List H

Question 1

indemnity n.

Answer 1

1. compensation赔款 2. insurance, raparation保证

Latin. demnum: injury
indemnis: not injured

indemnification n. 补偿物，保护

Question 2

confiscate vt.

Answer 2

seize 没收

Latin. fiscus: public treature

Question 3

extenuate vt.

Answer 3

diminish, lessen

Latin. tenuis: thin

Question 4

saddle vt. n.

Answer 4

vt. burden, load 使负担

n. 鞍

Question 5

abstinence n.

Answer 5

temperance, self-control, self-denial, restrait

Latin: tenere: hold
abs-: away

abstemious adj.

Question 6

abstain vi.

Answer 6

refrain

Question 7

stipulate vt.

Answer 7

set, specify规定

Latin. stipulari: demand

Question 8

substantiate vt.

Answer 8

confirm, sustain, verify, corroborate, to give substance to

Question 9

impeach vt.

Answer 9

accuse, charge

Latin. impedicare: entangle
pedica: snare, trap

Question 10

indictment n.

Answer 10

charge, accusation, accusal

Question 11

denounce vt.

Answer 11

speak put against, 1. charge, denote 2. criticize, codemn

Question 12

condone vt.

Answer 12

pardon, excuse, forgive

Latin. condonare: give up
donare: give

Question 13

remit vt.

Answer 13

1. cancel, reduce intensity, release from
2. restore
3. delay, defer, postpone

Latin. mittere: send

dispensation n. 特许，赦免

omit v. overlook
emit v. discharge, give off

Question 14

credential n.

Answer 14

certificate, authentication

Question 15

arable adj.

Answer 15

可耕的

Latin. arare: plough

Question 16

fallow n. adj.

Answer 16

n. 休耕地
adj. unploughed, undeveloped

furrow n.v.犁

Question 17

nursery n.

Answer 17

kindergarten, greenhouse

Question 18

furrow n. v.

Answer 18

n. trench犁沟，wrinkle皱纹

v. 犁

Question 19

tenure n.

Answer 19

占有（土地）

Fr. tenir: hold

Question 20

prune v.

Answer 20

trim, cut down剪除

Question 21

graft n. v.

Answer 21

n. transplant, bribery

v. transplant

Question 22

reclamation n.

Answer 22

restoration 开垦，改造

Question 23

manure v.

Answer 23

fertilize（施肥，授精）

Fr. manouvrer: work with hands

Question 24

rapacious adj.

Answer 24

1. avaricious, covetous
2. 强夺的

Latin. rapere:seize

rapacity n.

Question 25

ravenous adj.

Answer 25

grasping, greedy, voracious raven: n. 1. plunder强夺，2.乌鸦 vt. 1. plunder 2. devour吞

Question 26

voracity n.

Answer 26

Latin. vorare: devour voracious adj. voraciousness n.

Question 27

cormorant adj. n.

Answer 27

贪婪的（人） cormaran: sea raven Latin. corp: raven marenc: of the sea

Question 28

miserly adj.

Answer 28

1. ungenerous 2. avaricious miser n. 守财奴 ungenerous, selfish person

Question 29

ascetic adj. n.

Answer 29

苦行的（人）abstemious, rigorous, strict, austere Gk. askein: exercise

Question 30

austerity n.

Answer 30

severity of plainness, enforced thrift austere adj.

Question 31

exacting adj.

Answer 31

demanding, rigorous

Question 32

grim adj.

Answer 32

cruel, merciless, depressing, ferocious

Question 33

ordeal n.

Answer 33

difficult experience, trial 严酷考验

Question 34

relentless adj.

Answer 34

merciless, ruthless Latin. lentare: bend, soften lentus: flexible

Question 35

scrupulous adj.

Answer 35

prudent, meticulous 严谨，讲究的 Latin. scrupus: sharp stone

Question 36

stringent adj.

Answer 36

strict, rigid, demanding, rigorous, severe

Question 37

acrimonious adj.

Answer 37

Latin. acris-: sharp, pungent

Question 38

intrepid adj.

Answer 38

fearless, dauntless Latin. trepidus: agitated, shake, tremble

Question 39

valiant adj.

Answer 39

courageous, dauntless, intrepid Latin. valere: be strong valor n. bravery, heroism valorous adj. brave, courageous

Question 40

hoax n. vt.

Answer 40

trick, delude愚弄 coax v.哄骗

Question 41

torpid adj.

Answer 41

sluggish, lacking physical, mental energy

Question 42

skimpy adj.

Answer 42

insufficient, ungenerous

Question 43

snobbish adj.

Answer 43

snob n.势力之人

Question 44

stingy adj.

Answer 44

miserly, ungenerous, sparse吝啬，缺乏的

Question 45

assiduity n.

Answer 45

attentive behavior, diligence, sedulity assiduous adj. careful

Question 46

sedulity n.

Answer 46

diligence, industriousness sedulous adj. working persistently, painstaking Latin. se-: without dolus: deception, misleading分心，干扰

Question 47

aptitude n.

Answer 47

talent, gift apt ad. be apt to: very appropriate 有...倾向的，灵敏

Question 48

perspicacity n.

Answer 48

acuteness of discernment, perception Latin. perspicere: look through

Question 49

judicious adj.

Answer 49

thoughtful, sensible ant. injudicious adj.

Question 50

perceptive adj.

Answer 50

discerning, penetrating, insightful perspective n. view, vista, outlook prospective adj. 预期的，有希望的

Question 51

shrewdness n.

Answer 51

astuteness

Question 52

ignominy n.

Answer 52

disgrace, shame ignominious adj. disgraceful, humiliating

Question 53

turpitude n.

Answer 53

mean Latin. turpis: repulsive, disgusting, detastable

Question 54

sniffish adj.

Answer 54

scornful, disdainful, contemptuous sniff v. n.闻，嗤之以鼻

Question 55

pejorative adj.

Answer 55

disdainful, contemptuous, stiffish, scornful Latin. pejor: worse

Question 56

cogent adj.

Answer 56

persuasive Latin. cogere: drive together

Question 57

commitment n.

Answer 57

认同，承诺，约定，义务 commit vt. 1. promise 2. pledge 3. do wrong Latin. com-: together mittere: put, send

Question 58

acid adj.

Answer 58

sarcastic, acrid, acerbic, bitter Latin. acere: be sour

Question 59

acrid adj.

Answer 59

acid, acerbic, acrimonious, pungent, bitter, incisive, caustic Latin. acri-: sharp, pungent

Question 60

acrimonious adj.

Answer 60

acid, acrid, acerbic, bitter, caustic, pungent, spiteful, sacrastic acrimony n.

Question 61

caustic adj.

Answer 61

1. sarcastic, acid, acrid, acerbic, acrimonious, bitter, pungent, spiteful 2. corrosive 腐烂的

Question 62

incisive adj.

Answer 62

尖锐的 Latin. incidere: cut into

Question 63

vitriolic adj.

Answer 63

caustic, acerbic, acrid, acid, acrimonious, spiteful, incisive, pungent, scathing辛辣的， vitriol n. bitter criticism Latin. vitrum: glass

Question 64

probity .

Answer 64

integrity, honesty Latin. probus: good