List 19&20 Flashcards
Sobriety
节制,庄重
Snug
Warm and comfortable
Solder
To bring into firm union
Solicit
To make petition to
Solicitude
Anxious , kind or eager care
Soliloquy
The act of talking to oneself
Solvent
Capable of meeting financial obligation
Somber
Melancholy
Sonorous
Full or loud in sound
Sophomoric
一知半解的
Soporific
Tending to cause sleep
Sordid
Dirty, filthy
Spanking
Strong,fast
Sparing
Frugal
Spartan
Of simplicity or frugality
Spatial
Relating to space
Specious
Having a false poor of truth
Specter
鬼怪,幽灵
Speculate
沉思,思索
Spiny
针状的
Sprout
To grow
Spruce
Neat or smart
Spurious
False
Spurn
Disdainful rejection
Squalid
Filthy and degraded from neglect
Squander
To spend extravagantly
Stalwart
Of outstanding strength
Stark
Barren
Stash
To store in a usually secret place
Stasis
Motionlessness
Stately
Marked by lofty or imposing dignity
Stem
茎,叶柄,阻止
Sterile
Producing little vegetation
Stiffen
To make stiff 使僵硬
Stilted
说话不自然的,夸张的
Stipulate
To demand an express term in an agreement
Stodgy
Boring
Stoic
坚忍克己之人
Stratify
To divide into classes
Streak
条纹
Strenuous
奋发的
Stringent
Severe,严格的,严苛的
Stronghold
要塞
Stymie
To present an obstacle to
Subdue
To conquer
Subordinate
Inferior 次要的
Subsist
To exist
Subterranean
Being under the surface of the earth
Subvert
To overturn an established government
Successively
In proper order
Succinct
Marked by precise expression 简洁的
Succor
To go to the aid of
Suffrage
The right of voting
Sully
玷污
Sultry
Very hot and humid
Sumptuous
Extremely costly , luxurious
Superannuated
使领退休养老金
Supercilious
目中无人的
Superfluous
Exceeding what is needed
Supersede
To force out of use as inferior
Supplant
排挤,取代
Supple
灵活的,柔软的
Suppliant
恳求的,哀求的
Surly
Bad tempered
Surmise
推测
Surmount
克服
Surreptitious
鬼鬼祟祟的
Surrogate
One that serves as a substitute
Surveillance
Close observation of a person
Sycophant
马屁精
Symbiosis
共生
Synergic
协同作用的
Synoptic
Affording a general view of a whole
Synthesis
综合,合成
Tact
机智,圆滑
Tactile
Relating to the sense of touch
Tangible
Touchable
Tantalize
To tease by something that I’d desired but can’t be touched
Tantamount
Equivalent in value
Tapering
尖端细的
tardy
迟到的
Taunt
嘲笑
Taut
Tightly drawn, having no slack
Tawdry
Cheap but showy
Tedium
冗长乏味
Teem
充满,到处都是
Tenable
Reasonable
Tenacious
Persistent in maintaining to Sth
Tendentious
有偏见的
Tenet
A principle
Tentatively
Experimentally
Tepid
Moderately warm
Terrestrial
Of the earth
Terse
简洁的
Thatch
以茅草覆盖
Therapeutic
Of the treatment of disease
Thrifty
Marked by economy and good management
Timorous
Of timid disposition
Tined
尖端的
tint
Slight degree of color
Titular
Existing in title only
Toady
谄媚者
Topographic
地形学的
Topple
倾覆
Torpid
Lacking in energy or vigor
Torpor
死气沉沉
Totalitarian
极权主义
Tout
To praise loudly
Trait
A distinguish feature
Trample
踩坏
Transcend
To rise above or go belong the limit
Transgress
To go beyond limits
Transient
Passing quickly into and out of existence
Transit
Passage, change