English Vocabulary - 11/24

stature:
(W) High level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
~ a man/an artiest of great stature
~ The Russian city Sochi has grown in stature since being selected as the host of the 2014 Winter Olympics Games.
Source: BBC Documentary on Steve Jobs 

despondent:
(M) feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or  depression
~ He became so despondent after the cancer diagnosis was confirmed by an expert pathologist.
Source: BBC Documentary on Steve Jobs 

debilitate:
(M) to impair the strength of, enfeeble
(C) to make sb/sth physically weak
~ HIV debilitates the human immune system.
~ The lady next door became quite debilitated after she broke her hip joint in the bathroom.
Source: BBC Documentary on Steve Jobs 

febrile:
(M) marked or caused by fever;
(C) extremely active, too excited or imaginative or emotional (figurative)
~ febrile illness / febrile seizures
~ febrile imagination 狂熱、炙熱...

animosity:
(C) strong dislike, opposition or anger
(M) ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility; an antagonistic attitude
~ We need to put aside our personal animosity so that we can work together. --> personal animosity（私怨）
~ One of the qualities of a successful businessperson is never to display open animosity to any person.

C: Cambridge Dictionary
M: Merriam-Webster
W: WordWeb