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2019/07/05

  1. monolithic
    单片
  2. conceivable
    可以想象
  3. crux
    症结
  4. proprietary
    所有者,其自身
  5. tedious
    乏味
  6. verbose
    详细,啰嗦
  7. imperative
    迫切,急迫

    2019/07/03

  8. seriously injured/hurt
    she was seriously injured in the second half.
  9. highly probable/likely
    Rain is highly probable tomorrow.
  10. cautiously optimistic
    I am cautiously optimistic about the next StarTerk movie.
  11. totally wrong
    Your answer was totally wrong.
  12. incredibly lazy
    He was incredibly lazy as a kid.
  13. virtually impossible
    This quiz is virtually impossible.
  14. absolutely incredible
    Star Wars was absolutely incredible.
  15. fully aware
    He was fully aware the consequence.
  16. blatantly abvious
    Your feelings for him are blatantly abvious.
  17. absurdly difficult
    The test was absurdly difficult.

all this are Adverb+Adjective Collocations

2019/07/01

  1. restrict
    限制
  2. forgery
    伪造品

    2019/06/27

  3. recap
    概括
  4. interceptor
    拦截器
  5. veto
    否决
  6. abstain
    避免,戒除
  7. affirm/affirmative
    确定/确定性
  8. unanimous
    一致
  9. consensus
    共识

    2019/06/26

  10. thirsty

    2019/06/25

  11. provision
    规定
  12. whilst
    同时

    2019/06/24

  13. wax

    2019/06/20

  14. unary
    一元

    2019/06/19

  15. heuristic
    启发式

    2019/06/18

  16. spray
    喷雾

    2019/06/17

  17. abbrevivation
    缩写

    2019/06/14

  18. appetizer
    开胃菜
  19. main course
    主菜
  20. dessert
    甜点
  21. lasagne
    千层面
  22. lemtils
    扁豆
  23. hummus
    鹰嘴豆泥
  24. tiramisu
    提拉米苏
  25. gelato
    冰淇淋
  26. creme
    奶油
  27. caramel
    焦糖
  28. decaf coffee
    无咖啡因咖啡
  29. espresso
    浓咖啡
  30. cappuccino
    卡布奇诺
  31. hreb tea
    香草茶
  32. municipal
    市政的
  33. junk
    破烂
  34. presence
    存在
  35. comprise
    包括

    2019/06/13

  36. cononical
    典范
  37. ordinal
    序数词
  38. shrubbery
    灌木丛
  39. spiciness
    富于香料
  40. burrito
    卷饼
  41. witch
    巫婆
  42. cruiser
    巡洋舰

    2019/06/12

  43. jupiter
    木星
  44. vintage
    酿酒,最佳的

    2019/06/10

  45. criteria
    标准
  46. clause
    条款,条文

    2019/06/03

  47. fraction
    分数, 分
  48. facility
    设施,设备

    2019/06/02

  49. retention
    保留,保持,保有
  50. essence
    本质
  51. protal
    门户
  52. ass
    屁股
  53. trivial
    不重要的

    2019/05/29

  54. facade
    正面

    2019/05/23

    today’s new vocabulary
  55. retain
    保留

    2019/05/21

    today’s new vocabulary
  56. comprehension
    理解,理解力
  57. trail
    线索
  58. archetype
    原型
  59. artifact
    神器,人工品
  60. daunt
    吓住
  61. intricacies
    错综复杂
  62. conceive
    构想
  63. suffice
    满足,合格
  64. phase
    阶段,逐步执行

    2019/05/14

    today’s new vocabulary
  65. recursive
    递归

    2019/05/13

    today’s new vocabulary
  66. stimulate
    刺激,激发
  67. spam
    垃圾邮件
  68. anatomy
    剖析,解剖学
  69. demystified
    揭秘
  70. idempotent
    幂等
  71. guru
    领袖
  72. dull
    平淡,枯燥
  73. exotic
    异国情调
  74. redundancy
    冗余
  75. conprehensive
    全面,全方位
  76. pique
    愤怒,激怒
  77. truncate
    截短

    2019/05/10

    today’s new vocabulary
  78. ambiguity
    双关,歧义
  79. deem
    认为

    2019/05/09

    today’s new vocabulary
  80. forth
    向前,so forth 等等
  81. collaborator
    合作者
  82. distruction
    毁灭,毁坏
  83. convention
    惯例
  84. parlance
    说法
  85. coherent
    相干
  86. variant
    变种

    2019/05/08

    today’s new vocabulary
  87. complementary
    补充
  88. competition
    竞争
  89. self-discipline
    自律
  90. embrae
    拥抱
  91. coordination
    协调,协作
  92. encounter
    遭遇
  93. opinionated
    自以为是
  94. diverse
    各种各样的
  95. intuitive
    直观的

    2019/05/07

    today’s new vocabulary
  96. start from scratch
    白手起家
  97. idiom
    习语,习惯用法

    2019/05/05

    today’s new vocabulary
  98. precede
    优于
  99. discrete
    分离的,离散的
  100. yield
    产生,让步,迁就
  101. referrals
    推介

    2019/04/30

    today’s new vocabulary
  102. conceptual
    概念上的 adj.
  103. notion
    概念 n.
  104. nontheless
    尽管如此 adv.
  105. vice versa
    反之亦然
  106. portion
    一部分
  107. facilitate
    促进
  108. evolve
    发展

    2019/04/29

    today’s new vocabulary
  109. partition
  110. contiguous
  111. overlapping
  112. restriction
  113. prune

    2019/04/27

    today’s new vocabulary
  114. termonilogy
    术语
  115. nutshell
    简而言之
  116. realm
    领域

    2018/09/26(evening)

  117. dry
  118. dubious
  119. due
  120. dull
  121. dumb
  122. dumplicate
  123. durable
  124. duration
  125. during
  126. dust
  127. duty
  128. dwarf
  129. dwell
  130. dwelling
  131. dye
  132. dynamic
  133. each
  134. eager
  135. ear
  136. early
  137. earn
  138. earnest
  139. earth
  140. ease
  141. east
  142. eastern
  143. easy
  144. eat
  145. ecology
  146. economic
  147. economical
  148. econimics
  149. economy
  150. edge
  151. edit
  152. edition
  153. editor
  154. editorial
  155. educate
  156. education
  157. effect
  158. effective
  159. efficiency
  160. efficient
  161. effort
  162. egiht
  163. egihteen
  164. eighty
  165. either
  166. elaborate
  167. elbow
  168. elder
  169. elderly
  170. elect
  171. eletric
  172. eletricity
  173. eletronic
  174. elegant

2018/09/25(evening)

  1. donate
  2. doom
  3. door
  4. doorway
  5. double
  6. doubt
  7. down
  8. downward
  9. doze
  10. dozen
  11. draft
  12. drag
  13. drama
  14. dramatic
  15. drastic
  16. draw
  17. drawback
  18. drawer
  19. drawing
  20. dream
  21. dress
  22. drift
  23. drink
  24. drive
  25. driver
  26. drop
  27. drought
  28. drown
  29. drug

2018/09/11(evening)

  1. distant
  2. distinct
  3. distinction
  4. distinguish
  5. distort
  6. distract
  7. distribute
  8. district
  9. disturb
  10. disturbance
  11. ditch
  12. diverse
  13. diversion
  14. divert
  15. divide
  16. dividend
  17. division
  18. divorce
  19. dock
  20. do
  21. doctor
  22. document
  23. documentray
  24. doll
  25. dollar
  26. domain
  27. dome
  28. domestic
  29. dominant
  30. dominate

2018/09/11(morning)

  1. disappear
  2. disappoint
  3. disaster
  4. discard
  5. discern
  6. discipline
  7. disclose
  8. discourage
  9. discourse
  10. discover
  11. discovery
  12. discriminate
  13. discuss
  14. disease
  15. disgrace
  16. disguise
  17. dislike
  18. dismiss
  19. disorder
  20. disperse
  21. displace
  22. display
  23. dispose
  24. disposition
  25. dispute
  26. disregard
  27. disrupt
  28. dissolve
  29. distance

2018/09/10

  1. diet
  2. differ
  3. difference
  4. different
  5. differentiate
  6. difficult
  7. difficulty
  8. diffuse
  9. dig
  10. digest
  11. digtal
  12. dignity
  13. dilemma
  14. diligent
  15. dilute
  16. dim
  17. dimension
  18. dimmish
  19. dinner
  20. dioxide
  21. direct
  22. direction
  23. directly
  24. director
  25. directory
  26. dirt
  27. disable

2018/09/08

  1. desert
  2. deserve
  3. design
  4. desire
  5. desirable
  6. desk
  7. despair
  8. desperate
  9. despite
  10. destination
  11. destiny
  12. destroy
  13. destruction
  14. detach
  15. detail
  16. detect
  17. detector
  18. deteriorate
  19. determine
  20. develop
  21. device
  22. devil
  23. devise
  24. deveto
  25. diagnose
  26. dialect
  27. dictate
  28. die

2018/09/06

  1. democracy
  2. democratic
  3. demonstrate
  4. denote
  5. dense
  6. density
  7. dental
  8. dentist
  9. deny
  10. depart
  11. department
  12. depature
  13. depend
  14. dependent
  15. depict
  16. deposit
  17. depress
  18. deprive
  19. depth
  20. deputy
  21. derive
  22. descend
  23. descendant
  24. describe
  25. description

2018/09/05

  1. deadline
  2. deadly
  3. deal
  4. dealer
  5. dean
  6. death
  7. debate
  8. debt
  9. decade
  10. decay
  11. decieve
  12. December
  13. decide
  14. decision
  15. decisive
  16. declaration
  17. declare
  18. decline
  19. decorate
  20. decrease
  21. dedicate
  22. deduce
  23. deduct
  24. deed
  25. deem
  26. deep
  27. default
  28. defeat
  29. defect
  30. defence
  31. defend
  32. defendant
  33. defer
  34. deficiency
  35. define
  36. definite
  37. definition
  38. defy
  39. degree
  40. delay
  41. delete
  42. delibearate
  43. delicate
  44. delicious
  45. delight
  46. deliver
  47. delivery
  48. demand

2018/09/04

  1. criticism
  2. criticize
  3. crop
  4. cross
  5. crowd
  6. crown
  7. crucial
  8. cruel
  9. crush
  10. cry
  11. cucumber
  12. cultivate
  13. culture
  14. cue
  15. cunning
  16. cup
  17. curb
  18. cure
  19. curiosity
  20. curious
  21. current
  22. curriculum
  23. curse
  24. curve
  25. custom
  26. customary
  27. customer
  28. cut
  29. cyberspace
  30. cycle
  31. daily
  32. dam
  33. damage
  34. damn
  35. damp
  36. dance
  37. danger
  38. dangerous
  39. dare
  40. dark
  41. dash
  42. data
  43. database
  44. date
  45. daughter
  46. dawn
  47. day
  48. daytime
  49. dazzle
  50. dead

2018/09/03

  1. core
  2. corner
  3. coporation
  4. correct
  5. correlate
  6. correspond
  7. corespondence
  8. corresponding
  9. corridor
  10. corrupt
  11. cosmic
  12. cost
  13. costly
  14. costume
  15. cottage
  16. cotton
  17. could
  18. council
  19. counsel
  20. count
  21. counter
  22. counterpart
  23. country
  24. countryside
  25. couple
  26. coupon
  27. courage
  28. course
  29. court
  30. courtesy
  31. cousin
  32. cover
  33. crab
  34. crack
  35. craft
  36. crash
  37. crawl
  38. create
  39. creative
  40. creature
  41. credit
  42. crew
  43. circket
  44. crime
  45. criminal
  46. cripple
  47. crisis
  48. criterion
  49. critic
  50. critical

2018/08/13

  1. attempt
  2. attend
  3. attendance
  4. attendant
  5. attention
  6. attitude
  7. attorney
  8. attract
  9. attractive
  10. attribute
  11. audience
  12. audit
  13. augment
  14. August
  15. authentic
  16. author
  17. authority
  18. auto
  19. automatic
  20. automation
  21. autonomy
  22. auxiliary
  23. avaliable
  24. avenue
  25. average
  26. avoid
  27. await
  28. awake
  29. award
  30. aware
  31. away
  32. awkward
  33. axis
  34. baby
  35. bachelor
  36. back
  37. background
  38. backward
  39. bacterium
  40. bad
  41. badly
  42. bag
  43. bait
  44. bake
  45. balance
  46. ball
  47. ballet
  48. balloon
  49. ballot
  50. ban

2018/08/01

  1. applicable
  2. application
  3. apply
  4. appoint
  5. appointment
  6. appreciate
  7. approach
  8. appropriate
  9. approval
  10. approve
  11. approximate
  12. April
  13. archaeology
  14. architecture
  15. area
  16. argue
  17. arguement
  18. arise
  19. arithmetic
  20. arm
  21. army
  22. around
  23. arouse
  24. arrange
  25. array
  26. arrest
  27. arrival
  28. arrive
  29. arrogant
  30. art
  31. article
  32. articulate
  33. artificial
  34. artist
  35. artistic
  36. as
  37. ashore
  38. aside
  39. ask
  40. asleep
  41. aspect
  42. aspire
  43. assault
  44. assemble
  45. assembly
  46. assert
  47. assess
  48. asset
  49. assign
  50. assignment
  51. assimilate
  52. assist
  53. assistance
  54. asistant
  55. associate
  56. association
  57. assume
  58. assumption
  59. assurance
  60. assure
  61. astonish
  62. astronaut
  63. astronomy
  64. at
  65. athlete
  66. atmosphere
  67. atom
  68. atatch
  69. attack
  70. attain

2018/07/27

  1. ally
    • n. a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty
    • v. combine or unite a resource or commodity with (other) for mutual benefit
  2. almost
    • adv. not quite, very nearly
  3. alone
    • adj. having no one else present;on one’s own
    • adv. indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient
  4. along
    • adv. in or into company with others
    • prep. moving in a constant direction on (a path or any more or less horizontal surface)
  5. alongside
    • prep. close to the side of; next to
  6. alphabet
    • n. a set of letters or symbols in a fixed order,used to represent the basic sounds of a language,in particular, the set of letters from A to Z
  7. already
    • adv. before or by now or the time in question
  8. also
    • adv. in addition; too
  9. alter
    • v. change or causeto change in character or composition,typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
  10. alternate
    • adj. every other;every second
      adj. taking the place of; alternative
    • v. occur in turn repeatedly
    • n. a person who acts as deputy or substitute
  11. alternative
    • adj. (of one or more things)available as another possibility
    • n. one of two or more available possibilities
  12. although
    • conj. in spite of the fact that; even though
  13. altitude
    • n. 经度
  14. altogether
    • v. 一起
  15. always
    • adj. 经常的
  16. amateur
    • ?
  17. amaze
    • v. 惊讶
  18. ambiguous
    • ?
  19. ambition
    • n. 野心
  20. ambitious
    • adj. 有野心的
  21. ambulance
    • n. 救护车
  22. amiable
    • adj. 动画的
  23. amid
    • ?
  24. among
    • adv. 在其间
  25. amount
    • v. 统计
  26. ample
    • ?
  27. amuse
    • ?
  28. analogy
    • n. 分析
  29. analogue
  30. analyse
    • v. 分析
  31. analysis
    • ?
  32. analytic
    • ?
  33. ancestor
    • n. 祖先
  34. anchor
    • n. 锚
  35. ancient
    • adj. 远古的
  36. and
    • ?和
  37. anecdote
  38. angel
    • n. 角度
  39. anger
  40. angle
    • n. 天使
  41. angry
    • v. 生气
  42. animal
    • n. 动物
  43. announce
    • v. 宣布
  44. annoy
    • v. 恼怒
  45. annual
  46. anonymous
    • adj. 匿名的
  47. anthor
    • n. 作者
  48. answer
    • n. 答案
  49. ant
    • n. 蚂蚁
  50. anticipate
    • v. ?
  51. antique
  52. anxiety
    • n. 焦虑
  53. anxious
    • adj. 焦虑的
  54. any
    • ?任何的
  55. anyone
    • ?任何人
  56. anything
    • ?任何事情
  57. anyway
    • adv. 不管怎样
  58. anywhere
    • adv. 无论何地
  59. apart
    • v. 分开
  60. apartment
    • n. 单位
  61. apologize
    • v. 道歉
  62. aplogy
    • n. 致歉
  63. apparatus
  64. apparent
    • adj. 显而易见的
  65. appeal
    • v. 呼吁,号召
  66. appear
    • v. 出现
  67. appearance
    • n. 表面
  68. appetite
  69. apple
    • n. 苹果
  70. appliance
review at 2018/10/09

2018/07/25

  1. active
    • a. 活跃的
  2. activity
    • n. 活动
  3. actor
    • n. 演员
  4. actual
    • a. 实际的
  5. acute
    • a.
  6. adapt
    • v. 收养
  7. add
    • v. 加,增加
  8. addict
    • a.
  9. addition
    • n. 附加
  10. additionial
    • a. 附加的,额外的
  11. address
    • n. 地址
  12. adequate
    • a. 足够的
  13. adhere
    • a.
  14. adjective
    • ad. 主观的
  15. adjoin
    • v.
  16. adjust
    • v. 调整
  17. administer
    • v. 管理
  18. administration
    • n. 管理员
  19. admire
    • v. 尊敬
  20. admission
    • n.
  21. admit
    • v.
  22. adolescent
    • n. 青少年
  23. adopt
    • v. 收养
  24. adore
    • v.
  25. adult
    • n. 成年人
  26. advance
    • n. 先进
  27. advanced
    • a. 先进的,领先的
  28. advantage
    • n. 优势
  29. advent
    • n.
  30. adventure
    • n. 冒险
  31. advertise
    • v. 广告
  32. advice
    • v. 建议
  33. advisable
    • a.
  34. advise
    • v.
  35. advocate
    • v.
  36. aerial
    • a. 一系列
  37. aeroplane
    • n. 飞机
  38. affair
    • v.
  39. affect
    • v. 影响
  40. affiliate
    • v.
  41. affirm
    • v.
  42. afford
    • n. 努力
  43. after
    • ad. 在…后
  44. afternoon
    • n. 下午,午后
  45. afterward
    • v.
  46. again
    • ad. 再次
  47. against
    • v. 对抗
  48. age
    • n. 年龄
  49. agency
    • n. 代理
  50. agenda
    • n.
  51. agent
    • n. 代理商
  52. aggravate
    • v.
  53. aggressive
    • v. 侵略
  54. ago
    • ad. 从前
  55. agony
    • n.
  56. agree
    • v. 同意
  57. agreeable
    • a. 赞同的
  58. agreement
    • n. 同意
  59. agriculture
    • n. 农业
  60. ahead
    • ad. 向前
  61. aid
    • v. 帮助
  62. aim
    • v. 瞄准
  63. air
    • n. 空气
  64. air-conditioning
    • n. 空调
  65. aircraft
    • n. 飞行器
  66. airline
    • n. 航线
  67. airport
    • n. 机场
  68. alarm
    • v. 警告
  69. alcohol
    • a. (含)酒精的
  70. alert
    • v. 提示
  71. alien
    • n. 外星人
  72. alike
    • v. 像,类似
  73. alive
    • a. 活着的
  74. all
    • a. 所有
  75. allege
    • v.
  76. alleviate
    • n.
  77. alliance
    • n. 联盟
  78. allocate
    • v. 分配
  79. allow
    • v. 允许
  80. allowance
    • n. 许可

review at 2018/08/07
acute, addict, adhere, adjective, adjoin, admission, admit, adore, advent, advise, advocate, affair, affiliate, affirm, afterward, agenda, aggravate, agony, aid, alarm, allege, alleviate

review at 2018/08/13
accute a. (of a bad, difficult, or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree
eg: “an acute housing shortage”
having or showing a perceptive understanding or insight:shrewd
eg: “an acute awareness of changing fashions”
(of an angle)less than 90 degree
eg: “it has a large posterior auricle that has a concave posterior margin metting the hinge at an acute angle”

addict n. a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug
eg: “a former herion addict”

adhere v. stick fast to (a surfacce or substance)
eg: “paint won’t adhere well to greasy surface”

adjective n. a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it
eg: “An important reason for this is that most nouns and most adjectives have rather complex semantic structures”

adjoin v. be next to and joined with(a building, room, or place of land)
eg: “the dinning room adjoins a small library”

admission n. a statement acknowleding the truth of something
eg: “an admission of guilt”
the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place, organization, or institution
eg: “i had some difficulty securing admission to the embassy”

admit v. confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance
eg: “the office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured”
allow (someone) to enter a place
eg: “senior citizens ad admitted free to the museum”
allow the possibility of
eg: “the need to inform him was too urgent to admit of further delay”

adore v. love and respect (someone) deeply
eg: “he adored his mother”

advent n. the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event
eg: “the advent of television”

advise v. offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone
eg: “i advised him to go home”

advocate n. a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or pilicy
eg: “he was an untiring advocate of economic reform”

affair n. an event or sequence of evnets of a specified kind or that has previously been referred to
eg: “the board admitted responsibility for the affair”
a love affair
eg: “his wife is having an affair”

affiliate v. officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or person) to an organization
eg: “the college is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin”
n. a person or organization officially attached to a larger body
eg: “the company established links with British affiliates”

affirm v. state as a fact, assert strongly and publicly
eg: “he affirmed the country’s commitment to peace”
offer (someone) emotional support or encouragement
eg: “there are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children”

2018/07/24

  1. abide
    • n
  2. ability
    • n. 能力
  3. able
    • a. 可以的
  4. abnormal
    • a. 正常的
  5. aboard
    • a.
  6. abolish
    • v.
  7. abound
    • a.
  8. above
    • ad. 在…上面
  9. abroad
    • a.
  10. abrupt
    • v. 打扰
  11. absence
    • n. 缺少,缺失
  12. absolute
    • a. 完全的
  13. absorb
    • v. 吸收
  14. abstract
    • a. 抽象的
  15. absurd
    • v.
  16. abundance
    • n. 富裕
  17. abundant
    • a. 充足的
  18. abuse
    • v. 虐待,滥用
  19. academic
    • a. 学术的
  20. academy
    • n. 学院
  21. accelerate
    • v. 加速
  22. acceptance
    • n. 接受,允许
  23. access
    • v. 访问
  24. accident
    • n. 意外
  25. accidental
    • a. 意外的
  26. acclaim
    • v. 声称
  27. accommodate
    • v.
  28. accommodation
    • n.
  29. accompany
    • v.
  30. accomplish
    • v. 完成
  31. accord
    • v. 记录
  32. according to
    • 由于
  33. accordingly
    • ad. 由于
  34. account
    • n. 账户
  35. accountant
    • n. 会计
  36. accumulate
    • v.
  37. accuracy
    • n. 准确性
  38. accurate
    • a. 精确的
  39. accuse
    • v. 由于
  40. accustom
    • v.
  41. achieve
    • v. 达到,获取
  42. acid
    • a. 酸的
  43. acknowledge
    • n. 知识
  44. acquaintance
    • n.
  45. acquire
    • v. 要求
  46. acquisition
    • n.
  47. across
    • v.交叉,穿过
  48. act
    • v. 行动
  49. action
    • n. 动作
  50. activate
    • v. 激活

review at 2018/08/01
abide, aboard, abolish, abound, abroad, absurd, accomdate, accompany, accumulate, accustom, acquaintance, acquisition

review at 2018/08/07
abide v. accept or act in accordance with a (rule, decision, or recommendation)
eg: “i said i would abide by their decision.”
be able to tolerate (someone or something)
eg: “if there is one thing i cannot abide it is lack of displine”
aboard ad. on or into (ship, aircraft, train or other vehicle)
abolish v. formally put an end to a (system, practice, or institution) eg:abolish slavery
abound v. exists in large numbers or amounts
absurd a. (of an idea or suggestion) wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate
accommodate v. (of physical space, especially a building) provide lodging or sufficient space for
eg: “the cabins accommodate up to 6 people”
fit in with the wishes or needs of
eg: “any language must accommodate new concepts”
accumulate v. gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of
eg: “investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence”
acquisition n. an asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum
eg: “Among the museum’s acquisitions, he discovered a furniture that he had made 40 years before”
the learning or developing of a skill, habit, or quality