Word
sneer : show scorn or contempt by looks or words
TYPICAL USE: The mean girl sneered at the poor girl’s cheap clothes.

adjoin :be next to, be very close or near
TYPICAL USE: Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of American.

ally :join or untie by agreement
TYPICAL USE: Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.

chaste : pure in word, thought, and deed
TYPICAL USE: Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.

confide : tell as a secret
TYPICAL USE: When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.

defy : refuse to obey; pay no attention to
TYPICAL USE: The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.

disrupt :bring or throw into disorder
TYPICAL USE: An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.


练习:
1.His speech __1__ the meeting
2.She was a holy woman, innocent and __2__.
3.Britain was an __3__of America in the World War I
4.He __4__his troubles to his friend.
5.Our house __5__theirs.
6.He's always __6__at my suggestions
7.The pine trees __7__severe cold.


答案:
1. disrupted v. 使...分裂,使...瓦解,使中断
2. chaste a. 贞洁的,纯洁的,朴素的
3. ally n. 盟友,同盟国v. 联盟,联合,与...有关系
4. confided v. 吐露,信托,信赖
5. adjoins v. 邻接,毗连,邻接
6. sneering n. 冷笑,嘲笑v. 嘲笑,冷笑
7. defy v. 藐视,挑衅