Unit 66

anachronism / anarchism

anachronism n. 时代错乱 (something (such as a word, an object, or an event) that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong in a story, movie, etc.) /əˈnækrəˌnɪzəm /

• Our teacher's insistence that we research our projects using books in the library rather than online seemed like an unnecessary anachronism.

anarchism n. 无政府主义 (a belief that government and laws are not necessary) /ˈanərˌkizəm /

• Some libertarian Americans espouse anarchism as a viable alternative to living within the parameters of current federal laws and regulations.

legitimate / litigate / mitigate

legitimate adj. 合法的 (being in compliance with the law) / ləˈdʒɪdəmət /

• Miranda obtained a special parking pass from the Department of Motor Vehicles so that she could legitimately park in spaces marked for handicapped drivers.

litigate v. 提出诉讼 (to cause a case, issue, etc. to be decided and settled in a court of law) /ˈlɪdəˌɡeɪt/

• When the couple could not decide on divorce terms, they had to litigate the separation in a court of law.

mitigate v. 减缓 (to make less severe or intense) /ˈmɪdəˌɡeɪt/

• Fang applied ice to her injured knee in order to mitigate the pain and swelling.

impugn / repugnant / redundant / pugnacious

impugn v.（因人不诚实而）批评抨击 (to criticize (a person's character, intentions, etc.) by suggesting that someone is not honest and should not to be trusted) /ɪmˈpjun/

• The woman impugned her neighbor by suggesting that he was a serial liar and generally shady character.

repugnant adj. 令人厌恶的 (causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust) /rəˈpəɡnənt/

• The repugnant smell emanating from the garbage pail turned out to be the rotting corpse of a rat.

redundant adj. 过剩的，多余的 (exceeding what is necessary or normal; superfluous) /rəˈdəndənt/

• The ability to access contact information online has made phone books all but redundant.

pugnacious adj. 好争斗的 (showing a readiness or desire to fight or argue) /pəɡˈnāSHəs/

• Actor Mark Wahlberg was jailed after a pugnacious attack on a man in the street.