word list 18 Flashcards
vantage
有利的位置
position giving an advantage
sully
弄脏；玷污（名誉等）
tarnish; soil
bulwark
壁垒，防御工事；防御或保护的人
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
resurge
复活，苏醒
rise again
gratify
使满足
please
potentate
统治者，当权者
monarch; sovereign
granulate
成为粒状
form into grains
defuse
卸除（爆破装置的）引信；缓和或平息危险
remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat
unwitting
无意的，不知情的
unintentional; not knowing
miserly
吝啬的；贪婪的
stingy; mean
unkempt
不整洁的，（头发）蓬乱的
disheveled; uncared for in appearance
bereavement
丧失（尤指亲友）
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
indignity
轻蔑，侮辱行为
offensive or insulting treatment
adamant
坚硬的；不屈不挠的
hard; inflexible
discerning
眼光敏锐的，有洞察力的
mentally quick and observant; having insight
import
重要性；意思
importance; meaning
whimsical
反复无常的；异想天开的
capricious; fanciful
ensconce
安顿
settle comfortably
jocular
爱开玩笑的，风趣的，滑稽的
said or done in jest
migratory
迁移的，流浪的
wandering
sacrilegious
亵渎的，该受天谴的
desecrating; profane
patriarch
家长，族长
father and ruler of a family or tribe
billowing
汹涌的
swelling out in waves; surging
impinge
侵犯；冲击，撞击
infringe; touch; collide with
abstemious
饮食有节制的，适度的
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
disarray
混乱，紊乱
a disorderly or untidy state
swill
痛饮
drink greedily
nebulous
模糊的，朦胧的；星云的，星云状的
vague; hazy; cloudy
misdemeanor
［律］轻罪
minor crime
harbinger
先驱；预兆
forerunner
oblivion
湮灭；遗忘
obscurity; forgetfulness
remission
（痛苦、紧张等的）缓和；（负债、处分等）豁免；宽恕
temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
anoint
（尤指在授予王位的仪式上）涂油于（人）
consecrate
splice
接合
fasten together; unite
remonstrance
抗议
protest
warrant
证明；批准，授权
justify; authorize
ramble
漫游 wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
unwieldy
笨拙的；难处理的
awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable
replica
复制品
copy
universal
普遍的，通用的
characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere
concurrent
同时发生的
happening at the same time
addendum
附录，补遗
an addition or supplement
incompatible
无法共存的，不调和的
inharmonious
lummox
愚蠢不中用者
big, clumsy, often stupid person
encroachment
侵占，侵蚀
gradual intrusion
despise
鄙视，看不起
look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful
accretion
增长
growth; increase
hackneyed
陈腐的，陈词滥调的
commonplace; trite
forgo
放弃，作罢
give up
irascible
易怒的，性情暴躁的
irritable; easily angered
invasive
扩散性的，侵袭的
tending to spread aggressively; intrusive
cordial
热忱的
gracious; heartfelt
innovation
改革，革新
change; introduction of something new
decipher
破译（密码电文等）
interpret secret code
irretrievable
不可挽回的，不能补救的
impossible to recover or regain;irreparable
credibility
可信性
believability
prehensile
能抓住的，能握住的
capable of grasping or holding
insurmountable
不能克服的，不能超越的
overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
microcosm
微观世界
small world; the world in miniature
resilient
弹性的，有回弹力的
elastic; having the power of springing back
predecessor
前辈，前任
former occupant of a post
stagnant
停滞的；迟钝的
motionless; state; dull
poignancy
辛酸；（感情）强烈，深刻
quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
interminable
没完没了的，冗长的
endless
cipher
密码；无足轻重的人或物
secret code; nonentity; worthless person or thing
proselytize
使改变宗教或信仰
convert to a religion or belief
analgesic
止痛的
causing insensitivity to pain
overbearing
专横的，傲慢的；压倒一切的
bossy and arrogant; decisively important
vindictive
报复性的，怀恨的
out for revenge; malicious
uproarious
喧闹的；非常滑稽的
marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy
agility
敏捷，灵活
nimbleness
warble
鸟鸣，用柔和的颤声唱
sing; babble
sacrosanct
极神圣的；不可侵犯的
most sacred; inviolable
ablution
沐浴，洗礼
washing
abstract
抽象的，理论的
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
sparse
稀少的，稀疏的
not thick; thinly scattered; scanty
apiary
养蜂场
a place where bees are kept
jaded
精疲力竭的，没有兴趣的
fatigued; surfeited
maladroit
不灵巧的，笨拙的
clumsy; bungling
component
要素，成分
element; ingredient
aspirant
有抱负者，有野心者
seeker after position or status
pervasive
遍布的，无处不在的
pervading; spread throughout every part
jingoist
好战分子，沙文主义者
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike
chauvinist
detached
独立的，超然的，公正的
emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected
abortive
失败的；夭败的
unsuccessful; fruitless
requisite
必需品
necessary requirement
kleptomaniac
有盗窃癖者
person who has a compulsive desire to steal
malevolent
有恶意的，坏心肠的
wishing evil
gall
胆汁；苦味；怨恨
bitterness; resentment
烦恼；磨伤
annoy; chafe
bandy
（不经意的）交换（谣言、信息等）；吵嘴，对骂
discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
susceptible
易受影响的；易感动的；易感染的
impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease receptive to
sedentary
久坐的，坐惯的
requiring sitting
valid
有效的；有充分根据的；正当的
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptance
meek
温顺的；谦和的
quiet and obedient; spiritless
obstinate
顽固的，难以控制的
stubborn; hard to control or treat
ubiquitous
无处不在的，普遍存在的
being everywhere; omnipresent
gouge
挖出
tear out
subsidy
补助金，津贴
direct financial aid by government, etc.
bantering
开玩笑的
good-natured ridiculing
insalubrious
有损健康的
unwholesome; not healthful
