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lexicography   noun

  the skill, practice, or profession of writing dictionaries

  I majored in the lexicography at colledge.

benchmark   noun

  something that is used as a standard by which other things can be judged or measured

  The valuation becomes a benchmark against which to judge other prices.

botany  noun

   the scientific study of plants

   This university have the classes of botany.

elitism  noun

    an elitist system, government etc is one in which a small group of people have more power and advantages than other people

 　Elitism is spread in the Japanese society today.

stunted    adj

   not developing properly or to full size

   He is emotially stunted.

humidity   noun

   the amount of water contained in the air

   The room is kept at 46 degrees and 30% relative humidity.

capacity  noun

   the amount of space a container, room etc has to hold things or people

    The can has a capacity of 20 litres.

budget  noun

    the money that is available to an organization or person, or a plan of how it will be spent

     A welfare program with a budget of 2 million dollers will be held.

crisis  noun

    a situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly so that the situation does not get worse or more dangerous

     The company faces a economic crisis today.

evacuate  verb

    to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place

     Several families are evacuated from their homes.

affect  verb

    to do something that produces an effect or change in something or or in someone’s situation

    This is a decision which affects our lives.

coincide  verb

    to happen at the same time as something else, especially by chance

     His entry to the party coincided with his marriage.

specific   adj

    detailed and exact

    Give me specific details about that.

factor  noun

    one of several things that influence or cause a situation

    The rise in suicide is due to social factors.

appropriate   adj

    correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose

     An education system which is more appropriate to the needs of the students will be included.

allude  verb

 　to mention something or someone indirectly

    Tom didnot want to discuss his past, though he alluded darkly to some bad things that happened.

reprimand   verb

    to tell someone officially that something they have done is very wrong

    The military court reprimanded him for failing to do his duty.

rebellious   adj

   deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour

   Tom is a rebellious student.

wayward  noun

    behaving badly in a way that is difficult to control

    They must be a wayward children.

compilation   noun

     a collection of items, especially pieces of music or writing, taken from different places and put together

     Her latest CD is a compilation of all her best singles.

anti-narcotic   noun

     against of narcotic ( a powerful illegal drug that affects the mind in a harmful way)

     Heroin and cocaine are narcotics.

vigilance    noun

     very carful to notice any signs of danger or trouble

     She stressed the need for constant vigilance.

sniff out

     to discover or find sb/sth by using your sence of smell

     The dogs are trained to sniff out drugs.

beat   verb

     to defeat sb in a game or competition

     He beat me at chess.

clamber   verb

      to climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, using your hands and feet

      The children clambered up the steep bank.