Unit 10

censure / censor / census / consensus

censure n. 批评 (official strong criticism) / ˈsen(t)SHər /

• No matter what antics her peers got up to, Joo never cheated on her exams because she feared the censure of her teachers.

censor v. 审查（并删除不好的东西） (to examine books, movies, letters, etc., in order to remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.) /ˈsensər /

• During the 1990s, House Speaker Newt Gingrich sought to censor rap and hip hop music on the basis that it "degraded moral values."

census n. 人口普查 (the official process of counting the number of people in a country, city, or town and collecting information about them) / ˈsensəs /

• Every decade the United States government takes an official census in order to find out basic information about the nation's citizens.

consensus n. 意见一致 (a general agreement about something) / kənˈsensəs /

• Because the jury was unable to come to a consensus regarding the defendant's guilt, they were declared "hung" and the judge ruled the case as a mistrial.

mount / surmount / paramount / amount / tantamount

mount v.上升 (to increase in amount) / maʊnt /

• When Louise saw that their bill was beginning to mount past 100 dollars, she tried to stop Harry from ordering more food.

surmount v. 克服，战胜 (to prevail over) /sərˈmount /

• Glenda tried to surmount her fear of flying by attending hypnotherapy sessions designed to help her overcome her phobia.

paramount adj. 最重要的，至高无上的 (very important; of highest rank or importance) / ˈperəˌmount /

• The paramount leader of the United States is the President, while the paramount leader of the United Kingdom is the Prime Minister.

amount v. 总计，合计 (to reach a total ; add up) / əˈmount /

• Adding four plus two amounts to six.

v. 相当于 (to be equivalent)

• A "baker's dozen" amounts to 13 pieces.

tantamount adj.（数量，效果）相当的 (equal to something in value, meaning, or effect) / ˈtan(t)əˌmount /

• Although the U.S. government considers Chelsea Manning's information leaks treasonous to the nation, Ms. Manning considered not leaking the information tantamount to being treasonous to humanity.