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abode: to continue in a place; tolerate.
Adobe: a brick or building material
abjure: reject solemnly; to abstain from
adjure: urge or advice earnestly.
abeyance: suspension.
Observance: 遵守。
advent: arrival
advert: refer (to )
affected: artificially assumed to impress others
affecting: arousing pity, sympathy or sorrow
aloft: in the air
aloof: removed or distant either physically or emotionally
allay: calm, pacify.
Alley: a narrow passageway esp. between building.
Ally: associate.
Alloy: 合金
allude: to refer indirectly
allure: charm, entice
amenity: convenience , enjoyment amiability
amnesty: 大赦
animation: vivacity, liveliness
animosity: ill will, resentment
amoral: being neither moral or immoral
immoral: not moral.
anemia: 貧血
insomnia:失眠癥
amnesia:健忘癥
Annals:紀(jì)年表
annul: declare or make legally invalid
anxious: worried; earnestly wishing
anxiety: painful uneasiness; abnormal apprehension
Apathetic:冷漠的
antipathetic:引起反感的
Apocalyptic:預(yù)示災(zāi)禍的,啟示的
apocrypha:偽經(jīng),偽書(shū)
Appreciable:可以察覺(jué)的,可估計(jì)的
apprehensible:可理解的
apprehensive:不安的,焦慮的,能領(lǐng)悟的
appreciative:感激的,有鑒賞力的
Approbation:稱(chēng)贊。
opprobrium:惡名聲,侮辱
apparel: clothe adorn
apparition: a supernatural appearance ghost
appraise: set a value on
apprise: give notice to
approve: express a favorable opinion
Arbiter: one having power to decide.
Arbitrator: one chosen to settle differences between two parties in a controversy.
Aspiration:渴望,熱望
respiration:呼吸
perspiration:出汗
assist: help, aid
resist: to fight against, oppose; combat, repel.
attribute: 歸因?yàn)?br>contribute:貢獻(xiàn),投稿
brisk: 輕快
bristle: 硬毛,氣勢(shì)洶洶
barter: 物物交換
banter: speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner.
blight: withered, blast
blithe: merry.
brazen : blatant
blazon: armorial bearings; publish widely
blunder: a gross error
blunt: not sharp, dull
brittle: easily broken, cracked, or snapped
bristle: to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance (as in response to a slight)
boom: to make a deep hollow sound; to grow or cause to grow rapidly esp. in value, esteem, or importance.
Boon: benefit, blessing
Calumniate: defame, malign libel
Culmination: reach the highest point
Fulmination: 攻擊,指責(zé)
Canvas:油布
Canvass: to seek orders or votes: solicit
Cataclysm: a violent change or upheaval
Catalysis: 加速
Cessation:終止,(短暫)停止]
Cession:割讓?zhuān)D(zhuǎn)讓
Concession:讓步,特許權(quán)
Secession:脫離,退出
Cater:迎合,承辦
crater:火山口,彈坑
Circumscribe:限制
Proscribe:禁止
Compass: an enclose space
Compassion: pity
Competent:勝任的,有資格的
contentious:引起爭(zhēng)議的
Contiguous: being in contact
Contingent: possible; happening by chance conditional
Consensus:全體意見(jiàn)一致
Censure:責(zé)難
Conversant: 精通
Convergent:會(huì)聚的
Confluence: the meeting of two or more streams
Influence:影響
Refluence:逆流
Consign:托運(yùn)
Resign:辭職
Crate:板條箱
Crave:渴望得到
Craven:膽怯的
Crayon:彩色筆;粉筆或其繪畫(huà)
Canyon:峽谷
Cozen: chest, defraud
Cozy: snug, comfortable
Curb: hold in or back
Curd: the thick protein rich part of coagulated milk
Curdle: spoil, sour
Declamation: speech
Acclamation: shouted approval
Duration: 持續(xù)的時(shí)間
Induration:硬化
Denounce:指責(zé),揭發(fā)
Renounce:宣布放棄,拋棄
Delude:欺騙
Deluge:洪水,豪雨
Decompose:使腐爛
Discompose:使失態(tài),慌張
Depredation:劫掠
Depreciation:貶值
Deposition:免職,沉積
Disposition:處理,天性氣質(zhì)
Demur: take exception, object.
Demure: decorous; shy, bashful
Dilatory: delaying; tardy, show
Dilate: swell, distend , expand
Disaffected: alienate the affection or loyalty of
Unaffected: natural, genuine
Decorum: orderliness, propriety
Decoration: ornament
Dinghy: a small boat
Dingy: dirty, shabby, discolored
Drudge: to do hard, menial, or monotonous work
Dredge: a machine or barge for removing earth or silt
Discomfit: upset, frustrate<>mollify
Discomfort: make uncomfortable or uneasy
Duplicity: the disguising of true; intentions by deceptive words or action
Duplicate: to make double or two-fold or action
Equanimity: 沉著,鎮(zhèn)靜
Equality: 均勻,同等
Expire:期滿(mǎn),熄滅
Expiate:贖罪
Edifice:大廈
Edification:陶冶
Orifice:小孔
Eclipse:(日、月)蝕,失勢(shì)
Ellipse:橢圓形
Ellipsis(ses):省略法
Exquisite:精致的
Perquisite:固定津貼
Emancipation:釋放,解脫
Emaciation:消瘦
Emasculate:weaken
Equation:等式、方程式
Equitation:騎馬術(shù)
Elicit:引出,探出
Explicit:清楚明確的
Exigency: requirements; urgent need
Exiguous: scanty in amount
Ecumenical: worldwide
Empiricism: 經(jīng)驗(yàn)主義
Epigram: a short witty poem or saying
Epilogue: a speech addressed to the spectators by an actor at the end of a play
Episode: a unit of action in a dramatic or literary work; occurrence
Epistle: one of the letters of the New Testament
Epitaph: an inscription in memory of a dead person
Epithet: a characterizing and often abusive word or phrase
Epitome: abstract, summary; embodiment.
Eddy: whirlpool, a circular current
Ebb: the reflux of the tide toward the sea; a point or condition of decline
Exhaustion: extreme weariness
Exhaustive: covering all possibilities
Exonerate: 證明無(wú)罪
Exorable:可說(shuō)服的,心軟的
Fortuitous: accidental
Fortitude: strength
Forfeit: 喪失
Surfeit:飲食過(guò)度
Fomentation:煽動(dòng),助長(zhǎng)
Fermentation:發(fā)酵
Flounder: proceed clumsily
Founder: collapse
Fractious: 易怒的,好爭(zhēng)吵的, hard to handle or control
Fractional:部分的,碎片的
Factious: 有派性的
Factitious:人為的,不真實(shí)的
Facetious:輕浮的
Fetid: having an offensive smell stinking
Fetish: 神物
Fantasy: imaginative fiction
Fascinate: be irresistibly attractive
Flush: to pour liquid over or through
Fluster: upset
Gouge: 半圓鑿,敲竹杠
Gauche:笨拙的,不會(huì)社交的
Gauge:標(biāo)準(zhǔn)尺寸
Gravel:碎石
Grovel:搖尾乞憐的
Gavel:a mallet used for commanding attention
Grove: a small wood
Grate: to grind or rub against with a rasping noise
Grateful thankful; pleasing
Gratify: to afford pleasure to
Gratis: without charge or recompense
Gratuitous: free charge; unwarranted
Gratitude: thankfulness
Gamble: 賭博,投機(jī)
Gable:山墻
Gambol:跳躍,嬉戲
Gobble: to swallow or eat greedily
Gall: vex, harass
Gulled: deceive
Guile: duplicity
Guilt: 罪
Gloss:光澤
Gross:總的,粗野的,整體的
Hypnosis; 催眠術(shù)
Hypothesis:假說(shuō)
Histrionics:演戲
Histology:組織學(xué)
Homely:長(zhǎng)相一般的
Homily:a lecture of a moral theme
Hypercritical :meticulously or excessively critical
Hypocritical :not sincerely
Halo:光圈
Hale: health, sound ,free from defect, disease
Incision: a cut
Incite: start up, stir up
Impassioned:感激的,慷慨激昂的
Impassive:不為所動(dòng)的
Imminence:急迫的
Eminence;卓越的
Ingrate:忘恩負(fù)義的
Ingratiate:逢迎,討好
Insurrection:造反,叛亂
Resurrection:復(fù)活
Ignorance:無(wú)知
Ignominious:可恥的屈辱的
Illusion/ illusive/ illusory: deceptive
Illustrate: to provide with picture or figures that explain or decorate
Intimate: communicate indirectly;親密的
Intimidate: frighten
Inimitable: not capable of being imitable
Inimical:不友善的
Imperial: royal, sovereign; regal, of unusually size or excellence
Imperil: endanger
Imperious: arrogant; imperative, urgent
Imperative:強(qiáng)制的,緊急的
Indigenous: 土產(chǎn)的
Indigent:貧乏的
Impassioned: full of passion
Impassive: indifferent
Intemperate: lack of moderation
Extemporized: not planned before hand
Inculpate: incriminate; accuse
Inculpable: free from guilt
Intercede: 說(shuō)好話(huà),求情
Recede:后退,收回(諾言)
Secede; 正式退出(組織)
Invoke:祈求,(法律的)實(shí)施生效
Revoke:廢除,取消
Indignation:憤慨
Dignity:高尚
lucubration:laborious study, meditation
lugubrious:郁郁不樂(lè)的
ludicrous:荒謬的
lubricious:好色的
lenient: of mild and tolerant disposition
lament: dirge, wail
limber: flexible, supple, lithe, nimble
lumber: to move heavily or clumsily
libel:(文字)誹謗
liberal:慷慨的
literal:忠實(shí)原義的
meteorology: weather
morphemics: morphemic systems of language
morphology: structure of animal and plants
minuet:小步舞曲
minutes:會(huì)議記錄
mason:石匠
mansion:公館
mute: 沉默的
mutate:多變的
ordination:授任圣職
ordnance:大炮
ordinance:法令
paltry: trashy, mean, despicable
palter: to act insincerely
personalities:誹謗
personality:人格
personage:大人物
petrify:石化
putrefy: make putrid, rotting decayed
penurious: miserly, extreme poverty
pecuniary: monetary
pertain: to have reference
pertinacity: obstinately persistent
plumb: 了解
plump; 豐滿(mǎn)
pray: 祈禱
prey: devour greedily
privation: deprivation
private: personal
prodigal: extravagant, wasteful
prodigious: exciting wonder.
Prodigy: wonder, a highly talented child
propagate:繁殖
propaganda:宣傳
propitiate:撫慰
propitious:吉利的
providential: opportune, lucky
provident: frugal
pneumonia:肺炎
pneumatic:空氣的
prosecute:告發(fā)
persecute;迫害
prevision:預(yù)感
provision:(糧食)供應(yīng),(法律)條款
resemble:類(lèi)似
dissemblance:偽裝
semblance:外表
rapprochement:和解
reproach:責(zé)備
rapture:狂喜
rupture:破裂
recondite:深?yuàn)W的
recondition:修理
recess:隱蔽處,休假
recession:經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退
recessive:隱性的
retribution:報(bào)應(yīng),罰
contribution:貢獻(xiàn)
rouse :stir up, excite
ruse: a wily subterfuge: trick
sanctionative:認(rèn)可的,約束的
sanctimonious:偽裝虔誠(chéng)的
sanctuary:神殿
scarification:嚴(yán)厲批評(píng)
sacrifice:犧牲
scrap:廢棄
scrape:刮,擦
scrappy:愛(ài)吵架的
smug: self-satisfied
snub: treat with disdain
snug:溫暖的
snuggle: draw close comfortably
solitary: lonely
solidarity: unity based on shared interests, objectives, or standards
somber:陰郁的
sober:清醒的
soporific:催眠的
narcotic:催眠藥
hypnotic:催眠的
striated:有條紋的
striated:海峽的,困難的
sublime: exalted, noble
subliminal: 潛意識(shí)
sundry:各種各樣的
sunder:分裂,分離
swell:腫脹
swill:沖飲
tact:機(jī)智,老練
tacit:無(wú)言的,肅靜的
taut: tightly drawn , extremely nervous
taunt: to reproach or challenge in a mocking manner
tout: praise or publicize loudly
tenable:守得主的
tenacious:固執(zhí)的
tenantable:可租賃的
tentative:暫時(shí)的,實(shí)驗(yàn)性的
tenuous:稀薄的
timidity:膽小的
temerity: rash or presumptuous daring
torpid:遲鈍的,冬眠的
torrid:炎熱的
toxic: caused by poison or a toxin
intoxicant: sth that intoxicantes
tonic: 補(bǔ)品
tribunal; 裁判;法庭
tribulation:苦難,考驗(yàn)
tribute: a payment, usu. Excessive tax
turbid:渾濁的
turgid:浮腫的,虛飾的
typo: en error in typing or in setting type
tyro: a beginner in learning
unaffected:自然的
disaffected:不滿(mǎn)的
unconscious:無(wú)知覺(jué)的
unconscionable:無(wú)節(jié)制的,無(wú)道德的
via: by way
vie: contend , compete
vicious: wicked
viscous: having the sticky consistency of glue
vindicate: 證明無(wú)罪
vindictive:disposed to revenge, vicious, spiteful
vitrify:使成為玻璃
vilify: defame
volatile:likely into change suddenly
volition:志愿的
variegate:having different colors
veridical: truthful, genuine
verified: corroborate
voracious:狼吞虎咽的
wane :to grow gradually smaller
wax: to increase in size , number, strength, etc.