Quizlet

Term	Definition
plumb	:examine cursorily (粗略地;疏忽地)垂直地 探究,探索
flannel	:cloth 棉絨
clairvoyant	:insensitive 有超人之目力或洞察力的 千里眼
fiasco	:eclat (輝煌的成就;名聲)完全失敗;可恥的失敗
varicolored	:monochromatic 1. 多色的;五顏六色的 2. 形形色色的
exonerate	:reprehend 1. 使免受指控 2. 證明...無罪
credulous	:skeptic 輕信的,易受騙的 credulous people who accept all the promises of the politicians
tarnish	:luster (榮耀,光澤) 敗壞,玷污(名譽等) The scandal tarnished his reputation. 使失去光澤
vacillate	:oblique (轉彎抹角的,不直截了當的)動搖;猶豫;躊躇[(+between)] She is vacillating between hope and fear.
hortatory	:urge 勉勵性的,激勵性的
flippancy	:graveness (認真) 輕率,無禮
hidebound	:conservative 思想偏狹頑固的,保守的,迂腐的
manic	:excited 狂熱的
collude	:cooperate 共謀;串通
wary	:cautious 小心翼翼的;警惕的 Tom did not hear the faint sound of the creature's wary advance.
jeopardize	:aid (有助於) 使瀕於危險境地;冒...的危險;危及 If you are rude to the boss, it may jeopardize your chances of success
isthmus	:island 地峽
obtuse	:comprehend 愚鈍的
lumber	:walk 隆隆地行駛
pollster	:canvass (拉選票)民意測驗專家
halt	:recess 暫停
mulish	:docile (容易教的) 頑固的
din	:ear 嘈雜聲 The children were making such a din that I couldn't study.
impeachable	:blame 可控告(或彈劾)的;可指責的 impeachable motives
arboreal	:trees 棲息在樹上的
gratuitous	:(lack)justification 1. 免費的;無償的;無報酬的 2. 無端的
dire	:comprehensive 極度的;緊迫的 We are in dire need of help. dire is extreme, comp covers a wide spectrum
repudiate	:espouse 拒絕
complaisance	:obstinacy (固執行為) 彬彬有禮;殷勤;柔順
churlishness	:complaisance 粗暴;脾氣壞
entrapped	:gullible (易受騙的) 使投羅網
vapid	:zest 無趣味的
bland	:zest 無刺激性的 (food)
exude	:absorb 使滲出;發散(氣味等)
limpid	:murky (黑暗的) 1. 清澈的;透明的 2. (文體等)暢達的

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