List 7&8 Flashcards
Diverge
To go or move in different directions
Diurnal
Of daytime
Divert
To turn from one course to another
Divulge
To make known
Docile
Of a person or animal easy to control
Dogged
Stubborn
Domesticated
家养的
Domineering
压制
Dormant
Torpid in winter 冬眠的
Dorsal
Of the back脊背的
Downplay
To belittle 贬低
Drab
Yellowish brown, not bright or lively
Drastic
Strong, violent and severe
Drollery
滑稽
Drone
To make monotonous humming sound
Drowsy
Ready to fall asleep
Drudgery
Dull and fatiguing work
Dubious
Slightly suspicious about
Dumbbell
哑铃
Dumbfound
To astonish
Dupe
A person easily tricked or fooled
Ebb
退潮,衰退
Eccentric
Deviating from the norm
Edifice
A large, imposing building
Deify
To enlighten
Efface
To wipe out
Effervescence
Bubbling as gas escape, liveliness
Effete
Caking vigor
Efficacy
The power to produce an effect
Egregious
Conspicuously bad
Elaborate
To describe in detail
Elapse
To pass
Elate
To fill with joy or pride
Elicit
To bring out
Eligible
Suitable, qualified to be chosen
Elongate
To extend the length of
Elucidate
To give a clarifying explanation
Elude
To avoid
Elusive
Hard to comprehend
Embellish
To make beautiful with ornamentation
Embezzlement
贪污
Emblematic
Symbolic, representative
Embryonic
胚胎期的
Emend
To make scholarly corrections
Eminent
Prominent, conspicuous显赫的
Emulate
To strive to equal
Enamored
Inflamed with love
Encroach
侵占,蚕食
Encumber
妨碍
Endemic
Restricted to a locality or region
Enervate
To lessen the vitality of
Engender
To produce
Enrage
To make sb. very angry
Enthral
迷惑
Entice
To attract artfully
Entrenched
Strongly established and not likely to change
Enumerate
To name one by one
Enviable
Highly desirable
Envision
想像
Ephemeral
Lasting only for a day
Episodic
Occurring irregularly
Epitome
Showing the typical qualities of Sth.
Equestrian
骑士阶层的
Equitable
Dealing fairly
Eradicate
To tear out by the root
Equivocal
模棱两可的
Erratic
Irregular,random
Erudite
Leaned, scholarly
Escalate
To make a conflict more serious
Escapism
逃避现实
Esoteric
Beyond the understanding of most people
Espouse
To take up
Estrange
To alienate the affection 使疏远
Ethereal
太空的,very light
Ethos
风貌,习气
Eulogize
To praise highly in speech
Euphemism
委婉的
Evanescent
Vanishing,ephemeral
Evasive
Tending to evade
Evenhanded
Fair
Evince
To show plainly
Eviscerate
去除主要部分
Exacerbate
To aggravate disease
Exalted
Having a very high rank highly respected
Exasperate
To make angry
Excavate
To make a hole
Excise
To remove by cutting out
Exert
To apply with great energy
Exonerate
To relive from an obligation
Exorbitant
Exceeding the bounds of custom
Exorcise
驱除妖魔
Expedient
A temporary means to an end
Expeditiously
Promptly and efficiently
Explicate
To make clear
Exposition
Detailed explanation
Expressly
Explicitly
Exquisite
Elaborately made, delicate
Exterminate
To wipe out
Extol
To praise highly
Extrapolate
预测
Extravagance
挥霍
Extricate
Capable of being freed from difficulty
Exuberant
Very lively and cheerful
Facetious
Joking inappropriately
Facile
Easily accomplished
Faddish
流行一时的
Fallacious
Misleading or deceptive
Falter
To walk unsteadily
Fallible
易犯错的
Farce
An exaggerated comedy
Fastidious
Not easy to please
Feckless
Inefficient
Fecund
Fruitful in offspring
Feign
To make a false show of
Ferocity
凶残
Ferromagnetic
铁磁的
Fervor
Great warmth of emotion
Fetid
Having a heavy offensive smell
Fickle
感情方面变化无常的
Fictitious
Not real
Figment
Something merely imagined