黃冠文 p.120-139 Flashcards
inexorable
not to be persuaded
conciliate
=appease
indemnify
=compensate
remunerate
recompensate, reward
recompense
=reward
reimburse
=pay back
countervail
補償, 對抗
offset
compensate for
strive
try hard, rival, struggle
vie
compete with
provoke
激怒, 搧動
exasperate
=irritate
exacerbate
make worse
estrange
遠離
supersede
=replace
unravel
闡明, 解開
debacle
崩潰, 倒塌
scrupulous
doing sth. correctly
trenchant
=severe
incisive
expressing an idea in clear way
retrench
cut down
excavate
挖掘
mercenary
貪財的
domesticate
馴養
ungainly
=clumsy
pamper
=coddle(寵愛)
garment
piece of clothing
hoax
plan to deceive sb.
garnish
=adorn
ornament
=decoration
trudge
walk wearily
drudge
person who does hard boring work
sporadic
occational
entail
使必需, 限定繼承
radical
extreme, fundamental
dismiss
解散
meld
=mix
dash
break sth. into peices
peity
虔誠
reverence
敬畏
venerate
尊敬
propitiate
撫慰
ingenuous
誠實的
hypocritical
虛偽的
ecstatic
extremely happy
mutter
=murmur
peevish
easily annoyed
petulant
easily annoyed
assuage
=relieve
rein
韁繩, 限制
curb
=restrain
manacles
手銬, 限制
lionize
make sb. famious
lucrative
有利益的
buoy
使浮起, 鼓勵
bemuse
=bewilder
entrench
保護, 侵犯
prowess
great ability
tame
溫順的
valiant
very brave
pertain
=relate
coddle
=pamper(寵愛)
bludgeon
警棍, 用棒打
hoax
a plan to deceive sb.
defeasible
capable of being terminated
clerical
relating to priests, relating to work done in an office