Day 13 - List 7 First Half

Question 1

immune

Answer 1

adj. resistant to; free or exempt from

Question 2

intractable

Answer 2

adj. unruly; stubborn; unyielding

Question 3

equanimity

Answer 3

n. calmness of temperament; composure

Question 4

concede

Answer 4

v. admit; yield

Question 5

schematic

Answer 5

adj. relating to an outline or diagram; using a system of symbols

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

adj. coming from the side

Question 7

caustic

Answer 7

adj. burning; sarcastically biting

Question 8

inordinate

Answer 8

adj. unrestrained; excessive

Question 9

countermand

Answer 9

v. cancel; revoke

Question 10

eccentricity

Answer 10

n. oddity; idiosyncreasy

Question 11

hoard

Answer 11

v. stockpile; accumulate for future use

n. a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away

Question 12

sentinel

Answer 12

n. sentry (哨兵); lookout

Question 13

chide

Answer 13

v. scold (责骂)

Question 14

baleful

Answer 14

adj. deadly; having a malign (有害的) influence; ominous (不祥的)

Question 15

comprise

Answer 15

v. include; consist of

Question 16

preempt

Answer 16

v. head off; forestall by acting first; appropriate (占用) for oneself; supplant (取代)

Question 17

exonerate

Answer 17

v. acquit; exculpate (宣布无罪，为……开脱)

Question 18

terminus

Answer 18

n. last stop of railroad

Question 19

flamboyant

Answer 19

adj. ornate; (of people or their behavior) different, confident, and exciting in a way that attracts attention

Question 20

clamber

Answer 20

v. climb by crawling

Question 21

incipient

Answer 21

adj. beginning; in an early stage

Question 22

differentiate

Answer 22

v. distinguish; perceive a difference between

Question 23

incline

Answer 23

n. slope; slant

Question 24

propound

Answer 24

v. put forth for analysis

Question 25

waif

Answer 25

n. homeless child or animal

Question 26

forlorn

Answer 26

adj. sad and lonely; wretched (不幸的)

Question 27

parallelism

Answer 27

n. state of being parallel, similarity

Question 28

malady

Answer 28

n. illness

Question 29

abhor

Answer 29

v. detest; hate

Question 30

ambience

Answer 30

n. environment; atmosphere

Question 31

quietude

Answer 31

n. tranquility

Question 32

servitude

Answer 32

n. slavery; compulsory labor

Question 33

douse

Answer 33

v. plunge into water [把……浸入水中]

Question 34

maelstrom

Answer 34

n. whirlpool (漩涡)

Question 35

stanza

Answer 35

n. division of a poem

Question 36

amalgamate

Answer 36

v. combine; unite into one body

Question 37

refute

Answer 37

v. disprove

Question 38

renege

Answer 38

v. deny; go back on [违背]

Question 39

admonition

Answer 39

n. warning

Question 40

interim

Answer 40

n. meantime

Question 41

effete

Answer 41

adj. lacking vigor; worn out; sterile

Question 42

obituary

Answer 42

n. death notice

Question 43

ferret

Answer 43

v. drive or hunt out of hiding [搜寻]

Question 44

imbibe

Answer 44

v. drink in

Question 45

incite

Answer 45

v. arouse to action; goad (激励, 招惹); motivate; induce to exist

Question 46

acme

Answer 46

n. top; pinnacle (顶峰)

Question 47

compound

Answer 47

v. combine; constitute; pay interest; increase

Question 48

tether

Answer 48

v. tie with a rope

Question 49

skulk

Answer 49

v. move furtively (偷偷地) and secretly

Question 50

succor

Answer 50

v. aid; assist; comfort