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Spatial
Relating to space
Infatuate
Be inspired with an intense and short lives passion.
Ex: having sex
Molasses
Caramel
Moccasins
A type of shoes with soft bottom
Presumptuous
Adjective
(of a person or their behavior) Failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate.
Confound
Verb
Cause surprise or confusion in (someone), esp. by acting against their expectations.
Perplex
Scrutiny
Supervision
Compote
Noun
Fruit preserved or cooked in syrup.
A dish consisting of fruit salad or stewed fruit.
Abjure
To renounce or to turn your back in a belief or position you once held near and dear
Abjures the vegetarian life
Acrimonious
Indignant
Tome
A big book
Aggrieved
Sad
Confab
Conference
Commensurate
Equal amount of adj
Assiduous
Working hard 刻苦的
Algorithm
a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
Sabbatical
Related to Vacation
Voucher
Receipt
Pandemonium
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Galvanize
stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
Contingent
Our plan is contingent on the weather condition
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional
Reprieve
The judge reprieved his punishment due to his health concerns
to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
Debacle
This art work is a total debacle of modern arts
A complete failure
Ravish
To rape
Dyslexic
Hard to read or pronounce
Vicar
牧师
Livid
Extremely angry
Unadorned
adj.
not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction: undecorated
Rictus
a gaping grimace
Tetchy
easily irritated or annoyed
Juggernaut
a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
Ponderous
笨重的
Affinity
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
Unctuous
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
虚情假意的
TAD
Abbreviation of telephone answering device
Judder
To tremble
Adamant
Noun:persistent determination
Aghast
Completely astonished
Aporia
Dilemma
Scandalous
可耻的
Consternation
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Cathartic
泻药的
Feisty
showing courage
Obtuse
lacking in insight or discernment
迟钝的
Laminated
ADJ A product that is laminated is covered with a thin sheet of something, especially clear or coloured plastic, in order to protect it.
Brusque
Rude
Condone
To forgive
Pusillanimous
Cowards
Concourse
a large gathering of people
Confrontation
To face a face to face disagreement
对峙
Lurch
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
Engross
To concentrate
Mercurial
relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
Mutinous
暴动的
Scrurrilous
expressing offensive reproach
Blatant
without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
Inveigled
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
诱骗
Preemptive
先发制人的
Stoic
someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions
Efface
remove completely from recognition or memory
Abrasive
Hurting someone’s feeling
Hector
Threatenedly scared
Surreptitious
Clandestine
Smidgen
A tiny portion of
Alibi
辩解
Vouch
To guarantee
Filthy
Dirty
Rhododendron
杜鹃花
Ebullient
Passionate
Gobsmacking
To astonish
Flummox
To confuse and mess up
Errand
Mission
Impetus
Incentive
Frother
Something. That makes bubbles
Pester
纠缠
Proffer
To offer
Egregious
Outstandingly bad
Venerate
To respect
Inferno
An extremely bad fire
Inept
Not good at Doing…
Verb
Antelope
Tibetan antelope
Fulsome
A fulsome speech is insincere because it contains too much praises and expressions
Affiliate
The society is not affiliated by any political party
To form close connection with something
Irate
Furious
Sweltering
Extremely hot and uncomfortable
Acumen
Intelligent
Potentate
A ruler in the past, who had great power
Anthropometric
Regarding humankind as the central element of exercise
Endorse
To express formal support
Hypochondria
Victoria is one
When someone continues to worry that there is something. Wrong with their health, even when they are not ill
Vivacious
Energetic and passionate (woman)
Regimen
养生法
Antediluvian
Old fashioned
Ambivalent
Unsure about the thing you want
Curmudgeon
Someone who is always angry and annoyed
Ratify
To make an agreement by officially signing it
Ingenuity
Agricultural revolution
Inventing things
Dawdle
To take a long time to do something or walk to somewhere
Conventional
Practical and has been used for a long time
Deficient
Think about sufficient
Antonym for sufficient
Quagmire
An area if soft muddy group
Taunt
To tease
Nefarious
Evil and criminal
Largess
Generosity
Laudable
U r like that
Deserving praises, even it’s unsuccessful
Vulgar
Rude and sex related
Trite
(Ideas that are) boing but new and insincere
Interminable
Log and boring
Travail
Travail of economic decline
A difficult and unpleasant situation
Tripod
Thats the characteristic of Deon when she was in Dr.D’s class
Inactive because you are lazy
Squalid
Tiny and dirty due to the lack of money
Solace
The feeling of emotional comfort
Smite
To destroy
Shrewd
Mommy
Gods at judging
Sage
Wise
Ruminate
To accommodate
Repugnant
Rude and offensive
Regicide
To kill a monarch
Redoubtable
Respect someone/sth due to fear
Rapacious
Greedy
Trepidation
Fear
Indolent
Lazy
Indelible
Impossible to remove or forget
Incite
To encourage
Inane
Vacuous
Impede
To create difficulties / prevent
Hamper
Impede
Guile
Cunning
Parsimonious
节俭的
Feign
To pretend to have an illness
Fallacy
Misconception
Ethereal
Light and delicate (beauty)
Enmity
Enemy
Animosity
Engender
To he the cause of the situation
Dormant
Inactive
Venereal
Related to sexual desire
Excoriate
To criticize someone severely
Jaundice
黄疸
Errand
A job that includes sending messages, delivery etc.
差事
Trivial
Unimportant
Aspiration
A desire to have/ accomplish something.
Culpable
Responsible and should be blamed for mistakes and failures
Unctuous
Ingratiating
Insincere because people praise other people too much
Usurp
To launch a coup
Innocuous
Unharmful
Veneer
清漆
Visage
Face
Rotund
Round
Remuneration
酬金
Cheek
To speak to someone In a rude way
Vestige
Fragment
Inhibit
Impede
Vinyl
A type of hard plastic
Calumny
Lies
Bastion
堡垒
Chasm
A man enormous disagreement between two people or groups
Leviathan
A big undersea monster in Greek mythology
Grate
To produce squeaky sounds
Exult
To show enthusiasm
Perilous
Hazardous
Effigy
A statue of an important person
Springy
有弹性的
Swarm
To move In a large group
Fringe
Bang
Thunderous
Loud
Veracity
The trait of being honest
Honesty
Swath
To wrap something
Adorn
To decorate
Knacker
To injure
Dissent
Disagreement
Bleat
To speak in a complaining tone
Mince
To walk In small short steps, unnatural and pretentious
Foal
A young horse
Dainty
Elegant the careful
Falter
To weaken
Mare
A female horse
Ignoble
(Things people should be) Shameful
Precocious
Talented
Prim
Formal and careful into way you speak
Protean
Versatile
Prudent
Sensible and careful
Pugnacious
Repugnant
Truculent
Pugnacious
Impair
To destroy
zephyr
A warm breeze
Zenith
Peak
Wane
To weaken
Glum
Unhappy
Abjure
To give up
Affix
To stick something back to something
Insolent
Impudent (actions)
Transfix
To astonish someone
Verdant
Bright green (bamboo)
Vicarious
Counterintuitive
Abrogate
To officially abolish
Pariah
贱民
Paragon
典范
Paradigm
Palliate
To alleviate
Bequeath
To be given
Rummage
Ransack (for something)
Patent
授予专利
Conceivable
Imaginable
Fidelity
Loyalty
Perpetuate
To make something permanent
Noxious
Disgusting
Authentic
True (hero)
Penurious
Poor
Snide
To criticize someone in an indirect way
Rant
Lecture
Marvel
To transfix
Fecund
Be able to produce a lot of offsprings
Disdainful
Contemptuous
Veranda
Corridor
Parody
Exaggerated simulation
Prevalent will
Popular and prominent
Grubby
Dirty
Recapitulate
To summarize
Defy
To breach
Serpentine
Bending And twisting like a snake
蜿蜒的
Precipice
Cliff
Bereft
Completely lack
Engulf
To be surrounded by
Pristine
Undeveloped
Stigmatize
To patronize
Thimble
顶针
Svelte
Thin and attractive
Chastise
To criticize
Ardent
Enthusiasm
Plonk
To place something carelessly
Shrapnel
The fragment if exploded bombs
Squirt
喷
Excavate
To dig something ancient out
Unheed
To ignore
Emboss
Engrave
Impending
(Sth) that will happen in the future
Spur
To encourage
Mortifying
Embarrassing
Aptitude
A natural talent
Petrify
To transfix
Defective
Imperfect
Dotty
Insane
Infuse
注入
wrap
To bent something out of its natural shape
Epithet
代用名
cryptic
Hard to understand / hidden
Revel
To enjoy
Austere
Very straight and serious
Hindrance
Impediment
Hashish
Substance the is produced from marihuana
Anomalous
Irregular
Vacillation
Hesitation
犹豫不决
Intrinsic
Belong to something due to its nature
Hedonistic
Pleasure is the only intrinsic thing
Valor
Bravery
Intrepid
Brave
Eminent
Famous and respected
Purr
How a cat snores
Confinement
Imprisonment
Incandescent
Very bright
Crinkle
To Wrinkle
Loquacious
Talkative
Uncouth
Rude
Abstemious
有节制的
Deferential
Respected
Undulate
To turbinate
Layabout
A lazy person
Lull
To relax
Cherub
An angel
Recalcitrant
Indocile
Effrontery
厚颜无耻的行为
Saccharine
Extremely sensitive and sweet
Abortive
Unsuccessful
Nemesis
报应
Premonition
A negative prophecy
Poseur
A person who behaves or dresses in a way that is intended to impress other people and insincere
Frolic
To play around
Disgruntled
Disappointed
Placate
To sooth
Cynical
Selfish
Convulsive
Instinctive (情不自禁）
Fetter
To restrict
Congested
Crowded
Abash
To embarrass
Plight
Dilemma
Copious
Lavish
Deprecate
To show strong disagreement
Implicit
Indirect (words/ hidden understanding)
Languid
Lazily
Resent
Indignate
Glean
To collect
Astride
with one leg on each side
“she sat astride the chair”
Censure
To rebuke
Histrionic
(Behaviors that) very emotional and its intended to attract attention that does not seem sincere
Coquettish
Flirtatious
Avid
Obsessed
Primp
To make someone look more attractive ie：make up
Gladiator
Fighter
Baloney
(Saying) something. That doesn’t make sense
Haphazard
Chaotic
Propitious
Likely to produce a am successful result
Obsequious
Praising
Paroxysm
A sudden feeling or emotion hat can’t be controlled
Percipient
明察秋毫的
Cavalier
Careless about something important
漫不经心的
acrobat
杂技演员
Thwack
To hit something. Heavily
Cuddle
To hug
Chastity
贞洁
Sonorous
Able to produce a deep ringing sound
Unsullied
Not spoiled
Cordillera
A serious of mountain ranges
Escarpment
A long, steep slope that separates land and different heights
Acreage
An area of land that is when used for agricultural purposes
Contumacious
Stubbornly resistant against the authority
Spooked
Scary
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Antler
鹿角
Surrogate
If something surrogates something, that means the first thing plays a particular but special riel for the second thing
Ex:surrogate family
Convivial
Happy
Enamor
Infatuate
Traverse
Travel across
Admonish
To warn
Encumber
To prevent
Wallow
To roll around
Detrital
碎屑的
Austere
Severely simple
Pilgrim
朝圣者
Tarpaulin
防水布
egress
To leave
Emasculated
柔弱的，被阉割的
Portage
To carry a boat out of water
Primordial
Existing at the beginning of time
Vicinity
A surrounding or nearby region
Affinity
Closeness
Stern
Serious
Hedge
Surrounding something
Rheumy
Sticky and wet
Constituent t
Component
Turgid
Exaggerated
Fatuous
Vacuous
Recluse
隐士
Calisthenics
体操
Inadvertent
without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
Limousine
A large luxurious car
Spectral
Ghostly weird
Desiccate
To dry up
Phantasm
A segment of imagination
Brogue
Irish English
Destitute
Poor
Harangue
A long, boring speech
Cavort
To jump
Fulminate
criticize severely
He fulminated against the Republicans’ plan to cut Medicare
同义词： rail
Unalloyed
Uncombined
Derelict
Abandoned
Bereavement
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
同义词： mourning
Protrude
1.
extend out or project in space
同义词： stick out / jut out / jut / project
Surfeit
Abundance excess
Astute
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Rapport
1.
a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
同义词： resonance
Ascetic
禁欲的
Sojourn
A temporary stay
Hieroglyphs
2.
a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
同义词： hieroglyphic
Heap
To accumulate
Opprobrious
嘴脏的
Opine
To think
Strident
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
Epistle
A letter
Recondite
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
Eremitic
隐士般的
banality
1.
a trite or obvious remark
同义词： platitude / cliche / commonplace / bromide
Equanimity
Calmness
Fraternity
1.
a social club for male undergraduates
同义词： frat
Compulsive
Oppressive
Ephemeral
1.
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
同义词： ephemeron
Decipherable
Clear
Atavistic
返祖的
Paraphernalia
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
同义词： gear / appurtenance
Picaresque
involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
picaresque novels ; waifs of the picaresque tradition ; a picaresque hero
Autopsy
an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
Congenial
suitable to your needs or similar to your nature
Cryptic
Enigmatic
Catamaran
1.
a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
Moor
To tie
Cadence
Rhythm
Panache
distinctive and stylish elegance
同义词： dash / elan / flair / style
Croon
v.
1.
sing softly
Apartheid
Racial segregation
Incorrigible
屡教不改的
Reprimand
To reject
Effusive
感情横溢的
Distraught
心烦意乱的
Consummation
圆满成功
Slither
Move like a snake
Atrocious
Fierce
Remedial
Curing
Intermittent
断断续续的
Curate
Covical
Pessimism
1 : an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
Assuage
Meliorate
Mutiny
兵变
Ovation
Big applause
Crude
粗糙的
risque
Sex related
Amateur
Nonprofessional
Vacillation
Hesitation
Dogged
Stubborn determination
Sanguine
Confident and optimistic
Invidious
Intending to cause discontent animosity and envy
Idyllic
1 : pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
Unflattering
Unfavorable
Feasible
Able to function
Captivate
迷惑
Audacious
Adventurous
Intrepidly daring
Tonality
Of or relating to tone
Yearning
Longing
Wrench
To move with a violent twist
Exhilarate
To make cheerful and excited
Ennoble
To make something elegant like a noble
Recount
Narrate
Irrevocable
Unalterable
Atrocious / atrocity
Being incredibly brutal and rude
Kudos / prestige
Influence
Lenient
Of miles and tolerant deposition, especially indulgence
Concur
Approve
Wayward
Ungovernable
Expatriate
Banish and exile
Exemplar
Deserving imitation (榜样)
Salutary / remedial
Producing a positive effect
Defiance
Challenging
Eminent Vs prominent
Famous
Conserve
Preserve
Underscore
To emphasize
Tenement
any of various forms of corporeal property (as land) or incorporeal property that is held by one person from another
Credential
Diploma
Dire
Exciting horror
Amenity
1 a : the quality of being pleasant or agreeable
Wither
To become dry and sapless
Allude
To make indirect reference
Inauguration
Ceremonial introduction speech before working into an office
Solemn
Serious
Prose
the ordinary language people use in speaking or writing
Treatise
a systematic exposition or argument in writing
Compel
To force
Sober
Calm
Apotheosis
To Elevate to a Devine status
Fretful
Irritable
Asylum
政治庇护
Lucrative
Producing a great deal of profit
Maul
Would by animal/ person scratching
Bellicose
Belligerent
Heretical
1 a : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
Covenant
a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement
Tenacity
Courage
Pagan
2 : one who has little or no religion and who delights in sensual pleasures and material goods : an irreligious or hedonistic person
Sorcery
1 : the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining : necromancy
Yeoman
a : an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
Perfidy Vs. Allegiance (loyalty)
The general was so wdit suspected of perfidy during the war that his name eventually became synonymous with disloyalty
Disloyalty
Indigence
Slum workers not o my suffer though harsh working conditions but also severe indigence
Poverty
Aspersion
His political opponent tried to harm his reputation by conducting an aspersion.
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Tenacity
The soldiers showed their tenacity by sacrificing their lives on violent battlefields.
Courage
Supercilious
The supercilious art dealer rolled his eyes when we asked if there was anything below $1000
: coolly and patronizingly haughty <reacted>
synonyms see proud</reacted>
Iconoclast
Professor Williams disdained tradition: she regularly attacked cherished beliefs and institutions, earning a reputation as an iconoclast
1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
Purveyor
She is the biggest business purveyor In this field, supporting the entire wire with both financial and political assistance
1 : to supply (as provisions) usually as a matter of business
Dowager
Old traditional dowagers In the town always criticize young, extravagant teenagers
1 : a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband
Dilettante
The dilettante went to a local museum every weekend in order to improve her appreciation skills on arts.
.
Diaphanous
The fashion designer favored fabrics that were so diaphanous as to be virtually transparent
1 : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
Momentum
势力
Perennial
Mona Lisa’s perennial beauty nourishes generations of impressionist painters
Lasting at indefinitely long time
Rickety
The rickety chair is about to fall.
likely to fall or collapse; shaky
instauration
The constitution. Is an instauration of the articles of confederation
Renewal
Fraud
N
Abigail’s innocent appearance I a fraud of her real personality
Deceit
Begrudge
The jealous woman begrudged her friend for the award
Envy
Calamity
Watching something u want to eat but can’t eat is a mental calamity!
Catastrophe
Fornication
Licentious couples enjoy their clandestine for Fornication while others worry abt it
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
Bible. idolatry.
Affidavit
Danforth allowed Gile to submit his affidavit to save his wife
a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official.
Undermine.
The Secretary of State decides to collaborate with malevolent mobs and asks them to undermine local government systems in order to gain power
to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
Conciliate
He tired to conciliate his old horrible working experience and start the Same job but in a different company
To overcome distrust / the hostility of
