List1Nov20

Question 1

abeyance

Answer 1

abeyance​N. /悬而未决/suspended action. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

Question 2

abjure

Answer 2

abjure​V. /发誓放弃/renounce upon oath. He abjured his allegiance to the king. abjuration, N.

Question 3

aboriginal

Answer 3

aboriginal​ADJ., N. /原来的，土著的/being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals. aborigines, N.

Question 4

abstemious

Answer 4

abstemious​ADJ. /节制（饮食），调节/sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. Concerned whether her vegetarian son’s abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

Question 5

abstinence

Answer 5

abstinence​N. /节制（饮食）/restraint from eating or drinking. The doctor recommended total abstinence from salted foods. abstain,V.

Question 6

acclivity

Answer 6

acclivity​N. /上山的陡坡/sharp upslope of a hill. The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.

Question 7

accomplice

Answer 7

accomplice​N. /共犯，同伙/partner in crime. Because he had provided the criminal with the lethal weapon, he was arrested as an accomplice in the murder.

Question 8

accoutre

Answer 8

accoutre​V. /装备/equip. The fisherman was accoutred with the best that the sporting goods store could supply. accoutrements, N.

Question 9

accrue

Answer 9

accrue​V. /附带的/come about by addition. You must pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principal sum. accrual, N.

Question 10

acquittal

Answer 10

acquittal​N. /无罪开释/deliverance from a charge. His acquittal by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty. acquit,V.

Question 11

addendum

Answer 11

addendum​N. /附加，补充/an addition or supplement. As an addendum to the minutes, let me point out that Susan moved to appoint Kathy and Arthur to the finance committee.

Question 12

adroit

Answer 12

adroit​ADJ. /熟练，有技巧/skillful. His adroit handling of the delicate situation pleased his employers.