vocabulary 23

1. analogy 类似 (noun): a comparison (Works of art were seen as an analogy for works of nature.)
2. annihilate 消灭 (verb): to wipe out  (We annihilated the enemy.)
3. criterion (noun): a standard (Only social practice can be the criterion of truth.)
4. emanate 发出 (verb): to come out (Do you know where these rumors 谣言 emanated from?）
5. holistic 全部的 (adj): concerned with the whole (Eastern cultures tend to take a more holistic view of learning than Western societies, focusing on the whole rather than analyzing parts.)
6. placebo 安慰剂 (noun)：a fake medicine (The doctor lost his license when it was that the pills for depression he had been giving to many of his patients were actually a placebo - just sugar pills.)
7. proficient 精通的 (adj): expert (He proved to me that he was very proficient in driving car.)
8. staunch 忠诚的(adj): faithful (Although the mayor had been accused of taking bribes, he still had some staunch supporters.)
9. subversive 破坏性的 (adj): intended to destroy ( The so-called "consulting company" was a cover for subversive activities; it was actually a ring of antigovernment agents.)
10. vindicate (verb): to prove innocent (He tried hard to vindicate his honor.)