word list 12 Flashcards
attest
证明
testify, bear witness
idolatry
偶像崇拜；盲目崇拜
worship of idols; excessive admiration
advocacy
支持，拥护
support
rift
裂缝，裂口
opening; break
ostracize
放逐；排斥
exclude from public favor; ban
eloquence
能言善辩
expressiveness; persuasive speech
pecuniary
钱的，金钱方面的
pertaining to money, financial
heinous
可憎的，极可恶的
atrocious; hatefully bad
turncoat
背叛者，变节者
traitor
stem
遏制；制止
check the flow
出自；来源于
arise from
consolidation
联合；巩固
unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger
anguish
剧痛；极度的痛苦
acute pain; extreme suffering
congenital
天生的，先天的
existing at birth
beam
光束；木梁；电波
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; course of a radio signal
面露喜色，满脸堆笑
smile radiantly
hallucination
幻觉，幻想
delusion
check
停止；抑制，遏制
stop motion; curb or restrain
tiller
（船的）舵柄
handle used to move boat’s rudder (to steer)
deploy
拉长战线，展开
spread out [troops] in an extended though shallow battle line
sphinx-like
神秘的
enigmatic; mysterious
irrevocable
不能改变的；不可撤销的
unalterable; irreversible
compute
计算，估算
calculate; reckon
progeny
子孙，后裔
children; offspring
nurture
养育，教养，培养
nourish; educate; foster
repertoire
（准备好演出的）节目单
list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present
posthumous
死后的；遗腹的，死后出版的 after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death
derivative
引申的，推论的
unoriginal; derived from another source
hypothetical
假定的，基于假设的
based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed
perfunctory
敷衍的，例行的
superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm
sophomoric
一知半解的
immature; half-baked, like a sophomore
martial
婚姻的
pertaining to marriage
peruse
精读，细读
read with care
booming
低沉有回响的；繁荣的
deep and resonant; flourishing, thriving
bacchanalian
喝醉的；狂欢的
drunken
methodical
系统的
systematic
apprenticeship
学徒年限
time spent as a novice learning a trade from a skilled worker
predispose
预先安排，使偏向于
give an inclination toward; make susceptible to
loquacious
多话的，饶舌的
talkative
amorphous
无组织的，无定形的
formless; lacking shape or definition
escapade
恶作剧；冒险（越轨）行为
prank; flighty conduct
benediction
祝福，祈祷
blessing
fraudulent
欺诈的，欺骗的
cheating; deceitful
rigorous
严格的，严厉的，严酷的
severe; harsh; demanding; exact
bumptious
傲慢的，自负的
self-assertive
frenetic
发狂的，狂热的
frenzied, frantic
exuberance
丰富，茂盛；热情洋溢；精神焕发
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance
fell
残暴的；致命的
cruel; deadly
砍伐（树木）；击倒
cut or knock down; bring down (with a missile)
reimburse
偿还，偿付
repay
quail
畏惧；沮丧
cower; lose heart
apparition
鬼，幽灵
ghost; phantom
esteem
尊敬，尊重
respect; value
sartorial
裁缝的，缝纫的
pertaining to tailors
unpalatable
味道差的；令人不快的
distasteful; disagreeable
swelter
热昏；中暑
be oppressed by heat
seamy
丑恶的
sordid; unwholesome
decrepit
破旧的，年久失修的；衰老的
worn out by age
willful
故意的；固执的，任性的
intentional; headstrong
pall
变得平淡、乏味
grow tiresome
transmute
使变形；使变质
change; convert to something different
philistine
平庸的人，没有文化修养的人；市侩的人
narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
valedictory
告别的，告辞的
pertaining to farewell
contravene
违反，反对，侵犯
contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress
paradox
自相矛盾，似非而是
something contradictory in nature
assay
化验，分析
analyze; evaluate
clandestine
秘密的
secret
compact
契约；合同
agreement; contract
挤满的，紧密的；坚实的；简洁的
tightly packed; firm; brief
aesthetic
艺术的；悦目的
artistic; pleasing
quirk
急转；突发事件
startling twist; caprice
steep
浸，泡，沉浸
soak; saturate
filch
偷窃，窃取
steal
amulet
护身符
charm; talisman
lachrymose
爱哭的；催泪的
producing tears
scale
攀登
climb up; ascend
elixir
灵丹妙药
cure-all; something invigorating
typhoon
台风
tropical hurricane or cyclone
exhort
力劝
urge
propitious
合适的，有利的
favorable; fortunate; advantageous
prone
有……倾向于，易于……的
inclined to; prostrate
intelligentsia
知识界，知识阶层
the intelligent and educated classes [often used derogatorily]
fret
（使）烦恼，（使）焦急
to be annoyed or vexed
demure
端庄的；腼腆的
grave; serious; coy
viable
可行的，可实施的；能养活的
practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
constraint
强制，约束
compulsion; repression of feelings
transition
过渡
going from one state of action to another
zeal
热心，热情，热诚
eager enthusiasm
viscid
黏的，黏质的
adhesive; gluey
respite
延期，暂缓；缓刑
interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
thermal
热的，热量的
pertaining to heat
ebb
衰退，逐渐减少
recede; lessen
（指潮水）退落
(of a tide) the flowing out
outstrip
超过，胜过
surpass; outdo
dire
可怕的，悲惨的
disastrous
ultimate
最后的，终极的
final; not susceptible to further analysis
bellicose
好斗的
warlike
equitable
公平合理的，公正的
fair; impartial
serpentine
蜿蜒的
winding; twisting
circumspect
小心的，谨慎的
prudent; cautious
demean
贬低身份，辱没
degrade; humiliate
stultify
使显得愚笨；使变无效，使便成徒劳
cause to appear to become stupid or inconsistent; frustrate or hinder
charisma
超凡能力；魅力，领袖气质
divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
glower
怒目而视
scowl
