List 13&14 Flashcards
Mischievous
Playfully annoying
Misanthrope
A person who hated mankind
Misconstrue
曲解
Misogyny
Hatred of women
Mite
A very little
Mitigate
To lesson in force or intensity
Modifier
修饰者,修饰语
Modulate
调整,调解
Mollify
To soothe in temper or disposition
Momentous
Of great importance or consequence
Monolith
A single great stone
Moratorium
A legal authorization to delay payment of money
Mordant
Biting in thought
Morose
Sullen or gloomy
Motif
A main theme of idea
Mötley
Of many colors
Muddle
A confused state
Mundane
Relating to world, worldly, commonplace
Munificence
Generosity
Mural
墙壁,壁画
Murky
Dark,gloomy
Mutable
Capable of change
Myriad
Innumerable
Mythic
神话的
Narcotic
麻醉剂
Nebulous
Hazy, indistinct
Noisome
Offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell
Nonchalant
Having an air of indifference, not showing interest
Noncommittal
Giving no clear indication of attitude
Nonconformist
不墨守成规的人
Nonplussed
不知所措的
Nonviable
Not able to live
Notoriety
The quality or state of being notorious
Novice
Beginner
Nubile
适婚的
Obdurate
Stubbornly persistent
Obfuscate
Confuse, bewilder
Obliqueness
Oblique,倾斜
Obliterate
To efface , erase
Oblivious
Lacking all memory
Obsequious
Showing too great a willingness to serve or obey
Obsequiousness
谄媚
Obsolescent
逐渐荒废的
Obstinacy
Stubbornness
Obviate
To remove, get rid of
Odious
Disgusting, offensive
Offhand
Performed without preparation, casual
Officious
Too ready or willing to give orders过于殷勤的
Oligarch
寡头政治
Omit
To leave out
Omnipotent
Almighty, all-powerful
Onerous
Burdensome
Opacity
透明的
Opalescent
发乳白色的光
Opinionated
固执己见的
Oppressive
Unreasonably burdensome
Opprobrious
Expressing scorn, abusive
Opulent
Very wealthy
Ordeal
Any difficult and severe trial
Ossify
To develop into bone
Ostentation
Showy display, pretentiousness
Ostracize
To exclude from a group by common consent, to exile
Oust
To expel
Outline
The main idea or facts
Outlying
Remote from a center,偏僻的
Outmoded
No longer in fashion
Outstrip
Surpass, to run faster
Overblown
Past the time of bloom
Overdraw
To exaggerate
Override
To ride over or across, 驳回
Overt
Apparent
Overwrought
Very nervous or excited
Paean
A song of joy
Palatable
Agreeable to the taste 美味的
Paleolithic
旧石器时代
Palpable
Tangible, perceptible
Paltry
Trashy,trivial
Pantomime
哑剧
Parable
寓言
Paradigm
A typical example
Paragon
A model of excellence
Parsimony
The quality of being stingy
Partisan
A firm adherent to a party
Pathological
Unreasonable , irrational
Patriarchal
父权制的
Patronage
The financial support given by a patron 资助
Patronize
屈尊
Paucity
Fewness, 少量,缺乏
Pecuniary
Monetary, financial
Pedagogic
Relating to a teacher or education
Padant
学究
Pedestrian
Going or performed on foot
Peevish
Discontent
Pejorative
轻视的,贬低的
Penchant
嗜好
Pending
Not yet decided,即将发生的
Penitent
Expressing regretful pain
Pensive
Reflective沉思的
Perfervid
Excessively fervent
Perfidious
Faithless
Perfunctory
例行公事般的
Perilous
Full of peril, hazardous
Peripatetic
Traveling from place to place
Peripheral
周边的,外围的
Periphery
The less important part of Sth.
Perishable
Likely to decay or go bad quickly
Pernicious
Noxious
Perpendicular
Exactly upright
Perpetrate
To commit
Perpetuate
使永存
Perquisite
额外收入
Persevere
To persist in a state