Day 5 - List 3 First Half Flashcards
recalcitrant
adj. obstinately (顽固地) stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly (难以管理的)
incandescent
adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat
penury
搭
n. severe poverty; stinginess
penury of
mischance
n. ill luck
oblivious
adj. inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed
obtrude
v. push (oneself or one’s ideas) forward or intrude; butt in (干涉,贸然闯入); stick out or extrude
uninhibited
adj. unrepressed
clientele
n. body of customers
arrears
搭
n. being in debt
in arrears with sth
repel
v. drive away; disgust
pigment
n. coloring matter
gruel
n. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water
sovereign
adj. efficacious (有效的); supreme or paramount; self-governing
shoddy
adj. inferior; trashy; cheap
alcove
n. nook (僻静的角落); small, recessed (凹进的) section of a room
alloy
搭
n. a mixture as of metals
v. mix; make less pure; less or moderate
alloy sth with sth
recant
v. disclaim (公开否认,放弃) or disavow (不承认); retract a previous statement; openly confess error
shirk
v. avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger (装病)
impeach
搭
v. charge with crime in office; indict
impeach sb for sth
aversion
n. firm dislike