List B

Question 1

isotope

Answer 1

同位素

Question 2

bleach v. n.

Answer 2

v. scorch, sear, whiten, decolor, discolorize, decolorize

n. 漂白剂

Question 3

catalysis

Answer 3

n. 催化作用

catalyst n. 催化剂 accelerator, ant. anticelerator

区别：
catastrophe n.
cataclysm n.
calamity n. 灾难

Question 4

caustic

Answer 4

adj. corrosive, erosive

Question 5

erode vt. vi.

Answer 5

corrode, wear away

物腐烂，信心等丧失

Question 6

neutralize

Answer 6

1. counteract

2. nullify

Question 7

scorch

Answer 7

sear

1. discolor
2. burn

scorn 轻视

Question 8

tangible

Answer 8

touchable

Latin. tangere: to touch

Question 9

veracious

Answer 9

honest

Latin. verus: true

Question 10

veridical

Answer 10

说真话的

veri: verus - true
dic: dire

Question 11

figment

Answer 11

虚构之事

Latin. figura: shape

fragment n. 碎片

Question 12

occu l t adj. n.

Answer 12

supernatural, mystic, mysterious

Question 13

visional

Answer 13

梦幻般

Question 14

delusion

Answer 14

illusion, hallucination

Question 15

hallucination

Answer 15

delusion

Question 16

nostrum

Answer 16

panacea, cure-all

Question 17

hectic

Answer 17

adj. 1. feverish 2. busy

Question 18

impervious

Answer 18

impenetrable, impermeable, imperviable
物、思想不能渗透
ant. receptive

Latin. pervius: let things through

Question 19

lithe

Answer 19

flexible, slender, supple

Question 20

malleable

Answer 20

pliable有延展性的, ductile(ducere: to lead)可影响的，可锻的

Question 21

sloppy

Answer 21

messy, dirty, watery, careless

Question 22

supple adj. vt.

Answer 22

adj. flexible, lithe

v. 使软

Question 23

tenuous

Answer 23

thin, weak

Question 24

deleterious

Answer 24

injurious, detrimental, harmful

Latin. deleter: destroyer

Question 25

detriment

Answer 25

impair, harm, imperil, peril Latin. detere: weaken, impair adj. detrimental

Question 26

jeopardy

Answer 26

danger, risk, hazard

Question 27

peril n. vt.

Answer 27

v. endanger, imperil, maim n. adj. perilous

Question 28

quaint

Answer 28

queer, odd

Question 29

erratic adj. n.

Answer 29

1. eccentric, odd 2. 不稳定、漂泊（者） Latin. errare: wander off aberrant adj. deviating, abnormal

Question 30

whimsical

Answer 30

adj. 异想天开 arbitrary

Question 31

fraught

Answer 31

adj. 1. teem, full of | 2. troubled

Question 32

pervade

Answer 32

vt. permeate遍布，弥漫 pervasive adj.

Question 33

skimpy

Answer 33

1. insufficient, meager, scanty | 2. 吝啬

Question 34

sporadic

Answer 34

adj. irregular, constant

Question 35

conformity

Answer 35

agreement, correspondence literally: similar in shape

Question 36

expedient

Answer 36

权宜的convinient

Question 37

pertinent

Answer 37

relevant Latin. pertinere: relate, concern ant.impertinent

Question 38

tally with

Answer 38

accord to, agree with

Question 39

pedestrain adj. n.

Answer 39

adj. dull, lacking of wit | n. passer-by, walker

Question 40

extensive

Answer 40

adj. comprehensive, encompassing

Question 41

unanimous

Answer 41

in complete agreement

Question 42

ubiquitous

Answer 42

adj. omnipresent无所不在