word list 30 Flashcards
anecdote
轶事，趣闻
short account of an amusing or interesting event
gait
步态，步法；速度
manner of walking or running; speed
lithe
（指人的身体）柔软的，易弯的
flexible; supple
prevaricate
撒谎；支吾，搪塞
lie; avoid giving a direct answer or making a firm
orator
演说家
public speaker
ensemble
小乐队，合奏组；成套的东西；套服 group of (supporting) players; organic unity; costume
definitive
决定性的，最后的
final; complete
citadel
堡垒
fortress
disconsolate
忧郁的，闷闷不乐的
sad
upbraid
责备，叱责
severely scold; reprimand
dolt
笨蛋，傻瓜
stupid person
pugilist
职业拳击运动员
boxer
kinetic
运动的
producing motion
forswear
发誓戒除；放弃
renounce; abandon
reminiscence
回忆，怀旧
recollection
castigate
严厉批评；惩罚
criticize severely; punish
epoch
时代，纪元
period of time
clime
地方；气候
region; climate
gourmand
美食家；贪食者，暴食者
epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
vortex
旋风；漩涡；（动乱、争论等的）中心
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
cumulative
累积的
growing by addition
shrewd
机灵的，精明的
clever; astute
chaste
纯真的；贞节的；正派的
pure; virginal; modest
hazardous
危险的，冒险的
dangerous
vitriolic
硫酸的；刻薄的
corrosive; sarcastic
sporadic
零星的，偶发性的
occurring irregularly
arrest
停止；吸引注意
stop or slow down; catch someone’s attention
extrovert
性格外向的
person interested mostly in external objects and actions
dexterous
灵巧的，熟练的，敏捷的
skillful
purse
起皱，皱缩
pucker; contract into wrinkles
analogous
类似的
comparable
mottled
杂色的；斑驳的
blotched in coloring; spotted
skinflint
吝啬鬼
stingy person; miser
glaze
装玻璃；上釉
furnish with glass; cover with a thin and shiny surface
ruthless
无情的，残忍的
pitiless; cruel
orgy
狂欢，放荡
wild, drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in a tendency
exhume
（尤指为验尸而从墓内）掘出（尸体）
dig out of the ground; remove from the grave
snicker
窃笑
half-stifled laugh
animus
敌意
hostile feeling or intent
graduated
分等级的，分阶段的
arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
insightful
有洞察力的，有深刻见解的
discerning; perceptive
abut
邻接，毗邻
border upon; adjoin
grotesque
奇怪的，怪诞的
fantastic; comically hideous
exhilarating
令人极度兴奋的，令人兴高采烈的
invigorating and refreshing; cheering
genteel
受良好教育并有礼貌的
well-bred; elegant
subterfuge
借口；托辞；欺骗，诡计
deceitful stratagem; trick; pretense
humility
谦逊，谦恭
humbleness of spirit
migrant
迁移的，移居的
changing its habitat; wandering
候鸟；迁移动物；移居者，移民
animals or people that move from one region to another
fallible
易犯错误的
liable ro err
tarry
延迟，逗留
delay; dawdle
cede
割让；屈服
yield (title, territory) to;surrender formally
emend
校订，修改
correct; correct by a critic
bustle
奔忙；充满
move about energetically; teem
inculcate
谆谆教诲；灌输
teach; instill
faculty
才能；（大学）全体教师
mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
distort
扭歪，使变形
twist out of shape
exhaustive
彻底的，全面的
thorough; comprehensive
dismay
使失望；使惊慌
discourage; frighten
灰心；惊慌
sudden disappointment; sudden loss of courage or resolution from alarm or fear
hostility
敌意，敌视
unfriendliness; hatred
luminous
明亮的；发光的
shining; issuing light
sycophant
拍马屁的人，献媚者，奉承者
servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
avuncular
（像）叔伯的
like an uncle
studied
有计划的，故意的
not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
natty
整洁的，漂亮的
neatly or smartly dressed
wane
变小；衰退，结束
decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
月亏
waning
versatile
多才多艺的，多面手的
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
novice
初学者，新手
beginner
apocryphal
伪的，杜撰的
untrue; made up
humid
湿润的，潮湿的
damp
catastrophe
大灾难，灾祸
calamity; disaster
declivity
斜坡，倾斜
downward slope
diligence
勤勉，勤奋
steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
engage
使参与；吸引；雇用；保证；交战
participate; attract; hire; pledge oneself; confront
knotty
错综复杂的
intricate; difficult; tangled
admonish
警告，告诫
warn; reprove
verdant
翠绿的；长满绿色植物的
green; lush in vegetation
collate
核对；整理
examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
neophyte
新信徒；初学者，敌手
recent convert; beginner
beeline
直线
direct, quick route
distill
吸取……的精华；净化；提炼
extract the essence; purify; refine
burgeon
迅速成长；萌芽
grow forth; send out buds
anthropoid
与人类相似的
manlike
aplomb
沉着，泰然自若
poise; assurance
prate
空谈；瞎聊
speak foolishly; boast idly
dinghy
（舰、船上的）小型供应艇，救生艇
small ship’s boat
tyro
初学者，新手
beginner; novice
altercation
激烈的争论，争吵
noisy quarrel; heated dispute
commemorate
纪念，庆祝
honor the memory of
blare
响而刺耳的声音；耀眼的光
loud, harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light
perspicacious
有洞察力的，敏锐的
having insight; penetrating; astute
usurp
篡夺，篡位
seize another’s power or rank
inherent
固有的，与生俱来的
firmly established by nature or habit
intransigence
不妥协，不让步
refusal of any compromise; stubbornness
prevail
劝诱；战胜，获胜
induce; triumph over
travail
辛苦，苦役；痛苦，折磨
painful physical or mental labor, drudgery; torment
epilogue
（电影、戏剧的）收场白
short speech at conclusion of dramatic work
subliminal
下意识的，潜意识的
below conscious awareness
machination
诡计
evil schemes or plots
subjective
主观的，个人的
occurring or taking place within the subject; unreal
