅读理解)
