common word 2 Flashcards
stamina
endurance ;staying power
staunch
dependable; strong and loyal in your opinions and attitude
stealthy
careful quiet sneaky furtive
sterile
barren; antiseptic无菌的
stint
a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity
strident
harsh loud
sublime
exalted; awe-inspiring
vex
annoy
verbose
wordy
veracity
truthfulness
veneer
a thin layer of wood or plastic that is glued to the surface of cheaper wood especially on a piece of furniture ;an outer appearance of a particular quality that hides the true nature of sth/sb
variegated
having spots or marks of a different color; consisting of many different types of thing or person
valor
heroism courage
vain
proud ;useless
utilitarian
designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive
usurp
to seize by force
urbane
(especially of a man)good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations appearing relaxed and confident
ungainly
clumsy
unctuous
oily; slippery;insincere charm:friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and which is therefore unpleasant
turbulent
in which there is a lot of sudden change ,confusion, disagreement and sometimes violence; changing direction suddenly and violently; noisy, difficult to control
truculent
fierce, ready to fight, pugnacious
trepidation
great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen
travail
hard work
transient
continuing for only a short time; staying or working in a place for only a short time before moving on
toxic
poisonous
torpid
slow, sluggish
tirade
a long angry speech criticizing sb/sth or accusing sb of sth
tenacious
persistent stubborn
tedious
tiresome boring
tact
consideration, sensitivity in dealing with others
taciturn
not talkative
sustain
to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live/exist; to make sth continue for some time without becoming less; to experience sth bad; to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory etc; sustain weight; to decide that a claim etc is valid
susceptible
very likely to be influenced/harmed/affected by sb/sth; easily influenced by feelings/emotions; allowing sth ;capable of sth
supplement
to add to; an addition
succumb
to yield; to give in; to submit
subtle
not very obvious/noticeable(colour /flavour /smell);behaving in a clever way and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth(approach);organized in a clever way(plan); good at noticing /understanding things(mind)
sublime
exalted; awe-inspiring
strident
harsh loud
parsimony
frugality; extreme care in spending money; stinginess
partial
like sb/sth very much; showing/feeling too much support for one person/team/idea etc in a way that is unfair
partisan
showing too much support for one person/group/idea, especially without considering it carefully
pathos
a quality that inspires emotions, particularly of sorrow or empathy感染力
patron
a supporter; one who encourages, protects,and defends
pedantic
too worried about small details or rules
perfidious
disloyal; betraying
peripatetic
walking; going from place to place, for example in order to work
pernicious
extremely harmful
perturb
to disturb
petty
of small importance
pied
multicolored,patchwork
pious
devoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue; of a hope, sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled
pique
anger
pivotal
of great importance because other things depend on it
placid
undisturbed; serene
plausible
beliecable;valid
plunder
to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war
potent
powerful
precocious
developing early 过早发育的
prim
extremely proper,prudish
primordial
first in order ,earliest in origin 原始的
prodigy
a very talented young person; sth extraordinary or impressive
profane
having or showing a lack of respect for god or holy things; not connected with religion/holy things
profound
very great, felt or experienced very strongly(eg.change/effect); showing great knowledge and understanding(eg.insights/book);needing a lot of study or thought(eg.question); profound disability严重的
prologue
序言a preface（书）, words introducing a work
protean
多变的 taking different forms or shapes ;versatile
prudent
sensible, careful, practically wise
pseudonym
a fictitious name, an alias, a pen name
pungent
describing a sharp, acrid smell or taste
quench
+thirst; stop a fire form burning
query
a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about sth; question mark
disperse
to move apart and go away in different directions; to spread or to make sth spread over a wide area
distraught
extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly;agitated
distress
a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering; suffering and problems caused by not having enough money/food etc; a situation in which a ship, plane,etc is in danger or difficulty and needs help
docile
teachable, gentle
doctrine
a teaching; a belief system; a creed; a dogma
dormant
resting, temporarily inactive
dross
worthless material to be discarded, waste matter
dubious
doubtful, suspicious
duplicitous
deceitful; double-dealing
egress
an exit
elite
upper class
fission
a splitting, especially a nucleus
feign
to pretend; to represent with false appearance
fallacy
a misconception
facile
easy; superficial
engender
to produce; to bring about
enigma
a mysterious puzzle
enmity
hostile opposition, hatred
equivocate
using ambiguous language to hide the truth
eradicate
completely destroy
evoke
to call forth, especially feelings
endeavor
to try; an activity to accomplish sth
encroach
to gradually pass the boundary or limit
embark
to set out; to leave(originally by ship or bark)
