Wordlist 5 Flashcards
wanderlust
n. strong longing for or impulse toward wandering
sectarianism
n 宗派主义 教派意识
reverberate
v/ to resound, echo
gallant
adj. brave and noble’ polite and attentive to women
valiant
adj courageous
chromatic
adj having color or colors
replete
adj fully or abundantly provided or filled
hoard
v to accumulate and hide or keep in reserve
impending
adj imminent
motley
adj heterogeneous’ of many colors
posthumously
adv after death
disenfranchise
v to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege
antecedent
n a preceding event, condition, or cause
expository
adj explanatory; serving to explain
tenet
n a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
dappled
adj covered with spots of a different color
erudite
adj learned; scholarly
evince
v to show plainly; indicate
insidious
adj working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner
connotation
n idea or notion suggested in addition to its explicit meaning or denotation
stark
adj barren; desolate; rigid as if in death
dilettante
n/ amateur
improvident
adj lacking foresight or thrit
feckless
adj inefficient; irresponsible
titular
adj existing in title only
forlorn
adj abandoned or deserted
rampant
adj marked by a menacing wildness
trepidation
n uncertainty; agitation
propensity
n an often intense natural inclination or preference
hiatus
n a gap in space, time, or continuity
ubiquitous
adj existing or being everywhere at the same time
downplay
v to belittle
discomfited
adj frustrated
erratically
adv in an erratic and unpredictable manner
