GKV 6

Question 1

catharsis

(kuh THAR sis)

Answer 1

宣泄，净化

n. purification that brings emotional renewal

Question 2

catholic

(KATH lik)

Answer 2

天主教的；包容一切的；广泛的普遍的；包罗万象的

​adj. universal; embracing everything

Question 3

caustic

(KAW stik)

Answer 3

腐蚀性的；刻薄的

adj. like acid; corrosive

Question 4

celibacy

(SEL uh buh see)

Answer 4

独身

n. abstinence from sex

Question 5

censure

(SEN shur)

Answer 5

责难，责备

v. to condemn severely

Question 6

cerebral

(suh REE brul)

Answer 6

大脑的，深思的

adj. brainy; intellectually refined

Question 7

chagrin

(shuh GRIN)

Answer 7

懊恼；委屈；气愤

n. humiliation; embarrassed disappointment

Question 8

charisma

(kuh RIZ muh)

Answer 8

魅力

n. a magical-seeming ability to attract followers

Question 9

charlatan

(SHAR luh tun)

Answer 9

假充内行的人；骗子

n. fraud; quack; con man

Question 10

chasm

(KAZ um)

Answer 10

（地壳，冰上的）裂口，深坑，峡谷；显著差距，巨大分歧

n. a deep, gaping hole; gorge

Question 11

chastise

(chas TYZE)

Answer 11

严厉惩罚，遣责

v. to inflict punishment; discipline

Question 12

chicanery

(shi KAY nuh ree)

Answer 12

欺诈；诈骗；欺骗

n. trickery; deceitfullness; artifice

Question 13

chimera

(kye MEER uh)

Answer 13

神话怪物；妄想；嵌合体

n. an illusion; foolish fancy

Question 14

choleric

(KAHL ur ik)

Answer 14

易怒的；暴躁的；脾气不好的

adj. hot-tempered; quick to anger

Question 15

chronic

(KRAHN ik)

Answer 15

（疾病）慢性的；积习难改的；（问题）顽固的

adj. constant; lasting a long time; inveterate

Question 16

chronicle

(KRAHN uh kul)

Answer 16

编年史

n. a record of events in time-order

Question 17

circuitous

(sur KYOO uh tus)

Answer 17

迂回的

adj. roundabout; not following a direct path

Question 18

circumlocution

(sur kum loh KYOO shun)

Answer 18

周边

n. an indirect expression; use of wordy or evasive language

Question 19

circumscribe

(SUR kum skrybe)

Answer 19

限制，约束(自由、权利、权力等)；画…的外接圆

v. to draw a line around; to set the limits; define; restrict

Question 20

circumspect

(SUR kum spekt)

Answer 20

慎重

adj. cautious

Question 21

circumvent

(sur kum VENT)

Answer 21

用计避免，规避

v. to frustrate by going around

Question 22

civil

(SIV ul)

Answer 22

民用的，公民的；国内的；有礼貌的，客气的

adj. polite; civilized; courteous

Question 23

clemency

(KLEM um see)

Answer 23

宽容；仁慈；宽大处理

n. mercy; forgiveness; mildness

Question 24

cliché

(klee SHAY)

Answer 24

陈词滥调

n. an overused saying or idea

Question 25

clique

(klik)

Answer 25

朋党派系，小集团；结党

n. an exclusive group bound by a shared qualitty or interest

Question 26

coalesce

(koh uh LES)

Answer 26

合并

v. to come together as one; fuse; unite

Question 27

coerce

(koh URS)

Answer 27

胁迫

v. to force someone to do or not do something

Question 28

cogent

(KOH junt)

Answer 28

有说服力的

adj. powerfully convincing

Question 29

cognitive

(KAHG nuh tiv)

Answer 29

认知的

adj. dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses; mental

Question 30

cognizant

(KAHG nuh zunt)

Answer 30

认识到的；察知的；了解的

adj. aware; conscious