word list 29 Flashcards
regal
皇家的,王室的
royal
jostle
挤,推推搡搡地前进
shove; bump
evanescent
短暂的,瞬间的
fleeting; vanishing
avenge
报仇
take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)
schism
分裂,不和
division; split
hodgepodge
大杂烩;一团糟
jumble; mixture of ill-suited elements
recapitulate
概况,总结
summarize
supersede
代替,取代;废除
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
avarice
贪婪
greediness for wealth
collaborate
合作,协作
work together
nomenclature
术语;命名法
terminology; system of names
banal
陈腐的;平庸的;普通的
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
preen
把(自己)打扮漂亮;自满
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
montage
蒙太奇,混合画,拼集的照片
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
oblique
间接的;倾斜的
indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)
swagger
摆架子,大摇大摆;昂首阔步
behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly
pessimism
悲观主义,悲观
belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
refrain
节制,避免;制止
abstain from; resist
reverie
白日梦,幻想
daydream; musing
despoil
抢劫,掠夺
strip of valuables; rob
endorse
赞同,支持
approve; support
fulsome
过分的,令人生厌的
disgustingly excessive
euphonious
悦耳的,动听的
pleasing in sound
blasphemy
亵渎,渎神
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
renegade
背叛者,变节者
deserter; traitor
背叛的,谋叛的
relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous
opportunist
机会主义者
individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
debauch
使堕落,败坏
corrupt; seduce from virtue
atone
弥补,补偿
make amends for; pay for
bureaucracy
官僚主义,官僚机构
over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape
limber
有弹性的,(身体)柔软的
flexible
attentive
注意的,留心的;体贴的
alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
beleaguer
围攻,攻击;困扰,骚扰
besiege or attack; harass
equine
马的;像马的
of or like a horse or horses; resembling a horse
agitate
煽动,使不安
stir up; disturb
mercurial
多变的,善变的
capricious; changing; fickle
floe
大浮冰
mass of floating ice
personable
英俊的,有风度的
attractive
outlandish
奇特的,怪异的
bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
subversive
颠覆性的,破坏性的
tending to overthrow; destructive
acute
敏锐的;急性的,剧烈的
quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
prologue
序言
introduction (to a poem or play)
aerie
猛禽的巢,(尤指)鹰巢
nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
disclaim
放弃;否认
disown; renounce claim to
belie
与……矛盾,掩饰
contradict; give a false impression
reprove
训斥,谴责
censure; rebuke
grate
发出刺耳的声音;使气恼;磨损
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
inclusive
包括的,包罗广泛的
tending to include all
jaundiced
有偏见的,不满的;黄色的
prejudiced (envious, hostile or resentful); yellowed
delve
挖掘,挖地;钻研
dig; investigate
mercenary
唯利是图的
interested in money or gain
morbid
有成见的;病态的,忧郁的;病的,病理的
given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
authoritarian
独裁的;专横的
subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another’s will
monumental
巨大的
massive
restive
不安宁的;难驾驭的;不听话的
restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
rigid
坚决的;严格的;坚硬的
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending
host
大量;主人,东道主;宿主
great number; person entertaining guests; animal or plant from which a parasite gets its nourishment
crest
顶峰,浪头
highest point of a hill; foamy top of a wave
turbulence
骚乱,动荡
state of violent agitation
artisan
工匠,技工
manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
garner
获得,收集,储藏
gather; store up
prognosis
预后,预知
forecasted course of a disease; prediction
dais
讲台
raised platform for guests of honor
antecede
先前,先行
precede
spangle
(缝在衣服上用作装饰的)发光的小金属片
small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
scanty
缺乏的,不足的
meager; insufficient
annihilate
消灭,歼灭
destroy
mutability
易变性;性情不定
ability to change in form; fickleness
dissertation
论文;学术演讲
formal essay
protract
延长
prolong
ramify
(使)分歧,(使)分叉
divide into branches or subdivisions
hedonist
享乐主义者
one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
bludgeon
短棒
club; heavy-headed weapon
nicety
微妙之处;精确;细节,细微之处;美好
subtlety; precision; minute distinction; fine point
cognizance
认识
knowledge
dynamic
有活力的,生机勃勃的
energetic; vigorously active
reconcile
使符合,使一致;使和解
correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
pedestrian
平淡的,缺乏想象力的
ordinary; unimaginative
contigent
因事而定的,依条件而定的
dependent on; conditional
代表团
group that makes up part of a gathering
amputate
截肢;切除
cut off part of body; prune
intrude
闯入,侵入
trespass; enter as an uninvited person
connoisseur
鉴赏家
person competent to act as judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art
euphemism
委婉语,委婉说法
mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
tedious
单调乏味的;冗长的;沉闷的
boring; tiring
recast
改写;重塑,重制
reconstruct (a sentence, story, etc.); fashion again
secession
脱离
withdrawal
compliant
顺从的,服从的
yielding
generic
一般的,普通的 characteristic of an entire class or species
adjunct
附件,辅助物
something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior
trivial
不重要的,琐碎的
unimportant; trifling
extort
敲诈,勒索
wiring from; get money by threats, etc.
boorish
粗鲁的,不敏感的
rude; insensitive
insidious
暗中为害的;潜伏的,隐伏的
treacherous; stealthy; sly
exult
欢欣鼓舞
rejoice
urbane
彬彬有礼的,文雅的;都市化的
suave; refined; elegant; urbanized
laceration
撕裂,裂伤
torn, ragged wound
nonentity
无足轻重的人;不存在
person of no importance; nonexistence
cuisine
烹饪法
style of cooking
spatula
(涂油漆、涂药等用的)抹刀;铲
broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
censorious
挑剔的,吹毛求疵的
critical
brusque
生硬无礼的;唐突的,鲁莽的
blunt; abrupt