...tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune.
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n. 贈品，禮物;天賦;贈送;天資;
vt. 賦予;向…贈送;天賦權力（或才能等）;授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈與；禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
vt.& vi. 失敗，不及格;倒閉，破產;缺乏;衰退;
vi. 衰退;失敗，不及格;破產;不足;
vt. 不及格;使失望;忘記;舍棄;
n. 失敗，失誤;不及格;不及格者;[商]期貨交割失期;
?? fals, fall =err,deceive,表示”犯錯誤,欺騙”
"I will give you a present on your birthday without fail."
你生日時我一定送你一份禮物.
近義：flunk, miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle
反義：qualify, prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome
n. 試驗;考驗;測驗;化驗;
vt. 測驗;考查;考驗;勘探;
vi. 受試驗;受測驗;受考驗;測得結果;
?? test =test,tuitness,表示”測試,證據”
"I completed the test within the time allotted ."
我在限定的時間內完成了試驗。
近義：inspect, investigate, assay, overhaul, probe, sample
反義：invent, noodle, vamp, adlib, extemporise, extemporize
n. 不幸;厄運;不幸的事;災難;
?? mis錯誤，壞+fortune幸運的→不幸
"He has known great misfortune in his life."
他一生中經歷過巨大的不幸。
近義：jinx, misadventure, mischance, miserableness, misery, mishap
反義：blessedness, joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed
v. 拒絕;回絕;推卻;
n. 廢棄物;垃圾;
?? re回+fuse流，瀉→向回流→拒絕
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒絕這樣一個慷慨的提議未免失禮。
近義：reject, snub, spurn, waive, decline, deny
反義：indulge, assent, nod, accede, acquiesce, comply
adj. 不能取消的;不可改變的;不能挽回的;
?? ir不 + re 回 + voc喊 + able 可...的 →不可以喊回來的 → 不可改變的；不能取消的；不能挽回的
"The bank has made out an irrevocable letter of credit."
銀行開出了不可撤銷的信用證[狀].
近義：indefeasible, irreversible, unrepealable
反義：appealable, avoidable, repealable, reversible, revokable, voidable