Unit 70

snob / snub / snug / snag

snob n. 势利小人 (someone who tends to criticize, reject, or ignore people who come from a lower social class, have less education, etc.) /snɑb/

• Kanona was an snob who refused to socialize with people who she perceived as her social inferiors.

snub v. 怠慢，不理睬 (to ignore (someone) in a deliberate and insulting way) /snəb/

• Dora snubbed her former best friend by pretending not to hear her when she spoke.

snug v. 使舒适 (British: to cause to fit closely) /snəɡ/

• The chickens snugged down in a tight huddle as they prepared to go to sleep.

snag n. 故障，问题 (an unexpected problem or difficulty) /snæɡ/

• John hit a series of snags, from a flat tire to forgetting his wallet, on his way to meet Marsha at the movies.

fragrance / flagrancy

fragrance n. 香味 (the quality or state of having a sweet odor) /ˈfrāɡrəns/

• Every spring, the rose garden emitted a lush, sensual fragrance that made the bees drunk with pleasure.

flagrancy n. 臭名昭著 (being conspicuosly or notoriously offensive) /ˈfleɪɡrənsi/

• After running naked across the playing field, the streaker was punished for his flagrancy by a night in jail and a large fine.

puissant / pusillanimous

puissant adj. 强大的，有力的 (very powerful) /ˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt /

• Vladimir Putin made a puissant show of Russia's political power by annexing Crimea.

pusillanimous adj. 胆怯的，懦弱的 (lacking courage and resolution) /ˌpyo͞osəˈlanəməs/

• Emily's pusillanimous temperament made her fearful of stepping beyond her comfort zone.

insurrection / resurrection

insurrection n. 造反 (a usually violent attempt to take control of a government) /ˌinsəˈrekSH(ə)n/

• The protests that began in Tunisia in December of 2011 touched off a series of insurrections that are now termed the "Arab Spring."

resurrection n. 复兴，复活 (the act of causing something that had ended or been forgotten or lost to exist or be used again) /ˌrɛzəˈrɛkʃ(ə)n/

• The resurrection of hostilities between East and West are taking a new form following North Korea's successful test of a missile that could reach Alaska.