word list 23 Flashcards
traumatic
外伤的，创伤的
pertaining to an injury caused by violence
colander
滤器，漏勺
utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
notable
值得注意的，显著的；著名的，重要的
conspicuous; important; distinguished
posterity
子孙，后裔
descendants; future generations
monotony
单一，单调
sameness leading to boredom
erroneous
错误的，不正确的
mistaken; wrong
irremediable
不可救药的，无法改正的
incurable; uncorrectable
prurient
好色的，荒淫的
having or causing lustful thoughts and desires
taut
拉紧的，绷紧的
tight; ready
resplendent
辉煌的，灿烂的
dazzling; glorious; brilliant
antagonism
敌对，对抗
hostility; active resistance
thrifty
节俭的，节约的
careful about money; economical
cursive
（字迹）连接的，草书的
flowing, running
attribute
属性，特征
essential quality
归结于；解释
ascribe; explain
lewd
猥亵的，下流的
lustful
ornithology
鸟类学者
scientific student of birds
savory
风味极佳的，可口的；悦人的；有益身心的
tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
vigilance
警戒，警惕
watchfulness
spat
口角，小冲突
squabble; minor dispute
egotistical
自大的，自负的
excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited
haggle
讨价还价
argue about prices
digression
离题，偏离
wandering away from the subject
reek
发臭气，散发
emit (odor)
浓烈的臭味
a strong offensive odor
vacuous
空虚的，无意义的
empty; inane
rave
过分赞扬，吹捧
overwhelmingly favorable review
execute
实行；执行
put into effect; carry out
altruistic
无私心的，利他的
unselfishly generous; concerned for others
antediluvian
陈旧的；上古的
antiquated; extremely ancient
drone
懒汉；雄蜂
idle person; male bee
嘀咕，喃喃地念叨
talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee
stratify
把……分成不同的等级、阶级；使成层
divide into classes; be arranged into strata
acknowledge
承认，认可
recognize; admit
scruple
踌躇，犹豫
fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons
paradigm
模型，范例，样式
model, example, pattern
threadbare
（衣服）磨薄的，破旧的
worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor
querulous
发牢骚的，暴躁的
fretful; whining
talon
猛禽的锐爪
temporary invasion
imperial
皇帝的；帝国的
like an emperor; related to an empire
bogus
伪造的；虚假的
counterfeit; not authentic
potent
有力的，有效的；说服力强的
powerful; persuasive; greatly influential
endemic
（疾病）地方性的，某国家、某地区或某部分人中常见的（疾病）
prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country
painstaking
勤勉的，小心的
showing hard work; taking great care
nutrient
营养物
nourishing substance
inception
起头，开端
start; beginning
cession
转让，割让
yielding to another; ceding
omnipotent
全能的
all-powerful
coquette
卖弄风情的
flirt
prim
一本正经的，拘谨的
very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
cryptic
神秘的，隐藏的，秘密的
mysterious; hidden; secret
chortle
咯咯笑
chuckle with delight
totter
蹒跚；摇摇欲坠
move unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall
flounder
挣扎，困难地往前走
struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter
perimeter
周边，周围
outer boundary
replicate
重复，复制
reproduce; duplicate
pragmatist
实用主义者
practical person
rapacious
贪婪的，掠夺成性的
excessively greedy; predatory
misanthrope
厌恶人类的人
one who hates mankind
seep
渗出，渗漏
ooze; trickle
acclaim
喝彩，称赞
applaud; announce with great approval
combustible
易燃的
easily burned
divine
（凭直觉）意识到；占卜，预言
perceive intuitively; foresee the future
awry
扭曲地；错误地
crooked; wrong; amiss
tenacious
紧握的；坚持的，顽强的
holding fast
culvert
下水道
artificial channel for water
podium
基座；表演台，讲坛，指挥台
pedestal; raised platform
dilate
（使）膨胀，（使）扩大
expand
unstinting
慷慨的，毫无保留的
giving generously; not holding back
maniacal
发狂的，狂乱的
raging mad; insane
glossary
（常置于书尾的）词汇表，术语表
brief explanation of words used in the text
mirth
欢乐，欢笑
merriment; laughter
entreat
恳求，乞求
plead; ask earnestly
lope
大步慢跑
gallop slowly
levity
轻率，轻浮
lack of seriousness; lightness
rehabilitate
使康复，恢复
restore to proper condition
shambles
混乱，废墟
wreck; mess
collusion
勾结，共谋，串通
conspiring in a fraudulent scheme
symbiosis
［生］共生（现象）；共栖；依附关系 interdependent relationship (between groups, species), often mutually beneficial
fickle
变幻无常的；薄情的
changeable; faithless
wean
使断奶；使戒掉
accustom a baby to not nurse; give up a cherished activity
cordon
封锁线
extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress
封锁
to form a protective or restrictive cordon around
vertigo
眩晕，眼花
severe dizziness
orientation
适应
act of finding oneself in society
undulating
波状的，起伏的
moving with a wavelike motion
adept
熟练的，拿手的
expert at
amoral
不属于道德范畴的，不道德的
nonmoral
disinclination
不愿，厌恶
unwillingness
patent
公开的，明显的
open for the public to read, obvious
forbearance
自制，忍耐
patience
tepid
微温的，温热的
lukewarm
piebald
有花斑的
mottled; spotted
benign
和蔼的，仁慈的
kindly; favorable; not malignant
narrative
叙述的
related to telling a story
laconic
简洁精练的
brief and to the point
acquiesce
默许，默认
assent; agree without protesting
molten
熔化的
melted
adage
格言，谚语
wise saying; proverb
rejoinder
回答；反驳
reply; retort; comeback
incur
招致；获得
bring upon oneself
audit
审计
examination of accounts
diffuse
（文章等）冗长的；弥漫的，四散的
wordy; rambling; spreading out (like a gas)
incursion
袭击，侵入
temporary invasion
