c Flashcards
conjecture
N: speculation, guess; an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
“conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied”
V: speclate; form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.
“many conjectured that the jury could not agree”
jovial
A: cheerful and friendly
N: joviality
a stout, jovial man
fusion
N: blend, mixture; the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.
“a fusion of an idea from anthropology and an idea from psychology”
A: referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines.
“their fusion fare includes a sushi-like roll of gingery rice and eel wrapped in marinated Greek grape leaves”
silken
A: made of silk
2. soft and lustrous; smooth
luster
N: sheen, gloss; a gentle sheen or soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface. 光泽
her hair lost its lust
snide
A: disparaging/derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.
“snide remarks about my mother”
rout
N/V: a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.
“the retreat degenerated into a rout”
nominate
V: specify (something) formally, typically the date or place for an event.
2. formally enter as a candidate for election or for an award.
“a day was nominated for the exchange of contracts”
2. “the film was nominated for several Oscars”
veritable
A: 名副其实的 used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor; authentic, sincere, actual
“the early 1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion”
crevice
N: cracks, cranny; a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.
“many creatures hide in crevices in the rock”
fissure: opening
afflict
V: (of a problem or illness) cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble;torment
“his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease”
farcical
A: ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd
“a farcical tangle of events”
