Day 12 - List 6 Second Half

Question 1

acquittal

Answer 1

n. deliverance (释放) from a charge

Question 2

waive

Answer 2

v. give up a claim or right voluntarily; refrain from enforcing; postpone considering

Question 3

aspire

Answer 3

v. seek to attain; long for

Question 4

wheedle

Answer 4

v. cajole (哄骗); coax (劝诱); deceive by flattery

Question 5

histrionic

Answer 5

adj. theatrical

Question 6

legend

Answer 6

n. explanatory list of symbols especially on a map

Question 7

abscond

Answer 7

v. depart secretly and hide

Question 8

modulate

Answer 8

v. tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

Question 9

doctrine

Answer 9

n. teachings, in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.)

Question 10

ejaculation

Answer 10

n. exclamation

Question 11

conjecture

Answer 11

v. surmise (推测); guess

n. conclusion decuded by surmise or guesswork

Question 12

negate

Answer 12

v. cancel out; nullify (废除); deny

Question 13

redundant

Answer 13

adj. superfluous (过剩的); repetitious; excessively wordy

Question 14

roil

Answer 14

v. to make liquids murky (浑浊) by stirring up sediment

Question 15

amenable

Answer 15

adj. readily managed; willing to be led

Question 16

informal

Answer 16

adj. absence of ceremony; casual

Question 17

marquee

Answer 17

n. canopy above an entrace, under which one can take shelter; rooflike shelter above a theater entrance

Question 18

candor

Answer 18

n. frankness; open honesty

Question 19

marked

Answer 19

adj. noticeable or pronounced; targeted for vengeance

Question 20

frenzied

Answer 20

adj. madly excited

Question 21

narcissist

Answer 21

n. conceited person; someone in love with his own image

Question 22

impregnable

Answer 22

adj. invulnerable

Question 23

entomology

Answer 23

n. study of insects

Question 24

paean

Answer 24

n. song of praise or joy

Question 25

vouchsafe

Answer 25

v. grant; choose to give in reply; permit

Question 26

detraction

Answer 26

n. slandering; aspersion

Question 27

impiety

Answer 27

n. irreverence; lack of respect for God

Question 28

muse

Answer 28

v. ponder

n. state of meditation

Question 29

impotent

Answer 29

adj. weak; ineffective

Question 30

bland

Answer 30

adj. soothing or mild; agreeable

Question 31

apologist

Answer 31

n. one who writes in defense of a cause or institution

Question 32

droll

Answer 32

adj. queer (奇怪的) and amusing

Question 33

reaper

Answer 33

n. a person or machine who harvests grain

Question 34

convenant

Answer 34

n. agreement

Question 35

indomitable

Answer 35

adj. unconquerable; unyielding

Question 36

skirmish

Answer 36

n. minor fight

Question 37

disembark

Answer 37

v. go ashore; upload cargo from a ship

Question 38

hovel

Answer 38

n. shack (简陋的小屋); small, wretched house

Question 39

mandate

Answer 39

n. order; charge

v. give the power; order to do

Question 40

picaresque

Answer 40

adj. pertaining to rogues in literature

Question 41

compatible

Answer 41

adj. harmonious; in harmony with

Question 42

shard

Answer 42

n. fragment, generally of pottery

Question 43

geniality

Answer 43

n. cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy

Question 44

checkered

Answer 44

adj. marked by changes in fortune

Question 45

dilute

Answer 45

v. make less concentrated; reduce in strength

Question 46

solicit

Answer 46

v. request earnestly; seek

Question 47

indices

Answer 47

n. signs; indications

Question 48

iconoclastic

Answer 48

adj. attacking cherished traditions

Question 49

pathetic

Answer 49

adj. causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching

Question 50

decomposition

Answer 50

n. decay