Part1:

unfounded rumors 毫无根据的谣言  =groundless
Eg:  His resignation proved unfounded.
  We all breathed a sigh of relief (一声叹息)when he left.
clumsy
Eg: He is disgustingly fat, clumsy and exceedingly plain.
      He made a clumsy attempt to apologize.
corresponding
Eg: Compared with the corresponding period last year 与去年同期相比较
 All the rights carry with them corresponding obligations.
 The graph didn't correspond with the materials.
revolutionary  poll= votes  approve of   council 议会  counsel counselor
consult  consultation  consultant 
defense attorney/counsel/counselor 辩方律师
prosecuting counsel  公诉方 opponent对手 rival 夙敌
20-year veteran police officer 20年的资深警员
spy on   watch dog subject to
Eg: I am going to shut out anyone who came knocking.
       He was subjected to a lie detector test.
       Every interviewee was subjected to unfair treatment.
riot; chaos; upheaval; turbulence run riot
in earnest= seriously严肃地 lay out;  lay down
refresh deliver the goods 履行诺言
welfare system:  health care;  retirement pension=premium; social insurance;
   education; utilities; emergency service.
in USA. public assistance program: 1,cash; 2,in-kind benefits
federal government, state government  ~ Medicaid公共医疗补助
phenomena  bleed...for...   =squeeze  opt to选择  drum up招揽
sticky棘手的  high-profile引人注目  provision供应; 规定
disregard; distort; irritate; intervene
call forth; call at; call on; call off  ~call forth all one's energies
disclosure; exposure  dim; blank; faint; vain
incompatible; indefinite drop off散去  attribute to
bound to束缚于?    relieve; release; dismiss; discard
by all means;  on any account     altitude; latitude; multitude;magnitude
take great pains尽心尽力   sketch草案草图~scratch; scheme; schedule; short hand
spacious; sophisticated; substantial; steady    be entitled to有权有资格
at stake生死攸关  at fault出故障  make nothing of毫无所获   fatigued~fatigue   
exceedingly; excessively; extensively; exclusively
provisons of the contract abide by遵守    run into陷入
answer for承担责任   step into进入  anticipate预期  adapt改编
let off=leave off中止工作   let down;let alone; let out; let off
hasty; instant; prompt敏捷的迅速的~promote晋升; urgent   
at length=in detail=at large     the slightest... 最起码的...
rational理性的  feel bored to death无聊透顶   flush with淹没
pursue从事 be acquainted with
at large; at intervals; at random    fight hard to hold back her laughters
hostile敌对的  acknowledge答谢~acknowledgement感谢
obliged被迫的   in session召开大会;开庭 be committed to有义务
gear (v.)调整   lay off解雇; lay aside; lay out布置 ; lay down放弃
in line with= in accordance with   in terms of依据  by means of
disperse分散   shrink收缩    modify; verify; rectify
decline(v.)婉言谢绝; rejection; refusal       a flat refusal断然拒绝
discern看出,觉察出; derive得到  wholesome有益的   place reliance on..
drag down the economic使经济衰弱   cluster together聚集
have no intention of doing.. 不打算做.
amend; fit;  mend;  renovate
acquire~acquisition获得      acquaintance~familarity精通  clean up整顿治理; clear up
carry the responsibilities with..
acquaint~acquainted~acquaintance      宣判无罪acquit~acquitance

Part2:

receipt收据  invoice发票  verdict判决;结论   felon重罪人  profile
invitation for bid 招标书   boost the morale of the soldiers提升士气
推进,推动push forward= give impetus to= propel[propeller推进器]
dumb哑的  mute  numb麻木的   speechless无语
restore the utilities in the area shattered by the hurricane重建被飓风摧毁地区的公共设施
shatter破坏,摧毁  flatter奉承,谄媚     a parade of= a series of
阴谋conspiracy = intrigue     make a parade of 炫耀
out-processing out-sourcing ??
battle/combat zone 战区   high-tech zone高新区 
a tangled web of interpersonal relationship错综复杂的人际关系网
think before you leap三思而后行  birds of a feather flock together物以类聚,人以群分
leopard美洲豹  puma美洲狮     economical节约的
real estate房地产  labor-intensive劳动密集型   capital-intensive资本密集型
intensive-care unit 特护病房
bond债券,公债  securities有价债券  trust fund信托基金  banking
have an/the edge on... 比...有优势    weigh权衡  trade-offs
quarantine检疫隔离   segregate~segregation隔离,种族隔离
recession衰退   concession让步  
scratch the surface of.. = skim the surface of...蜻蜓点水
in-depth study深入研究    agitate煽动; drum up= stir up鼓动;鼓吹
ego~egoistic ; arrogant自大的; self-righteous自以为是   [echo回声]
brace against 支撑..以防... ; guard against 保护...以防...
梁;支撑轴 girder; beam; shaft
deadly = mortal; mortality [morality] = fatal = lethal
evidence证据= testament证明
ingenuity=originality独创性  flexibility灵活性  delicacy细致
a slew of = a number of 大量的   quiver~quivering颤抖的

Part3:

race for竞争  totem图腾(ethnic,ethnicity)  cultural connotation内涵
trophy奖品,战利品=loot    market modification市场调整
contend with竞争  contend(主张)+that从句 
stand up to支撑  stand up for支持      ingathering收集;收割
grapple with 设法对付     dagger匕首  
capitulate to = yield to 屈服于    scrap放弃;丢弃
fortress堡垒;要塞    defy蔑视,不服从    repress镇压;抑制
irrepressible无法压抑的    give...to..让步于 = give way to
tutor导师; mentor; advisor顾问     academician学者
seniority资历  apprentice学徒
feedback反馈 ; response; mirror反映;  project 投,射;设计,规划
dose用量  overdose用量过度    double-bladed双刃剑
synthetic综合的=comprehensive    systematic系统的~system
sympathetic同情的    apathetic冷淡,无动于衷的
illustration例证,说明  caption标题,说明
lonely孤独的;荒凉的(lifeless, desolate荒凉的)
alone单独的,独一无二   solitary   isolate孤立=margin  alienate疏远
benigh=amiable和蔼可亲的    marvel at.. 对...感到吃惊
bend oneself to... = dedicate,devote,commit oneself to.. 致力于
soak; suck;        slippery =cunning =foxy 狡猾的
cast away抛弃;使漂流   keep in line 保持一致
allowance =subsidy 津贴;补助   
accredited 可信任的; 经鉴定合格的
testify证明,证实;  testimony证词;证据   verify核实;校验(身份) 
 authorize授权   access card门镜卡??   stem from来自于;起源于
certify证明(发证书)   rectify矫正
scramble争夺;抢夺  crumble崩溃;坍塌=collapse   grumble抱怨
cram死记硬背  cramming填鸭式教育
duplicate复制  forge伪造~forgery   fabricate捏造;伪造 
pirate CDs 盗版CD       champion 拥护 
brainstorming 群策群力   bandwagon时尚;潮流;浪潮;声势
do hands-on work 亲身实践  intern~internship 实习  
on-the-job experience  工作经验
come into one's own 开始盛行??  
prevail~prevalent~prevalence~prevailing  流行;盛行
plug into与..接通  hook on;  ??
bulk 大部分;多数    Free delivery with bulk purchase.大宗货物,免费送货.
fall out of the favor 不吃香了    overshadow 使..失色
institute创立;制定   institutionalize 使..制度化;固化
fossil化石;老顽固  fossilize    specimen范例;标本;典范
glorified 更重要的  filter过滤器   censorship审查制度 censor审查官
retard~retarded 迟缓;阻碍    stimulant兴奋剂
susceptible ;  sensitive;  vulnerable;  敏感的;易受影响的;

Part4:

gall胆的    hepatic肝的;  hepatitis肝炎   diabetes糖尿病
tuberculosis=TB 肺结核    malaria疟疾  cholera霍乱
tumor肿瘤  germ细菌  stimulant兴奋剂  arthritis关节炎
cardiac arrest心搏停止  miocardial infarction心肌梗塞
cosmetic industry化妆品  
with the refinement of experimental conditions随着试验条件的改善
??salad days少不更事的时期   irate怒的,生气的 ;  irritate使发怒
hunter-atherer??  ritual例行公事(仪式) 
venture capital风险资本   IPO=Initial Public Offerings
frugal; thrifty; austerity节约的    bonfire篝火 
curtail削减;缩减    distribution center分发中心(销售中心)
break even得失相当    probation缓刑;(留校)察看;试用期
substantial坚固的  detain留住,耽搁;拘留 
notorious 臭名昭著   nostalgic怀旧的  toss the coin掷硬币
tracker追踪系统;纤夫   resurrection;  revival复活;复兴
no remedy.无可救药   speculate on考虑,推测= dwell on想着;居住
meditation冥思苦想  ponder考虑   marriage proposal求婚
speculator投机者   linger on(风俗)一直存在 linger逗留;徘徊
privileged享有特权的~ underprivileged生活于底层的
e-grocery网上商店  e-envoy电子特使  cabinet内阁;橱柜
state council=department 国务院
curb the heat 抑制(经济)过热   cranky古怪的
self-indulgance自我放纵; freeness任性??
??check out = bankrupt破产  roll out启动  inventory详细目录
shipment notification发货通知   cashless transaction无现金交易 
render an opinion提供建议
system with high integrity 高度完整的系统
demise死亡  fraudulent欺骗的  sector部门section
intimidate胁迫   

Part5:

integrated farming     deliberate故意,蓄意;慎重 (intentional, plotted密谋的)
fabricate捏造, forge伪造         garb衣服,制服   garment衣服
alumni男校友    psychotic精神病的   shuffle拖着走
vigilance警惕;警觉=alarm   insomnia失眠
impostor冒名顶替者   brag吹嘘;自夸   commencement毕业典礼
schism分裂=spilt,abruption   stigmatize带来耻辱
blend in with交往;融合   blender搅拌机
own up to 承认;坦白   yearn for渴望   find a even keel
sedatives镇静剂   diminish 减少;缩小;减弱   confide吐露(心事);倾诉
innumerable不可计数的    modern assembly lines
undeniable不可否认的   be subsidiary to附属的;次要的;辅助的
play a decisive role起决定性作用     confront with使面对
Eg:   The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.
        我们面临的困难似乎是不可克服的。
affluent material riches充裕的物质财富  
defective personality有缺陷的人格
bleak(没有希望的)career prospect   
"problematic kids"问题少年

... they never failed to surprise the world with their sociability, aggressiveness and competitiveness. All these traits(特征) make them more individualized(个性) than the last generation.

   from the campus to the outreach activities

shun避开;回避  lampoon冷嘲热讽;奚落  lump..in..
stigma瑕疵;污点  deride嘲笑  debilitate使衰弱 allay减轻
afflict折磨 mockery嘲笑;愚弄 weird怪诞的
superstition迷信 fathom揣摩 demean使降低身份
stereotype老套;陈规;模式化  stereo立体声
sexism大男子主义  rally集会;汽车拉力赛 relay race接力
回避;避开 shun evade avoid escape    tax evasion逃税
嘲笑 deride  lampoon  mockery~mock  redicule??
syndicated columnist联合专栏作家
allay减轻;缓和 ally同盟 alley巷;胡同
psychiatrist精神病医生 degrade降级 devalue贬值 demean
taboo(禁忌) jokes   satirize讽刺  tablets药片
condemn谴责 contempt轻蔑   compelling强迫的;吸引人的
tame驯服;温顺的;沉闷的  normal~abnormal反常;异态
half the folks out there那里一半的人民
Do you get a kick out of watching me suffer?
看我难受你就高兴是不是?
persevere  perseverance坚持不懈
periphery圆周;周边  PC periphery: U Disk,sound box, portable hard disk etc.
Women are kept on the periphery of the armed forces.