List A

Question 1

arid

Answer 1

1. barren, lifeless

2. dry,waterless

Question 2

balmy

Answer 2

1. mild, moderate

2. 芳香的

Question 3

barometer

Answer 3

indicator气压计

Question 4

gale

Answer 4

storm, tempest

Question 5

precipitate adj. v.

Answer 5

v. fall sharply加速，bring about abruptly, 降水
adj. hasty

precipitation 降水

Question 6

serene

Answer 6

晴朗的，安静的tranquil, placid

serenity n. calmness, tranquility, quietude

Question 7

tepid

Answer 7

1. lukewarm，warm
2. halfhearted (little interest)

lukewarm：warm，indifferent冷淡的

Question 8

paganism

Answer 8

异教

pagan n. 异教徒

Question 9

prodigious

Answer 9

adj. colossal, enormous

prodigal adj. wasteful

Question 10

mammoth

Answer 10

adj. giant, gigantic

Question 11

gargantuan

Answer 11

adj. enormous

Question 12

infinitesimal

Answer 12

adj. n. 极小（量）microscopic

Question 13

miscellaneous

Answer 13

1. mixed, various, assorted混杂
2. 多才多艺的

Latin. miscellus: mixed

Question 14

rimption

Answer 14

n. 大量

Question 15

teeming

Answer 15

adj.丰富的

teem vi. be full of, abound, move in large number(swarm)

Question 16

sedate adj. v.

Answer 16

adj. calm, placid, serene, staid: sober & steady沉着

v. tranquilizer

Question 17

squalidity

Answer 17

filthiest, squalor, foulness

squalid adj. morally degraded, foul & run-down

Question 18

dingy

Answer 18

adj. shabby, dirty

n. dinginess

Question 18

smear

Answer 18

smudge, smutch, stain, smirch, blur

Question 18

attaint n. v.

Answer 18

vt. n. stain, taint

Question 18

grimy

Answer 18

adj. begrimed, dingy

Question 19

begrimed

Answer 19

adj. grimy

Question 20

blotch

Answer 20

splotch, splodge

Question 21

propinquiry

Answer 21

n. proximity

Question 22

abut

Answer 22

v. adjoin, border, edge | adj. abutting

Question 23

contiguous

Answer 23

adj. adjoining, adjacent, bordering, neighboring, conterminous(terminus: end, boundary line)

Question 24

savor

Answer 24

taste, relish adj. savory

Question 25

palatable

Answer 25

adj. savory, flavorous, toothsome | ant. unsavory, distasteful

Question 26

cardinal

Answer 26

adj. essential, pivotal, crucial, central, fundamental, primal

Question 27

gist

Answer 27

n. key, sum, tenor, substance, core, center

Question 28

momentous

Answer 28

important, critical

Question 29

frigid

Answer 29

1. freezing, icy, glacial, arctic, polar | 2. 性冷淡

Question 30

prodigal

Answer 30

wasteful prodigious: colossal, enormous

Question 31

paucity

Answer 31

n. dearth

Question 32

sparse

Answer 32

adj. thin, scanty

Question 33

defile

Answer 33

v. taint, tarnish, maculate, befoul

Question 34

spoilage

Answer 34

n. soil: dirt, filth, stain

Question 35

slovenly adj.

Answer 35

frowzy, untidy

Question 36

obscene

Answer 36

adj. detestable, indecent, filthy

Question 37

indecent

Answer 37

adj. indecorous (decorous 有礼节，端正的), improper, imacceptable

Question 40

smirch

Answer 40

smear, smudge, smutch, defame, slander

Question 41

motif

Answer 41

n. theme, subject

Question 42

substantial adj.

Answer 42

1. considerable, in a large number 2. real, tangible, touchable 3. sturdy, solidly built 4. rich, prosperous, wealthy