List 30 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

anecdote

n. 轶事，趣闻

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gait

n. 步态，步法；速度

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lithe

a. （指人的身体）柔软的，易弯的

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prevaricate

v. 撒谎；支吾，搪塞

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orator

n. 演说家

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ensemble

n. 小乐队，合奏组；成套的东西；套服

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definitive

a. 决定性的，最后的

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citadel

n. 堡垒

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disconsolate

a. 忧郁的，闷闷不乐的

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upbraid

v. 责备，叱责

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dolt

n. 笨蛋，傻瓜

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pugilist

n. 职业拳击运动员

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kinetic

a. 运动的

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forswear

v. 发誓戒除；放弃

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reminiscence

n. 回忆，怀旧

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castigate

v. 严厉批评；惩罚

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epoch

n. 时代，纪元

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clime

n. 地方；气候

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gourmand

n. 美食家；贪食者，暴食者

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vortex

n. 旋风；漩涡；（动乱、争论等的）中心

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cumulative

a. 累积的

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shrewd

a. 机灵的，精明的

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chaste

a. 纯真的；贞洁的；正派的

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hazardous

a. 危险的，冒险的

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vitriolic

a. 硫酸的；刻薄的

sporadic

a. 零星的，偶发性的

arrest

v. 停止；吸引注意

extrovert

n. 性格外向的人

dexterous

a. 灵巧的，熟练的，敏捷的

purse

v. 起皱，皱缩

analogous

a. 类似的

mottled

a. 杂色的；斑驳的

skinflint

n. 吝啬鬼

glaze

v. 装玻璃；上釉

ruthless

a. 无情的，残忍的

orgy

n. 狂欢，放荡

exhume

v. （尤指为验尸而从墓内）掘出（尸体）

snicker

n. 窃笑

animus

n. 敌意

graduated

a. 分等级的，分阶段的

insightful

a. 有洞察力的，有深刻见解的

abut

v. 邻接，毗邻

grotesque

a. 奇怪的，怪诞的

exhilarating

a. 令人极度兴奋的，令人兴高采烈的

genteel

a. 受良好教育并有礼貌的

subterfuge

n. 借口；托辞；欺骗，诡计

humility

n. 谦逊，谦恭

migrant

a. 迁移的，移居的 | n. 候鸟；迁徙动物；移居者，移民

fallible

a. 易犯错误的

tarry

v. 延迟，逗留

测的

v. 割让；屈服

emend

v. 校订，修改

bustle

v. 奔忙；充满

inculcate

v. 淳淳教诲；灌输

faculty

n. 才能；（大学）全体教师

distort

v. 扭歪，使变形

exhaustive

a. 彻底的，全面的

dismay

v. 使失望；使惊慌 | n. 灰心；惊慌

hostility

n. 敌意，敌视

luminous

a. 明亮的；发光的

sycophant

n. 拍马屁的人，谄媚者，奉承者

avuncular

a. （像）叔伯的

studied

a. 有计划的，故意的

natty

a. 整洁的，漂亮的

wane

v. 变小；衰退，结束 | n. 月亏

versatile

a. 多才多艺的，多面手的

novice

n. 初学者，新手

apocryphal

a. 伪的，杜撰的

humid

a. 湿润的，潮湿的

catastrophe

n. 大灾祸，灾祸

deference

n. 遵从，敬重

declivity

n. 斜坡，倾斜

diligence

n. 勤勉，勤奋

engage

v. 使参与；吸引；雇佣；保证；交战

knotty

a. 错综复杂的

admonish

v. 警告，告诫

verdant

a. 翠绿的；长满绿色植物的

collate

v. 核对；整理

neophyte

n. 新信徒；初学者；敌手

beeline

n. 直线

distill

v. 吸取...的精华；净化；提炼

burgeon

v. 迅速成长；萌芽

anthropoid

a. 与人类相似的

aplomb

n. 沉着，泰然自若

prate

v. 空谈；瞎聊

dinghy

n. （舰、船上的）小型供应艇，救生艇

tyro

n. 初学者，新手

altercation

n. 激烈的争论，争吵

commemorate

v. 纪念，庆祝

blare

n. 响而刺耳的声音；耀眼的光

perspicacious

a. 有洞察力的，敏锐的

usurp

v. 篡夺，篡位

inherent

a. 固有的，与生俱来的

intransigence

n. 不妥协，不让步

prevail

v. 劝诱；战胜，获胜

travail

n. 辛苦，苦役；痛苦，折磨

epilogue

n. （电影、戏剧等的）收场白

subliminal

a. 下意识的，潜意识的

machination

n. 诡计

subjective

a. 主观的，个人的

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