1. defile
1.verb
To defile something that people?think?is?important?or?holy?means?to do something to it or?say?something about it which is?offensive.
[literary]
He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet.
2.countable noun
Adefileis a very narrow?valley?or?passage, usually through mountains.
[formal]
2. perch ? verb
perch in, on, etc.sth
?to?sit?on or near the?edge?of something
坐在…（的邊緣）上；棲息于；停留于
We perched on?barstools?and had a?beer.我們坐在酒吧高凳上，喝了一杯啤酒。
A?blackbird?was perching on the?gate.一只烏鶇停落在大門上。
?3.?
[IorT]?to be in a high?position?or in a?position?near the?edge?of something, or to put something in this?position
（使）位于高處（或…的邊緣）；（使）棲息在高處（或…的邊緣）
3. crag ? ?(kr?g)
countable noun
4. scanty
1.adjective
You?describe?something as scanty when there is less of it than you?think?there should be.
So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.
Synonyms:meagre,sparse,poor,thinMore Synonyms of scanty
2.adjective
If someone is wearing scanty clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually?revealing.
...a model in scanty clothing.
5. Canaan(?ke?n?n)
n.迦南(<圣經>故事中稱其為上帝賜給以色列人祖先的"應許之地",是巴勒斯坦，敘利亞和黎巴嫩等地的古稱)
noun
an ancient region between the River?Jordan?and the?Mediterranean,corresponding?roughly?to?Israel: thePromisedLand of the?Israelites
6. outpost
An outpost is a small group of buildings used for?trading?or military purposes, either in a?distant?part of your own country or in a ?foreign?country.
...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.
Synonyms:frontier,border,borderline,borderland
7. Battle of Megiddo
Battle of Megiddorefers to one of the major battles fought near the ancient site of Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley of north of Israel:
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC), a battle between Ancient Egyptians led by Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition
Battle of Megiddo (609 BC), a battle between Egypt and Judea
Battle of Megiddo (1918), a battle between British Empire forces and the Ottoman Empire
Armageddon(Har Megiddo), the site of the final epic battle associated with end-time prophecies, and by extension, the battle itself
Battle of Armageddon (Left Behind), an account of the prophesied epic battle from theLeft Behindbook series
8. Semitic
The term?Semiticmost commonly refers to theSemitic languages, a name used since the 1770s to refer to the language family currently present in West Asia, North and East Africa, and Malta.
n.系譜，家系，宗譜( genealogy的名詞復數 );
[例句]It discusses priests'lives, religious rituals, dates, measurements, chronologies,genealogies, worship andlaw.
它討論了神職人員的生活，宗教儀軌，日期，測量，年表，家譜，宗教和法律。
n.摩押族的婦女
