Ho-RE Flashcards
innovate
innovate->innovation
negate
V: nullify; make ineffective 使。。。无效
2. deny the existence of sth
alcohol negates the effects of the drugs
2. negating the political nature of education.
presume
V: 1. assume, suppose, hypothesize
2. dare, have the audacity
I presume that the man had just come out of the attic.
2. let me presume to give you a word of advice
斗胆问一句
keen
A: having or showing great perception or insight.
2. enthusiastic, ardent, eager
her keen intellect, keen eyesight
2. “keen believers in the monetary system”
V: lament, mourn; wail in grief for a dead person
“the body of Johnny was taken by his own people who keened over him”
evasive
A: tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
“she was evasive about her phone number”
noncommital
A: evasive, reserved
“her tone was noncommittal, and her face gave nothing away”
insipid
A: lacking flavour
- lacking vigor or interest; unimaginative, uninspired, flat.
- uninteresting, boring
mugs of insipid coffee
- many artists continued to churn out insipid works
- an insipid little boy
N: insipidness, insipidtivity
nostalgic
A/N: sentimental for the past
“he remained nostalgic about the good old days”
“to see classmates’ email addresses, nostalgics pay $36 a year”
ratify
V: validate, affirm; sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement)
“both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year”
pristine
A: in its original condition; unspoiled.
2. unsullied, immaculate; clean and fresh as if new; spotless.
“pristine copies of an early magazine”
2. “a pristine white shirt”
sinister
A: 1. giving the impression that it’s bad, harmful; menacing, threatening, baleful
“there was something sinister about that murmuring voice”
repugnant
extremely distasteful, disgusting
2. in conflict with, incompatible with
the thought of going back to that place is repugnant
the bylaw must not be repugnant with the state law.
