ascertain 查明，弄清，确定 I ascertained that he was dead.
ashamed 惭愧的，羞耻的 I am ashamed for being so stupid.
ashore 向岸，向陆地 He swam ashore.
aside 在旁边 We stood aside to let her pass.
assault 攻击，袭击 We made an assault on the enemy fort.
assemble 集合，召集 assemble the members of Parliament for a special meeting.
assert 肯定地说(出)，坚定地断言 He asserted his innocence.
assess 估价，评价，评论 assess the present state of the economy
assign 分配，布置(作业) The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson.
assimilate 吸收，消化 He is quick to assimilate new ideas.
grin n.vi. 露齿笑，咧嘴笑
grope vi.暗中摸，摸索;探索，搜寻vt.摸索
heave v.(用力)举，提，拉;扔;拖;呕吐n.举起
slot n.狭缝;空位vt.放入狭缝中;把…纳入
sneak vi.偷偷地走，溜vt.偷偷地做(或拿、吃)
sneeze vi.打喷嚏，发喷嚏声n.喷嚏
agitate 搅动(液体等) The machine agitated the mixture.
alarm 惊恐，忧虑 The bandits scattered in alarm.
sort 种类，类别 He is not the ～ of man to do such a cruel thing
sound 健康的，健全的，完好的 a ～body in a ～ mind
sour 酸的，酸味的～pickles
alert 警惕的，留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.
alien 外国的 adjust to an alien culture
allege 断言，宣称 The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.
allocate 分配，分派，把...拨给 allocate funds for new projects
sniff vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻，蔑视
soar vi.(指鸟等)高飞，翱翔;飞涨;高耸
sociable a.好交际的，友好的，合群的
solidarity n.团结;休戚相关
surge vi.(如浪潮般)汹涌;奔腾 n.(感情等的)洋溢
susceptible a.过敏的，敏感的;易动感情的，易受感动的
array 排列，队形 The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate 发音清晰的， 善于表达的 He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.
shatter n.碎片;粉碎 v.粉碎;使疲惫;使震骇
shove vt.乱推;乱塞 vi.用力推，挤 n.猛推
shuttle n.往返汽车/列车/飞机;穿梭 v.往返穿梭
adverse 不友好的，敌对的 She felt adverse to her husband's friends.
advocate 拥护，提倡，主张 advocate self-defence
在记忆新单词的同时，千万不要忘了对以前背诵的单词进行复习和巩固，形成一个良性的循环，直到被自己真正的消化和吸收。