word list 15 Flashcards
expiate
补偿，赎罪
make amends for (a sin)
assumption
假设；承担，担任
something taken or granted; taking over or taking possession of
presentiment
预感
feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition
prerogative
特权；毋庸置疑的权利
privilege; unquestionable right
condole
慰问，吊唁
express sympathetic sorrow
sophistry
诡辩
seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
rigor
严格，严酷
sevenrity
incidental
非主要的；伴随发生的
not essential; minor
plagiarize
剽窃，抄袭
steal another’s ideas and pass them off as one’s own
noctural
夜晚的，夜间发生的
done at night
inane
愚蠢的；无意义的，空洞的
silly; senseless
wrench
扭拉，扭转
pull; strain; twist
suavity
温和；文雅
urbanity; polish
coddle
溺爱
treat gently
aftermath
结果，后果
consequences; outcome; upshot
rancid
如陈腐脂肪味的，腐臭的
having the odor of stale fat
archive
档案；档案室
public records; place there pubic records are kept
pediatrician
儿科医生
expert in children’s diseases
imminent
即将来临的；逼近的
near at hand; impending
thrive
兴旺，繁荣
prosper; flourish
provident
顾及将来的；节俭的
displaying foresight; preparing for emergencies; thrifty
slight
轻蔑；怠慢
insult to one’s dignity; snub
parody
诙谐的模仿，拙劣的模仿
humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
impalpable
感触不到的，摸不到的；难理解的
imperceptible; intangible
dissection
分析；解剖
analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
rendition
翻译；演唱
translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc.
hazy
朦胧的，模糊的
slightly obscure
justification
正当的理由；辩护；开释
good or just reason; defense; excuse
roster
名簿，花名册
list
vendor
小贩，供应商
seller
amphitheater
圆形（露天）剧场，阶梯式座位区
oval building with tiers o seats
abstinence
节制，节食，戒酒
restraint from eating or drinking
facetious
滑稽的；幽默的
joking (often inappropriately); humorous
partiality
偏爱，偏见
inclination, bias
odyssey
长途的冒险旅行
long, eventful journey
bicker
斗嘴
quarrel
cistern
蓄水池，水箱
reservoir or water tank
cubicle
小卧室
small compartment partitioned off; small bedchamber
ingenuous
率真的，无心计的
naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated
advent
出现，到来
arrival
pungent
（指气味、味道）刺激性的；尖锐的
stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
plagiarism
剽窃，抄袭
theft of another’s ideas or writings passed of as original
affinity
密切关系
kinship
ingenue
（扮演）天真无邪的少女（女演员）的
an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts
throng
聚集的人群
crowd
insolvent
破产的；无法偿还债务的
bankrupt; unable to repay one’s debis
insularity
（思想、观点等的）偏狭；与外界隔绝
narrow-mindedness; isolation
retrospective
回顾的
looking back on the past
enduring
持久的，持续的
lasting; surviving
dispassionate
冷静的；不带偏见的
calm; impartial
incongruous
不调和的；不适宜的
not fitting; absurd
yield
投降，屈服
give in; surrender
产量，收成，收益
amount produced
mincing
装模作样的，矫揉造作
affectedly dainty
revoke
撤回，废除；吊销
cancel; retract
obstetrician
产科医生
physician specializing in delivery of babies
haughtiness
傲慢，不逊
pride; arrogance
kaleidoscope
万花筒
tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors o colored pieces o glass,etc., produce interesting symmetrical effects
maxim
格言，座右铭
proverb; a truth pithily stated
sinuous
蜿蜒的；错综复杂的；不老实的
winding; bending in and out; not morally honest
controvert
反驳，驳斥
oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict
dismiss
不考虑；不接受
put away from consideration; reject
obstensible
表面的，假装的
apparent; professed; pretended
shroud
遮蔽，隐藏；用裹尸布裹
hide from view; wrap or burial
disparate
根本不同的；不相干的
basically different; unrelated
mesmerize
施催眠术
hypnotize
garrulous
饶舌的，多嘴的
loquacious; wordy; talkative
consummate
圆满的，完整的
complete
完成
complete
erudite
博学的，有学问的
learned; scholarly
inclined
有倾向的；倾斜的
tending or leaning toward; bent
pulverize
研磨成粉
crush or grind into dust
staccato
断音的；不连贯的；断续的
played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
din
喧嚣，嘈杂声
continued loud noise
喧闹；絮絮不休地说
to assail
hallowed
神圣化的，神圣的
blessed; consecrated
luscious
美味的，甘美的
pleasing to taste or smell
indicative
暗示的，预示的
suggestive; implying
proponent
支持者；拥护者
supporter; backer; opposite of opponent
smelt
熔解（矿石）；熔炼（矿石）
melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition
evocative
唤起情感（记忆）的
tending to call up (emotions, memories)
soluble
可溶解的；可解决的
able to be dissolved; able to be explained
intrepid
无畏的，勇猛的
fearless
aptitude
恰当；天资，才能
fitness; talent
plausible
似乎是真的，貌似有道理的；华而不实的
having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious
acumen
敏锐，聪明
mental keenness
abstain
自制，戒除
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
lax
疏忽的，松懈的
careless
temporal
暂时的；现世的；世俗的
not lasting forever; limited by time; secular
saunter
闲逛，漫步
stroll slowly
proletarian
无产者，工人
member of the working; blue collar person
mendacious
不诚实的，爱扯谎的
lying; habitually dishonest
regeneration
重建；再生
renewal or restoration (of a bodily part); spiritual rebirth
orient
给……定方向；使适应
get one’s bearings; adjust
renovate
修复，修整；更新，革新
restore to good condition; renew
discord
不协调，冲突
conflict; lack of harmony
vignette
小插图；小品文
picture; short literary sketch
august
威严的，宏伟的
impressive; majestic
perpetuate
使长存，使永恒
make something last; preserve from extinction
subsidiary
附属物，（尤指）附属公司；补充物
something secondary in importance or subordinate; auxiliary
cataclysm
灾难；大洪水
violent upheaval; deluge
adventitious
偶然的
accidental; casual
pathos
伤感；伤感力
tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings
