http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/28517346 学习是得持续的唷，不是因考试结束了就停止了。 我也是还在学习中。 如果说是准备考试的话， 我是觉得先准备TOEFL会比较适当，因为成绩标准较严格， 而且speaking, listening在美国是每天都要用到的。 GRE对很多理工的国际学生，只要不要低的离谱就可以了。 separate se(apart)-parate( L. = prepare) adj. 分别的、不同的 ex. sleep in separate beds. ex. two separate issues v. [ to set apart] ex. the war separated me and my family. <> concatenate septic adj. [caused by or causing infection with harmful bacteria] ps. septic tank: 在郊区的房子没有地下道系统来处理污水，大部分都是用 septic tank的。 North America, approximately 25% of the population relies on septic tanks ps. antiseptic. from wiki :: Every antiseptic, however good, is more or less toxic and irritating to a wounded surface; as a result, in surgery, the antiseptic method has been replaced by aseptic method, which is preventative in nature and relies on keeping free from the invasion of bacteria rather than destroying them when present. (note: 洗手用的酒精 alcohol ) sepulchral adj.坟墓的 [of or relating to a sepulcher (tomb)] ps. sepulcher 是在literature 中才会出现的字，它就是坟(tomb) adj. 阴森森的 <> merry adj.欢乐的 sequential sequ(follow)-ent-ial adj.按次序的 [in order of time or place; forming a sequence] ps. 按照数字顺序、字母顺序 synonym: consecutive ex. to introduce new memebers sequentially by their names. ps. 写进hard disk时资料用sequential的方式，比较快同样的seek也比较快 ps. 可review p. 328关於sequ的字根 serial adj.连续的; 一系列的 [arranged in a series] ex. serial killer ex. TV serial, Harry Potter series ex. SN = serial number ps. series n. (infinite sequences and series) \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{2^n} = \frac{1}{2}+ \frac{1}{4}+ \frac{1}{8}+\cdots. serried adj. [pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows: serried troops.] (不是很常用) sequester v. [to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement.] ex. a pop star sequestered in a hotel room, protected from fans' mania below. v. 隔离, 用於将陪审团隔离以不被媒体等干扰。 ps. Jury sequestration is the isolation of a jury to avoid accidental or deliberate tainting. wiki: 在裁决期间会出现隔离的例子。在如O·J·辛普森案件等极端罕见的案件中， 陪审员被隔离了整整8.5个月。 Budget sequestration in 2013: In the United States federal budget, the sequester or sequestration refers to budget cuts to particular categories of federal spending that began on March 1, 2013 as an austerity fiscal policy. "Sequestration?" A Big Word for "Budget Cut" seraphic seraph-ic adj.天使一般的 [of, like, or befitting a seraph.] ps. seraph，在上帝头冠旁的天使，是最高等级的天使，具有3对翅膀(六翼天使) sere adj. [being dried and withered ] ex. My way of life Is fall’n into the sere, the yellow leaf. ps. SERE, a military training program: survival, evasion, resistance, escape (ie.被抓到了要怎麽逃开) cf. sear --> seared tuna Navy and Marine Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape School SERE serene adj.平静的; 宁静的 [calm and peaceful; tranquil] ex. a serene sky ps. Serena, feminine given name. sermon n. [a talk on a moral or religious subject, usu given by a clergyman from the pulpit during a religious service] ex. We had to listen to a long sermon about not wasting money. synonym: preach ps. In modern language, the word "sermon" can also be used pejoratively in secular terms to describe a lengthy or tedious speech delivered with great passion, by any person, to an uninterested audience. serrate serr(~saw,锯子)-ate v. [ to make serrated.] adj. [notched on the edge like a saw, = serrated] ex. a serrate leaf. synonym: jagged (p.280) ps. 锯齿状会使接触面积减少，而增加表面压力，所以更利於cutting. 像鲨鱼就据有 serrate teeth. ps. from the Latin word serratus, meaning “notched like a saw.” Plain Edge vs. Serration | Knife Discussion serrated adj. = serrate <> without notches, smooth --

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