word list 31 Flashcards
blatant
显眼的,明目张胆的;喧哗的
flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
muster
聚集,集合
gather; assemble
集合,集中
assembly; or gathering
descant
详谈,详述,详细评论
discuss fully
评论
discussion or discourse on a theme
probe
探索,探测
explore with tools
gadfly
牛蝇;讨厌的人
animal-biting fly; an irritating person
avid
渴望的
greedy; eager for
bevy
一群
large group
fetid
有恶臭的
malodorous
leery
怀有戒心的,不信任的,谨慎的
suspicious; cautious
disparage
贬低,轻视
belittle
betroth
订婚
become engaged to marry
avert
预防;转移
prevent; turn away
sate
充分满足,使饱享
satisfy to the full; cloy
subtlety
微妙;精明;巧妙
perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy
diurnal
每日的,每天的;白天的
daily; belonging to or active during the day
affront
公开侮辱,冒犯
insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
glossy
平滑的,有光泽的
smooth and shining
betoken
意味;预示
signify; indicate
mishap
不幸的事;灾难
accident
scuttle
急赶,急跑;故意将(船)弄沉
scurry; run with short, rapid steps; sink
irreconcilable
不能和解的,不相容的
incompatible; not able to be resolved
windfall
意外的收获
unexpected lucky event
converse
相反的事物
opposite
谈话
chat; talk informally
insubstantial
不实在的,非实质的;脆弱的
lacking substance; insignificant; frail
rostrum
讲坛,演讲坛
platform for speech-making; pulpit
pretext
借口,托辞
excuse
pertinacious
固执的,坚持的
stubborn; persistent
immaculate
洁净的;没有缺点的;完美无瑕的
spotless; flawless; absolutely clean
unerringly
无过失的地,正确地
infallibly
propinquity
相近,邻近;近亲关系
nearness; kinship
insurrection
起义,造反
rebellion; uprising
obligatory
有约束力的;必须的
binding; required
biased
有偏见的
slanted; prejudiced
conducive
有益的,有助的
contributive; tending to
caulk
填塞
make watertight by filling in cracks
missive
信件
letter
privation
艰辛,贫困
hardship; want
enunciate
发音
speak distinctly
retinue
随员,侍从
following; attendants
perjury
伪证(罪),伪誓
false testimony while under oath
dissonance
不和谐的声音
discord
unassuming
谦逊的,不装腔作势的
modest
lunar
月的,月亮的;阴历的,农历的
pertaining to the moon
regime
政体,政权
method or system of government
facile
容易的;现成的;肤浅的
easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial
encompass
环绕,包围
surround
prosaic
乏味的;事实的
dull and unimaginative; matter-to-fact; factual
duration
持续期间
length of time something lasts
gregarious
合群的,爱交友的
sociable
compile
汇编,编辑
assemble; gather; accumulate
coronation
加冕礼
ceremony of crowning a queen or king
crypt
地下室,地窖
secret recess or vault, usually used for burial
bent
决心的
determined
特长,倾向,爱好
natural talent or inclination
resolve
决心,决定
determination; firmness of purpose
决定,解决
decide; settle; solve
debase
贬低,降低
reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade
fanaticism
(对政治、宗教等)狂热;盲信
excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause
volatile
易变的;易爆发的;易发挥的
changeable; explosive; evaporating
sham
佯装
pretend
articulate
善于表达的,表达清晰的
expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language; distinct
coup
突然而巧妙的行动,成功的一举
highly successful action or sudden attack
laborious
吃力的;令人厌倦的
demanding much work or care; tedious
witless
无知的,愚蠢的
foolish; idiotic
ordination
授圣职礼
ceremony making someone a minister
tenacity
坚持;顽强
firmness; persistence
gratis
免费的
free
免费地
without payment
whet
磨快;刺激,使兴奋
sharpen; stimulate
equinox
昼夜平分点;春分;秋分
period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autumn
impetuous
猛烈的;冲动的
violent; hasty; rash
clench
紧握
close tightly; grasp
accrue
自然增加
come about by addition
menagerie
(一群)野生动物
collection of wild animals
contentious
好争吵的
quarrelsome
corporeal
身体的;物质的
bodily; material
console
安慰,慰籍
lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort
quixotic
堂吉诃德式的,狂想的
idealistic but impractical
exacting
严格要求的
extremely demanding
allege
宣称,断言
state without proof
catapult
弹弓,弹射器
slingshot; a hurling machine
mentor
导师,指导者
teacher
grandeur
庄严,伟大
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty
incrustation
结壳,硬壳
hard coating or crust
seasoned
经验丰富的
experienced
crescendo
(声音、力度等)渐强;高潮
increase in the volume or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax
advocate
提倡,拥护
urge; plead for
disclose
使……显露;揭露
reveal
vicissitude
变迁,兴衰
change of fortune
ethereal
缥缈的;非人间的;超凡的
light; heavenly; unusually; refined
zenith
天顶;顶点
point directly overhead in the sky; summit
discrete
分离的,互不相关的
separate; unconnected
swerve
突然转向
deviate; turn aside sharply
pithy
精练的,简洁的,精辟的
concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
headstrong
顽固的,任性的
stubborn; willful; unyielding
dregs
残渣,渣滓
sediment; worthless residue
impair
使受损,削弱
injure; hurt
lineage
血统,世系
descent; ancestry
musty
发霉的;陈腐的
stale; spoiled by age
plaudit
赞扬,赞美
enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause
gravity
严重性
seriousness
conclusive
决定性的;确凿的
decisive; ending all debate
aphorism
格言,警句
pithy maxim