Wordlist 6

Question 1

paltry

Answer 1

adj trashy; trivial; petty

Question 2

forbear

Answer 2

v to hold oneself back from especially with an effort; to control oneself when provoked

Question 3

reprisal

Answer 3

n. practice in retaliation for damage or loss suffered

Question 4

sagacious

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adj showing keen perception and foresight

Question 5

inordinate

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adj immoderate; excessive

Question 6

treatise

Answer 6

n a long written work dealing systematically with one subject

Question 7

congenial

Answer 7

adj having the same tastes and temperament

Question 8

eminence

Answer 8

n a position of prominence or superiority

Question 9

far-reaching

Answer 9

adj having a wide influence

Question 10

bewilder

Answer 10

v to confuse

Question 11

ineptitude

Answer 11

n the quality or state of being inept

Question 12

affluent

Answer 12

adj rich

Question 13

scour

Answer 13

v to clear, dig, or remove by or as if by a powerful current of water

Question 14

impolitic

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adj. unwise; injudicious

Question 15

perfunctory

Answer 15

adj characterized by routine or superficiality

Question 16

stride

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v to move with or as if with long steps

Question 17

ephemeral

Answer 17

adj lasting only for a day; transitory

Question 18

vehement

Answer 18

adj marked by forceful energy

Question 19

vehement

Answer 19

adj marked by forceful energy

Question 20

vehement

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adj marked by forceful energy

Question 21

promulgate

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v to put a law into action or force; to spread the news

Question 22

dearth

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n scarcity

Question 23

idiosyncratic

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adj peculiar to the individual

Question 24

tarnish

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v to dull or destroy the luster by air, dust, or dirt

Question 25

clannish

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adj tending to associate closely with one's own group and to avoid others

Question 26

stilted

Answer 26

adj pompous

Question 27

allusive

Answer 27

adj containing allusions

Question 28

canny

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adj shrewd and careful

Question 29

conifer

Answer 29

n a tree that has leaves like needles

Question 30

insurgent

Answer 30

adj rebellious n a person engaged in insurgent activity

Question 31

septic

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adj of, relating to, or causing putrefaction 腐败的

Question 32

exuberant

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adj very lively and cheerful; produced in extreme abundance

Question 33

distent

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adj swollen; expanded

Question 34

rancor

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n bitter deep-seated ill will; enmity 深仇大恨

Question 35

flagrant

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adj conspicuously offensive

Question 36

brassy

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adj brazen; insolent 厚脸皮的

Question 37

impassive

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adj stolid; phlegmatic 无动于衷的

Question 38

accede

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v to give assent; consent

Question 39

nonconformist

Answer 39

adj 不墨守成规的

Question 40

repugnant

Answer 40

adj strong distaste or aversion

Question 41

unmitigated

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adj not lessoned or excused in any way

Question 42

diligent

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adj characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort

Question 43

subservient

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adj useful in an inferior capacity

Question 44

solvent

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adj capable of meeting financial oblications

Question 45

austere

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adj very plain

Question 46

abstain

Answer 46

v to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice 禁绝 放弃