Day 12 - List 6 Second Half Flashcards
acquittal
n. deliverance (释放) from a charge
waive
v. give up a claim or right voluntarily; refrain from enforcing; postpone considering
aspire
v. seek to attain; long for
wheedle
v. cajole (哄骗); coax (劝诱); deceive by flattery
histrionic
adj. theatrical
legend
n. explanatory list of symbols especially on a map
abscond
v. depart secretly and hide
modulate
v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another
doctrine
n. teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.)
ejaculation
n. exclamation
conjecture
v. surmise (推测); guess
n. conclusion decuded by surmise or guesswork
negate
v. cancel out; nullify (废除); deny
redundant
adj. superfluous (过剩的); repetitious; excessively wordy
roil
v. to make liquids murky (浑浊) by stirring up sediment
amenable
adj. readily managed; willing to be led
informal
adj. absence of ceremony; casual
marquee
n. canopy above an entrace, under which one can take shelter; rooflike shelter above a theater entrance
candor
n. frankness; open honesty
marked
adj. noticeable or pronounced; targeted for vengeance
frenzied
adj. madly excited
narcissist
n. conceited person; someone in love with his own image
impregnable
adj. invulnerable
entomology
n. study of insects
paean
n. song of praise or joy
vouchsafe
v. grant; choose to give in reply; permit
detraction
n. slandering; aspersion
impiety
n. irreverence; lack of respect for God
muse
v. ponder
n. state of meditation
impotent
adj. weak; ineffective
bland
adj. soothing or mild; agreeable
apologist
n. one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
droll
adj. queer (奇怪的) and amusing
reaper
n. a person or machine who harvests grain
convenant
n. agreement
indomitable
adj. unconquerable; unyielding
skirmish
n. minor fight
disembark
v. go ashore; upload cargo from a ship
hovel
n. shack (简陋的小屋); small, wretched house
mandate
n. order; charge
v. give the power; order to do
picaresque
adj. pertaining to rogues in literature
compatible
adj. harmonious; in harmony with
shard
n. fragment, generally of pottery
geniality
n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy
checkered
adj. marked by changes in fortune
dilute
v. make less concentrated; reduce in strength
solicit
v. request earnestly; seek
indices
n. signs; indications
iconoclastic
adj. attacking cherished traditions
pathetic
adj. causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching
decomposition
n. decay