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（1）adversary

n.敌手

eg.He is a shreweh and sometimes ruthless adversary.

(2)symmetrical

a.对称的

eg.The plan of the ground floor is completely symmetrical.

(3)rhetoric

n.修辞.华丽的语言

eg.empty rhetoric

(4)evasion

n.逃避，偷税

eg.She's been charged with tax evasion.

(5)patronise

vt.资助，赞助，惠顾，屈尊

eg.I don't bullshit or patronise people.

（6）alleviate

vt.减轻，缓解，缓和

eg.The medicine alleviates his pain but does not cure his illness.

(7)allocate

vt.分配，分派，把……拨给

allotment n.分配

eg.They will allocate funds for housing .

    The allotment of profits was made last Firday.

(8)aloft

ad.在高处

a.高的

eg.The principal thing in this world is to keep one's soul aloft.

(9)amend

vi 修正，改正

eg.The law has been amended to read as follows.

(10)amplify

v.放大，增强，详述

eg.An electronic device amplified the speaker's.