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Question 1

kinematics n.

Answer 1

运动学

Gk. kinemat: motion

Question 2

oscillation n.

Answer 2

摆动

Latin. oscillare: to swing

Question 3

insulator n.

Answer 3

绝缘体
ant. conductor

Latin. insula: island

Question 4

chafe v.

Answer 4

1. rub, scrape 2. irritate, annoy

Old Fr. chaufer
Latin. celefacere: make warm

Question 5

delivity n.

Answer 5

下倾斜面
-: decline

Latin. clivus: slope

Question 6

dilute vt.

Answer 6

weaken, thin

Latin. diluere: to wash away

Question 7

distillation n.

Answer 7

distill vt.

Latin. stilla: drop
distillare: drip apart

Question 8

thaw v.

Answer 8

melt, defrost, dissolve, unfreeze

Question 9

hierarchy n.

Answer 9

formally ranked group

Gk. hiereus: sacred person

Question 10

patriarchic adj.

Answer 10

patriarchal

patriarch n.

Gk. patriarkhes: head of a family
patria: family

Question 11

corollary n. adj.

Answer 11

n. (destined) consequence
adj. following (as a consequence)

Latin. corollarium: money paid for a garland (flower wreath)
corolla: flower petals

corona :日冕

Question 12

exude vt.

Answer 12

discharge

Latin. ex(s)udare: sudare: to sweat

exclude vt.排除
elude vt. 1. puzzle, 2.困惑

Question 13

gush vi. n.

Answer 13

vi. effuse, pour, flow, spout

n.

Question 14

inundate vt.

Answer 14

drench, flood, overwhelm

Latin. unda: wave

Question 15

infuse vt.

Answer 15

灌输

Latin. fundere: pour
infundere: pour in

imbue vt. penetrate, fill up, soak, permeate
instill vt. 灌入 stilla: drop
distill vt. 蒸馏

Question 16

imbuse vt.

Answer 16

penetrate, permeate, fill up, soak

Latin. imbuere: moisten, stain

infuse v. pour in
Latin. fundere: pour

Question 17

insolent adj.

Answer 17

haughty, arrogant, impudent

Latin. solere: be accustomed
insolent: unusual, arrogant

Question 18

overbearing adj.

Answer 18

arrogant, haughty, domineering

overbear vt. overpower, surpass

Question 19

presumptuous adj.

Answer 19

self-conceited, arrogant, domineering

Latin. presume: take forward, anticipate (sumere: take)

presumptive adj. probable, likely

Question 20

conceited adj.

Answer 20

boastful, proud

conceit: n. v. 幻想，自负
conceive: devise, visualize

Question 21

audacious adj.

Answer 21

1. fearless, adventurous
2. barefaced, unashamed, insolent

Latin. audere: to dare

Question 22

deplore vt

Answer 22

grieve, mourn, bemoan, bewail, lament

Latin. plorare: wail (cry, yell, holler)

Question 23

woe n.

Answer 23

grief

woeful adj

Question 24

bewail vt.

Answer 24

bemoan, deplore, lament

Question 25

despondent adj.

Answer 25

despairing, hopeless Latin. spondere: to promise despondere: give up (vitality, hope)

Question 26

dismal adj.

Answer 26

depressing, dreary Latin. dies mali: unlucky days dismay vt. 1.使惊愕 2. 使忧伤

Question 27

vindictive adj.

Answer 27

avenging, revengeful Latin. vindicta: revenge

Question 28

callous adj.

Answer 28

insensitive, heartless Latin. callus: hard skin

Question 29

vex vt.

Answer 29

annoy, irritate Fr. vexer Latin. vexare: disturb convex n.凸面镜 vexatious adj. annoying, causing trouble

Question 30

nettlesome adj.

Answer 30

vexatious, annoying nettle n.荨麻 v. irritate, displease

Question 31

exasperate vt.

Answer 31

annoy, irritate, enrage asperate adj. v. （使）粗糙 asperse vt. slander, smirch

Question 32

grouchy adj.

Answer 32

bad-tempered, enraged grouch: 抱怨（的人） gauche adj. clumsy

Question 33

incense vt. n.

Answer 33

vt. 1. annoy, exasperate, enrage 2. 焚香 n. 香，奉承 Latin. incensum: sth. burnt

Question 34

indignant adj.

Answer 34

outraged Latin. dignus: worthy indignity n. humiliation indignation n. anger (at unfairness)

Question 35

vehement adj.

Answer 35

severe, furious, violent, forceful

Question 36

furibund adj.

Answer 36

furious Latin. furia fury n. infuriate adj. agitated, enraged

Question 37

infuriate adj.

Answer 37

agitated, enraged

Question 38

wrath n.

Answer 38

anger, rage, fury wreath n.花环 v. 环绕 wreathe

Question 39

daze vt. n.

Answer 39

dazzle, confuse, confusion（使）昏 doze v. n. （打）瞌睡

Question 40

famish vt.

Answer 40

使挨饿 Latin. fames: hunger

Question 41

gorge n. v.

Answer 41

n. 山谷 | v. 塞饱

Question 42

ravenous adj.

Answer 42

1. famished, starving 2. greedy, avaricious, grasping

Question 43

sensuous adj.

Answer 43

aesthetic