Day 10 - List 5 Second Half

Question 1

girth

Answer 1

n. distance around something; circumference

Question 2

meddlesome

Answer 2

adj. interfering

Question 3

snivel

Answer 3

v. run at the nose; snuffle (鼻塞,带鼻音说话); whine

Question 4

awe

Answer 4

n. solemn wonder

Question 5

tremor

Answer 5

n. trembeling; slight quiver

Question 6

patina

Answer 6

n. green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting [铜绿锈,光泽]

Question 7

evince

Answer 7

v. show clearly

Question 8

impugn

Answer 8

v. dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay (否认,反对)

Question 9

herbivorous

Answer 9

adj. grain-eating

Question 10

ascetic

Answer 10

adj. practicing self-denial; austere (严格的)

Question 11

seminary

Answer 11

n. school for training future ministers; academy for young women

Question 12

retract

Answer 12

v. withdraw; take back

Question 13

lurk

Answer 13

v. stealthily lie in waiting; slink (偷偷摸摸地走); exist unperceived

Question 14

adroit

Answer 14

adj. skillful

Question 15

prostrate

Answer 15

v. stretch out full on ground

Question 16

bovine

Answer 16

()adj. cowlike; placid (温和的) and dull

Question 17

raiment

Answer 17

n. clothing

Question 18

stolid

Answer 18

adj. unruffled (平静的); impassive (冷漠的); dull

Question 19

succumb

Answer 19

v. yield; give in; die

Question 20

ruffian

Answer 20

n. bully; scoundrel (恶棍)

Question 21

forum

Answer 21

n. place of assemly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion

Question 22

petty

Answer 22

adj. trivial; unimportant; very small

Question 23

uniformity

Answer 23

n. sameness; monotony

Question 24

cater to

Answer 24

v. supply something desired (whether good or bad)

Question 25

monosyllabic

Answer 25

adj. having only one syllable; say little

Question 26

prestige

Answer 26

n. impression produced by achievements or reputation

Question 27

haphazard

Answer 27

adj. random; unsystematic; aimless

Question 28

synoptic

Answer 28

adj. providing a general view; summary

Question 29

seismic

Answer 29

adj. pertaining to earthquakes

Question 30

extol

Answer 30

v. praise; glorify

Question 31

carnage

Answer 31

n. destruction of life

Question 32

embrace

Answer 32

v. to hug; to accept something readily; to include

Question 33

sybarite

Answer 33

n. lover of luxury

Question 34

amnesia

Answer 34

n. loss of memory

Question 35

archipelago

Answer 35

n. group of closely located islands

Question 36

dabble

Answer 36

v. work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around

Question 37

comeuppance

Answer 37

n. a punishment or fate that someone deserves

Question 38

lethal

Answer 38

adj. deadly

Question 39

liniment

Answer 39

n. ointment; lotion; salve [擦剂,涂抹油]

Question 40

vindicate

Answer 40

v. clear from blame; exonerate (使免罪); justify or support

Question 41

ductile

Answer 41

adj. malleable; flexible; pliable (柔韧的)

Question 42

indifferent

Answer 42

adj. unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre

Question 43

anticlimax

Answer 43

n. letdown (下降) in thought or emotion

Question 44

gamely

Answer 44

adj. bravely; with spirit

Question 45

sleeper

Answer 45

n. something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable.

Question 46

astral

Answer 46

adj. relating to the stars

Question 47

material

Answer 47

adj. made of physical matter; unspiritual; important

Question 48

modicum

Answer 48

n. limited quantity

Question 49

maverick

Answer 49

n. rebel; nonconformist

Question 50

spendthrift

Answer 50

n. someone who wastes money.