Day 5 - List 3 First Half

Question 1

recalcitrant

Answer 1

adj. obstinately (顽固地) stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly (难以管理的)

Question 2

incandescent

Answer 2

adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat

Question 3

penury

搭

Answer 3

n. severe poverty; stinginess

penury of

Question 4

mischance

Answer 4

n. ill luck

Question 5

oblivious

Answer 5

adj. inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed

Question 6

obtrude

Answer 6

v. push (oneself or one’s ideas) forward or intrude; butt in (干涉,贸然闯入); stick out or extrude

Question 7

uninhibited

Answer 7

adj. unrepressed

Question 8

clientele

Answer 8

n. body of customers

Question 9

arrears

搭

Answer 9

n. being in debt

in arrears with sth

Question 10

repel

Answer 10

v. drive away; disgust

Question 11

pigment

Answer 11

n. coloring matter

Question 12

gruel

Answer 12

n. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water

Question 13

sovereign

Answer 13

adj. efficacious (有效的); supreme or paramount; self-governing

Question 14

shoddy

Answer 14

adj. inferior; trashy; cheap

Question 15

alcove

Answer 15

n. nook (僻静的角落); small, recessed (凹进的) section of a room

Question 16

alloy

搭

Answer 16

n. a mixture as of metals
v. mix; make less pure; less or moderate

alloy sth with sth

Question 17

recant

Answer 17

v. disclaim (公开否认,放弃) or disavow (不承认); retract a previous statement; openly confess error

Question 18

shirk

Answer 18

v. avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger (装病)

Question 19

impeach

搭

Answer 19

v. charge with crime in office; indict

impeach sb for sth

Question 20

aversion

Answer 20

n. firm dislike

Question 21

detergent

Answer 21

n. cleansing agent

Question 22

abate

Answer 22

v. subside (消退); decrease; lessen

Question 23

quack

Answer 23

n. charlatan; impostor

Question 24

pterodactyl

Answer 24

n. extinct flying reptile

Question 25

rivulet

Answer 25

n. small stream

Question 26

destitute

Answer 26

adj. extremely poor

Question 27

supplicate | 搭

Answer 27

v. petition (请求) humbly; pray or grant a favor supplicate for sth

Question 28

ape

Answer 28

v. imitate or mimic

Question 29

magnitude

Answer 29

n. greatness; extent

Question 30

vanguard

Answer 30

n. advance guard of a military force; forefront of a movement

Question 31

predetermine

Answer 31

v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

Question 32

fauna

Answer 32

n. animals of a period of region

Question 33

incorporate | 搭

Answer 33

v. introduce something into a larger whole ; combine; unite incorporate sth in/into/within sth

Question 34

subjugate

Answer 34

v. conquer; being under control

Question 35

adverse | 搭

Answer 35

adj. unfavorable; hostile be adverse to sth

Question 36

diorama

Answer 36

n. life-size three-dimensional scene from nature or history

Question 37

heckler

Answer 37

n. person who harasses others

Question 38

increment

Answer 38

n. increase

Question 39

ebullient

Answer 39

adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

Question 40

calculated | 搭

Answer 40

adj. deliberately planned; likely be calculated to do sth

Question 41

indolent

Answer 41

adj. lazy

Question 42

fissure

Answer 42

n. crevice (裂隙)

Question 43

trinket

Answer 43

n. knickknack; bauble [小饰物, 小摆设]

Question 44

indoctrinate

Answer 44

v. instruct in a doctrine or ideology

Question 45

stealth

Answer 45

n. slyness (狡猾,诡秘); sneakiness; secretiveness

Question 46

apogee

Answer 46

n. highest point

Question 47

generate

Answer 47

v. cause; produce; create

Question 48

preeminent

Answer 48

adj. outstanding; superior

Question 49

stifle

Answer 49

v. supress; extinguish; inhibit

Question 50

connotation

Answer 50

n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression