Daily Vocabulary(2006/1/18)

1551.nominal(名目上、名ばかりの、ほんのわずかの）
The cost of the repair was nominal compared to buying a new car.
1552.attendee(出席者）
There will be no female attendees at the party tomorrow.
1553.backtrack (同じ道を引き返す、手を引く）
Just backtrack along the street until you get to the subway exit on your right.
1554.microwave oven(電子レンジ ）
Most dinners are grab-and-go meals or else frozen food popped into the microwave oven.　
1555.throwaway(使い捨て用品）
We have to move from a throwaway society to a recycling-style economy.
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