Group 1

Question 1

ameliorate(v.)

We expected business conditions to____, but they grew worse.

Answer 1

become better, make better, improve; enhance 增强（改善，减轻，改良）

Question 2

amelioration(n.)

Answer 2

improvement

Question 3

conserve(v.)

one way to____ water is to repair leaking faucets

Answer 3

keep from waste, loss, or decay衰减; save（保存）

Question 4

conservation(n.)

Answer 4

preservation保存 from loss, injury, or waste（保存）

Question 5

detriment(n.)

skipping meals can be a____ to your health.

Answer 5

injury, damage, or something that causes it, disadvantage（损伤，伤害，损害物）

Question 6

detrimental(adj.)

Answer 6

harmful, damaging （不利地，有害的）

Question 7

exotic(adj.)

1. The chrysanthemum, an ____ plant, was brought from the Orient.
2. This wallpaper has an____charm.

Answer 7

1. introduced from another country, foreign.

2. strikingly unusual, strange （异国的，外来的，异国情调的）

Question 8

folly(n.)

It’s____to go on a long drive with a nearly empty gas tank.

Answer 8

lack of good sense, foolish action or undertaking.（愚蠢，荒谬，讽刺剧）

Question 9

formerly(adv.)

Our physics instructor was____ an engineer preceding; previous

Answer 9

in an earlier period, previously. （以前的，原来的）

Question 10

harmony(n.)

a boundary dispute is making it impossible for the neighbors to live in____.

Answer 10

peaceable or friendly relations; accord; agreement; tranquillity; concord和谐.

Question 11

harmonious(adj.)

Answer 11

friendly; amicable友好（和谐的，和睦的，协调的）

Question 12

ignore(v.)

you may get into a serious accident if you____a Stop sign.

Answer 12

refuse to take notice of, disregard无视（忽视不理睬）

Question 13

ignoramus(n.)

Answer 13

ignorant无知, stupid person, dunce傻瓜, dolt, dullard笨蛋, nincompoop傻子.（无学术的人，无知的人）

Question 14

impediment(n.)

a person’s lack of education is often an____to the advancement.

Answer 14

something that hinders阻碍 or obstructs阻碍, hindrance阻碍, obstacle障碍.（口吃，妨碍，障碍）

Question 15

impede(v.)

Answer 15

interfere干扰 with or slow the progress of, hinder, obstruct阻碍.（妨碍，阻碍，阻止）

Question 16

indolent(adj.)

Answer 16

disposed处置 to avoid exertion劳累, lazy, idle闲置, lethargic, obstruct.（懒惰的，无痛的）

Question 17

indolence(n.)

Answer 17

idleness, laziness（懒散，懒惰， 无痛）

Question 18

intact(adj.)

Answer 18

untouched by anything that damages or diminishes, left complete or entire, uninjured （完整的，原封不动的，未受损的）

Question 19

invalid(adj.)

Answer 19

not binding in law, having no force or effect, void, nugatory.（无效的，有病的，残疾的）

Question 20

invalidate(v.)

Answer 20

abolish废除; annul废止

Question 21

noncarcinogenic(adj.)

Answer 21

not producing, or tending to produce, cancer （非致癌的，不促成癌的）

Question 22

parsimonious(adj.)

Answer 22

unduly过度 sparing in the spending of money, stingy, miserly, tightfisted吝啬.（吝啬的，过于节俭的）

Question 23

parsimony(n.)

Answer 23

stinginess吝啬, parsimoniousness

Question 24

raze(v.)

the building was so badly damaged in the fire that it had to be____

Answer 24

destroy, utterly by teaching down, demolish, level （夷为平地，破坏，消除，拆毁）

Question 25

reticent(adj.)

Answer 25

inclined to be silent or secretive隐秘, uncommunicative, reserved版权所有（沉默的，有保留的，谨慎的）

Question 26

retire(v.)

Answer 26

1. withdraw from active duty and business | 2. go to bed

Question 27

restort(v.)

Answer 27

answer, reply sharply or angrily

Question 28

retort(n.)

Answer 28

quick, witty, or sharp reply, answer

Question 29

subvert(v.)

Answer 29

overturn or overthrow from the foundation基础, undermine（颠覆，推翻，破坏）

Question 30

subversion(n.)

Answer 30

sabotage破坏, undermining破坏（颠覆，破坏）

Question 31

tractable(adj.)

Answer 31

easily led, taught, or controlled, yielding收益, docile, amenable适合（易于管教的，驯良的）

Question 32

tractability(n.)

Answer 32

obedience服从