1. slate（n/v）：(n) a thin piece or plate of this rock or a similar material, used especially for roofing or as a writing surface
a list of candidates, officers, etc., to be considered for nomination, appointment, election, or the like
(v) to plan or designate (something) for a particular place and time; schedule:
e.g: About a year later, I wrote another piece for slate with the headline, “ The Cootie Factor.”
synonyms: record, schedule
2. gravestone(n): a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.
e.g: He kneeled by the gravestone of Corporal James Cavaco and placed a rock on top of it.
synonyms: headstone, stone
3.lockout(n): the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
e.g: Local businesses that rely on the traffic generated by hockey games are feeling the effects of the lockout.
synonyms: removal, discharge, rejection
4.obituary(n/adj):(n) a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
(adj) of, relating to, or recording a death or deaths
e.g:Far better to write a novel about Richard C. Holbrooke than a biography, let alone an obituary.
synonyms: announcement, eulogy
5.demise(v/n): (n) death or decease
(v) Law. to transfer (an estate or the like) for a limited time; lease
e.g: As so many of our civil institutions erode, why contribute to the demise of another?
synonyms: collapse, failure, ending
6. infographic(n): Often, infographics. a visual presentation of information in the form of a chart, graph, or other image accompanied by minimal text, intended to give an easily understood overview, often of a complex subject:(信息图）
e.g: An infographic released by Sohu Business points to the obvious culprits: industrial emissions, coal, and vehicular exhaust.
7. fixate(v): to fix; make stable or stationary
e.g: As we know, Democrats and Republicans fixate on different polls
synonyms: obsess, direct
8. bucket (n): a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
(v): to lift, carry, or handle in a bucket (often followed by up or out).
e.g: Early one morning I was passing out hot water, when a man showed me a bucket of blood from his slashed wrists and asked for help
synonyms: can, kettle
9.bloodlust: 杀戮欲/ 嗜血术
10.monger(n): (n)a dealer in or trader of a commodity
(v): to sell; hawk.
synonyms: trader, merchant, dealer
11.autopsy(n): a detailed, part-by-part analysis
e.g:I would go to dissection classes, cut up a human cadaver, and then go home and write about what I had learned and felt.
synonyms: postmortem, dissection
12. comatose(adj): lacking alertness or energy; torpid(不省人事的）
e.g: The daughter had also been exposed and was comatose before she and her mother each received A 250 cubic centimeter transfusion
synonyms：drowsy， cold
13.barb(n/v/adj): (n)a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead
(v)to furnish with a barb or barbs
e.g: Nora could arm and disarm within a sentence, could wield a barb and its curative salve within a phrase
synonyms: spur, spike（刺）, prong(刺）
14.maniacal（adj）: 狂野的，粗暴的
e.g: You've been quoted as saying you were a "thug" when you were younger and that your behavior was "maniacal
synonyms： mad, raving
15. pundit(n): a learned person, expert, or authority(专家，评论员）
e.g:At least one pundit blamed Hollande himself for staying mum, as it were, and not explicitly defusing Twittergate himself.
synonyms：expert，commentator
16. jeremiad（n): a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint( 哀诉，悲叹）
e.g: Hanneh Breineh, in a friendly manner, settled herself on the sound end of the bed, and began her jeremiad.
synonyms：sermon，censure
17. aristocratic（adj) : of or relating to government by an aristocracy.
e.g: You will rent a furnished apartment in some aristocratic quarter
synonyms: noble ,dignified.
18. sitcom(n): situation comedy.(情景喜剧）
e.g: How many times can you watch a sitcom featuring a family sitting in the living room insulting each other?
synonyms：fun, humor
19. snob(n): a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
e.g: He was educated, like Fleming, at Eton, but unlike his creator, he was no snob.
synonyms: highbrow, braggart, upstart
20. philharmonic(adj/n): (adj) fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts（交响乐/爱好音乐的）
(n): a symphony orchestra or the society sponsoring it.
e.g: On Monday morning, the philharmonic announced that financier Henry R. Kravis will donate that impressive sum to the symphony.
synonyms： orchestra ，symphony（交响乐）
21.niche (n/v/adj): (n): an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.（合适的职业）
(adj): pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal:
(v): to place (something) in a niche
synonyms: calling, vocation, slot, berth(停泊）.
e.g: Still, Nutella seems highly aware of the importance of erring on the side of niche.
22. doomsayer(n): a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster
23. oratory:(n) skill or eloquence in public speaking(华丽的词藻，演讲术）
the art of public speaking, especially in a formal and eloquent manner.
synonyms: rhetoric, delivery, declamation
e.g: And like Reagan, Obama is a Great Communicator, his oratory energizing people for change.
24. throe (v/n)： (n) a sharp attack of emotion.
synonyms: upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil
e.g: “You will not throe me off my guard thus,” said Henry, sternly.
