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