word list 1 Flashcards
surfeit
饮食过度；沉溺于
satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
expurgate
删改，删节
remove offensive parts of a piece of writing
yen
瘾；渴望
longing; urge
flinch
畏缩，退缩
hesitate, shrink
grandiloquent
夸张的，浮夸的
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
gingerly
小心翼翼地，谨慎地
very carefully
invincible
不可战胜的
unconquerable
antiquated
陈旧的，过时的
old-fashioned; obsolete
buxom
丰满的
plump; full-bosomed
impale
刺穿
pierce
subdued
缓和的；柔和的
less intense; quieter
mendicant
乞丐
beggar
deft
灵巧的，熟练的，机敏的
neat; skillful
deliberate
深思熟虑，仔细地想
consider; ponder
aureole
光轮，日冕；（环绕圣像等的）光环
sun’s corona; halo
pummel
击，打
beat or pound with fists
divergent
有分歧的；分叉的
differing; deviating
fitful
间歇的，断断续续的
spasmodic; intermittent
hiatus
裂缝；间断
gap; interruption induration or continuity; pause
stint
限制，限量；（工作）限额
supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work
节约；限制
be thrifty; set limits
catechism
教师问答手册
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
infuriate
使生气，激怒
enrage; anger
molecule
分子；小颗粒
the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance
reverent
尊敬的，虔诚的
respectful; worshipful
discomposure
心乱，不安；失去平衡
agitation; loss of poise
truism
不言而喻的道理
self-evident truth
annals
历史记载，历史
records; history
dissemble
伪装，假装
disguise; pretend
uncouth
古怪的；笨拙的；粗俗的
outlandish; clumsy; boorish
infidel
无信仰者；异教徒
unbeliever
concession
让步，妥协
the act of conceding or yielding
esoteric
深奥的；只有少数才懂的
hard to understand; know n only to the chosen few
bestow
给予
give
antidote
解毒剂
medicine to counteract a poison or disease
seethe
沸腾，激动
be disturbed; boil
unique
唯一的，独特的
without an equal; single in kind
conundrum
谜语
riddle
receptive
善于接受的，能接纳的
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.
imperious
专横的；傲慢的
domineering; haughty
intimidate
胁迫
frighten
retrograde
退倒，退化
go backwards; degenerate
后退的；退化的
meticulous
小心翼翼的，极为仔细的
excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
masochist
受虐狂
person who enjoys his own pain
toxic
有毒的；中毒的
poisonous
injurious
有害的
harmful
riddle
打洞，穿孔；筛
pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout
aseptic
无菌的，防腐的
preventing infection; having a cleaning effect
nettle
惹恼，发怒
annoy; vex
jurisprudence
法学
science of law
raconteur
善于讲故事的人
storyteller
stodgy
乏味的；呆板的；枯燥的
stuffy; boringly conservative
dilatory
延误的，拖延的
delaying
quip
讽刺，嘲讽
taunt
acerbity
尖酸，刻薄
bitterness of speech and temper
gargantuan
巨大的，庞大的
huge; enormous
diaphanous
透明的，半透明的
sheer; transparent
condone
宽恕，赦免
overlock; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
rebuttal
辩驳，举反证
refutation; response with contrary evidence
propulsive
推进的
driving forward
irreproachable
无可指责的，无瑕疵的
blameless; impeccable
dissipate
浪费，挥霍；（使）消散
squander; waste; scatter
economy
节约，节俭
efficiency or conciseness in using something
browbeat
恐吓，威逼
bully; intimidate
list
（船）倾侧，倾靠
tilt; lean over
escapism
逃避现实
avoiding reality by diverting oneself with amusments
coterie
同行，圈内人
group that meets socially; select circle
agenda
议事日程
items of business at a meeting
indelible
去不掉的，不能拭去的
not able to be erased
cadaver
尸体
corpse
inured
习惯的，适应的
accustomed; hardened
impart
告知，透露，授予
reveal or tell; grant
insubordination
不顺从，反抗
disobedience; rebelliousness
repeal
废除，撤销
revoke; annul
virus
病毒
disease communicator
spate
洪水；突然的爆发；大量
sudden flood or strong outburst; a large number or amount
tangential
略微有关系的；离题的
peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing
halting
犹豫的；蹒跚的
hesitant; faltering
gawk
呆呆地看着
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe
panacea
灵丹妙药，万灵药
cure-all; remedy for all diseases
tout
兜售，吹捧
publicize; praise excessively
asteroid
小行星
small planet
nonchalance
冷淡，漠不关心；镇静
indifference; lack of concern; composure
salvo
（火炮）齐射，（礼炮）齐鸣
discharge of firearms; military salute
turgid
浮夸的，膨胀的
swollen; distended
bode
预示
foreshadow; portend
treacly
甜蜜的
sticky sweet
inter
埋葬
bury
elusive
逃避的；难以表述的，难懂的
evasive; baffling; hard to grasp
stellar
星的；主要的；杰出的
pertaining to the stars; indicating the most important performer or role
correlation
相关，相互关系
mutual relationship
remunerative
有报酬的，有利的
compensating; rewarding
statute
法令，条例
law enacted by the legislature
persona
面具人格，伪装人格
public personality or facade
convention
习俗，惯例
social or moral custom; established practice
nullify
使无效，废除
make invalid
remedial
治疗的；补救的
curative; corrective
bemoan
哀叹；为……惋惜
lament; express disapproval of
conspicuous
明显的，显著的
easily seen; noticeable; striking
superficial
表面的，肤浅的
trivial; shallow
rectify
纠正，改正
set right; correct
