List2 Flashcards
(95 cards)
fabricate
v制造，编造
ordinance
n法令，条例
Driving without a license is a violation of a city ordinance.
Rotundity
n圆形（物）；（声音的）洪亮
incorrigible
adj无可救药的，不能被纠正的
Not correctable.
Smoking is an incorrigible habit.
Stigmatize
v. 打烙印；污蔑
A child who is not brave enough shouldn’t be stigmatized as a coward by parents.
Traverse
v. 横过，穿过
Chinese style of traversing the road has triggered a heated discussion recently.
Supercilious
adj. 自大的，傲慢的，目空一切的
(Arrogant, condescending, patronizing)
A monoculture like person is inclined to be supercilious about his own culture.
Dwindle
v. 缩小，减少 shrink, reduce
His fame dwindled because he was not active like before.
Mediocre
adj. 中等的，平庸的
Papyrus
n. 纸莎草纸
The ancient Egyptians firstly wrote on papyrus.
Elicit
v. 套出（信息），诱出 draw out by discussion
The policeman managed to elicit the truth from him.
警察设法从他那里探得了真相
Carat
n. 克拉
Balmy
adj. 温暖的，温和的，芳香的mild，fragrant
People from the south love the balmy Summer’s evening in the north very much
xenophobia
n. 仇外者，惧外者 fear or hatred of foreigners
Xenophobia hindered the country’s development.
wax
v. 变大，增大
The tension between the two countries waxed at an alarming rate.
Necromancy
n. 巫术，妖术
Black magic, dealings with the dead
Canto
n. 长诗的篇章
This is a canto of Dante’s The Divine Comedy
这是但丁《神曲》中的一章
Emulate
v. 效仿，模仿，竞争
He tried his utmost to emulate his younger brother at the English course.
Slothful
adj. 偷懒的 lazy
I recommend her without reservation as she has never been absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.
Construe
v. 解释 explain, interpret
How do you construe what he did?
Harbor
v. 提供住所或栖息地
Disband
v. 解散，遣散
equable
n平静的，稳定的
consecrate
v献给
