List 11 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

intermittent

A

adj. 间歇的; 断断续续的
名 词: intermittence
副 词: intermittently

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

crease

A

n. 折痕;折缝
vi. 起皱
vt. 弄皱;使起折痕

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

stifle

A

vt. 使窒息;扼杀;藏匿

vi. 窒息;被扼杀

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

unforthcoming

A

adj. 不愿响应的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

intrepid

A

adj. 无畏的;勇敢的
名 词: intrepidity
副 词: intrepidly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

prepossessing

A

adj. 讨人喜欢的;有魅力的;给人好感的
副 词: prepossessingly
名 词: prepossessingness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

voluptuous

A

adj. 性感的

令人感到舒适的;给人以快感的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

saboteur

A

n. 从事破坏活动者;怠工者,破坏者

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

fledgling

A

n. (刚学会飞的)幼鸟

无经验的人

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

fabled

A

adj. 寓言中的;虚构的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

carcass

A

n. (动物的)尸体

烹调过的禽鸟骨骼

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

sever

A

vt. 切断;断绝

vi. 断, 裂

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

beak

A

n. 鸟嘴;鹰钩鼻子;

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

lore

A

n. 学问和传统;(专门的)知识

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

squid

A

n. 乌贼,墨鱼

鱿鱼

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

reprehensible

A

adj. 应斥责的;应该谴责的
名 词: reprehensibility or
副 词: reprehensibly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

impervious

A

adj. 不可渗透的,透不过的

无动于衷的,不受影响的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

engrossing

A

adj. 使人全神贯注的;引人入胜的

副 词: engrossingly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

nimble-witted

A

adj. 聪明的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

close-knit

A

adj. 紧密的,组织严密的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

demise

A

n. 死

终止

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

gel

A

vi. 胶化

n. 凝胶,胶体

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

discrepancy

A

n. 差异, 不符合(之处); 不一致(之处)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

collusion

A

n. 共谋,勾结,串通

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

electrify

A

vt. 使电气化

使兴奋

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

muddy

A

adj. 泥泞的;模糊的;混乱的

vt. 使沾上泥;使污浊;把…弄糊涂

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

mire

A

n. 泥潭;泥沼

vi. 陷于泥坑;陷入困境

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

embroil

A

vt. 使卷入;使混乱
时 态: embroiled, embroiling, embroils
名 词: embroilment

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

archetypal

A

adj. 原型的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

faddish

A

adj. 好赶时髦的

一时流行的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

behemoth

A

n. 巨兽;[圣经]河马

adj. 巨大的;高大的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

lumbering

A

n. 伐木业

adj. 笨重的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

quaint

A

adj. 古色古香的

少见的, 古怪的

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

ordinance

A

n. 条例,法令

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

miasma

A

n. 瘴气;臭气;不良影响

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

strangle

A

vt. 扼死; 使窒息
时 态: strangled, strangling, strangles
名 词: strangler

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

untangle

A

vt. 清理;整顿

38
Q

juggernaut

A

n. 重型卡车

巨大的力量〔物体〕

39
Q

Adroit

A

adj. 敏捷的,灵巧的;熟练的
副 词: adroitly
名 词: adroitness

40
Q

evasive

A

adj. 逃避的;推托的

规避的;回避的

41
Q

ruminate

A

vi. 沉思,反复考虑

反刍,倒嚼

42
Q

expostulate

A

vi. 告诫,规劝

n. 规劝;告诫

43
Q

expound

A

vt. 解释;详细说明

44
Q

extemporize

A

vt. 即兴创作,即席演奏
时 态: extemporized, extemporizing, extemporizes
名 词: extemporization
名 词: extemporizer

45
Q

balderdash

A

n. 胡言乱语,废话

46
Q

quackery

A

n. 庸医的医术;骗子的行为

47
Q

humbuggery

A

n. 欺骗

48
Q

bigotry

A

n. 顽固;偏执;盲从

the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot

49
Q

proclaim

A

vt. 声明;宣告,公布;表明;赞扬
时 态: proclaimed, proclaiming, proclaims
名 词: proclaimer
形容词: proclamatory

50
Q

foliage

A

n. 叶子(总称);植物

形容词: foliaged

51
Q

drudgery

A

n. 苦工;贱役;单调沉闷的工作

52
Q

aberrant

A

adj. 脱离常轨的;[化]异常的;[生]畸变的;[医]迷乱的
名 词: aberrance or
副 词: aberrantly

53
Q

corrosive

A

adj. 腐蚀性的;侵蚀性的
(对社会、个人情感等)有害的, 逐步起损害作用的
(语言)激烈的, 刻薄的

54
Q

stupefy

A

vt. 使惊呆;使昏迷
时 态: stupefied, stupefying, stupefies
名 词: stupefier
副 词: stupefyingly

55
Q

subliminal

A

adj. 阈下的,潜意识的

太弱或太快以至于难以觉察的

56
Q

cleanse

A

vt. 弄干净; 清洗

时 态: cleansed, cleansing, cleanses

57
Q

serene

A

adj. 平静的;清澈的;晴朗的;安详的
n. 平静;晴朗
vt. 使平静

58
Q

pervade

A

vt. 遍及;弥漫
时 态: pervaded, pervading, pervades
名 词: pervader
名 词: pervasion

59
Q

egregious

A

adj. 极坏的;异乎寻常的
副 词: egregiously
名 词: egregiousness

60
Q

takeover

A

n. 收购;接收;接管

强行接管, 控制

61
Q

introspection

A

n. 反省,内省

形容词: introspectional

62
Q

pomposity

A

n. 浮华;虚夸;炫耀;自负

浮化的言词;自负的行动;虚夸的作风

63
Q

insularity

A

n. 岛国
岛国根性
孤立
偏狭

64
Q

protean

A

adj. 多变的;易变的;变化多端的

65
Q

contagious

A

adj. (病)有传染性的

66
Q

spry

A

adj. (指老年人)活跃的,敏捷的
比较级: sprier , spryer spriest , spryest
副 词: spryly
名 词: spryness

67
Q

taut

A

adj. 拉紧的;紧张的

68
Q

delusional

A

妄想的

69
Q

incompatibility

A

n. 不两立,不相容

70
Q

thrall

A
n. 奴隶;奴仆
奴隶般受支配的人;沉湎而不能自拔的人
奴隶制
奴役;束缚
受…控制; 深受…影响
71
Q

threshold

A

n. 门槛; 〈喻〉开始

72
Q

lousy

A

adj. 多虱的
极坏的,极不适的
大量的,多

73
Q

endearing

A

adj. 使人喜欢的;讨人喜欢的

副 词: endearingly

74
Q

despondency

A

n. 失去勇气,失望

75
Q

shirk

A

vt. & vi. 逃避(工作);偷懒
时 态: shirked, shirking, shirks
名 词: shirker

76
Q

ponder

A

vt. 仔细考虑;衡量

vi. 沉思;考虑

77
Q

coalesce

A

vi. 联合;合并;结合

vt. 使…联合;使…合并

78
Q

commandeer

A

vt. 征用

强占

79
Q

hamper

A

vt. 妨碍;束缚;使困累

n. 食盒,食篮;阻碍物

80
Q

hobble

A

vi. 蹒跚;跛行

vt. 使跛行

81
Q

entropy

A

(communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome

82
Q

noesis

A

n. 认识;理智

83
Q

lexicon

A

n. 词典

专门词汇

84
Q

entrance

A

vt. 使出神,使入迷

85
Q

deduction

A

n. 扣除, 减除
推演, 推理
结论

86
Q

syllogism

A

n. 推论;三段论

87
Q

rarefy

A

vt. 使稀薄

(思想等)精炼, 使纯化, 使变得精妙深奥

88
Q

incense

A

使…发怒

89
Q

sycophant

A

n. 谄媚者,拍马屁者
形容词: sycophantic
副 词: sycophantically

90
Q

portent

A

n. 预示;前兆;迹象;异常之物

91
Q

esoteric

A

adj. 秘传的;限于圈内人的;难懂的

副 词: esoterically

92
Q

pundit

A

n. 某一学科的权威;专家