Wordlist 3

Question 1

misalliance

Answer 1

an improper alliance n.

Question 2

termite

Answer 2

white ant

Question 3

trickle

Answer 3

v. to flow in a thin gentle stream

Question 4

pompous

Answer 4

having or exhibiting self-importance in an arrogant way

Question 5

enamored

Answer 5

adj. inflamed with love

Question 6

repertoire

Answer 6

n. the complete list of drama

Question 7

inure

Answer 7

v. to accustom to accept sth undersirable

Question 8

incredulity

Answer 8

n. disbelief

Question 9

indigent

Answer 9

adj. deficient; impoverished

Question 10

homespun

Answer 10

adj. simple

Question 11

asunder

Answer 11

adj. apart or separate

Question 12

bask

Answer 12

v. to warm oneself pleasantly in the sun

Question 13

inalienable

Answer 13

adj. not transferable to another

Question 14

officious

Answer 14

adj. too ready or willing to give advices

Question 15

ruminant

Answer 15

adj. meditative; thoughtful

Question 16

egalitarian

Answer 16

adj. advocating the belief that all are equal

Question 17

amorphous

Answer 17

adj. without definite form

Question 18

relegate

Answer 18

v. to send to exile

Question 19

gaudy

Answer 19

adj. bright and showy

Question 20

fallow

Answer 20

n. cultivated land that is allowed to lie idle

Question 21

exonerate

Answer 21

v. to relieve from an obligation

Question 22

unerringly

Answer 22

adv. 无过失的

Question 23

charter

Answer 23

n. special privilege

Question 24

quagmire

Answer 24

n. soft miry land

Question 25

preclude

Answer 25

v. to rule out in advance; prevent

Question 26

raucous

Answer 26

adj. disagreeably harsh

Question 27

self-effacement

Answer 27

n. 自谦

Question 28

pristine

Answer 28

adj. belonging to the earliest period or state; not spoiled or corrupted by civilization; pure

Question 29

voyeur

Answer 29

n. one who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means

Question 30

impecunious

Answer 30

adj. having very little or no money

Question 31

diminution

Answer 31

n. a case or the state of diminishing

Question 32

consign

Answer 32

v. to give order to another's care; 托人看管

Question 33

disparage

Answer 33

v. to speak slightingly of; depreciate

Question 34

eulogize

Answer 34

v. to praise highly in speech or wiritng

Question 35

tawdry

Answer 35

adj. cheap but showy

Question 36

overwrought

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adj. very nervous or excited

Question 37

welter

Answer 37

n. a disordered mixture

Question 38

opacity

Answer 38

n. the quality of being opaque 不透明性

Question 39

gluttonous

Answer 39

adj. very greedy for food