Word
tourist : a person travelling for pleasure
TYPICAL USE: Each year,many foreign tourists visit Taiwan for sight-seeing

utility :the ability to be used ; power to satisfy people's wants .
TYPICAL USE: The furniture was chosen for utility rather than for elegance

blunt :having a sick or dull edge or point ;not sharp ;dull .
TYPICAL USE:Too much alcohol makes your senses blunt .

elastic : not stiff ,stick or strict ;able to be changed to fit all cases .
TYPICAL USE: Toy Baloons ,sponges and steel springs are elastic.

exit : 1 a place through which to go out;a way out 2 .the act of going out ;departure
TYPICAL USE: He left the building through the rear exit .
When the cat came in, the little mouse made a hasty exit .

shun : keep away from; avoid
TYPICAL USE: You can hardly shun meeting her if you and she both work in the same office

fatigue : weariness ;the state of being tired .
TYPICAL USE: He was pale with fatigue after his sleepless night

heir :a person who inherits property;successor
TYPICAL USE: When he died ,his young nephew was the only heir to his great wealth .

inflate :cause to swell by filling with air or gas ;expand ;enlarge .
TYPICAL USE: As a currency of a country is inflated ,the prices of goods begin to rise

练习:
1. She was __1__by her former friends after she went astray
2. It is a treat to have a drink after the__2__ of the day.
3. Let me ask a __3__question.
4. He fell __4__to a large fortune..
5. Clothing has __5__ in price.
6. My plans are fairly __6__
7. The store deals in objects of domestic__7__
8.The beautiful sight attract many__8__ here every year .
9. There is only one __9__from the theater.

答案:
1. shunned v. 避开
2. fatigue n.疲劳
3. blunt adj. 钝的
4. heir n.(男)继承人
5. inflate v.膨胀
6. elastic adj.有弹性的
7. utility n.效用
8.tourists n. 参观者
9.exit n.出口 ;离去