List R

Question 1

engender

Answer 1

vt. generate, produce, beget

Question 2

culmination

Answer 2

n. climax

Latin. culminis: peak, summit

caluminiate v. malign, defame

Question 3

headway

Answer 3

n. progress, progression

Question 4

incipient

Answer 4

adj. initial, early

Latin. incipere:undertake capere: to take

Question 5

onset n.

Answer 5

1. commence 2. initial military assault/attack

Question 6

impale vt.

Answer 6

pierce, penetrate

Question 7

sheathe vt

Answer 7

encase, envelope, enclose （刀）入鞘

sneath n. 保护套

Question 8

stab n. v.

Answer 8

poke, thrust, injure

Question 9

transfix vt.

Answer 9

pierce, impale

Question 10

bayonet vt. n.

Answer 10

（用）刺刀（刺）

Question 11

infiltrate vi

Answer 11

1. (liquid) penetrate 2. enter a groupe to spy on the members

Question 12

admolish vt.

Answer 12

warn, criticize, counsel

Question 13

assail vt.

Answer 13

assault, attack

Question 14

baste vt

Answer 14

lash, beat殴打，公开责骂

Question 15

belligerent adj. n,

Answer 15

好战（者）hostile, combantant

Question 16

contend v.

Answer 16

compete for, debate with, contest, rival

Question 17

diverge vt.

Answer 17

differ, deviate, deflect分歧

Question 18

emulate

Answer 18

vt. 1. compete, contend 2. imitate, copy

Question 19

fulminate vt.

Answer 19

1. explode 2. fulminate against : criticize severely

Question 20

repulsive adj.

Answer 20

1. detestable 排斥的
2. possessing the ability to repel/repulse
3. hideous, extremely ugly

Question 21

tantalize vt.

Answer 21

provoke, tease, mock, bemock

Question 22

thump vt. n.

Answer 22

strike, pound

Question 23

fickle adj.

Answer 23

changeable, erratic(n. adj. 古怪、漂泊不定的人） (esp. affections, intentions, loyalties, preferences)

Question 24

bicker n. vi.

Answer 24

n. v. debate, quarrel, brawl, wrangle

Question 25

brawl n. v.

Answer 25

bicker, quarrel

sprawl n. v.蔓延
crawl v.爬

Question 26

haggle n. v.

Answer 26

argue, bargain

Question 27

retort v.

Answer 27

refute, reply

Question 28

squabble vi. n.

Answer 28

quarrel, bicker over (esp.为小事）

Question 29

wrangle n. vi.

Answer 29

bicker, persistent arguement

Question 30

dissentious adj.

Answer 30

discordant, contentious好争辩的

Question 31

contentious

Answer 31

adj. controversial 引起争辩的，dissentious 好争辩的

contend: debate with, compete for

Question 32

rejoinder n.

Answer 32

retort

Question 33

tiff n. v.

Answer 33

bicker, quarrel

Question 34

pact n.

Answer 34

treaty, accord, agreement

Question 35

placate vt.

Answer 35

placify

Question 36

confide v.

Answer 36

disclose, reveal, confess

confine n. v.: contain, restrain, limit

Question 37

declaim

Answer 37

朗诵，演讲

claim vt.宣称
acclaim vt. 称赞，欢呼
exclaim vt.喊叫