Dies Lunae

名義上畢業之後，生活過得格外恍惚，
接下來要花一年試圖拿到畢業證書，碰一下運氣

想想我的暑假也差不多要結束了，實習、讀書、家教將佔據我大多數的日子
可以說是很充實，
也可以說，應該是為了忘掉離別，最適合我的一種生活吧~

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171. abate v. 減少

To bring down in size; lower, lessen or diminish
Ex: Noah sent out a dove to see if the flood had abated and land was visible.

172. ardent adj. 熱心、熱情的

Glowing with passion, animated by keen desire; intensely eager, zealous, fervent, fervid
Ex: At the sight of her secret love, her mind grew ardent and her face red.

173. buoy v. 鼓勵、支持 n. 救生艇

To keep up, keep from sinking, support, sustain
Ex: I wish I could be his buoy in life.

174. concatenate v. 連結

To chain, link together.
Ex: Marriage is a concatenation of lives and emotions.

175. defer v. 拖延、聽從

To delay, postpone
Ex: To defer is to procrastinate, is to delay forever, and ever, and ever to the end of time......

176. droll adj. 古怪、好笑的

Unintentionally amusing; queer, quaint, odd, strange, ‘funny’.
Ex: Bilbo opened the door to see thirteen dwarves in droll garments and long beards.

177. extenuate v. 掩飾

To lessen, or seek to lessen, the seeming magnitude of (guilt or offence) by partial excuses.
Ex: The criminal tried to extenuate his crime, but failed.

178. glutinous adj. 黏的、膠狀的

Of the nature of glue or gluten; viscid, sticky, gluey.
Ex: Glutinous gum sticks to the grounds of famous sights.

179. incandescence n. 白幟

The fact or condition of glowing with heat; the emission of light by a body heated to a high temperature
Ex: Incandescence light bulbs were invented by Thomas Edison.

180. lampoon n. 諷刺文章 v. 諷刺

A virulent or scurrilous satire upon an individual.
Ex: Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" is a lampoon against the ridiculous political situation of Ireland.