advent But with the advent of the drip-dry shirt and the frozen breakfast burrito,it became possible for any fellow,no matter how dometical1y challenged,to get out of the house on his own.

animosity It is almost entirely the product of animosity between two men leading rival parties who are deeply jealous of each other.

antecedent In 1937,working in his kitchen,Stibitz cobbled together a primitive adding device out of drycell batteries,metal strips from a tobacco can,flashlight bulbs and telephone wires．Many consider it the earliest antecedent to the digital computer.

aura Redford's festival created an aura that welcomed young directors and persuaded Hollywood to do the same.

behemoth The deal may spur more competition for Microsoft,but it removes the threat that the government will try to break up the behemoth.

bulwark One country's louse,of course,is another's bulwark against (fill in the ism:communism,nationalism,imperialism,capitalism).

bump Says Christensen of Thailand's progress from low tech to high:―It's a long journey．There will be bumps along the way.

carnage The once shabby alleys leading to Provincial Government Plaza,site of the worst carnage in 1980,are now lined with trendy boutiques,while a sprawling shopping mall has just opened under the plaza.

catalyst But the innocence and trust of the young that most adults celebrate and nurture are powerful catalysts for the sexual fantasies of pedophiles． censure As he demonstrated in the award-winning This Boy's Life(1989),Wolff knows exactly how to find and then walk the line between self-censure and self-pity, charisma Because of his high profile and charisma,and because of his own admission that he engaged in numerous unprotected sexual encounters,Johnson has probably done as much to educate the public about AIDS as anybody.

chic Now Chinese chic has become Hollywood's latest mania．Ang Lee is an Oscar front runner for his first studio film,Sense and Sensibility.