Unit 91

privation / privacy / primacy / primary

privation n.（生活必需品的）匮乏，贫困 (lack of what is needed for existence) /prʌɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/

• The homeless family lived in a pitiable state of privation, without adequate food or shelter.

privacy n. 隐秘 (freedom from unauthorized intrusion) /ˈprɪvəsi/

• Jane changed her bank passwords often in order to ensure her financial privacy.

primacy n. 首位 (the state of being first (as in importance, order, or rank)) /ˈprʌɪməsi/

• Our great grandfather has primacy of rank within our family.

primary adj. 主要的，基本的 (most important; most basic or essential) /ˈprʌɪm(ə)ri/

• Oxygen is one of the primary elements necessary for human life.

germane / germinate / German

germane adj. 相关的 (relating to a subject in an appropriate way) /dʒəːˈmeɪn/

• Ralph made several germane comments that helped to clarify the conversation.

germinate v. 发芽 (to begin to grow) /ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt/

• The seed began to germinate, sprouting a small green growth, about three weeks after we planted it.

German adj. 德国的 (of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany and the Germans) /ˈdʒəːmən/

• Henry enjoyed all things German, from beer and sausage to polka music and lederhosen.

restive / restless / unrest

restive adj. 不服管理的 (stubbornly resisting control) /ˈrɛstɪv/

• The horse kicked and neighed, restively resisting being locked in its stable for the night.

restless adj. 不安的 (not relaxed or calm) /ˈrɛs(t)ləs/

• Grant's restless leg syndrome made his legs kick restively all night long.

unrest n. 动乱，骚乱 (a disturbed or uneasy state) /ʌnˈrɛst/

• Syria's recent unrest has led thousands of people to flee the country in order to ensure their safety.