Day 11 - List 6 First Half

Question 1

incriminate

Answer 1

v. accuse

Question 2

mettle

Answer 2

n. courage; spirit

Question 3

pine

Answer 3

v. languish (憔悴), decline; long for, yearn

Question 4

feign

Answer 4

v. pretend

Question 5

brawn

Answer 5

n. mascular strength; sturdiness (强壮)

Question 6

malediction

Answer 6

n. curse

Question 7

bane

Answer 7

n. cause of ruin; curse

Question 8

thwart

Answer 8

v. prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

Question 9

longevity

Answer 9

n. long life

Question 10

archaelogy

Answer 10

n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

Question 11

arraign

Answer 11

v. charge in court; indict (起诉,控告)

Question 12

rummage

Answer 12

v. ransack; thoroughly search

Question 13

somnolent

Answer 13

adj. half asleep

Question 14

aspersion

Answer 14

n. slander; slur (诽谤); derogatory remark

Question 15

addle

Answer 15

v. muddle (使混乱); drive crazy; become rotten

Question 16

pious

Answer 16

adj. devout; religious

Question 17

yoke

Answer 17

v. join together; unite

Question 18

accoutre

Answer 18

v. equip

Question 19

besmirch

Answer 19

v. soil (弄脏), defile (玷污)

Question 20

fray

Answer 20

n. brawl (打斗)

Question 21

cantata

Answer 21

n. story set to music, to be sung by a chorus [大合唱]

Question 22

loll

Answer 22

v. lounge about [懒洋洋地在躺着/坐着/站着]

Question 23

effusive

Answer 23

adj. pouring forth; gushing (涌出的,过分热情的)

Question 24

continence

Answer 24

n. self-restraint; sexual chastity

Question 25

rent

Answer 25

n. rip; split

Question 26

optimist

Answer 26

n. person who looks on the good side

Question 27

impeccable

Answer 27

adj. faultless

Question 28

placebo

Answer 28

n. harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

Question 29

alacrity

Answer 29

n. cheerful promptness (敏捷); eagerness

Question 30

simplistic

Answer 30

adj. oversimplified

Question 31

ancestry

Answer 31

n. family descent

Question 32

reputed

Answer 32

adj. supposed

Question 33

bombardment

Answer 33

n. attack with missiles

Question 34

memento

Answer 34

n. token; reminder

Question 35

fervor

Answer 35

n. glowing ardor (热情); intensity of feeling

Question 36

aphasia

Answer 36

n. loss of speech due to injury or illness

Question 37

pusillanimous

Answer 37

adj. cowardly; faint-hearted (懦弱的)

Question 38

accomodate

Answer 38

v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

Question 39

astute

Answer 39

adj. wise; shrewd; keen

Question 40

pantomime

Answer 40

n. acting without dialogue

Question 41

conversant

Answer 41

adj. familiar with

Question 42

tutelage

Answer 42

n. guardianship; training

Question 43

cringe

Answer 43

v. shrink back, as if in fear

Question 44

permeate

Answer 44

v. pass through; spread

Question 45

exemplify

Answer 45

v. serve as an example of; embody

Question 46

worldly

Answer 46

adj. engrossed (专心的,入迷的) in matters of this earth; not spiritual

Question 47

integrate

Answer 47

v. make whole; combine; make into one unit

Question 48

pitfall

Answer 48

n. hidden danger; concealed trap

Question 49

expropriate

Answer 49

v. take possession of

Question 50

table

Answer 50

v. set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration.