voca 25-27

Question 1

advocate

Answer 1

v. T plead in favor of 提倡；主张

n. One who defends a cause 拥护者；提倡者；律师；辩护者

Question 2

arable

Answer 2

adj. Suitable for cultivation by plowing. 可耕的；适合种植的

Question 3

edifice

Answer 3

n. A building, especially a large and imposing one 大厦；大建筑物；大型支柱

Question 4

heyday

Answer 4

n. The period of greatest success, power, strength, popularity, etc; prime 全盛期

Question 5

intimidate

Answer 5

v. To frighten; to make mind. 胁迫；威胁；恐吓

Question 6

notorious

Answer 6

adj. Well-known, usually unfavorably 臭名昭著的

Question 7

nutriment

Answer 7

n. Anything that nourishes; food 营养品；促进生长的东西

Question 8

obsolete

Answer 8

adj. 1. No longer in use.
2. out-of -date.
已废弃的；过时的

Question 9

perpetuate

Answer 9

v. To make to last or continue for a very long time.

使永存；使不朽

Question 10

predilection

Answer 10

n. A special liking for something; preference 偏好；袒护

Question 11

cataclysm

Answer 11

n. Any violent upheaval or sudden change

大变动

Question 12

decadence

Answer 12

n. A period, condition, or process of decline or decay as in morals, art, or literature
衰落；颓废

Question 13

decimate

Answer 13

v. To destroy or kill a large number or part of.

毁掉大部分；大量杀死；使骤减

Question 14

depredate

Answer 14

v. To rob; ransack; plunder

掠夺；劫掠

Question 15

expunge

Answer 15

v. To delete or erase

擦掉；删掉；除去

Question 16

interpolate

Answer 16

v. 1. To change (a text) by inserting new words or material
2. To insert new material
加入(额外的事)；窜改；插话

Question 17

obliterate

Answer 17

v. 1. To destroy completely.
2. To blot out; erase
涂去；擦去；删除；盖销

Question 18

putrefaction

Answer 18

n. The decay of organic matter resulting in the formation of foul-smelling matter.
腐败；腐败物

Question 19

stagnate

Answer 19

v. 1. To become motionless
2. To become foul from standing still.
3. To stop growing
停止；停滞不前；不景气

Question 20

wane

Answer 20

v. 1. To decrease gradually.
2. To decline in power, importance, or influence
变小；亏缺；呈下弦

Question 21

carnage

Answer 21

n. A bloody and massive slaughter, as in battle; massacre

大屠杀；残杀

Question 22

carnal

Answer 22

adj. 1. Relating to the body or flesh.
2. Worldly; not spiritual.
肉体的；世俗的

Question 23

carnivore

Answer 23

n. An animal that eats flesh

食肉动物；食虫植物

Question 24

clairvoyant

Answer 24

adj. Supposedly able to see or know about things that cannot be perceived by the senses
千里眼的；透视的；有洞察力的

Question 25

improvise

Answer 25

V. 1. To compose or perform without preparation
2. To make or provide from the materials at hand.
即兴创作；即兴表演；临时准备

Question 26

incarnate

Answer 26

adj. Embodied in human form; personify

化身的；人体化的

Question 27

invidious

Answer 27

adj. Arousing or likely to arouse ill will or hatred; offensive
惹人反感的；招人嫉妒的

Question 28

providence

Answer 28

n. 1. The care, guidance, or control by a deity; divine guidance
2. Providence God
天意；天命; 上帝

Question 29

reincarnation

Answer 29

n. 1. A rebirth or reappearance in another form.
2. THe rebirth of the soul in a different body.
转世；再生

Question 30

visage

Answer 30

n. The face or facial appearance of a person.

脸；面貌；容貌