List 25 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

augury

n. 预言；预兆

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decimate

v. 大批杀害；十中抽一

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degradation

n. 丢脸；降级，贬黜；退化

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hoax

n. 骗人的把戏，骗局

v. 愚弄，欺骗

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concerted

a. 商定的；共同完成的

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guile

n. 狡诈；诡计

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champion

v. 捍卫，支持

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agrarian

a. 土地的，耕地的

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taint

v. 玷污；败坏；腐蚀

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adjacent

a. 临近的，接近的

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moratorium

n. 延期偿付

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proximity

n. 接近，亲近

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subsequent

a. 后来的，随后的

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tentative

a. 犹豫的，踌躇的；试验性的，暂定的，不确定的

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salacious

a. 猥亵的，好色的

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browse

v. 吃草；浏览

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sleight

n. 技巧；戏法

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acrimonious

a. （言辞、态度等）尖刻的

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conduit

n. 沟渠；导水管

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rider

n. 附文；附件

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assessment

n. 评估，评价

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debutante

n. 首次进入社交界的年轻女子

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poseur

n. 装模作样的人，装腔作势的人

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austere

a. 严厉的；简朴的

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misapprehension

n. 误会，误解

compress

v. 压缩，挤压

obviate

v. 排除，消除

substantiate

v. 证明，证实；支持

verbatim

ad. 逐字地，一字不差地

vendetta

n. 族间血仇，深仇

arrogance

n. 傲慢

spry

a. 充满生气的，敏捷的

cliché

n. 陈词滥调，老生常谈

wanton

a. 无节制的；肆意的；不贞洁的

tender

v. 提出，提供

unintimidating

a. 不恐惧的，不受惊吓的

comely

a. 有吸引力的；秀丽的

malodorous

a. 有恶臭的

recumbent

a. 靠着的，斜躺着的

incontrovertible

a. 无可辩驳的，不容置疑的

decry

v. 强烈反对，谴责；贬低，轻视

proclivity

n. 倾向，偏好

accentuate

v. 强调；重读

succinct

a. 简洁的；压缩的

audacious

a. 大胆的，鲁莽的

merger

n. （企业等的）并吞；结合

pastiche

n. 模仿作品；大杂烩，拼凑物

impasse

n. 绝境，思路；僵局

tract

n. 地方，地域；小册子

compelling

a. 强制的；有说服力的

incarcerate

v. 把...关进监狱，监禁

behemoth

n. 庞然大物，巨兽

buffet

n. 饮食柜台；自助餐

celebrated

a. 著名的

indenture

n. 契约，合同 | v. 以契约约束服务关系／学徒关系

defeatist

a. 失败主义的 | n. 失败主义者

conservatory

n. 音乐学校

noncommittal

a. 中立的；不承诺的；不表态的

infamous

a. 臭名昭著的

celibate

a. 单身的；禁欲的

countenance

v. 赞同，容忍 | n. 面容

alienate

v. 离间；使孤立

gaffe

n. 失礼，失态

espouse

v. 拥护，支持

cozen

v. 欺骗，蒙蔽

philology

n. 语言学

seclusion

n. 隔离；隐居

reprimand

v. 严责，指责，非难

pedant

n. 学究

amass

v. 收集，积聚

suppress

v. 抑制，克服，约束

maudlin

a. 伤感的；感情脆弱的

tonic

a. 滋补的，强身的；使精神振作的

gourmet

n. 美食家

inept

a. 无能的；不称职的

rapt

a. 被深深吸引的，入迷的

misconception

n. 误解，错觉

abject

a. 可怜的，卑贱的

killjoy

n. 令人扫兴的人或事

maul

v. 粗手粗脚地摆弄；粗野地对待

bullion

n. 金条，银条

contagion

n. 传染

autonomous

a. 自治的

sanguine

a. 乐观的；有望的

expedite

v. 促进，加快（进程）

deify

v. 把...神化

alimentary

a. 提供营养的，消化的

vehement

a. 猛烈的，（情感）热烈的

marsupial

n. 有袋动物

repudiate

v. 断绝关系；否认

diabolical

a. 恶魔似的，残忍的

intangible

a. 感觉不到的，无形的

insolence

n. 傲慢无礼

molt

v. 脱毛，换毛

chauvinist

n. 盲目的爱国者

rebuke

v. 指责，谴责 | n. 叱责

acclivity

n. 向上的陡坡

hulking

a. 庞大笨重的

rig

v. 装配；操纵

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