UNIT  13  WOMEN AND TOBACCO

　　GLOSSARY

　　advocate  n. a person who speaks for or supports an idea， way of life， etc. 鼓吹者；提倡者

　　affluent  a. having plenty of money or other possessions  豐富的；富裕的

　　agenda  n. a list of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting  議事日程表

　　appropriate  a. correct or suitable 適當的；合適的

　　ban  v. forbid， esp. by law 禁止

　　cessation  n. a short pause or a stop　停止

　　dramatic  a. sudden or exciting 戲劇般的；激動人心的

　　encourage  v. give courage or hope to （sb.） 鼓勵；促進

　　enthusiasm  n. a strong feeling of interest and admiration　熱情；熱心

　　environment  n. all the surrounding conditions which influence growth and development 環境

　　epidemic  n. a very common infectious disease in a place for a time 流行病；時疫

　　escalate  v. rise one after the other 逐漸上升

　　estimate  v. calculate； form an opinion as to the degree 估計；估量

　　expose  v. make known （ a secretly guilty person or action） 揭露；暴露

　　glamorous  a. having or causing the power of attraction 有魅力的

　　hazard  n. （of activity） which contains risk or danger  危險；冒險

　　identify  v. power or show who or what a particular person or thing is 認出；識別；驗明

　　impact  n. the force of an idea， invention， system， etc　效果；影響；沖擊

　　increasingly  ad. more and more all the time 日益

　　induce  v. lead （sb.） （into an act） often by persuading 引誘；勸使

　　involuntary  a. acting or done unwillingly  非自愿的

　　legislate  v. make laws 立法

　　mortality  n. the number of deaths from a certain cause  死亡數

　　pollute  v. make （air， water， soil， etc.） dangerously impure or unfit to use 污染

　　predicate  v. state firmly