Part 2

Question 1

(v.) to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction 引出
e..t

Answer 1

elicit

Question 2

(n.) aptitude or ability for doing something well.
天賦
f..r

Answer 2

flair

Question 3

(a.) confirmed in a habit; habitual 積習已久的(習慣等)
[c.f.] veteran老兵
i..e

Answer 3

inveterate

Question 4

(a.) showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority 目中無人的、高傲的

s..s

Answer 4

supercilious

Question 5

(v.) to look upon with scorn 輕視

d..n

Answer 5

disdain

Question 6

(n.) quotations or paraphrases used to support a point 證詞

t..y

Answer 6

testimony

Question 7

(v.) to cause pain or suffering 使痛苦、折磨

a..t

Answer 7

afflict

Question 7

(a.) to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction 洋洋得意

g..t

Answer 7

gloat

Question 8

(v.) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for 同情 (con+難過)
[類似] commensurate: com + measure可比擬的
c..e

Answer 8

commiserate

Question 9

(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from 閃開

e..w

Answer 9

eschew

Question 10

(adv.) for the particular end or case at hand without consideration 臨時安排的

(2 words)

Answer 10

ad hoc

Question 10

(n.) commendation, praise, *encomium 讚揚、批准

a..n

Answer 10

approbation

Question 11

(n.) uselessness 無用

f..y

Answer 11

futility

Question 12

(a.) most noticeable or important 明顯的、突出的

s..t

Answer 12

salient

Question 12

(a.) difficult to understand; incomprehensible 難以理解的

u..mable

Answer 12

unfathomable

Question 13

(a.) difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember 難以描述的、模糊的

e..e

Answer 13

elusive

Question 13

(a.) practical 務實的

p..c

Answer 13

pragmatic

Question 13

(v.) to sink; fail; collapse （船）沈沒、失敗

f..r

Answer 13

founder

Question 14

(a.) irreconcilable; uncompromising 不妥協的

i..t

Answer 14

intransigent

Question 14

(a.) easily managed or controlled, compliant, obedient, submissive 溫順的

t..table

Answer 14

tractable

Question 14

(adj.) lost in thought 全神貫注的

p..ied

Answer 14

preoccupied

Question 14

(adj.) excessive, immoderate 非常的

i..e

Answer 14

inordinate

Question 15

(a.) commonplace, *prosaic 平凡的

m..e

Answer 15

mundane

Question 15

(adj.)filled with great joy; ecstatic 狂喜的
rap-: grab, seize
[c.f.] rapacious: 貪婪的
r..s

Answer 15

rapturous

Question 15

(ph.) indebted to; being under obligation for a favor or gift 感激 (2 words)

Answer 15

beholden to

Question 15

(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager吝嗇 p..s

Answer 15

parsimonious

Question 15

(a.) most important 至關重要的 p..t

Answer 15

paramount

Question 16

(n.) fixed salary 俸祿 s..d

Answer 16

stipend

Question 16

(n.) boldness, daring 大膽 a..y

Answer 16

audacity

Question 16

(n) fanatical patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory; undue or biased devotion to any group, cause, etc. 沙文主義（愛國心） c..ism

Answer 16

chauvinism

Question 16

(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion暗示 i..n

Answer 16

intimation

Question 16

(n.) praise c.f. (v.) exalt, valorize讚揚 e..m

Answer 16

encomium

Question 16

(n.) model of perfection , paradigmatic 典範 p..n

Answer 16

paragon

Question 16

(n.) a stopping c...n

Answer 16

cessation

Question 16

(a.) unaffected by, not allowed to pass through 不能滲透的, 不受影響的 i..s

Answer 16

impervious

Question 16

(a.) cool and confident, unconcerned 漫不經心的、不在意的 [c.f.] indifferent: doesn’t care [c.f.] oblivious: no idea what’s going on 不注意的（有點笨） n..t

Answer 16

nonchalant

Question 16

(v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink 逃避； 規避（尤指困難或令人不快的工作、責任等) s..k

Answer 16

shirk

Question 16

(a.) keen insight; shrewdness a..n

Answer 16

acumen

Question 16

(n.) intentionally use vague language模稜兩可的話 [記法] equ-一樣 voc-聲音 聲音聽起來都一樣，沒有立場，模稜兩可 e..n

Answer 16

equivocation

Question 16

(v.) to establish by evidence, prove; to give concrete or substantial form to 證實 s..e

Answer 16

substantiate

Question 16

(n.) clumsiness, awkwardness笨拙的 m...tness

Answer 16

maladroitness

Question 16

(a.) common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed 平庸的，陳腐的 b..l

Answer 16

banal

Question 17

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate, baffle 反對；阻撓 [反義] bolster 支持, foment 煽動 t..t

Answer 17

thwart

Question 17

(adj.) causing great misfortune; disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, fatal 災難性的 c..s

Answer 17

calamitous

Question 17

(v.) to see clearly, recognize, notice 看出;辨别出 (+ing) 有眼光的 d..n

Answer 17

discern

Question 17

(a.) rude or disrespectful, impertinent, impudent 無禮的,侮慢的 i..t

Answer 17

insolent

Question 17

(a.) causing debate or argument; controversial, contentious, **militant （文章, 講話立場）引起爭論的 p..l

Answer 17

polemical

Question 17

(a.) prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance actions 預先阻止的 f..led

Answer 17

forestalled

Question 17

(n.) the inability to decide between different opinions or actions; indecision 猶豫不決 v..n

Answer 17

vacillation

Question 17

(v.) criticize 批評 (anim 生命 + vert: turn) a..t

Answer 17

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