2013.11.04 word (week9-1)

1. benign (a.)
pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe:
▪His humor was benign, never cruel or hurtful.

2. fruitful (a.)
producing good results:
▪He had a long and fruitful career as a research chemist.

3. dissipate (v.)to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually:
▪It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea.

4. inescapable (a.)impossible to avoid or not to accept:
▪The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that he is guilty of the crime.

 5. ignorant (a.)having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general:
▪We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men.