List 31 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

blatant

a. 显眼的，明目张胆的；喧哗的

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muster

v. 聚集，集合

n. 集合，集中

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descant

v. 详谈，详述，详细评论

n. 评论

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probe

v. 探索，探测

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gadfly

n. 牛蝇；讨厌的人

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avid

a. 渴望的

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bevy

n. 一群

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fetid

a. 有恶臭的

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leery

a. 怀有戒心的，不信任的，谨慎的

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disparage

v. 贬低，轻视

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betroth

v. 订婚

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avert

v. 预防；转移

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sate

v. 充分满足，使饱享

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subtlety

n. 微妙；精明；巧妙

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diurnal

a. 每日的，每天的；白天的

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affront

n. 公开侮辱，冒犯

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glossy

a. 平滑的，有光泽的

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betoken

v. 意味；预示

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mishap

n. 不幸的事；灾难

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scuttle

v. 急赶，急跑；故意将（船）弄沉

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irreconcilable

a. 不能和解的，不相容的

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windfall

n. 意外的收获

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converse

n. 相反的事物

v. 谈话

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insubstantial

a. 不实在的，非实质的；脆弱的

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rostrum

n. 讲坛，演讲坛

pretext

n. 借口，托辞

pertinacious

a. 固执的，坚持的

immaculate

a. 洁净的；没有缺点的；完美无瑕的

unerringly

ad. 无过失地，正确地

propinquity

n. 相近，邻近；近亲关系

insurrection

n. 起义，造反

obligatory

a. 有约束力的；必须的

biased

a. 有偏见的

conducive

a. 有益的，有助的

caulk

v. 填塞

missive

n. 信件

privation

n. 艰辛，贫困

enunciate

v. （清晰地）发音

retinue

n. 随员，侍从

perjury

n. 伪证（罪），伪誓

dissonance

n. 不和谐的声音

unassuming

a. 谦逊的，不装腔作势的

lunar

a. 月的，月亮的；阴历的，农历的

regime

n. 政体，政权

facile

a. 容易的；现成的；肤浅的

encompass

v. 环绕，包围

prosaic

a. 乏味的；事实的

duration

n. 持续期间

gregarious

a. 合群的，爱交友的

compile

v. 汇编，编辑

coronation

n. 加冕礼

crypt

n. 地下室，地窖

bent

a. 决心的 | n. 特长，倾向，爱好

resolve

n. 决心，决定 | v. 决定，解决

debase

v. 贬低，降低

fanaticism

n. （对政治、宗教等）狂热；盲信

volatile

a. 易变的；易爆发的；易挥发的

sham

v. 佯装

articulate

a. 善于表达的，表达清晰的

coup

n. 突然而巧妙的行动，成功的一举

laborious

a. 吃力的；令人厌倦的

witless

a. 无知的，愚蠢的

ordination

n. 受圣职礼

tenecity

n. 坚持；顽强

gratis

a. 免费的 | ad. 免费地

whet

v. 磨快；刺激，使兴奋

equinox

n. 昼夜平分点；春分；秋分

impetuous

a. 猛烈的；冲动的

clench

v. 紧握

accure

v. 自然增加

menagerie

n. （一群）野生动物

contentious

a. 好争吵的

corporeal

a. 身体的；物质的

console

v. 安慰，慰藉

quixotic

a. 堂吉柯德式的，狂想的

exacting

a. 严格要求的

allege

v. 宣称，断言

aphorism

n. 格言，警句

catapult

n. 弹弓，弹射器

mentor

n. 导师，指导者

grandeur

n. 庄严，伟大

incrustation

n. 结壳，硬壳

seasoned

a. 经验丰富的

crescendo

n. （声音、力度等）渐强；高潮

advocate

v. 提倡，拥护

disclose

v. 使...显露；揭露

vicissitude

n. 变迁，兴衰

ethereal

a. 缥缈的；非人间的；超凡的

zenith

n. 天顶；顶点

discrete

a. 分离的，互不相关的

swerve

v. 突然转向

pithy

a. 精练的，简洁的，精辟的

headstrong

a. 顽固的，任性的

dregs

n. 残渣，渣滓

impair

a. 使受损，削弱

lineage

n. 血统，世系

musty

a. 发霉的；陈腐的

plaudit

n. 赞扬，赞美

gravity

n. 严重性

conclusive

a. 决定性的；确凿的

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