Vocabulary 10 Flashcards
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n.
- The devising or choosing of names for things, esp. in a science or other discipline
- The body or system of such names in a particular field
“there is a whole nomenclature that the IPCC authors have developed to convey how much agreement or certainty there is about a finding.”
nomenclature
/ˈnōmənˌklāCHər/
v. Express (something) in language of a specified style
“seek out forecasts that couch their predictions in percentage or probabilistic”; many false claims are couched in scientific jargon
couch
/kouCH/
n. a succession of clicks
“The steady stream of _click-clack_s [telegram] from Japan’s fleet of aircraft carriers ordinarily betrayed their whereabouts”
click-clack
a) The rearmost part of a ship or boat 船尾
b) The front end of a ship 船頭
“We stacked our planes wingtip to wingtip, and our ships stern to bow”
a) stern /stərn/
b) bow /bō/
v. Occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasant manner, doing a number of small tasks or not concentrating on anything particular
Now I got time to putter in the living room.
putter
/ˈpətər/
v. showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles
Rachel McAdams turned heads at the About Time premiere in LA, wearing a slim-fitting, lavender Roksanda llincic gown featuring an iridescent panel at the waist.

iridescent
/ˌiriˈdesənt/
n. A person who achieves great success when relatively young
Peggy Olson, advertising wunderkind.
wunderkind
/ˈwo͝ondərˌkind/
adj. Abrupt or offhand (Ungraciously or offensively nonchalant in manner) in speech or manner
They fired everyone; they were brusque.
brusque
/brəsk/
n. A person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings
Jury convicts the mob boss of two counts of racketeering.
racketeer
/ˌrakiˈti(ə)r/
n. a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
Fearless raconteur, popular restauranteur, and hiphop hipster Eddie Huang; Culinary raconteur and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.
raconteur
/ˌrakˌänˈtər/
adj.
- Nearsighted
- Lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight
“The diving plays [in baseball] are the most spectacular and will catch our attention. But they can lead to a myopic view of the shortstop’s (游擊手) abilities.
myopic
/mīˈäpik/
a) v. Act or behave in a jovial and exuberant fashion; frolic
b) v. Dance to rock music in a violent manner involving jumping up and down and deliberately colliding with other dancersc
“a rollicking mosh pit”
a) rollick /ˈrälik/
b) mosh /mäSH/
v.
- Haul or carry (something heavy or awkward)
- (of a person) Go or move reluctantly or with effort
“For years I made my living schlepping city council stories for a small community newspaper”; You’re supposed to ride a bike with this thing on, not schlep around airports.
schlep
/SHlep/
n.
- A deep natural underground cavity formed by the erosion of rock, esp. by the action of water
- A depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or subsidence
“The city council on Tuesday voted on a budget that contains no funds for fixing Main Street potholes.”

pothole
/ˈpätˌhōl/

v.
- Cut off the outer skin of (something); peel
- Trim (something) by cutting away its outer edges (nails, excess dough, carrots)
- Reduce (something) in size, extent, quantity, or number, usually in a number of small successive stages
“Let me pare down the sentence to show you what I mean”

pare
/pe(ə)r/

adj.
- Destructive to both sides in a conflict
- Of or relating to conflict within a group or organization
“Athens was at war with Sparta in an internecine struggle that finally left her exhausted and shorn (past p. of shear) of her glory”
internecine
/ˌintərˈnesēn/
adj.
- (esp. of a work of art) Having a mournful quality
- resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy (A mourful poem; a lament for the dead)
Alternately shocking and elegiac, it could have been a series finale.
elegiac
/ˌeləˈjīək/
v.
- Depart suddenly, esp. to relocate one’s business or household in another area
- Abscond hurriedly to avoid prosecution or detection
- [Mad Men] Megan, Pete, and Ted Chaough decamped to California.
- the copyists sold the originals and decamped with the proceeds
decamp
/diˈkamp/
adj. Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent 不盡責
“the writer believed she’d be remiss if she overlooked the fact that job seekers both read and hear it. My advice: Be remiss. It’s okay”
remiss
/riˈmis/
adj.
- (esp. of a child or animal) Play roughly and energetically 歡蹦亂跳
- Proceed without effort to achieve something
n.
1. a lighthearted movie or other work.
He knew his mind would never again be free to romp like the mind of God; the Vikings romped to victory; an enjoyable gross sci-fi romp.

romp
/rämp/

n. A shapeless mass or blob of something, esp. soft food
hard-shell, bright red candy apples with a dollop of caramel on top; great dollops of cream; a dollop of romance here and there.

dollop
/ˈdäləp/

v. Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment 呆若木雞
“He was the guy from Greek mythology who became so transfixed by his own reflection in a pool of water that he fell in and drowned.”
tansfix
/transˈfiks/
n.
- A lump or bundle of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping
- A portion of chewing gum, or of tobacco or another narcotic when used for chewing
- A bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents
“disconnect your Internet, stick a wad of gum in your flash drive, close the door, and have a ball”. a wad of cotton; a thick wad index cards; wads of money

wad
/wäd/

a) v. Gather (an area of fabric or part of a garment) by means of elasticized or drawn threads in parallel rows
b) v. (esp. of a machine, fan or a bird’s wings) Make a low, continuous, regular sound
“[a monotone shirred] Even so, this shirred almost worked for me—almost. It conjured up something like a whirring, just silkier.”
a) shir
b) whir



















