Chapter 5

Question 1

clamorous

Answer 1

noisy

Question 2

clandestine

Answer 2

surreptitious

Question 3

clench

Answer 3

攥紧

Question 4

cliche

Answer 4

platitude

Question 5

climactic

Answer 5

(of an action, event, or scene) exciting or thrilling and acting as a climax to a series of events: the film’s climactic scenes.

Question 6

clink

Answer 6

a sharp ringing sound, such as that made when metal or glass are struck

Question 7

clump

Answer 7

1. a compacted mass of something

2. a small group of trees or plants growing closely together

Question 8

cloy

Answer 8

hackneyed; trite; corny; mawkish

Question 9

clunky

Answer 9

awkwardly solid, heavy, and outdated

Question 10

clutch

Answer 10

grasp or seize something tightly or eagerly

Question 11

clutter

Answer 11

jumble

Question 12

coax

Answer 12

gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something: the trainees were coaxed into doing boring work | [with object and

Question 13

coddle

Answer 13

treat in an indulgent or overprotective way: I was coddled and cosseted.

Question 14

codify

Answer 14

arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code

Question 15

cogitate

Answer 15

meditate; reflect; muse on

Question 16

cohesion

Answer 16

the action or fact of forming a united whole: the work at present lacks cohesion.

Question 17

colossal

Answer 17

extremely large

Question 18

comely

Answer 18

pleasant to look at; attractive (typically used of a woman): the comely Italian actress Valeria Golino.

Question 19

commandeer

Answer 19

officially take possession or control of (something), especially for military purposes: telegraph and telephone lines were commandeered by the generals.

Question 20

commodious

Answer 20

formal (especially of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable: they moved to a more commodious dwelling.

Question 21

commune

Answer 21

a group of people living together and sharing possessions and responsibilities: she went to California and joined a commune.
• a communal settlement in a communist country: we all went out of Beijing by bus to spend a morning at a commune.

Question 22

compilation

Answer 22

汇编物

Question 23

complement each other

Answer 23

a thing that completes or brings to perfection

Question 24

comport

Answer 24

(comport oneself) formal conduct oneself; behave: articulate students who comported themselves well in television interviews.

Question 25

conceit

Answer 25

smug; vain

Question 26

concerted

Answer 26

jointly arranged, planned, or carried out; coordinated: determined to begin a concerted action against them. • strenuously carried out; done with great effort: it would take a concerted effort for a burglar to break into my home.

Question 27

concoction

Answer 27

a mixture of various ingredients or elements:

Question 28

concord

Answer 28

formal agreement or harmony between people or groups: a pact of peace and concord.; opposite: discord

Question 29

condole

Answer 29

express sympathy for (someone); grieve with: the priest came to condole with Madeleine.

Question 30

condone

Answer 30

accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue: the college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs.

Question 31

conducive

Answer 31

making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible: the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive to a relaxed atmosphere.

Question 32

jarring

Answer 32

clashing; incompatible; in conflict with each other

Question 33

conflate

Answer 33

combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one: the urban crisis conflates a number of different economic and social issues.

Question 34

confluence

Answer 34

the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width: here at the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte Rivers.

Question 35

congeal

Answer 35

solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling: the blood had congealed into blobs. • take shape or coalesce, especially to form a satisfying whole: the ballet failed to congeal as a single oeuvre.

Question 36

coagulate

Answer 36

(of a fluid, especially blood) change to a solid or semisolid state: blood had coagulated around the edges of the wound.

Question 37

conglomerate

Answer 37

a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities: the Earth is a specialized conglomerate of organisms.