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
detergent
n. cleansing agent
abate
v. subside (消退); decrease; lessen
quack
n. charlatan; impostor
pterodactyl
n. extinct flying reptile
rivulet
n. small stream
destitute
adj. extremely poor
supplicate
搭
v. petition (请求) humbly; pray or grant a favor
supplicate for sth
ape
v. imitate or mimic
magnitude
n. greatness; extent
vanguard
n. advance guard of a military force; forefront of a movement
predetermine
v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
fauna
n. animals of a period of region
incorporate
搭
v. introduce something into a larger whole ; combine; unite
incorporate sth in/into/within sth
subjugate
v. conquer; being under control
adverse
搭
adj. unfavorable; hostile
be adverse to sth
diorama
n. life-size three-dimensional scene from nature or history
heckler
n. person who harasses others
increment
n. increase
ebullient
adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm
calculated
搭
adj. deliberately planned; likely
be calculated to do sth
indolent
adj. lazy
fissure
n. crevice (裂隙)
trinket
n. knickknack; bauble [小饰物, 小摆设]
indoctrinate
v. instruct in a doctrine or ideology
stealth
n. slyness (狡猾,诡秘); sneakiness; secretiveness
apogee
n. highest point
generate
v. cause; produce; create
preeminent
adj. outstanding; superior
stifle
v. supress; extinguish; inhibit
connotation
n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression