Lesson 21

Question 1

folklore

Answer 1

n. 民间传说
traditional customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings
According to local FOLKLORE it is an evil place.

Question 2

divine

Answer 2

adj. 神的
relating to or coming from God or a god
The whole system was based on DIVINE revelation in the Scriptures.

Question 3

averse

Answer 3

adj. 不乐意的
having a clear dislike of (something) : strongly opposed to (something)
We are AVERSE to such noisy surroundings.

Question 4

indelible

Answer 4

adj.擦不掉的； 永久的，持久的； 不可磨灭
impossible to remove or forget
Scarf were INDELIBLE symbol of a person

Question 5

landslide

Answer 5

n.[地]山崩； 大胜利
a large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain or hill
LANSLIDE on iceberg were called avalanche.

Question 6

loquacious

Answer 6

adj.爱说话的，多嘴的； 嘴碎； 贫嘴
liking to talk and talking smoothly and easily
He is never LOQUACIOUS on his unsucessful experience.

Question 7

critique

Answer 7

n.批评，评论文章
a careful judgment in which you give your opinion about the good and bad parts of something (such as a piece of writing or a work of art)
The teacher gave me a fair and honest CRITIQUE on my essay.

Question 8

grotesque

Answer 8

adj.奇形怪状的
a very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural
People tried to avoid looking at Quasimodo’s grotesque face and his crippled body.

Question 9

catastrophe

Answer 9

Noun 大灾难
a sudden and widespread disaster: the catastrophe of war.
A CATASTROPHE is brewing after the rise of Sauron.

Question 10

genuine

Answer 10

adj. 真正的
actual, real, or true : not false or fake
She did better in school work because she have a GENUINE interest on study.

Question 11

puerile

Answer 11

adj.幼稚的，未成熟的
silly or childish especially in a way that shows a lack of seriousness or good judgment
Most of the children think they’ve already grown up and can control everything.Actually it’s a PUERILE idea.

Question 12

verisimilitude

Answer 12

n.逼真
the quality of seeming real
She is really good at drawing.Even can achieve a level of verisimilitude that I couldn’t tell the difference between the photo and the painting.

Question 13

virtue

Answer 13

n.高尚品德
morally good behaviour or character
He led a life of VIRTUE.

Question 14

negligence

Answer 14

n.失误
failure to take the care that a responsible person usually takes : lack of normal care or attention
The car accident was caused by NEGLIGENCE on the part of the driver.

Question 15

mesmerize

Answer 15

v. 迷住
to hold the attention of (someone) entirely : to interest or amaze (someone) so much that nothing else is seen or noticed
Taylor Swift has a MESMERIZING voice.

Question 16

demise

Answer 16

n. 死亡
an end of life; the end of something that is thought of as being like a death
Her will was found in a dresser after her DEMISE.

Question 17

handsome

Answer 17

adj.
large in size or amount
His reputation is quite good because he gave a HANDSOME sum of money to charity.

Question 18

impatience

Answer 18

n.
not willing to wait for something or someone
He expressed IMPATIENCE at the slow rate of progress.

Question 19

irksome

Answer 19

adj.令人厌烦的
annoying or irritating
Copy the whole text is a really IRKSOME homework.

Question 20

forcible

Answer 20

adj.强制的，暴力的
made or done by physical force or violence
They were angry about the forcible seizure and sale of their land.