vocabulary 29

1. adroit 敏捷的 (adj): expert (He was adroit at tax avoidance.)
2. constituent 选民 (noun): some represented (Many of Councilman Hall's constituents live in poverty, so one way he helps those he represents is by working for programs to assist帮助 the poor.)
3. contention 论点 (noun): a claim (This is an issue of great contention at the moment.)
4. irreparable (adj): not able to be fixed (Her death is an irreparable loss to the firm.)
5. pinnacle (noun): the highest point (Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.)
6. platitude 陈词滥调 (noun): an unoriginal comment (The speaker seems to have no original ideas; his speech was full of platitude.)
7. promiscuous男女乱交的 (adj): unselective (Americans are free to pick and choose from a promiscuous array一系列 of values and behavior.)
8. repudiate (verb): to reject (He used his position to repudiate the charge.)
9. spontaneous 无意识的 (adj): unplanned (Most of their music was spontaneous improvisation即兴创作.)
10. stigma 污名 (noun): dishonor (Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.)