List 14 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

shyster

n. 不择手段的律师；奸诈的人

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matriculate

v. 被录取入学

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chameleon

n. 变色龙

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contract

v. 收缩；订约；感染

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thespian

a. 戏剧的

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impede

v. 妨碍；拖延

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credence

n. 信任

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winnow

v. 筛掉（米糠等）；辨别，甄别

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limpid

a. 清澈的，清晰的

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summation

n. 合计；总结

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circumvent

v. 智取；包围

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stringent

a. 严厉的，严苛的

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voluble

a. 流利的，健谈的

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trough

n. 槽，饲料槽；波谷，低谷

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odious

a. 可憎的，可恶的

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petulant

a. 脾气坏的

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aberrant

a. 异常的，脱轨的

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abominable

a. 讨厌的，令人憎恶的；极坏的

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obtuse

a. 钝的，不锋利的；愚笨的

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agglomeration

n. 集合；结块，成团

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partisan

a. 偏袒的；党派的

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manifest

a. 显然的，明白的

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barrage

n. 弹幕，火力网；连珠炮似的一大堆（问题、批评等）

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optional

a. 随意的，可选择的

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connivance

n. 共谋；纵容；默许

invigorate

v. 鼓舞，使有活力

conciliatory

a. 调和的；抚慰的

auxiliary

a. 辅助的

atavism

n. 隔代遗传，返祖现象

infer

v. 推断，推论出

prolific

a. 多产的，丰富的

transparent

a. 显然的，明晰的；透明的

invoke

v. 祈求

amplify

v. 放大；增强

finicky

a. 过于挑剔的；难讨好的

delete

v. 划掉，删掉

toady

n. 谄媚者，拍马屁的人

portly

a. 健壮的，魁伟的；肥胖的

amiable

a. 和蔼可亲的，亲切的，友好的

flippant

a. 轻浮的，无礼的

exigency

n. 紧急情况

scrupulous

a. 小心谨慎的，严格认真的

piety

n. 虔诚，虔敬

encumber

v. 妨碍，拖累

heterodox

a. 非正统的，异端的

autocratic

a. 独裁的，专制的

gnarled

a. 多节的或扭曲的

berate

v. 痛斥，严责

delectable

a. 使人愉快的；美味的

theocracy

n. 神权政治，神权政体

exacerbate

v. 使恶化，使加重

vapid

a. 索然无味的，枯燥的

mortician

n. 丧葬承办者，殡葬业者

bourgeois

n. 中产阶级 | a. 渴求名利的；平庸的

cosmopolitan

a. 老练的

promulgate

v. 发布，公布

pomposity

n. 妄自尊大

ineffable

a. 不可言喻的；避讳的，禁忌的

cull

v. 挑选，去掉 | n. 杂质

protuberance

n. 隆起，结节

enervate

v. 使无力，使无精打采

retrieve

v. 恢复；取回；找回

lackluster

a. 死气沉沉的

dissimulate

v. 假装，掩饰（感情、动机等）

blasé

a. 厌倦于享乐的

recipient

n. 接受者

clique

n. 小集团，派系

camaraderie

n. 同志之爱，友情

shun

v. 避开，躲避

virulent

a. 剧毒的；恶毒的，充满敌意的

gale

n. 大风，一阵风；情感爆发

cognate

a. 同词源的，同类的

censor

n. 审查员

innate

a. 先天的，天生的

facilitate

v. 有助于

concomitant

n. 伴随物

assail

v. 攻击

repository

n. 储藏室

benefactor

n. 捐助者；赞助人

feral

a. （动物）野生的

equivocal

a. 模棱两可的，模糊的

execrable

a. 极坏的，极差的

faction

n. 派别；小团体；派系斗争

obnoxious

a. 使人讨厌的，可憎的

verge

n. 边缘，界限

squalor

n. 肮脏；悲惨

trenchant

a. 有力的，有效的；刻薄的，锋利的

delineate

v. 描绘，描写，勾勒

agent

n. 媒介；代理人；执行官

comparable

a. 类似的

offhand

a. 随便的，唐突的

ravel

v. 使混乱，使纠缠；解开，松开

whinny

v. 马嘶，嘶叫

diminution

n. 缩减，降低

qualms

n. 担忧，不安，良心责备

rudimentary

a. 未充分发展的；基本的；初步的

embody

v. 体现（思想、原则等）；包括，收录

bombastic

a. 夸大的，言过其实的

recession

n. 撤回，退却；（经济）衰退，不景气

contraband

n. 违法交易 | a. 违禁的，非法买卖的

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