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