351-400

Question 1

disgruntled

Answer 1

不满意的 牢骚的
judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public.
disgruntlement n.

Question 2

pugnacious

Answer 2

好斗的

the increasingly pugnacious demeanour of right-wing politicians.

Question 3

dissuade

Answer 3

劝阻 vt (from)

his friends tried to dissuade him from flying.

Question 4

disparity

Answer 4

difference cn.

economic disparities between different regions of the country

Question 5

virtuoso

Answer 5

艺术品鉴赏家

Question 6

auspicious

Answer 6

lucky, 有利的

it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election.

Question 7

commodious

Answer 7

宽敞的 方便的

they moved to a more commodious dwelling.

Question 8

congeal

Answer 8

(使)冻结 凝结
the blood had congealed into blobs
congealed adj.

Question 9

piety

Answer 9

虔诚

acts of piety and charity.

Question 10

taper

Answer 10

to become smaller at one end, to lessen v.

the tail tapers to a rounded tip

Question 11

quixotic

Answer 11

唐吉可德式的

a vast and perhaps quixotic project.

Question 12

amorphous

Answer 12

无定形的 无组织的

an amorphous, characterless conurbation.

Question 13

hilarity

Answer 13

乐趣 （被嘲笑的）

his incredulous expression was the cause of much hilarity.

Question 14

tantamount

Answer 14

同等的

the resignations were tantamount to an admission of guilt.

Question 15

rue

Answer 15

有点后悔 n. v.
Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer
she might live to rue this impetuous decision.

Question 16

opportune

Answer 16

时机恰当的

he couldn’t have arrived at a less opportune moment.

Question 17

lithe

Answer 17

柔软的（由指人体）

she lay gazing up at his tall, lithe figure.

Question 18

archaic

Answer 18

古老的 过时的

Question 19

vex

Answer 19

（使）烦扰 v.
the memory of the conversation still vexed him
vexing adj.

Question 20

truncate

Answer 20

突然被切断（头or尾）

discussion was truncated by the arrival of tea.

Question 21

affected

Answer 21

做作的

the gesture appeared both affected and stagy.

Question 22

presumptuous

Answer 22

冒昧的 放肆的

I hope I won’t be considered presumptuous if I offer some advice.

Question 23

decorous

Answer 23

有礼的 优雅的

Question 24

maladroit

Answer 24

愚笨的

Question 25

fetid

Answer 25

stinky

Question 26

squalor

Answer 26

穷 很脏 un

Question 27

spurn

Answer 27

reject with scorn vt.

he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned.

Question 28

serene

Answer 28

宁静的

serenely adv.

Question 29

jettison

Answer 29

扔 投弃 vt. un.

six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea.

Question 30

stasis

Answer 30

un. 停滞

Question 31

parody

Answer 31

诙谐或拙劣的模仿 n. vt.

the film is a parody of the horror genre

Question 32

sinuous

Answer 32

蜿蜒的

the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale.

Question 33

intricate

Answer 33

complex

Question 34

altercation

Answer 34

an argument or quarrel cn.

I had an altercation with the ticket collector.

Question 35

sect

Answer 35

宗派 教派