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Question 1

agrarian

Answer 1

adj: 1. Relating to agricultural or farming matters
2. Relating to land and its ownership or use.
土地的；耕地的

Question 2

ameliorate

-rated, rating

Answer 2

V: To make or become better; improve.
amelioration. n
改善，减轻，变得更好

Question 3

commissary

-ies.

Answer 3

N : 1. A place to eat; cafeteria.
2. A store where food and supplies are sold, as in an army camp.
军粮供应

Question 4

consternation

Answer 4

N: A feeling of alarm or dismay characterized by confusion or fear.
consternate v.
惊愕；恐怖；惊惶失措

Question 5

excise

-cised, cising

Answer 5

V: To remove by cutting out.
excision, n.
切除；删除

Question 6

gambol
-boled, boling
bollind, bolled

Answer 6

V: To jumping or skip playfully; frolic.
N: A playful jumping or skipping about.
跳跃；雀跃；耍闹

Question 7

prudent

Answer 7

Adj: 1. Wise and sensible in handling practical matters
2. Careful or cautious in conduct.
prudently,adv.
谨慎的；有远见的；精明的

Question 8

rigorous

Answer 8

Adj: 1. Strict; inflexible 
       2. Severe; harsh; difficult. 
rigorously, adv. 
rigorousness, n.
严格的；严厉的；严峻的；细致的

Question 9

succulent

Answer 9

Adj: 1. Juicy.
       2. Having thick, fleshy leaves and stems that hold water.
succulence, succulency,n.
succulently, adv 
多汁的；肉质的；有趣味的

Question 10

tawny

- nier niest

Answer 10

Adj: Brownish- yellow ; tan.
- tawniness, n.
黄褐色的；茶色的

Question 11

acrimonious

Answer 11

Adj: Bitter or sarcastic in language, temper, manner, or tne.
acrimony, n.
acrimoniously, adv.
尖刻的；激烈的；刻薄的；辛辣的

Question 12

aspersion

Answer 12

N: A damaging or untrue remark; slander.

诽谤；中伤

Question 13

censure

-sured, suring

Answer 13

V: To criticize harshly, blame; condemn.
N: 1. A strong  disapproval.
    2. An official criticism 
censurer, n
责难；非难

Question 14

critique

Answer 14

N: A critical review, especially one dealing with works of art or literature.
V: To review or discuss critically.
批评，评论

Question 15

defame

-famed, faming

Answer 15

V: To attack the reputation or good name of; slander or libel.
defamation, n.
诽谤

Question 16

deride

rided, riding

Answer 16

V: To laugh at in contempt or scorn; ridicule.
derider, n.
deridingly,adv.
嘲笑；愚弄

Question 17

impeach

-peaches

Answer 17

V: 1. To bring formal charges against a public official.
2. To discredit (a person’s honor).
impeachment, n.
归咎；怀疑；控告；弹劾

Question 18

innuendo

- does.

Answer 18

N: A hint or indirect suggestion, usually meant to damage a person’s reputation
讽刺；含沙射影；讥讽

Question 19

remonstrate

- strated, strating

Answer 19

V: To plead or reason in protest; to present objections against something.
remonstrative, adj.
表示异议；抗议；劝诫

Question 20

upbraid

Answer 20

V: To scold sharply; repreach.
upbraider, n
upbraidingly, adv.
斥责；责骂

Question 21

circumlocution

Answer 21

N: A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; wordiness.
circumlocutorily, adv.
circumlocutory, adj.
迂回累赘的陈述；

Question 22

colloquium

-quiums, quia

Answer 22

N: An academic conference or meeting on some subject.

学术讨论会

Question 23

contradict

Answer 23

V: 1. To say the opposite of.
2. To declare to be untrue.
contradiction, n.
反驳；与 … 矛盾

Question 24

dictate

-tated, tating

Answer 24

V: 1. To say or read aloud to be recorded by another
2. To command
N: A command.
口授；规定

Question 25

dictum | -ta or tums

Answer 25

N: A formal official statement or opinion. | 法官的附带意见

Question 26

edict

Answer 26

N: An official decree or proclamation issued by a ruler or other person having authority. 法令；布告

Question 27

interdict

Answer 27

V: To prohibit or forbid especially. N: An official prohibition interdiction, n. 禁令

Question 28

loquacious

Answer 28

Adj: Very talkative loquaciously, adv. loquaciousness, n. 多话的；唠叨的

Question 29

elocution

Answer 29

N: 1. The art of public speaking. 2. The style or manner of speaking or reading in public. elocutionist, n. 演说术；朗诵法

Question 30

malediction

Answer 30

N: 1. A curse. 2. Slander. maledictory, adj. 诅咒；咒骂；诽谤