unit 20

Question 1

prowess

Answer 1

英勇，勇敢

the prowess on the football field

Question 2

prowl

Answer 2

巡游以猎取食物

prowled the shop

Question 3

prudish

Answer 3

过分守礼的

by the prudish standard

Question 4

prune

Answer 4

修剪，修整

prune their essays

Question 5

putative

Answer 5

推测的，假定的

putative customers in this market

Question 6

pecuniary

Answer 6

金钱上的

your pecuniary loss in the snow disaster

Question 7

puckish

Answer 7

淘气的，顽皮的

a puckish smile

Question 8

puerile

Answer 8

幼稚的，不成熟的

puerile remarks

Question 9

puissance

Answer 9

权利

the full puissance of the nation

Question 10

pulchritude

Answer 10

美丽

Question 11

pulverize

Answer 11

将…研磨成粉，将…彻底摧毁

bits of pulverized rock

Question 12

punctilious

Answer 12

注意细节的，一丝不苟的

Question 13

pungent

Answer 13

辛辣的，讽刺的

pungent language

Question 14

puny

Answer 14

微小的，弱小的

Question 15

purlieu

Answer 15

1常去的地方
the preferred purlieu
2临近的地区
the purlieu of the stadium

Question 16

purloin

Answer 16

偷窃

purloin a copy

Question 17

purvey

Answer 17

(大量）供给，供应

purveying handmade merchandise

Question 18

pusillanimous

Answer 18

懦弱的，胆小得令人鄙视的

pusillanimous politican

Question 19

quail

Answer 19

胆怯，畏缩

she quailed at the thought of seeing him agian

Question 20

quandary

Answer 20

困惑，窘境

in a real quandary about which one to accept

Question 21

qualm

Answer 21

担忧，不安

I have no qualms about recommending this approach

Question 22

quell

Answer 22

1压制
quell riot
2使平静
quell fears

Question 23

quench

Answer 23

1熄灭
we thoroughly quench the campfire
2使满足
quench my thirst

Question 24

querulous

Answer 24

抱怨，爱发牢骚的

Question 25

quota

Answer 25

配额，限额 | set new sales quotas

Question 26

rabble

Answer 26

混乱的人群，暴民 | the rabble deserved his attention and compassion

Question 27

rabid

Answer 27

狂热的，不冷静的 | rabid enthusiasm

Question 28

racy

Answer 28

活泼生动的 | a racy plot

Question 29

raffish

Answer 29

低俗的 | raffish tourist

Question 30

ragged

Answer 30

凹凸不平的，不光滑的 | the ragged edge

Question 31

rail

Answer 31

怒骂，猛烈抨击 | railing against his assistant

Question 32

rakish

Answer 32

放荡的，行为不检点的 | a rakish angle

Question 33

rambunctious

Answer 33

喧闹的，骚乱的 | a very rambunctious and energetic class

Question 34

rancor

Answer 34

敌意，深仇 | dispel the rancor

Question 35

rankle

Answer 35

激怒 | her comments rankled me

Question 36

rapacious

Answer 36

过度贪婪的 | a rapacious exploitation policy

Question 37

rapport

Answer 37

和睦，友好 | build rapport and trust

Question 38

rapscallion

Answer 38

流氓，恶棍 流氓，恶棍 an unsafe place frequented by drunkards and rapscallion

Question 39

rapt

Answer 39

狂喜的，狂热的 | attract rapt crowds

Question 40

rarefy

Answer 40

使稀薄 | rarefy the air

Question 41

rash

Answer 41

草率的，仓促的 | a rash move

Question 42

raspy

Answer 42

声音刺耳的 | a raspy and barely discernible voice

Question 43

ratiocination

Answer 43

推理 | as an expert in ratiocination

Question 44

ravish

Answer 44

使陶醉，使沉迷 | completely ravished by those marvelous pictures

Question 45

raze

Answer 45

摧毁，粉碎 | raze old school building

Question 46

reactionary

Answer 46

反对变革的，极保守的 | reactionary rules

Question 47

ream

Answer 47

怒斥，训斥 | You are so going to get reamed out

Question 48

rebuff

Answer 48

严词拒绝 | she rebuffed an invitation

Question 49

recalcitrant

Answer 49

顽抗的，不顺从的 | a recalcitrant teenager

Question 50

recant

Answer 50

撤回，放弃，改变

Question 51

recidivate

Answer 51

回到原先的习惯，尤指重新犯罪 | the suspect has recidivate for several times

Question 52

reciprocate

Answer 52

报答，回报 | they reciprocate the favor by...

Question 53

recluse

Answer 53

隐士，不爱社交的 | a recluse poet

Question 54

recoil

Answer 54

退却，畏缩 | recoil from the snake

Question 55

recondite

Answer 55

深奥的，难解的 | the two most recondite courses

Question 56

repentant

Answer 56

悔过的 | a repentant playboy

Question 57

rectitude

Answer 57

正直的 | live lives of rectitude

Question 58

recuperate

Answer 58

恢复（健康或力量），康复 | recuperate from a serious back injury

Question 59

redolent

Answer 59

芳香的 | be redolent with the aroma of baking bread

Question 60

redoubtable

Answer 60

杰出的，值得尊敬的 | one of the most redoubtable figures

Question 61

reel

Answer 61

感到眩晕 | reeled at the question