Word List 12

Question 1

allege

Answer 1

v. 断言，宣称

Question 2

reconcile
（重音在前）

Answer 2

v. 调和

Question 3

improvise

Answer 3

v. 即兴表演

Question 4

eliminate

Answer 4

v. 移除，去掉
选 put to rest

Question 5

disquiet

Answer 5

v. 使…不安

Question 6

predicament

Answer 6

n. 困境
选 dilemma, quandary

Question 7

fester

Answer 7

v. 恶化
反 heal

Question 8

accord

Answer 8

n. 和谐，一致

Question 9

ascertain
（重音在tain）

Answer 9

v. 查明

Question 10

counterproductive

Answer 10

adj. 起反作用的，事与愿违的

Question 11

misnomer

Answer 11

n. 误称

Question 12

precarious

Answer 12

adj. 处境危险的
选 perilous
反 safe

Question 13

unrelenting

Answer 13

adj. 不屈的
adj. 持续的，不减退的
选 persistent

Question 14

soporific
（重音在ri）

Answer 14

adj. 令人昏昏欲睡的
反 invigorating stimulant

Question 15

disseminate

Answer 15

v. 传播，散步
disseminator n. 传播者
选 transmit
反 garner v. 获得

Question 16

lure

Answer 16

v. 诱惑
反 repel

Question 17

banish

Answer 17

v. 驱逐
选 expel, oust

Question 18

degrade

Answer 18

v. 贬低；退化

Question 19

skittish

Answer 19

adj. 多变的
adj. 易受惊吓的
选 restive, fractious

Question 20

tranquil

Answer 20

adj. 安静的
选 peaceful
反 commotion, ferment
adj. 心神安宁的

Question 21

seemly

Answer 21

adj. 好看的
adj. 得体的
选 decorous

Question 22

tawdry

Answer 22

adj. 俗气的；卑鄙的

Question 23

décor
（重音在后）

Answer 23

n. （装饰的）格调，风格
decorate v. 装饰
decoration n. 装饰品

Question 24

lush

Answer 24

adj. 茂盛的；奢华的

Question 25

acidic
（重音在ci）

Answer 25

adj. 酸的，尖酸刻薄的

Question 26

coarse

Answer 26

adj. 粗糙的；粗鲁的

Question 27

impoverished

Answer 27

adj. 贫瘠的，贫乏的

Question 28

threshold

Answer 28

n. 阈值，临界点

Question 29

disparage

Answer 29

v. 鄙视
选 slight

Question 30

invalidate

Answer 30

v. 削弱，使…无效

Question 31

hackneyed

Answer 31

adj. 陈词滥调的
选 unoriginal
反 original, fresh