damp
vt. 使潮湿；使阻尼；使沮丧，抑制
Damp gunpowder will not fire. 
潮湿的火药不会起火。

departure
n. 离开；出发；违背
The secretary's sudden departure disorganized the whole company. 
该秘书的突然离去使全公司陷入混乱。

cynical
adj. 愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲的
He was so cynical that he sneered at everything that made life worth living.
他也太玩世不恭了，凡是对人生有意义的事，他一概加以嘲笑。

dedicate
vt. 致力；献身；题献
To her I dedicate this book. 
我把这本书献给她。

deadline
n. 截止期限，最后期限
In this case, you’ll want to set yourself a deadline. 
在这种情况下，你要为自己设定一个最后期限。

degenerate
vt. 使退化；恶化
But why do men degenerate ever? 
为什么人类总是在退化？

depict
vt. 描述；描画
Therefore using control flow to depict events is not a good idea. 
因此使用控制流来描述事件并不是一个好主意。

curb
n. 抑制；路边；勒马绳
We must curb the spread and use of these weapons. 
我们必须遏制这类武器的扩散和使用。

deadly
adj. 致命的；非常的；死一般的
The shock was deadly to him. 
这次打击对他是致命的。

1.Educational standards in this school are            year by year because of a lack of funds.

2.It looks like we're going to have another budget               this year because we overspent.

3.Arsenic is a               substance and can kill people in a couple of minutes.

4.The grass is still            from yesterday's rain.

5.If Janet wants to succeed,she must first learn how to           her temper.

6.The teacher made Friday afternoon the            for handing in all book reports.

7.It is hard to befriend someone who is              about friendship.

8.The doctor             her life to improving hospital care.

9.Our             was delayed because of bad weather at the destination airport.

10.These paintings              the lives of the aristocracy in the last century.

答案：1.degenerating 2.deficit 3.deadly 4.damp 5.curb 6.deadline 7.cynical 8.dedicated 9.departure 10.depict