Wordlist 4

Question 1

penchant

Answer 1

n. liking 爱好

Question 2

surly

Answer 2

adj. bad-tempered; sullun

Question 3

calamity

Answer 3

n. any extreme misfortune

Question 4

foreknowledge

Answer 4

n. knowledge of sth before it happens or exists

Question 5

torpid

Answer 5

adj. lacking in energy or vigor; dull

Question 6

slovenly

Answer 6

adj. untidy especially in personal appearance

Question 7

obliging

Answer 7

adj. helpful; accomodating

Question 8

erudition

Answer 8

n. extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books

Question 9

choppy

Answer 9

adj. rough with small waves; changeable

Question 10

tantalize

Answer 10

v. to tease or torment by a sight of sth that is desired but cannot be reached

Question 11

zenith

Answer 11

n. the highest point of the celestial sphere; the highest point

Question 12

iridescent

Answer 12

adj. producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors

Question 13

plaintive

Answer 13

adj. expressive of woe; melancholy

Question 14

frugal

Answer 14

adj. careful and thrifty

Question 15

penitent

Answer 15

adj. expressing regretful pain

Question 16

hyperbole

Answer 16

n. extravagant exaggeration

Question 17

arable

Answer 17

adj. suitable for plowing and planting

Question 18

arcane

Answer 18

adj. mysterious; hidden or secret

Question 19

amenable

Answer 19

adj. willing; submissive

Question 20

cavil

Answer 20

v. to object when there’s little reason to do so

Question 21

adept

Answer 21

adj. highly skilled; expert

Question 22

torpor

Answer 22

n. extreme sluggishness of function; lassitude; 死气沉沉

Question 23

superannuate

Answer 23

v. to retire and pension becasue of age or infirmity

Question 24

valorous

Answer 24

adj. brave

Question 25

aberrant

Answer 25

adj. turning away from what is right; deviating from what is normal

Question 26

procurement

Answer 26

n. the obtaining by effort or careful attention

Question 27

idyllic

Answer 27

adj. of, relating to, or being an idyll 田园式的

Question 28

sinuous

Answer 28

adj. characterized by many curves and twists; winding

Question 29

vacillate

Answer 29

v. to waver in mind, will or feeling

Question 30

castigate

Answer 30

v. to punish or rebuke severely

Question 31

portend

Answer 31

v. to give an omen

Question 32

diffident

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adj. not showing much belief in one’s own abilities

Question 33

rustic

Answer 33

adj. of, relating to, or suitable for the country

Question 34

veracity

Answer 34

n. devotion to the truth

Question 35

surreptitious

Answer 35

adj. acting or doing sth cladestinely

Question 36

abstruse

Answer 36

adj. hard to understand

Question 37

prodigious

Answer 37

adj. extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree