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Question 1

saturnine

Answer 1

忧郁的，阴沉的：lacking in cheer；讽刺的：sardonic

Question 2

saunter

Answer 2

闲逛，漫步：by foot

Question 3

savant

Answer 3

博学之士，学者：learning

Question 4

savory

Answer 4

口感好的，味道好的：appetizing taste, smell；令人愉悦的，pleasure or contentment

Question 5

savvy

Answer 5

老练，机智：knowledge actually doing；明确了解：clear idea of；有见识的，精明能干的：practical cleverness or judgment

Question 6

scads

Answer 6

许多，大量：large number

Question 7

scant

Answer 7

不足的，缺乏的：scarcely

Question 8

scathing

Answer 8

尖酸刻薄的：cause hurt feelings

Question 9

schism

Answer 9

不一致：lack of agreement

Question 10

scintillate

Answer 10

闪耀：sparks

Question 11

scion

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子孙：descendant

Question 12

scission

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切断，分离，分裂：division

Question 13

scoff

Answer 13

嘲笑：derision, mock；狼吞虎咽：eat greedily

Question 14

scorch

Answer 14

炙烤，烘干：burn, make dry

Question 15

scorn

Answer 15

轻蔑，鄙视，不屑：reject contemptible

Question 16

scotch

Answer 16

停止：put an end to

Question 17

scour

Answer 17

用力擦洗：wash vigorously；搜查：to find or discover

Question 18

scowl

Answer 18

皱眉（表现出不高兴）：expression displeasure

Question 19

scrappy

Answer 19

好斗的，好吵架的：aggressive

Question 20

scrap

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废料，废物：discarded or useless；抛弃：get rid of；终止，放弃原计划：put an end to

Question 21

scrawl

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乱涂，潦草地写：write carelessly

Question 22

scribble

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潦草地书写，乱写：meaningless

Question 23

scrupulous

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正直的：principled；一丝不苟的：great care and effort

Question 24

scrutable

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可以理解的：understood comprehensible

Question 25

scrutinize

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仔细检查：observe great care

Question 26

scuff

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（使）磨损：roughened by wear；脚步拖沓：move heavily

Question 27

scurrilous

Answer 27

说粗话的：vulgar

Question 28

scurvy

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下流的，让人鄙视的：contemptible

Question 29

seamy

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肮脏的，堕落的：sordid, base

Question 30

secluded

Answer 30

僻静的，隐蔽的：hidden

Question 31

secrete

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隐藏：conceal；分泌：generate

Question 32

sedate

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淡定的，安静的：free from agitation

Question 33

sedentary

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固定不动的：not migratory

Question 34

seduce

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劝说（使不忠，使不服从），诱…误入歧途：persuade

Question 35

sedulous

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勤奋认真的：careful perseverance

Question 36

seemly

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得体的，遵守礼节的：following the established traditions

Question 37

segment

Answer 37

分割；部分：separate

Question 38

self-abasement

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自卑，自谦：humiliation

Question 39

self-absorbed

Answer 39

自恋的，自私的：absorbed in one’s own

Question 40

seminal

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有发展性的：contributing later development；创新的：creative

Question 41

sensation

Answer 41

感觉，知觉：sense；轰动事件：intense interest

Question 42

sensitive

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敏感的：susceptible

Question 43

sentinel

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哨兵，看守：watches over

Question 44

sepulchral

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阴沉的，丧葬的：lacking in cheer

Question 45

septic

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腐败的，感染的：putrefaction

Question 46

sequela

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结果：secondary result

Question 47

sequester

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使隔离，分离：segregate；使隐退：seclusion

Question 48

sere

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干枯的，凋萎的：dried, withered

Question 49

serendipity

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意外发现珍奇（或称心）事物的本领：by accident

Question 50

serene

Answer 50

安静的：free from uproar；稳重的，镇静的：unaffected, calm