1. dessert / desert 甜点 / 沙漠
if you make the main course, i’ll make a dessert. 假定你做主菜，那我就来做甜食。
the desert sun 沙漠里的太阳
2. definitely / defiantly必定地 / 寻衅地
he definitely said he’d be here. 他必定地说了他会到这儿来的。
a defiantattitude 寻衅的情绪
3. socialite / socialist交际名人 / 社会主义者
a wealthy socialite 赋有的交际界名人
he was a socialist all his life. 他终身都是个社会主义者。
4. tortuous/ torturous5 曲折的 / 苦楚的
he took a tortuous route through back streets. 他走的是偏僻、曲折的大街。
a torturous eight weeks in their prison camp 在战俘会集营度过的苦楚的8周
5. septic / sceptic, skeptic受感染的 / 置疑论者，无神论者
i had my ears pierced and one of them went septic. 我穿了耳洞，有一只耳朵感染了。
he is a sceptic who tries to keep an open mind. 他是一个企图坚持开通观念的置疑论者。
6. causal / casual 因果联络的 / 随意的
is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behaviour? 电视暴力和暴力行为之间有因果联络吗
casual clothes 便裝
7. marital/ martial婚姻的 / 军事的
they’ve been having marital problems. 他们的婚姻一向有疑问。
renegade forces captured the capital and imposed martial law. 叛军占据了首都，宣告施行军事控制。
8. heroin/ heroine 海洛因 / 女主角
a heroin addict10 啃咬海洛因成瘾者
she was the heroine of the drama. 她是那部剧的女主。
词汇解析：
1 defiantly
adv.应战地，斗胆敌对地
参阅例句：
braving snow and frost
, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。来自《现代汉英归纳大词典》
she tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴标明寻衅。来自《简明英汉词典》
2 defiant
adj.无礼的，应战的
参阅例句：
with a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时，仍以最终的抵挡姿势唱起了一支改造歌曲。
he assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采纳寻衅的情绪。
3 socialist
n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的
参阅例句：
china is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.我国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个打开我国家。
his father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热心的社会主义者。
4 tortuous
adj.弯曲折曲的，弯曲的
参阅例句：
we have travelled a tortuous road.咱们走过了曲折的路途。
they walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.他们步行穿过老城区中心弯曲折曲的大街。
5 torturous
adj. 苦楚的
参阅例句：
his breathing was torturous.他的呼吸充溢苦楚。
this is a torturous agonizing way to kill someone.这是一种让人受尽浪费、苦楚难忍的杀人办法。
6 skeptic
n.置疑者，置疑论者，无神论者
参阅例句：
she is a skeptic about the dangers of global warming.她是全球变暖风险的置疑论者。
how am i going to convince this skeptic that she should attention to my research?我将如何使置疑论者深信她大约重视我的研讨呢？
7 marital
adj.婚姻的，夫妻的
参阅例句：
her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻疑问。
i regret getting involved with my daughter’s marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干与我女儿的婚姻疑问, 如今我所做的悉数将给我带来无量的烦恼。
8 martial
adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的
参阅例句：
the sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声老是煽悦耳心的。
the officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离任守罪。
9 heroin
n.海洛因
参阅例句：
customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
heroin has been smuggled out by sea.海洛因已从海上偷运出境。
10 addict
v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人
参阅例句：
he became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，究竟输掉了悉数家产。
he assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一初步他协助一个吸毒者戒毒但失利了。
