| absolve |
使无罪，解除责任：free from, guilt, exculpate |
| abstruse |
难以理解的：recondite |
| accrete |
逐渐增长：grow, gradually |
| affectation |
虚伪，做作：not natural, not genuinely felt |
| affliction |
痛苦，悲伤，折磨：great suffering |
| agitate |
煽动，激起：arouse;
使不安：trouble the mind, disturb |
| annex |
裙楼，副楼：auxiliary building；添加，合并：join；吞并，夺取（土地等）：incorporate |
| arduous |
难以做到的，费劲的：difficult |
| arid |
干燥的：little or no precipitation；无趣的，无聊的：lack of interest |
| assuage |
缓和，减轻：lessen, intensity;
平息，抚慰：pacify, calm;
使满足：satisfying |
| astute |
机敏的，有洞察力的：shrewdness, perspicacity |
| avarice |
贪财，贪婪：insatiable |
| avid |
急切渴望的：enthusiasm;
贪婪（钱财）的：eager, for material possessions |
| bale |
痛苦，悲哀：sorrow |
| bluster |
狂妄自大地大声说：loudly arrogant;
大声吹嘘，恐吓：loudly;
喧闹的状态：noisy |
| bolster |
支撑（物）：provide support；鼓励、使有精力：boost |
| bristle |
怒不可遏，咆哮：anger;
供应充足，充满：copiously |
| bumble |
含糊不清地说，杂乱无章地说：rapidly, inarticulately；笨拙地行动：clumsily |
| bungle |
办遭，失败：work clumsily |
| candor |
坦率，直率，诚挚：honest, sincere |
| clog |
阻碍物：something, movement, progress difficult;
阻碍：difficulty;
堵塞：prevent, through |
| commiserate |
表示怜悯，同情：sympathy |
| commodious |
宽敞舒适的：spacious |
| conspicuous |
显而易见的；吸引人的：obvious |
| contempt |
蔑视，鄙视：unworthy of one's concern or respect |
| contrived |
不自然的，刻意的：lacking spontaneous quality |
| conversant |
熟悉的：familiar |
| corrugated |
褶皱的：folds |
| covetous |
贪婪的，渴求财富的：inordinate desire |
| cramped |
狭小的，狭窄的：small |
| defuse |
抚慰，减轻：make less tense |
| deject |
使沮丧：lower the spirits, dishearten |
| deride |
嘲弄，嘲笑：contemptuous mirth |
| desultory |
无计划的，无目的的：lacking plan；令人失望的：disappointing |
| diatribe |
长篇抨击性演讲：long scolding；挖苦，讽刺的指责：ironic, satirical |
| disparate |
迥然不同的：distinct, different dissimilar |
| distill |
对…用蒸馏法提高纯度：increase, purify；（使）渗出；（使）滴下：fall drops |
| dolorous |
忧伤的：misery, grief |
| doodle |
（无目的）地乱涂乱画：aimlessly；漫无目的地打发时光：aimless activity |
| drab |
单调的，无聊的：dullness and monotony |
| dreary |
单调乏味的：nothing cheer；令人不悦的：causing unhappiness |
| efficacious |
有效的：produce a desired effect |
| elude |
躲闪，躲避：avoid adroitly；使无法理解，使困惑：escape the perception |
| emaciate |
使消瘦，使衰弱：become thin；削弱：feeble |
| enamel |
涂亮漆；使具有光滑或亮泽的表面：give a glossy surface；用亮丽的表面装饰：adorn |
| ephemeral |
短暂的：very short time |
| exuberant |
非常高兴的，热情洋溢的：joyously, unrestrained；大量的，充分的：abundance |
| facilitate |
使变容易，促进：make easy |
| fickle |
易变的：likely to change；不忠诚的：not true in one’s allegiance |
| frowsy |
邋遢的：slovenly；味道难闻的：unpleasant smell |
| fulminate |
大声斥责：thunderous denunciation |
| furtive |
鬼鬼祟祟的；秘密的：stealth |
| garrulous |
啰嗦的，话多得令人厌烦的：tiresomely, talkative |
| gawky |
（举止）笨拙的：inability to move in a graceful manner |
| germinate |
发芽：begin to grow；出现：come into being |
| gobble |
狼吞虎咽：eat greedily |
| grisly |
令人反感的，令人恐惧的：repugnance |
| grudge |
怨恨，仇恨：ill will |
| hanker |
向往，渴望：desire, yearn |
| havoc |
大混乱：out of order；大范围破坏：nonexistent unsound or useless |
| hie |
匆匆忙忙：hasten |
| histrionic |
戏剧的，演员的：relating to actors |
| hoard |
贮藏，秘藏：keep hidden |
| imperishable |
不能被摧毁的：impossible to destroy；不朽的，永恒的：occurring forever |
| impertinent |
无关紧要的：not having relevance；粗鲁无礼的，大胆的：insolent rudeness；不守礼节的，不为他人着想的：lack of manners |
| impetuous |
冲动的，性急的，轻率的：impulsive vehemence；剧烈的，猛烈的：violence of movement |
| implacable |
固执的：sticking to an opinion；无法平息的：not capable of being appeased |
| inadvertent |
偶然发生的：by chance；疏忽的，不留意的：unintentional lack of care |
| incense |
芳香：pleasant smell；激怒：extremely angry |
| incursion |
入侵：hostile entrance |
| inducement |
动机，刺激源：motive；劝说，游说：pleading with someone to accept |
| inert |
（人）懒惰缺乏活力的；（物品）惰性的：sluggish, deficient |
| infelicitous |
不愉快的，不幸的：unfortunate；不恰当的，不合时宜的：not appropriate |
| ingest |
摄入，咽下：take into body |
| insolent |
粗野的，无礼的：rude |
| insouciant |
无忧虑的，不在乎的：free from concern |
| inveigle |
诱骗：win over by coaxing |
| invoke |
实施：put into effect；产生，造成：be the cause |
| jaundice |
（因嫉妒或厌世而产生的）偏见：bias |
| jest |
轻浮的态度，戏谑：frivolous |
| jitters |
紧张，不安：panic, nervousness |
| jolt |
突然移动：move sudden；惊吓：unpleasant surprise |
| lassitude |
乏力，没精打采：diminished energy |
| lenient |
宽大仁慈的：merciful |
| lumber |
木材：tree logs；笨拙地行动：clumsiness；使负担（从而拖累）：burden |
| lurch |
蹒跚：swaying |
| lurid |
恐怖的：令人反感的：causing revulsion；面色苍白的，病态的：pale in appearance |
| lush |
茂盛呃：vigorously；多产的：producing abundantly；（声音、味道）优美的，令人愉悦的：appealing |
| malleable |
可塑的：capable of being shaped；易控制的：capable of being controlled |
| mawkish |
过度伤感的：sentimental |
| meek |
谦恭的：humility；顺从的：submissive |
| mesmeric |
催命的，催眠术的：mesmerism；令人着迷的，难以抗拒的：attracting |
| mince |
切碎：small pieces；小步走：short steps |
| miserly |
吝啬的：penuriousness |
| misgiving |
担忧，忧虑：doubt |
| modicum |
少量：small portion |
| moratorium |
延期，暂缓施行：suspension |
| mosaic |
综合物，马赛克般的东西：collection |
| nauseate |
（使）厌恶，（使）作呕：cause disgust |
| nibble |
小口咬：small bites |
| nudge |
用肘推以引起注意：push elbow；说服某人做某事：persuade |
| obeisance |
敬礼，尊重：respect, submission |
| obfuscate |
使困惑，使模糊：confused, opaque |
| oblivious |
不知道的，不知情的：lacking awareness, not informed |
| obstinate |
固执的：in spite of persuasion；难以减轻或治愈的：mot easily subdued |
| occult |
难以理解的：not easily apprehended, mysterious；使隐藏或神秘：keep secret |
| omniscient |
无所不知的：complete knowledge |
| opprobrious |
辱骂的：reproach；臭名昭著的，令人鄙视的：infamous |
| ordeal |
严峻的考验：severe trial |
| ostentatious |
卖弄炫耀的：conspicuous, pretentious |
| outlandish |
古怪的，奇异的：out of the ordinary, bizarre |
| overwrought |
十分激动的，非常不安的：agitation；（装饰、文风等）过分华丽的：excessively decorated |
| pall |
失去兴趣：interest attraction |
| panache |
炫耀：flamboyance |
| paradigm |
典范，模范：pattern |
| paranoid |
多疑的，对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的：extreme fear of distrust |
| parenthesis |
间断：interruption |
| parody |
（以嘲笑原作作者的）模仿作品：imitated for ridicule；模仿（以嘲弄）：copy to make fun |
| parsimonious |
过度节俭的，吝啬的：stinginess |
| patina |
外表：superficial；（由内而外散发的）氛围，气场：appearance or aura |
| paunchy |
大腹便便的，大肚子的：potbelly |
| peep |
一瞥：brief look；轻声：slight sound |
| pensive |
沉思的，（尤指）哀思的：thinking |
| perfunctory |
例行公事的，敷衍的：superficially；不感兴趣的：lacking in interest |
| perimeter |
边界，界限：outer limit |
| perturb |
使扰乱，使烦躁不安：trouble the mind |
| peruse |
细读：examine with great care |
| philistine |
市侩（注重物质而鄙视智慧或艺术的人）：guided by materialism |
| pinnacle |
顶峰：highest point |
| placate |
（通过让步以）平息抚慰：lessen the anger |
| platitude |
陈词滥调：banal statement；缺乏原创性：lack of originality |
| pleat |
打褶：fold |
| plight |
困境：unfortunate |
| plump |
丰满的：well-around；鼎力支持，赞不绝口：give full support |
| poach |
水煮：cook in a liquid |
| pompous |
浮夸的：ornate；傲慢的：self-importance |
| pontificate |
傲慢地说或做：speak pompous |
| preponderant |
占优势的，更重要的：superior importance |
| pretense |
虚假，伪装：pretending deceive；自大，优越感：exaggerated sense of one’s importance |
| procure |
获得，取得：get possession |
| prosaic |
单调的，常见的：normal course of events |
| prostrate |
平躺（的），使平躺：lying flat；衰弱的，使衰竭：weakness |
| provisory |
有附带条件的；临时的：conditional |
| pundit |
权威人士，专家：opinions authoritative |
| quandary |
困惑，窘境：perplexity, doubt |
| raffish |
低俗的：crudeness |
| rambunctious |
喧闹的，骚乱的：noisy |
| rapprochement |
和睦，友好：cordial relations |
| rapt |
狂喜的，狂热的：pleasurable emotion；全神贯注的：deeply absorbed |
| rarefy |
草率的，仓促的：lack caution |
| ravel |
解开，松开：separate strands；阐明：clarity by separating；使纠缠，使复杂化：tangle |
| reciprocate |
往复运动：forward and backward；报答，回报：return |
| recoil |
退却，畏缩：shrink back |
| redoubtable |
杰出的，值得尊敬的：worthy of respect；可怕的：arousing fear |
| renege |
放弃，摒弃：formally reject |
| replete |
彻底吃饱了的：appetite completely satisfied；充满…的，富于…的：possessing great numbers |
| repose |
（劳作后的）休息：state of resting；平静，宁静：freedom from storm；休息：take a rest；放置，交给他人：safekeeping or another |
| repugnant |
令人厌恶的：arousing aversion；不和谐的，不协调的：not harmony |
| requite |
酬谢，报答：make repayment；报仇：punish in kind |
| restitution |
补偿，赔偿：for some injury |
| revelry |
狂乐，喧闹的作乐：noisy partying |
| revise |
更改，修正：improve |
| revolt |
使厌恶，使反感：fill with disgust；反叛：renounce allegiance |
| scathing |
尖酸刻薄的：cause hurt feelings |
| scotch |
停止：put an end to |
| scuff |
（使）磨损：roughened by wear；脚步拖沓：move heavily |
| seamy |
肮脏的，堕落的：sordid, base |
| secede |
脱离，拖出（组织、团体、联盟等）：withdraw from an organization |
| seemly |
得体的，遵守礼节的：following the established traditions |
| sluggish |
缓慢的，迟缓的：slow in movement；迟钝的，反应慢的：slow to respond |
| slumber |
睡着：sleep |
| somnolence |
瞌睡，嗜睡：needing sleep |
| spoof |
轻松幽默的模仿，小恶搞：exaggerates for comic effect；诱骗，诱使相信：believe what is true |
| stiff |
僵硬的，无法弯曲的：lacking suppleness；（在社交场合）缺乏优雅的，不自在的：lacking social grace；过分的，过高的：beyond limit；艰苦的，费力的：requiring effort |
| stingy |
小气的，吝啬的：unwilling；极少量的：less plentiful |
| stint |
吝惜，节省：be frugal |
| stipulate |
规定，特定要求：specify agreement |
| strut |
趾高气昂地走：walk pompous；支柱，压杆strengthen a framework |
| sturdy |
强健的，结实的：strengthen |
| succinct |
简明的，简洁的：clear, precise |
| sulk |
生气，愠怒：resentment |
| sumptuous |
豪华的，奢侈的：extremely luxurious |
| supine |
懒散的，倦怠的，消极的，漠不关心的：lethargy, indifference |
| supplicate |
恳求，乞求：make a request earnest or urgent |
| surmount |
战胜，获得胜利：achieve a victory |
| swill |
痛饮，大口地吃：drink greedily, eat greedily |
| tacit |
暗示的：implied, not actually expressed |
| tantalize |
激起，挑逗，引诱：excite |
| tardy |
缓慢的，迟缓的：slowly；延后的，迟的：delayed |
| tempestuous |
突然的，剧烈的：sudden or violent |
| temporal |
世俗的，尘世的：earthly life |
| tenable |
有据可依的，无懈可击的：capable defended, reasonable |
| thwart |
阻挠：oppose |
| tonic |
滋补的，有益健康的：stimulating vigor, beneficial |
| transcend |
超越，超过极限：beyond the limits |
| trite |
陈腐的，陈词滥调的：hackneyed |
| truss |
系紧，扎紧：into a tight mass |
| turpitude |
卑鄙：baseness |
| unavailing |
徒劳的，无果的：producing no results |
| untoward |
倒霉的，不吉利的：not favorable, unpropitious；难以驯服的，难以驾驭的：resisting control or discipline |
| vapid |
无趣的，乏味的：lacking interest |
| venal |
贪污受贿的：open to corrupt |
| venial |
可宽恕的：easily excused |
| veracious |
诚实的，说实话的：telling the truth；精确的，准确的：precise |
| vilify |
诽谤，辱骂：utter slanderous statements |
| viscous |
粘稠的，粘的：viscid |
| willful |
固执的，倔强的：self-willed；故意的：deliberately |
| wrangle |
纷争，争端：differing opinions；争吵：quarrel |
