Children's Literature(Week 16) 單字筆記

Topic : The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

1.confirm (v.)
/kənˋfɝm/
to make an arrangement, plan, or meeting certain or fixed

The hotel has confirmed our reservation.

2.initiation (n.)
/ɪnɪʃɪˋeʃən/
the act of beginning something

The initiation and carrying out of such a measure, he wrote, is absolutely necessary.

3.deadly (adj.)
/ˋdɛdlɪ/
dangerous and able to kill

It is a deadly poison.

4.elderly (adj.)
/ˋɛldɚlɪ/
old

William is nearly 50, and his parents are elderly.

5.lovely (adj.)
/ˋlʌvlɪ/
attractive and beautiful, or pleasant and enjoyable

You look lovely in that dress.