Unit 14

Question 1

Interminable

Answer 1

无尽头的

The interminable sermon

Question 2

Intermittent

Answer 2

断断续续的

Intermittent rain

Question 3

Interregnum

Answer 3

过渡期

A short-lived interregnum

Question 4

Intoxicant

Answer 4

使人陶醉的东西（尤指酒精饮料）

Question 5

Intransigent

Answer 5

不妥协，固执的

An intransigent attitude

Question 6

Intrepid

Answer 6

大胆的

An intrepid explorer

Question 7

Intuitive

Answer 7

直觉的

An intuitive awareness

Question 8

Inundate

Answer 8

淹没

Inundated with trash e-mails

Question 9

Inure

Answer 9

使习惯接受不好的东西

Children inured to violence

Question 10

Invective

Answer 10

侮辱性的

Invective comments

Question 11

Inveigh

Answer 11

激烈抗议，表示强烈不满

Inveigh against the bank industry

Question 12

Inveigle

Answer 12

诱骗

Inveigle consumers into buying the item

Question 13

Invidious

Answer 13

1 惹人反感的
The invidious task
2 羡慕嫉妒恨的
The invidious attention

Question 14

Invigorate

Answer 14

使精神，使强壮

News that invigorates the public

Question 15

Irascible

Answer 15

易怒的

An irascible Tempe

Question 16

Irate

Answer 16

极其愤怒的

An irate taxpayer

Question 17

Iridescent

Answer 17

五颜六色

An iridescent soap bubble

Question 18

Irk

Answer 18

使烦恼，使厌倦

She irked her friends

Question 19

Ironclad

Answer 19

非常坚固，坚不可摧

Pride on their ironclad fleet

Question 20

Jaded

Answer 20

厌倦的，没兴趣没热情的

Jaded sci-fi fans

Question 21

Jape

Answer 21

嘲弄

Jape with a sophistication

Question 22

Jarring

Answer 22

刺耳的

The song is too jarring for me

Question 23

Jaundice

Answer 23

(银嫉妒或厌世而产生的）偏见

The jaundice in the eyes of the two feuding neighbors

Question 24

Jaunty

Answer 24

轻快的，活泼的

A jaunty stroll

Question 25

Jejune

Answer 25

无聊乏味的 | Jejune lectures

Question 26

Jettison

Answer 26

放弃，拒绝接受（想法、计划等） | Jettisoned the bail-out plan

Question 27

Jest

Answer 27

轻浮的态度 | Spoken in jest

Question 28

Jibe

Answer 28

意见一致 | Your figures jibe with mine

Question 29

Jocular

Answer 29

搞笑的，欢乐的 | Jocular manner

Question 30

Jocund

Answer 30

欢快的，高兴的 | Jocund teasing

Question 31

Jolt

Answer 31

惊吓 | Jolted the country out of its indolence

Question 32

Jovial

Answer 32

愉快的 | A jovial host

Question 33

Judicious

Answer 33

明智的，慎重的 | A judicious choice

Question 34

Juggernaut

Answer 34

无法阻挡的力量，摧毁一切的强大力量 | The juggernaut of industrialization

Question 35

Kindred

Answer 35

类似的，具有相似或相近的起源、本性或性质的 | Kindred spirits

Question 36

Knack

Answer 36

诀窍，聪明的做法 | She tried every knack

Question 37

Kilter

Answer 37

平衡 | Her lifestyle was out of kilter with her politics

Question 38

Knit

Answer 38

连接，联系 | Sport knits the whole family close together

Question 39

Lacerate

Answer 39

使非常痛苦 | Lacerated with tensions and divisions

Question 40

Laconic

Answer 40

简洁（以至于显得粗鲁或难以理解）的 | His mother’s comment tends to be laconic but very much to the point

Question 41

Lachrymose

Answer 41

催人泪下的，悲伤的 | The lachrymose mourners

Question 42

Lament

Answer 42

为...哀悼，表达痛苦或遗憾 | Lament an innocent death

Question 43

Libelous

Answer 43

恶意中伤，诽谤的 | An exchange of libelous remarks

Question 44

Lampoon

Answer 44

讽刺 | A lampoon of the movie business

Question 45

Languid

Answer 45

没精打采的，虚弱的 | Be languid for weeks

Question 46

Languish

Answer 46

变得衰弱 | Languish during the prolonged heat wave

Question 47

Languor

Answer 47

1 懒惰 He enjoyed the languor 2 衰弱 Unaccustomed languor

Question 48

Lank

Answer 48

1 细长瘦弱的 Lank cattle 2 不僵硬的，柔软松弛的 A woman with long, lank hair

Question 49

Largesse

Answer 49

慷慨 | Be noted for his largesse

Question 50

Lassitude

Answer 50

乏力，没精打采 | Fatigue and lassitude

Question 51

Latent

Answer 51

潜在的，不活跃的 | A latent infection

Question 52

Latitude

Answer 52

（行动或言论）自由 | Students are allowed considerable latitude in choosing courses

Question 53

Leaven

Answer 53

在...中加入轻松、活泼或变更的因素 | Leaven his speeches with more humor

Question 54

Leery

Answer 54

怀疑的，不信任的 | Be leery of strangers

Question 55

Lucrative

Answer 55

有利可图的 | A lucrative marketing strategy

Question 56

Lenient

Answer 56

宽大仁慈的 | The lenient sentences

Question 57

Lethal

Answer 57

非常有害的，致命的 | The dagger is lethal

Question 58

Levelheaded

Answer 58

明智的 | A levelheaded assessment

Question 59

Levity

Answer 59

轻浮 | Displays of levity