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 　　WORD
　　barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
　　TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.
　　Synonym：sterile
　　bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock
　　TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
　　Synonym: collide
　　devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive
　　TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.
　　Synonym: invent
　　exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise
　　TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.
　　Synonym: use
　　oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God
　　TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office
　　Synonym: pledge
　　shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces
　　TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.
　　Synonym：smash
　　Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空
　　Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
　　The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.
　　Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__.
　　He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
　　She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength
　　答案:
　　1.shattered
　　2.devise
　　3.barren
　　4.oath
　　5.exerting