word list 16 Flashcards
conjure
召唤；变戏法；想象
summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent
feasible
可行的，行得通的
practical
relic
遗物，遗迹；纪念物
surviving remnant; memento
amble
漫步，缓行
moving at an easy pace
reserve
保守；矜持
self-control; formal but distant manner
unconscionable
肆无忌惮的；不合理的，过度的
unscrupulous; excessive
tightwad
吝啬鬼
excessively frugal person; miser
burly
魁梧的，强壮的
husky; muscular
voluminous
巨大的，体积大的
bulky; large
static
静态的；固定的
unchanging; lacking development
append
附加
attach
saccharine
极甜的（尤指贬义）；讨好的，奉承的
cloying sweet; adulatory
scamp
流氓
rascal
eddy
（风、尘、水等的）漩涡
swirling current of water, air, etc.
frugality
节俭，俭省
thrift, economy
gavel
槌，槌棒
hammer-like tool; mallet
slag
炉渣，矿渣
residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
ingratiate
迎合，讨好
make an effort to become popular with
outwit
智胜，骗取
outsmart; trick
epitome
典范，典型
perfect example or embodiment
colossal
巨大的
huge
dismember
肢解，撕碎
cut into small parts
pellucid
透明的，清澈的；易懂的
transparent; limpid; easy to understand
swindler
骗子
cheat
rankle
激怒，使愤恨
irritate; fester
slough
脱落
cast off
crop
剪修
cut of unwanted parts of a photograph; graze
nautical
航海的，海上的
pertaining to ships or navigations
withhold
拒给，保留
reuse to give; hold back
terrogate
询问；审问
question closely; cross-examine
artifact
人工制品
object made by human beings, either handmade or massproduced
curator
监督人
superintendent; manager
compromise
妥协；危害
adjust or settle by making mutual concession; endanger the interests or reputation of
asunder
成碎片；分离
into parts; apart
comatose
昏迷的，昏睡状态的
in a coma; extremely sleepy
detonation
引爆，爆炸
explosion
idiom
习语，成语；风格，特色
expression whose meaning a a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style
claustrophobia
幽闭恐怖症
fear of being locked in
qualified
有限制的，有条件的；有资格的
limited; restricted; having complied with the specific requirements or precedent conditions
enrapture
使痴迷；使狂喜
please intensely
rhetoric
修辞学；花言巧语
art of effective communication; insincere language
gainsay
否认
deny
quaint
离奇有趣的；古雅的；别致精巧的
odd; old-fashioned; picturesque
pert
无礼的，冒失的
impertinent; forward
mirage
海市蜃楼；蜃景
unreal reflection; optical illusion
cogitate
深思，慎重考虑
think over
sagacious
有洞察力的；精明的；有远见的
perceptive; shrewd; having insight
affix
使附于，粘贴；添加
fasten; attach; add on
avalanche
雪崩
great mass of falling snow and ice
manifesto
（政策的）宣言，声明
declaration; statement or policy
disinterested
公正的，无私的
unprejudiced
unseemly
不体面的，不适宜的，不得体的
unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste
grapple
格斗，扭打
wrestle; come to grips with
serendipity
易发现珍宝的天赋或运气
gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
oscillate
摆动，振荡；犹豫
vibrate pendulum-like; waver
dapper
整齐的
neat and trim
parry
回避，避开
ward off a blow, deflect dodge
primordial
最初的，原始的
existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary
annuity
年金，养老金
yearly allowance
gory
血淋淋的
bloody
magnanimous
宽宏大量的，有雅量的
generous; great-hearted
impunity
免于惩罚或损害
freedom from punishment or harm
conflagration
大火
great fire
membrane
膜，隔膜
thin soft sheet of animal or vegetable tissue
log
（航海）日志
record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
nepotism
裙带关系，任用亲戚
favoritism (to a relative)
effrontery
厚颜无耻
shameless boldness
naivete
天真；质朴；纯真无邪；天真烂漫
quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
convoluted
复杂的
coiled around; involved; intricate
flagrant
罪恶昭彰的；明目张胆的；令人无法容忍的
conspicuously wicked; blatant; outrageous
circuitous
迂回的，绕行的
roundabout
obsessive
强迫性的；着迷的
related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying
melancholy
忧郁的，悲伤的
gloomy; morose; blue
pathological
病理学的；疾病的，病态的
related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal
sinecure
挂名职务，闲职
well-paid position with little responsibility
cherubic
天使的，无邪的
angelic; innocent-looking
encipher
把（电文等）译成密码
encode; convert a message into code
stilted
做作的，虚饰的
bombastic; inflated
asymmetric
不对称的
not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
adversary
敌手，对手
opponent
recount
详细叙述；重新计算
narrate or tell; count over again
feint
佯攻；移位；虚晃
trick; shift; sham blow
fanfare
（仪式等开始前吹奏的）小段响亮的喇叭乐
call by bugles or trumpets
junta
阴谋集团，私党
group of men joined in political intrigue; cabal
pander
拉皮条，迎合（不良需求）
cater to the low desires of others
bountiful
丰富的；慷慨的
abundant; graciously generous
bemused
困惑的；发呆的
confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
furlough
休假；放假
leave of absence; vacation granted to a soldier or civil servant
acuity
尖锐，敏锐
sharpness
relish
爱好，喜欢
savor; enjoy
强烈的欣赏或喜欢
a strong appreciation or liking
ghastly
可怕的，惊人的
horrible
embezzlement
盗用，挪用（款项）
stealing money that belongs to your employer
expansive
友善健谈的；广阔的，膨胀的；扩张的
outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size
bavado
虚张声势，逞能
swagger; assumed air of defiance
exempt
被豁免的
not subject to a duty, obligation
equestrian
骑马的人，骑士
rider on horseback
骑术的，马术的
connected with riding horses
expenditure
开支，支出（额）；产出
payment or expanse; output
wake
（船的）尾波；痕迹
trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before
revile
辱骂，斥责
attack with abusive language; vilify
cerebral
大脑的；理智的
pertaining to the brain or intellect
