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211 terms
English | Chinese, Pinyin |
|---|---|
 evict | expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process |
| exhale | expel air, breathe out |
| affinity | a natural attraction or feeling of kinship |
| inalterable | not capable of being changed or altered |
| debase | corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
| retrospect | look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.) |
| acclimate | to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation |
| begrudge | envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success. |
| calamity | disaster |
| altruistic | (adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others |
| robust | rough and crude,, strong and healthy |
| banal | common, ordinary,, repeated too often |
| treacherous | not to be trusted |
| entangle | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass |
| ensure | make certain of |
| junction | the place where two or more things come together |
| empower | give or delegate power or authority to |
| dissuade | to persuade not to do something |
| instruct | give instructions or directions for some task |
| naive | lacking sophistication |
| latent | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized |
| decrepit | old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| verift | prove |
| summon | ask to come |
| wistful | yearning; sadly longing |
| denote | be a sign or indication of |
| buoyant | capable of floating; cheerful |
| consummate | perfect and complete in every respect |
| endurance | the power to withstand hardship or stress |
| irate | feeling or showing extreme anger |
| commute | exchange a penalty for a less severe one |
| residential | used or designed for residence or limited to residences |
| descry | catch sight of |
| beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm |
| commentary | a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material |
| pacify | to calm down |
| eligible | qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen |
| untimely | uncommonly early or before the expected time |
| chagrin | strong feelings of embarrassment |
| flexible | bending and snapping back readily without breaking |
| triumph | a successful ending of a struggle or contest |
| oppressive | weighing heavily on the senses or spirit |
| prescript | prescribed guide for conduct or action |
| benign | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| bombast | pompous or pretentious talk or writing |
| greedy | wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume |
| menace | a threat or the act of threatening |
| fabricate | make up something artificial or untrue |
| unbecoming | unattractive; improper |
| probe | an investigation conducted using a probe instrument |
| despondent | Depressed from loss of hope or confidence; utterly discouraged |
| penalty | the act of punishing |
| causal | implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality |
| blaze | burn brightly and intensely |
| blase | tired of pleasures; bored |
| bleak | unpleasantly cold and damp |
| surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| depraved | marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles |
| indistinct | not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand |
| maneuver | an action aimed at evading an opponent |
| withhold | refuse to give; hold back |
| genesis | the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation, beginning; origin |
| revoke | annul by recalling or rescinding |
| deficit | the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required |
| controversy | dispute; debate; quarrel |
| sheer | very steep (cliff); absolute (feeling); semi-transparent (cloth) |
| ascribe | To assign or refer to, attribute |
| variation | n. a change in form, position, or condition |
| defraud | to deprive of something dishonestly |
| uproot | pull up by or as if by the roots |
| prelude | serve as a prelude or opening to |
| usage | accepted or habitual practice |
| compressible | capable of being compressed or made more compact |
| confrontation | discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions |
| redeem | to buy back, make amends |
| bucolic | used of idealized country life, relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle |
| entity | anything having existence, either physical or mystical |
| accost | approach with an offer of sexual favors, to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging or aggressive way |
| dialect | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose, jumping from one thing to another; disconnected |
| persevere | be persistent, refuse to stop |
| perplexing | confusing |
| persuade | to convince |
| straightforward | pointed directly ahead |
| coincidence | the temporal property of two things happening at the same time |
| hypothesis | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence |
| defiant | openly or boldly resisting authority, challenging authority |
| shrinkage | process or result of becoming less or smaller,the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. |
| reputed | putative, reputable, supposed |
| guarantee | promise to do or accomplish |
| barrel | a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
| allude | to refer to casually or indirectly |
| apprehensive | mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc |
| discredit | cause to be distrusted or disbelieved |
| discourse | talk or hold forth formally about a topic |
| discourteous | showing no courtesy |
| emanate | to come forth; to send forth |
| purposeful | serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal |
| obstruct | to hinder; to block; to get in the way of |
| qualified | legally qualified |
| blighted | ruined; destroyed; withered |
| pontifical | adj．自以为是的,武断的, adj.罗马教皇的, 主教的, 大祭司的 n.主教祭服及徽章, 主教仪典书 |
| covetous | greedy, desiring something owned by another |
| fiddle | n.欺诈；小提琴 vt.篡改 vi.拨弄；胡混 |
| roam | wander, v.漫游,闲逛,徜徉n.漫步,漫游 |
| crabbed | adj.乖戾的, 易怒的, 难懂的, 潦草的 |
| missile | rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead |
| jade | n.疲惫的老马；玉，翡翠 |
| edible | suitable or safe for eating |
| comprehensible | able to be grasped mentally; understandable |
| acquittal | a judgment of not guilty |
| destitution | a state without friends or money or prospects |
| inclusive | including much or everything |
| fictitious | formed or conceived by the imagination |
| berate | censure severely or angrily |
| negligible | so small as to be meaningless |
| chilly | uncomfortably cool, very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency |
| adept | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| inert | unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish |
| soluble | capable of being dissolved. |
| bravado | False bravery; a boastful display of courage |
| apotheosis | elevation to divine status; the perfect example of something |
| dignify | to make noble or proper |
| embody | represent or express something abstract in tangible form |
| maritime | bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea |
| apparition | (n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance |
| impede | hinder, obstruct, slow down the process of |
| casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident |
| participate | to take part in |
| trifle | a detail that is considered insignificant |
| egoism | attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means) |
| recessive | genetic trait that is not expressed when the contrasting form of the trait is present |
| accede | to agree or express agreement |
| uphold | stand up for |
| expect | be pregnant with |
| immune | secure against |
| aggrandize | (v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
| habitude | Customary relation or association. |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| arboretum | a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition |
| ludicrous | completely devoid of wisdom or good sense |
| amend | to make better |
| meditate | to think about deeply and quietly, reflect upon; to plan, intend |
| submerge | fill or cover completely, usually with water |
| adjuration | a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something |
| alimentary | of or providing nourishment |
| dissimilar | not like |
| renovate | give new life or energy to, make brighter and prettier |
| obscurity | the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand |
| reign | royal authority, be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance |
| inestimable | beyond calculation or measure |
| informal | not formal |
| induce | cause to do |
| enthusiastic | having or showing great excitement and interest |
| disparity | inequality or difference in some respect |
| condescend | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way |
| renown | the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed |
| boorish | rude; insensitive |
| compress | squeeze or press together |
| cathartic | having a purging effect; inducing the release of emotional tension |
| impetus | a moving force, impulse, stimulus |
| fertile | marked by great fruitfulness |
| adulterate | mixed with impurities |
| sensitive | able to feel or perceive |
| recourse | act of turning to for assistance |
| hesitant | lacking decisiveness; uncertain or unwilling to make a decision |
| acquaint | make familiar or acquainted |
| oblivious | failing to keep in mind |
| malice | the quality of threatening evil, desire to harm others |
| allay | lessen the intensity of or calm |
| secondary | belonging to a lower class or rank |
| disburse | pay out |
| dwarf | a person who is abnormally small |
| rigorous | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures |
| transcendent | beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding |
| numerous | A large number; very many |
| intelligence | new information about specific and timely events,, the ability to comprehend |
| ritual | any customary observance or practice |
| conciliatory | appeasing; soothing; showing willingness to reconcile |
| compunction | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) |
| conjugal | of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband |
| outdo | get the better of |
| emigrate | leave one's country of residence for a new one |
| bibliography | the written list of all the sources used in a report or book |
| comestible | any substance that can be used as food |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation |
| plausible | appearing to merit belief or acceptance |
| allot | allow to have |
| senator | a member of a senate |
| erode | to wear away gradually, eat away |
| demolition | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something |
| debacle | a sudden and violent collapse |
| stature | natural height of a person or animal in an upright position |
| statue | a sculpture representing a human or animal |
| status | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| desperate | a person who is frightened and in need of help |
| synonym | two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context |
| negotiate | discuss the terms of an arrangement |
| projection | the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting,, (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else |
| testiomony | a spoken or written statement or delaration given uner oath. |
| aversion | a feeling of intense dislike |
| avarice | extreme greed for material wealth |
| automation | equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation |
| legendary | celebrated in fable or legend |
| quaff | to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught |
| trivialize | to make seem unimportant, to present as trivial |
| unprecedented | never having happened before |
| plod | walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud |
| conspire | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose |
| filibuster | a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches |
| stupefy | make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow |
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