word list 25

Question 1

augury

Answer 1

预言；预兆

omen; prophecy

Question 2

decimate

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大批杀害；十中抽一

kill, usually one out of time

Question 3

degradation

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丢脸；降级，贬黜；退化

humiliation; debasement; degeneration

Question 4

hoax

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骗人的把戏，骗局
trick, deception; fraud
愚弄，欺骗
deceive

Question 5

concerted

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商定的；共同完成的

mutually agreed on; done together

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guile

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狡诈；诡计

deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning

Question 7

champion

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捍卫，支持

support militantly

Question 8

agrarian

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土地的，耕地的

pertaining to land or its cultivation

Question 9

taint

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玷污；败坏；腐蚀

contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad

Question 10

adjacent

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临近的，接近的

adjoining; neighboring; close by

Question 11

moratorium

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延期偿付

legal delay of payment

Question 12

proximity

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接近，亲近

nearness

Question 13

subsequent

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后来的，随后的

following; later

Question 14

tentative

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犹豫的，踌躇的；试验性的，暂定的，不确定的

hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive

Question 15

salacious

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猥亵的，好色的

lascivious; lustful

Question 16

browse

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吃草；浏览

graze; skim or glance at casually

Question 17

sleight

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技巧；戏法

dexterity

Question 18

acrimonious

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（言辞、态度等）尖刻的

bitter in words or manner

Question 19

conduit

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沟渠；导水管

aqueduct; passageway for fluids

Question 20

riger

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附文；附件

amendment or clause added to a legislative bill

Question 21

assessment

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评估，评价

evaluation; judgment

Question 22

debutant

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首次进入社交界的年轻女子

young woman making formal entrance into society

Question 23

poseur

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装模作样的人，装腔作势的人

person who pretends to be sophisticated

Question 24

austere

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严厉的；简朴的

forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented

Question 25

misapprehension

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误会，误解 | error; misunderstanding

Question 26

compress

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压缩，挤压 | close; squeeze; contract

Question 27

obviate

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排除，消除 | prevent; make unnecessary

Question 28

substantiate

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证明，证实；支持 | establish by evidence; verify; support

Question 29

verbatim

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逐字地，一字不差地 | word for word

Question 30

vendetta

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族间血仇的，深仇的 | blood feud

Question 31

arrogance

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傲慢 | pride; haughtiness

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spry

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充满生气的，敏捷的 | vigorously active; nimble

Question 33

cliche

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陈词滥调，老生常谈 | phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

Question 34

wanton

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无节制的；肆意的；不贞洁的 | unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

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tender

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提出，提供 | offer; extend

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intimidating

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恐惧的，受惊吓的 | frightening

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comely

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有吸引力的；秀丽的 | attractive; agreeable

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malodorous

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有恶臭的 | foul-smelling

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recumbent

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靠着的，斜躺着的 | reclining; lying down completely or in part

Question 40

incontrovertible

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无可辩驳的，不容置疑的 | indisputable; not open to question

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decry

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强烈反对，谴责；贬低，轻视 | express strong disapproval of; disparage

Question 42

proclivity

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倾向，癖好 | inclination; natural tendency

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accentuate

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强调；重读 | emphasize; stress

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succinct

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简洁的；压缩的 | brief; terse; compact

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audacious

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大胆的，鲁莽的 | daring, bold

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merger

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（企业等的）并吞；结合 | combination (of two business corporations

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pastiche

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模仿作品；大杂烩，拼凑物 | piece of writing or music made up of borrowed bits and pieces; hodge-podge

Question 48

impasse

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绝境，死路；僵局 | predicament from which these is no escape; deadlock

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compelling

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强制的；有说服力的 | overpowering; irresistible in effort

Question 50

incarcerate

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把……关进监狱，监禁 | imprison

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behemoth

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庞然大物，巨兽 | huge creature; monstrous animal

Question 52

buffet

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饮食柜台；自助餐 table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out 打击；搏斗 slap; batter; knock about

Question 53

celebrated

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著名的 | famous; well-known

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indenture

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契约，合同 contract 以契约约束服务关系／学徒关系 bind as servant or apprentice to master

Question 55

defeatist

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失败主义的 altitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome 失败主义者 someone who believes that they will not succeed

Question 56

conservatory

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音乐学校 | school of the fine arts (especially music and drama)

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noncommittal

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中立的；不承诺的；不表态的 | neutral; unpledged; undecided

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infamous

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臭名昭著的 | notoriously bad

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celibate

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单身的；禁欲的 | unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse

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countenance

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赞同，容忍 approve; tolerate 面容 face

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alienate

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离间；使孤立 | make hostile; separate

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gaffe

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失礼，失态 | social blunder

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espouse

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拥护，支持 | adopt; support

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cozen

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欺骗，蒙骗 | cheat; hoodwink; swindle

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philology

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语言学 | study of language

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seclusion

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隔离；隐居 | isolation; solitude

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reprimand

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严责，指责，非难 | reprove severely; rebuke

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pedant

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学究 scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities

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amass

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收集，积聚 | collect

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suppress

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抑制，克服，约束 | stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit

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maudlin

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伤感的；感情脆弱的 | effusively sentimental

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tonic

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滋补的，强身的；使精神振作的 | invigorating; refreshing

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gourmet

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美食家 | connoisseur of food and drink

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inept

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无能的；不称职的 | lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent

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rapt

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被深深吸引的，入迷的 | absorbed; enchanted

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misconception

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误解，错觉 | mistaken idea

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abject

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可怜的，卑贱的 | wretched; lacking pride

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killjoy

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令人扫兴的人或事 | grouch; spoilsport

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maul

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粗手粗脚地摆弄；粗野地对待 | harden roughly

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bullion

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金条，银条 | gold and silver in the form of bars

Question 81

contagion

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传染 | infection

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autonomous

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自治的 | self-governing

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sanguine

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乐观的；有望的 | cheerful; hopeful

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expedite

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促进，加快（进程） | hasten

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deify

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把……神化 | turn into a god; idolize

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alimentary

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提供营养的，消化的 | supplying nourishment

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vehement

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猛烈的，（感情）热烈的 | forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor

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marsupial

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有袋动物 | one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch

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diabolical

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恶魔似的，残忍的 | devilish

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intangible

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感觉不到的，无形的 | not able to be perceived by touch; vague

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insolence

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傲慢无礼的 | impudent disrespect; haughtiness

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molt

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脱毛，换毛 | shed or cast off hair or feathers

Question 93

chauvinist

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盲目的爱国者 | blindly devoted patriot

Question 94

rebuke

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指责，谴责 scold harshly; criticize severely 叱责 sharp reproof

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acclivity

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向上的陡坡 | sharp upslope of a hill

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hulking

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庞大笨重的 | massive; bulky; great in size

Question 97

rig

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装配；操纵 | fix or manipulate

Question 98

tract

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地方，地域；小册子 | region of land (often imprecisely described); pamphlet

Question 99

repudiate

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断绝关系；否认 | disown; disavow