Day 2 - List 1 Second Half

Question 1

raconteur

Answer 1

n. storyteller

Question 2

stodgy

Answer 2

adj. stuffy; boringly conservative

Question 3

dilatory

Answer 3

adj. delaying

Question 4

quip

Answer 4

n./v. taunt (嘲讽)

Question 5

acerbity

Answer 5

n. bitterness of speech and temper

Question 6

gargantuan

Answer 6

adj. huge; enormous

Question 7

diaphanous

Answer 7

adj. sheer; transparent

Question 8

condone

Answer 8

v. overlook; forgive; give tacit (默许的) approval; excuse

Question 9

rebuttal

Answer 9

n. refutation; response with contrary evidence

Question 10

propulsive

Answer 10

adj. driving forward

Question 11

irreproachable

Answer 11

adj. blameless; impeccable (无错误的)

Question 12

dissipate

Answer 12

v. squander; waste; scatter

Question 13

economy

Answer 13

n. efficiency or conciseness in using something

Question 14

browbeat

Answer 14

v. bully; intimidate

browbeat sb into doing sth

Question 15

list

Answer 15

v. tilt; lean over

Question 16

escapism

Answer 16

n. avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusements

Question 17

coterie

Answer 17

n. group that meets socially; select circle

Question 18

agenda

Answer 18

n. items of business at a meeting

Question 19

indelible

Answer 19

adj. not able to be erased

Question 20

cadaver

Answer 20

n. corpse

Question 21

inured

Answer 21

adj. accustomed; hardened*

be inured to sth

Question 22

impart

Answer 22

v. reveal or tell; grant

impart sth to sb

Question 23

insubordination

Answer 23

n. disobedience; rebelliousness

Question 24

repeal

Answer 24

v. revoke; annul

Question 25

virus

Answer 25

n. disease communicator

Question 26

spate

Answer 26

n. sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount

Question 27

tangential

Answer 27

adj. peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

Question 28

halting

Answer 28

adj. hesitant; faltering

Question 29

gawk

Answer 29

v. stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe

gawk at sb/sth

Question 30

panacea

Answer 30

n. cure-all; remedy (疗法) for all diseases

Question 31

tout

Answer 31

v. publicize (推广); praise excessively

Question 32

asteroid

Answer 32

n. small planet

Question 33

nonchalance

Answer 33

n. indifference; lack of concern; composure (镇静)

Question 34

salvo

Answer 34

n. discharge of firearms; military salute

Question 35

turgid

Answer 35

adj. swollen; distended (膨胀的)

Question 36

bode

Answer 36

v. foreshadow; portend (预示)

bode well/ill for sb/sth

Question 37

treacly

Answer 37

adj. sticky sweet

Question 38

inter

Answer 38

v. bury

Question 39

elusive

Answer 39

adj. evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

Question 40

stellar

Answer 40

adj. pertaining to the stars; indicating the most important performer or role

Question 41

correlation

Answer 41

n. mutual relationship

Question 42

remunerative

Answer 42

adj. compensating; rewarding

Question 43

statute

Answer 43

n. law enacted by the legislature

Question 44

persona

Answer 44

n. public personality or facade (外表)

persona non grata (不受欢迎的人)

Question 45

convention

Answer 45

n. social or moral custom; established practice

Question 46

nullify

Answer 46

v. make invalid

Question 47

remedial

Answer 47

adj. curative; corrective

Question 48

bemoan

Answer 48

v. lament; express disapproval of

Question 49

superficial

Answer 49

adj. trivial; shallow

Question 50

rectify

Answer 50

v. set right; correct