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Question 1

asteroid n.

Answer 1

小行星

Gk. asteroeidea: starlike

Question 2

aerolite n.

Answer 2

陨石meteorite

Question 3

apogee n.

Answer 3

远地点

Gk. apogaios: away from the earth
gaia: earth

perigee: 近地点

Question 4

nadir n.

Answer 4

1. 天底 2. lowest point, adversity, hardship

Question 5

cluster n. vi.

Answer 5

n. constellation

v. gather, assemble

Question 6

quasar n.

Answer 6

类星体

Latin. quasi-stellar (qua-: as if)

Question 7

foliage n.

Answer 7

树叶，植物

Latin. folium: leaf

Question 8

starch n. vt

Answer 8

n. 淀粉

vt. 给…上浆 stiffen Ger. be rigid

Question 9

pullulate vt.

Answer 9

发芽 sprout, 成长grow

Latin. pullus: young animal
pullulare: grow, sprout

Question 10

poikilotherm n.

Answer 10

ectotherm变温动物

Gk. poikilos: varied, irregular
thermē: heat

homotherm n.恒温动物

Question 11

rodent n.

Answer 11

啮齿动物

Latin. rodere: chew at

Question 12

primate n.

Answer 12

灵长动物

Latin. primat: of the first rank

Question 13

coelenterate n.

Answer 13

腔肠动物

Gk. koilos: hollow
enteron: 肠

Question 14

vertebrate n.

Answer 14

脊椎动物

Latin. vertere: to turn

vertical adj. up-right, erect
ant. invertebrate n.无脊椎动物

Question 15

beaming adj.

Answer 15

cheerful

beam v. transmit

Question 16

blithesome adj.

Answer 16

cheerful and carefree

Question 17

anhor vt.

Answer 17

detest, despise, loathe

Latin. abhorrere: shrink back in horror
horrere: shudder, shiver, vibrate violently

Question 18

aversion n.

Answer 18

dislike, distaste

Latin. aversus: turned away

Question 19

grudge vt.

Answer 19

1. envy, resent 2. give reluctantly

begrudge vt. envy, admire, resent

Question 20

loathe vt.

Answer 20

detest

loathful, loathsome adj.

Question 21

abominate vt. n.

Answer 21

loathe n. v.

Question 22

extricate vt.

Answer 22

release, librate, free

Latin. tricae: perplexities

Question 23

redress n. v.

Answer 23

(act of) compensation, dole救济

Question 24

salvage vt.

Answer 24

recover, rescue

savage adj. n.野蛮 vt. 粗暴对待

Question 25

convoy vt.

Answer 25

escort, accompany Old Fr. voi --> Latin. via: road convey vt. explain, transport

Question 26

dispose vi.

Answer 26

1. deal with 2. get rid off Fr. déposer: to place

Question 27

efface vt.

Answer 27

erase | Fr. effacer: wipe out, destroy

Question 28

effectuate vt.

Answer 28

accomplish Latin. effectus: produce, act

Question 29

eradicate vt.

Answer 29

eliminate, get rid off, remove, annihilate Latin. radix: root

Question 30

glean vt.

Answer 30

collect, gather, accumlate

Question 31

forsake vt.

Answer 31

abandon, desert

Question 32

harness vt.

Answer 32

utilize, command

Question 33

implement vt.

Answer 33

fulfill, accomplish, effectuate, execute, complete Latin. implere: fill in plere: to fill

Question 34

jettison vt.

Answer 34

discard, reject

Question 35

purge vt.

Answer 35

purify, remove, clear Latin. purgare: purify

Question 36

scrap vt.

Answer 36

discard, dispose scrape n. v.刮，擦

Question 37

transact vt.

Answer 37

deal, dispose, manage, conduct

Question 38

elicit vt.

Answer 38

provoke Latin. elicere: draw out (by trickery) elicitation .

Question 39

foment vt.

Answer 39

incite, stir up, agitate, provoke

Question 40

incite vt.

Answer 40

arouse, provoke, stir Latin. ciere: summon

Question 41

instigate vt.

Answer 41

prompt Latin. stigare: prick, incite

Question 42

prod n. vt.

Answer 42

incite, poke, spur prop v. n. support

Question 43

redeem vt.

Answer 43

rescue, save取回，赎回 Latin. redimere: buy back emere: buy

Question 44

procure vt.

Answer 44

acquire, obtain Latin. procurare: take care of, manage curare: care for

Question 45

repossess vt.

Answer 45

reclaim

Question 46

dodge vt.

Answer 46

avoid, evade

Question 47

elude vt.

Answer 47

1. escape 2. escape(from sb.'s understanding, memory)困惑 elusive adj. exclusive adj. 排外，独占的

Question 48

eschew vt.

Answer 48

dodge, avoid, shun, abstain from

Question 49

shirk vi.

Answer 49

avoid (responsibility)

Question 50

defiant adj.

Answer 50

hostile, rebellious | defy vt.（公然）反抗

Question 51

recalcitrant adj.

Answer 51

opposing, resisting (authority) Latin. calcitrate: kick (with heels) calc-: heel