Week 47 Flashcards
jargon [ˈdʒɑːrɡən]
n. 行话，术语
technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
jut [dʒʌt]
vt. 使…伸出；使…突出
extend out or project in space
knoll [noʊl]
n. 小山
a small natural hill
malleable [ˈmæliəbl]
adj. 可锻的；可塑的；有延展性的；易适应的
capable of being shaped or bent
meander [miˈændər]
v. （河流、道路等）蜿蜒，曲折前行
move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
misgiving [ˌmɪsˈɡɪvɪŋ]
n. 疑虑，担忧，不安
uneasiness about the fitness of an action
monotonous [məˈnɑːtənəs]
adj. 单调的，无抑扬顿挫的；无变化的
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
muster [ˈmʌstər]
vt. 召集
gather or bring together
obscure [əbˈskjʊr]
adj. 昏暗的，朦胧的；晦涩的，不清楚的
not clearly understood or expressed
outlandish [aʊtˈlændɪʃ]
adj. 古怪的；奇异的；异国风格的；偏僻的
noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
pertinent [ˈpɜːrtnənt]
adj. 相关的，相干的；中肯的；切题的
being of striking appropriateness
precipice [ˈpresəpɪs]
n. 悬崖；绝壁；险境
a very steep cliff
pristine [ˈprɪstiːn]
adj. 崭新的，清新的，干净的；未开发的，原始的
immaculately clean and unused
recluse [ˈrekluːs]
n. 隐士；隐居者
one who lives in solitude
replenish [rɪˈplenɪʃ]
vt. 补充，再装满
fill something that had previously been emptied
