Voca 13-15

Question 1

accost

Answer 1

V: To approach and speak to in a hostile or aggressive manner
勾引

Question 2

acquiesce

-esced -escing

Answer 2

V: To consent silently or without protest; assent

默许，勉强同意

Question 3

duress

Answer 3

N: 1. Constraint by force or threat.
2. Imprisonment.
强迫；胁迫

Question 4

embolden

Answer 4

V: To make bold; encourage.

给 … 壮胆； 鼓励

Question 5

extant

Answer 5

Adj: Still existing; not lost, destroyed, or extinct.

现存的

Question 6

inviolable

Answer 6

Adj: 1. Not to be violated or profaned.
2. Indestructible.
Inviolably
不可侵犯的;神圣的

Question 7

mollify

-fied, fying fies

Answer 7

V: 1. To soothe anger or hostility.
2. To make less intense or violent
mollifiable, adj.
安慰；安抚；平息

Question 8

obviate

-ated, ating.

Answer 8

V:To anticipate and prevent.
obviation, n.
obviator, n.
排除；消除；避免

Question 9

provocation

Answer 9

N: Something that incites anger or stirs to action.
provoke, v.
激怒；挑衅

Question 10

redress

Answer 10

N: Compensation or satisfaction for a wrong.
V: To correct; remedy; to compensate
redresser, redressor, n.
赔偿；救济；矫正；缓解

Question 11

adulterate

ated, ating

Answer 11

N: To make impure or inferior by adding poor or improper substances
搀 … 使品质变劣

Question 12

amalgamate

-mated,- mating

Answer 12

V:To mix, combine, or merge
amalgamation, n.
合并；混合

Question 13

coalesce

-lesced,-lescing

Answer 13

V: 1. To unite to form a whole.
coalescence, n.
coalescent, adj.
合并

Question 14

correlate

-lated,- lating

Answer 14

V: 1. To put in a mutual relation.
2. To show a connection between.
correlation, n.
使相互关联;关联

Question 15

diffuse

-fused,- fusing.

Answer 15

V: To scatter widely; spread out.
Adj: Widely spread or scattered.
V: 扩散；散开
Adj: 四散的

Question 16

disseminate

-nated, -nating

Answer 16

V: To scatter widely; spread about.
dissemination, n.
宣传

Question 17

ligature

Answer 17

N: Something that is used for tying or binding

绳索

Question 18

periphery

-ies

Answer 18

N: 1. The edge or border of an area
2. The surrounding area.
周边；边缘；外围

Question 19

permeate

-ated, -ating

Answer 19

V: To spread throughout; penetrate through.
permeation, n.
弥漫；渗透

Question 20

pervasive

Answer 20

Adj: Tending to spread throughout 
pervasively, adv.
pervasiveness, n.
pervade, v.
普遍的

Question 21

appendectomy

-mies

Answer 21

N: The surgical removal of the appendix

阑尾切除术

Question 22

eclectic

Answer 22

Adj: Selected or made up or elements from various sources.
-eclectically, adv.
选择的；折衷的；

Question 23

eclipse

eclipsed eclipsing

Answer 23

N: A partial or complete hiding of one celestial body by another
V: To overshadow
日或月食

Question 24

ecstatic

Answer 24

Adj: Overwhelmed with intense joy or delight.

狂喜的

Question 25

eccentric

Answer 25

Adj : Not conforming to normal or usual behavior; add; peculiar.
eccentrically, adv.
古怪的；反常的

Question 26

eulogize

-gizrd,- gizing.

Answer 26

V:To praise highly in speech or writing
eulogy,n.
称赞；颂扬

Question 27

euphemism

Answer 27

N: The use of a mild or less direct word or phrase in place of one considered blunt or offensive.
Euphemistic, adj.
委婉语

Question 28

euphoria

Answer 28

N: A strong feeling of well-being or happiness.
euphoric, adj.
euphorically, adv.
幸福愉快感

Question 29

euthanasia

Answer 29

N: The painless killing of a person suffering from an incurable disease.
安乐死

Question 30

mastectomy

-mies

Answer 30

N: Surgical removal of the breast.

乳房切除术