#每天打卡背單詞#
看小說，學單詞 [奮鬥]
The lost symbol --- Chapter 6
1. concourse --- noun
(1) a large open area inside or in front of a public building, as in an airport or train station
*the domestic arrivals concourse.
(2) a crowd or assembly of people
* a vast concourse of learned men.
(3) the action of coming together or meeting
* the attracted concourse of the beauty and wealth of modern civilization
(4) another term for concours.
2. euphemism --- a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
* "downsizing" as a euphemism for cuts.
3. conveyor(p1) --- a continuous moving strip or surface that is used for transporting objects from one place to another
4. trove (noun) --- a large amount of something good, useful, or valuable, or a place where this can be found
* The college holds a vast trove of documents relating to the politician.
* One of the largest troves of consumer data is kept by a Colorado market research firm.
5. arcana (noun)--- secrets or mysteries
6. apparition (noun) --- a spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen
7. ephemeral --- 1. adjective
(1) lasting for a very short time.
* fashions are ephemeral.
(2) (chiefly of plants) having a very short life cycle.
8. pentacles(p2, p3) --- a talisman or magical object, typically disk-shaped and inscribed with pentagram or other figure, and used as a symbol of the element of earth.
9. regalia --- the emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown, sceptre, and other ornaments used at a coronation. the distinctive clothing worn and ornaments carried at formal occasions as an indication of status.
* the Bishop of Florence in full regalia
10. insofar as --- to the extent that
11. far-out --- unconventional or avant-garde
12. creed --- a system of religious belief; a faith
