01. persuasive

adj. 有说服力的;劝诱的：a persuasive talker有说服力的讲话人

02. physical

a. ①身体的，肉体的：physical training体育锻炼

②物质的：the physical world 物质世界

③物理(学)的：a physical change物理变化

n. 体检：a yearly physical一年一次的体检

03. prevent

vt. (from)防止，预防：There was nothing to prevent her from doing so.

04. previous

a. ①先前的，以前的：on the previous day 前一天

②过早的，过急的：He was a little too previous in making the decision.

05. prior

a. ①次序在先的，在前的：Prior to her marriage, she was an actress.

②优先的，更重要的：This duty is prior to all others.

prior to在…之前

06. prize

n. ①奖品，奖金：the Nobel Prize诺贝尔奖金

②值得追求的东西：Good health is an inestimable prize.

vt. 珍视，重视：She prized the teacher's praise highly.

07. psychological

a. 心理上的，心理学的：a psychological factor心理上的因素

08. punctual

a. 严守时刻的，准时的：Please be punctual.

09. rapid

a. 快的，迅速的：a rapid growth in population人口的迅速增长

n. (用复数)急流，湍流

10. rarely

adv. 很少，难得：We rarely met those days.

11. rate

n. ①率，比率：the rate between the US dollar and the pound美元与英镑的兑换率

②价格：The houses are sold at a high rate.

vt. ①对…估价，评价：

She is generally rated as one of the best modern poets.她被公认为现代最杰出的诗人之一。

②值得：rate a mention值得一提

at any rate无论如何，至少

at this rate照这种情形，既然这样

12. recite

vt./vi. ①背诵，朗诵：I don't like reciting in public.

②一一列举：recite the dates of important historical events列举重大历史事件的日期

13. recognition

n. ①认出，认识： beyond recognition 认不出来

②承认，认可：receive

recognition 得到承认

14. recruit

n. 新兵，新成员：

New recruits to our music club are always welcome.我们的音乐俱乐部随时欢迎新会员参加。

vt. 招聘，招募：

Most of the teachers there are recruited from abroad.那里的大多数教师是从海外招聘的。

15. refuse

vt. 拒绝，不同意：He never refuses to help his comrades.

n. 废物，垃圾：a refuse dump垃圾堆

16. release

n./vt. ①释放，解放：We released the bird from the cage and it flew away.

②放松，放出：He released his hold on the rope.

③豁免，免除：release sb. from his promise使某人不必履行诺言

④发布(新闻)，发行(书、影片等)：Their latest record will be released next week.

17. reliable

a. 可靠的，可信赖的：reliable news可靠的消息

18. reluctant

a. 不情愿的，勉强的：He seemed reluctant to join us.

19. repay

vt./vi.①归还，偿还：I promised to repay in two days the money he had lent me.

②报答：How can I ever repay the kindness which he has shown me?

20. residential

adj. 居住的，住宅区的：a quiet residential area安静的住宅区

21. reward

n. ①报酬，酬金：offer a reward of $5 for the finder of a lost watch给拾得失表者酬谢 5 元

②奖赏，报答：They gave a reward to me for my honesty.

vt./vi. (for)酬劳，报答，酬谢：His efforts were rewarded by success.

22. risk