List 1 Flashcards
Cornucopia
Overflowing
Euphoria
Overwhelming usually pleasurable
Minutiae
Minor detail
Coda
Concluding passage
Sequela
Secondary consequence or result
anathema
curse
enigma
hard to understand
stigma
mark of shame or discredit
dogma
doctrine stated authoritatively
coma
profound unconsciousness
sluggishness
stamina
physical or moral strength
patina
Superficial
appearance or aura
plethora
excess
bravura
brilliant technique or style in performance
ad-lib
without previous thought or preparation
glib
fluency insincere or deceitful
Lacking depth
plumb
measure the depth
examine deeply
vertical
no exceptions
barb
Critical remark or comment
perturb
trouble the mind
snub
contempt or neglect
archaic
no longer current, antiquated
mosaic
unorganized collection or mixture of various things
prosaic
normal course of events
cherubic
innocent looking usually chubby and rosy
sporadic
not often occurring or repeated
soporific
a drug induces sleep
cause sleep
Sleepiness or lethargy
lethargic
sluggish
synergic
cooperating
Catholic
not limited or specialized
vitriolic
bitterly scathing
pandemic
widespread
endemic
to a particular locality, region
polemic
argument
anemic
lacking force or spirit
mimic
in appearance 仿真的,仿造的
copy or exaggerate
model
laconic
minimum of words, concise, but seeming rude or mysterious
histrionic
of or relating to actors
chronic
frequent recurrence
being such by habit and not likely to change
tonic
stimulating, vigor, beneficial to body or mind
runic
mysterious
cynic
a person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
stoic
unaffected by pleasure or pain
philanthropic
having concern for the welfare of others
misanthropic
deep distrust of human and their motives
myopic
lack of foresight
choleric
easily angered
Anger, irate
mesmeric
induced by mesmerism 催眠的
attracting令人着迷的,难以抗拒的
esoteric
difficult to understand
Not known by the general populace
meteoric
similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance or brevity
eccentric
deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct
panegyric
eulogistic oration or writing
lyric
musical composition
Suggestive of poetry or music
analgesic
medication that reduces or eliminates pain
intrinsic
Of or relating to the essential nature of a thing
melodramatic
exaggeratedly emotion
phlegmatic
calm, sluggish temperament, unemotional
axiomatic
based on or involving an axiom or system of axioms
Taken for granted, self-evident
diplomatic
employing tact and conciliation especially in situations of stress
monochromatic
one color
lacking variety
somatic
of the body, especially as distinguished from a body part, the mind or the environment
fanatic
extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm
excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion
erratic
not constant
different from the ordinary
didactic
designed or intended to teach
apoplectic
extremely angry
furious
ascetic
self-denial especially spiritual discipline
a person self-discipline
prophetic
foretelling
bathetic
exceptional commonplaceness
anesthetic
something that relieves pain
hermetic
abstruseness or occultism
peripatetic
walking about or from place to place
politic
shrewdness in managing, contriving, or dealing
suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
antic
clownish extravagance or absurdity
demotic
Common, popular
hypnotic
cause sleep
despotic
arbitrary, autocratic, monocratic, tyrannical
exotic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual
quixotic
more ideals than reality
skeptic
n. one who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions
dyspeptic
bad-tempered
Suffering from dyspepsia消化不良的
septic
putrefaction 腐败的,感染的
aseptic
preventing infection
apocalyptic
of a revelatory or prophetic nature
Major turning point
wildly unrestrained; grandiose
cryptic
secret or occult
have a hidden or ambiguous meaning
beyond one’s power to know, understand or explain
elastic
resuming shape
Recovering from depression or disappointment
plastic
susceptible of being modified in form or nature
Lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
pessimistic
tending to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view
chauvinistic
showing excessive favoritism towards one’s own country
egoistic
centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the gratification of one’s own desires
caustic
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action, corrosive
marked by incisive sarcasms