List 18

Question 1

eulogy

Answer 1

eulogy ​N. /颂词；赞美词/expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death. Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny’s memorial service, Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.

Question 2

euphemism

Answer 2

euphemism​N. /委婉的表达/mild expression in place of an unpleasant one. The expression “he passed away” is a euphemism for “he died.”

Question 3

euphonious

Answer 3

euphonious​ADJ. /悦耳的/pleasing in sound. Euphonious even when spoken, the Italian language is particularly pleasing to the ear when sung. euphony. N.

Question 4

euphoria

Answer 4

euphoria​N. /非常愉快；病态的愉快，愉悦症/feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated). Delighted with her SAT scores, sure that the university would accept her, Allison was filled with euphoria. euphoric,ADJ.

Question 5

evanescent

Answer 5

evanescent​ADJ. /消散的；凋零的/fleeting; vanishing. Brandon’s satisfaction in his new job was evanescent, for he immediately began to notice its many drawbacks. evanescence, N.

Question 6

evenhanded

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evenhanded​ADJ. /公平的/impartial; fair. Do men and women receive evenhanded treatment from their teachers, or, as recent studies suggest, do teachers pay more attention to male students than to females?

Question 7

evince

Answer 7

evince​V. /表示/show clearly. When he tried to answer the questions, he evinced his ignorance of the subject matter.

Question 8

ewe

Answer 8

ewe​N. /母羊/female sheep. The flock of sheep was made up of dozens of ewes, together with only a handful of rams.

Question 9

exacerbate

Answer 9

exacerbate​V. /恶化，加剧/worsen; embitter. The latest bombing exacerbated England’s already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the prime minister to break off the peace talks abruptly.

Question 10

exacting

Answer 10

exacting​ADJ. /苛刻的/extremely demanding. Cleaning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was an exacting task, one that demanded extremely meticulous care on the part of the restorers. exaction, N.

Question 11

exalt

Answer 11

exalt​V. /晋升；赞扬/raise in rank or dignity; praise. The actor Alec Guinness was exalted to the rank of knighthood by the queen.

Question 12

exasperate

Answer 12

exasperate​V. /激怒/vex. Johnny often exasperates his mother with his pranks.

Question 13

exceptionable

Answer 13

exceptionable​ADJ. /不可的，可反对的/objectionable. Do you find the punk rock band Green Day a highly exceptionable, thoroughly distasteful group, or do you think they are exceptionally talented performers?

Question 14

excerpt

Answer 14

excerpt​N. /摘抄，摘录/selected passage (written or musical). The cinematic equivalent of an excerpt from a novel is a clip from a film. alsoV.

Question 15

excoriate

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excoriate​V. /责难，挖苦，批判；揭露/scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off. Seeing the holes in Bill’s new pants, his mother furiously excoriated him for ruining his good clothes. The tight, starched collar chafed and excoriated his neck, rubbing it raw.

Question 16

exculpate

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exculpate​V. /开脱，洗脱/clear from blame. He was exculpated of the crime when the real criminal confessed.

Question 17

execrable

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execrable​ADJ. /非常糟糕的/very bad. The anecdote was in such execrable taste that it revolted the audience.

Question 18

exegesis

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exegesis​N. /解释，注解，通译/explanation; interpretation, especially of a biblical text. The minister based her sermon on her exegesis of a difficult passage from the book of Job. exegetical,ADJ.

Question 19

exemplary

Answer 19

exemplary​ADJ. /出色的；典范的；（杀鸡儆猴的）例子/serving as a model; outstanding. At commencement the dean praised Ellen for her exemplary behavior as class president.

Question 20

exertion

Answer 20

exertion​N. /努力，尽力/effort; expenditure of much physical work. The exertion spent in unscrewing the rusty bolt left her exhausted.

Question 21

exhort

Answer 21

exhort​V. /劝诫，忠告/urge. The evangelist exhorted all the sinners in his audience to reform. exhortation, N.

Question 22

exhume

Answer 22

exhume​V. /出土，发掘/dig out of the ground; remove from the grave. Could evidence that might identify the serial killer have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim’s body.

Question 23

exigency

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exigency ​N. /紧急情况/urgent situation. In this exigency, we must look for aid from our allies.

Question 24

exodus

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exodus​N. /离开，启程/departure. The exodus from the hot and stuffy city was particularly noticeable on Friday evenings.

Question 25

exonerate

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exonerate​V. /开脱，免罪/acquit; exculpate. The defense team feverishly sought fresh evidence that might exonerate their client.

Question 26

exorbitant

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exorbitant​ADJ. /过度的/excessive. The people grumbled at his exorbitant prices but paid them because he had a monopoly.

Question 27

exorcise

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exorcise​V. /驱邪/drive out evil spirits. By incantation and prayer, the medicine man sought to exorcise the evil spirits which had taken possession of the young warrior.

Question 28

expatriate

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expatriate​N. /放逐；被放逐者/exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land. Henry James was an American expatriate who settled in England.

Question 29

expedient

Answer 29

expedient​ADJ. /合适的，有利的；策略性的/suitable; practical; politic. A pragmatic politician, he was guided by what was expedient rather than by what was ethical. expediency, N.

Question 30

expenditure

Answer 30

expenditure​N. /支出，花费/payment or expense; output. When you are operating on an expense account, you must keep receipts for all your expenditures. If you don’t save your receipts, you won’t get repaid without the expenditure of a lot of energy arguing with the firm’s accountants.

Question 31

expiate

Answer 31

expiate​V. /赎罪/make amends for (a sin). He tried to expiate his crimes by a full confession to the authorities.

Question 32

expletive

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expletive​N. /感叹词；咒骂/interjection; profane oath. The sergeant’s remarks were filled with expletives that offended the new recruits.

Question 33

explicit

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explicit​ADJ. /清晰的；坦率的/totally clear; definite; outspoken. Don’t just hint around that you’re dissatisfied: be explicit about what’s bugging you.

Question 34

expository

Answer 34

expository​ADJ. /解释性的/explanatory; serving to explain. The manual that came with my VCR was no masterpiece of expository prose: its explanations were so garbled that I couldn’t even figure out how to rewind a tape. exposition, N.

Question 35

expropriate

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expropriate​V. /没收，剥夺，征用/take possession of. He questioned the government’s right to expropriate his land to create a wildlife preserve.

Question 36

expunge

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expunge​V. /取消，去除，排除/cancel; remove. If you behave, I will expunge this notation from your record.

Question 37

expurgate

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expurgate​V. /清除，净化/clean; remove offensive parts of a book. The editors felt that certain passages in the book had to be expurgated before it could be used in the classroom.

Question 38

extant

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extant​ADJ. /现存的/still in existence. Although the book is out of print, some copies are still extant. Unfortunately, all of them are in libraries or private collections; none are for sale.

Question 39

extradition

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extradition​N. /引渡/surrender of prisoner by one state to another. The lawyers opposed the extradition of their client on the grounds that for more than five years he had been a model citizen.

Question 40

extraneous

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extraneous​ADJ. /肤浅的，不重要的/not essential; superfluous. No wonder Ted can’t think straight! His mind is so cluttered up with extraneous trivia, he can’t concentrate on the essentials.

Question 41

extrapolation

Answer 41

extrapolation​N. /推测，推断/projection; conjecture. Based on their extrapolation from the results of the primaries on Super Tuesday, the networks predicted that Bob Dole would be the Republican candidate for the presidency. extrapolate,V.

Question 42

extrude

Answer 42

extrude​V. /挤压，逼/force or push out. Much pressure is required to extrude these plastics.

Question 43

exuberance

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exuberance​N. /富得流油的；精力充沛；浪费，过度/overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness. I was bowled over by the exuberance of Amy’s welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!

Question 44

exude

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exude​V. /卸下，流出/discharge; give forth. We get maple syrup from the sap that exudes from the trees in early spring. exudation, N.

Question 45

exult

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exult​V. /高兴，兴高采烈/rejoice. We exulted when our team won the victory.

Question 46

facet

Answer 46

facet​N. /（宝石的）琢面；方面/small plane surface (of a gem); a side. The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several facets.

Question 47

facile

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facile​ADJ. /充足的；容易完成的；肤浅的/easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial. Words came easily to Jonathan: he was a facile　speaker and prided himself on being ready to make a speech at a moment’s notice.

Question 48

facsimile

Answer 48

facsimile​N. /复制品/COPY. Many museums sell facsimiles of the works of art on display.

Question 49

faction

Answer 49

faction​N. /派别；内讧；纠纷/party; clique; dissension. The quarrels and bickering of the two small factions within the club disturbed the majority of the members.