Group 2

Question 1

baffle(v.)

Answer 1

bewilder, perplex, fill with confusion, puzzle, frustrate
(障碍）
At last, we have found a solution to a problem that has been____us.

Question 2

baffling(adj.)

Answer 2

frustrating, bewildering（莫名其妙）

Question 3

cinema(n.)

Answer 3

movies, motion-picture industry

Question 4

cinematography(n.)

Answer 4

art of making motion picture摄影）

Question 5

despise(v.)

Answer 5

look down on with contempt or disgust, loathe, regard as inferior
鄙视
the world admires heroes and____ cowards.

Question 6

despicable(adj.)

Answer 6

worthy of contempt, contemptible

卑鄙

Question 7

ebullient(adj.)

Answer 7

overflowing with enthusiasm, exuberant, effervescent, high-spirited, vivacious热情洋溢

Question 8

ebullience(n.)

Answer 8

exuberance沸腾

Question 9

exaggerate(v.)

Answer 9

overstate, go beyond the limits of the actual truth, magnify

Question 10

exaggeration(n.)

Answer 10

overstatement

Question 11

exhort(v.)

Answer 11

arouse by words, advise strongly, urge告诫

Question 12

exhortation(n.)

Answer 12

urgent recommendation or device劝告

Question 13

expertise(n.)

Answer 13

specialized skill or technical knowledge, know how, expertness专门知识

Question 14

finicky(adj.)

Answer 14

excessively concerned with trifles or details, hard to please, fussy, particular, fastidious, persnickety
过分讲究的

Question 15

gall(v.)

Answer 15

brazen boldness, nerve烦恼

Question 16

inane(adj.)

Answer 16

lacking significance or sense, pointless, silly,insipid, jejune, vapid空洞的，空虚的，糊涂的

Question 17

inanity(n.)

Answer 17

foolishness, shallowness空虚

Question 18

indemnify(v.)

Answer 18

compensate for loss, damage, or injury, reimburse, reapy赔偿

Question 19

occident(n.)

Answer 19

west, countries of America and Europe欧美

Question 20

occidental(adj.)

Answer 20

western欧美的

Question 21

peruse(v.)

Answer 21

read, look at fairly attentively, study精读

Question 22

perusal(n.)

Answer 22

reading, study 细读

Question 23

scuffle(v.)

Answer 23

struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner, wrestle, grapple打架

Question 24

scuffle(n.)

Answer 24

brawl, fight打架

Question 25

spurn(v.)

Answer 25

thrust aside with disdain or contempt, reject 鄙视鄙夷

Question 26

stippend(n.)

Answer 26

fixed pay foe service, salary, regular allowance awarded a scholarship winner

Question 27

surveillance( n.)

Answer 27

close watch over a person, group, or area监控

Question 28

tepid( adj.)

Answer 28

moderately warm, lukewarm不温不火

Question 29

tepidly(adv.)

Answer 29

unenthusiastically, lukewarmly

Question 30

wager( n.)

Answer 30

risk(something) on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event, gamble, bet赌博

Question 31

wager(v.)

Answer 31

bet赌，赌注

Question 32

wane(v.)

Answer 32

decrease in power or size, dwindle,decline, sink没落