abjure: (发誓放弃) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | abrogate: (废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
acumen: (思想敏锐) mental keenness; quickness of perception | adumbrate: (勾画出轮廓,隐约显示,预示,蒙上阴影) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
alacrity: (欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | anathema: (诅咒) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
antipathy: (反对,厌恶) strong feeling of aversion; dislike | approbation: (同意,批准) expression of warm approval; praise |
arrogate: (非法霸占,僭越) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right | ascetic: (苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
assiduous: (勤奋) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent | boon: (恩惠,福利) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request |
brusque: (唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly | burnish: (擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
buttress: (支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence | cajole: (哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
calumny: (诽谤,中伤) false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander | capricious: (反复无常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
clemency: (温和,仁慈) mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act | cogent: (有说服力的) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
concomitant: (伴随的) in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with | conflagration: (大火灾,大火) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
conundrum: (谜语) riddle; difficult problem; dilemma | credulity: (轻信,易信) readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
cupidity: (贪婪) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth | cursory: (草率,匆忙) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
decry: (强烈反对) express strong disapproval of; disparage | defile: (污染,亵渎) pollute; make dirty or spotty |
deleterious: (有害的) having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous | demure: (端庄的,认真的,腼腆的) modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
deprecate: (抗议,蔑视) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle | deride: (打趣,取消) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
desecrate: (亵渎) violate with violence, especially to sacred place | discursive: (散漫的,不得要领的) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
dissemble: (伪装,做作,掩饰) disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of | ebullient: (热情的,激动的) showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
effrontery: (厚颜无耻) shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity | egregious: (及其令人痛恨的,声名狼藉,令人吃惊的) notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
enervate: (使变弱) weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve | ephemeral: (朝生暮死,短暂,短命) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
eschew: (避免) avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from | evanescent: (消散的,凋零的) fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |
evince: (表示) show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer | exculpate: (开脱,洗脱) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
execrable: (非常糟糕的) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful | expiate: (赎罪) make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt |
expunge: (取消,去除,排除) cancel; remove; erase or strike out | extant: (现存的) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
extol: (赞美) praise highly; glorify; celebrate | fallacious: (假的,误导的) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
fastidious: (挑剔的,难伺候的) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details | fatuous: (愚蠢的,不可理喻的,不理智的) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
feral: (野生的,未驯服的) not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state | fetid: (恶臭的) unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
florid: (华丽的,红润的) reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented | fractious: (蛮横倔强的) inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
garrulous: (贫嘴) talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details | gregarious: (社交的,群居) sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
hackneyed: (常见的,不希罕,陈腐) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse | hapless: (不幸的) without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy |
harangue: (夸大的讲话) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression | harangue: (夸大的讲话) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
hegemony: (霸权,盟主权) domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others | impassive: (冷漠的) without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
imperious: (专横的) urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial | impertinent: (不相干的,鲁莽的) improperly forward or bold; rude |
impervious: (不能渗透的,不为所动的,不受影响的) impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed | impetuous: (冲动的,鲁莽的) marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
impinge: (撞击,碰撞) infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch | implacable: (不能平静的) incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
inchoate: (未成型的,早期的,刚开始的,发展中的) recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary | incontrovertible: (无疑的,无可争议的) indisputable; not open to question |
indefatigable: (疲倦) tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action | ineffable: (不可言喻的,无法用语言表达的,不能说的,避讳的) unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
inexorable: (无情的,残酷的) not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable | ingenuous: (心无城府的,天真的,幼稚的,可信的) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
inimical: (不友好的,敌意的,有害的) unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental | iniquity: (邪恶,不公正) absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
insidious: (阴险的,奸诈的,狡猾的,鬼鬼祟祟的) spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap | inure: (使习惯于) apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate |
invective: (谩骂,非难,恶言相加) abusive language used to express blame or ill will | inveterate: (根深蒂固的,积习已深的) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual |
jubilant: (欢腾的,喜气洋洋的) happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | juxtaposition: (并列,并置) act of positioning close together; side-by-side position |
laconic: (简洁的) brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words | languid: (疲倦的,无精打采的) lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
largess: (赠送,赠礼) generous gift; money or gifts bestowed | latent: (潜在的) present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
legerdemain: (戏法,花招) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers | licentious: (不道德的,下流的,放纵的) amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
limpid: (清澈) clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry | maelstrom: (漩涡) whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
magnanimous: (宽宏大量的) generous; high-minded; chivalrous | malediction: (诅咒) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
malevolent: (坏心肠的) having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious | manifold: (繁多的,多种的) various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
maudlin: (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental | mawkish: (过分多愁善感,感情脆弱到令人作呕的) insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
mendacious: (撒谎成性的,撒谎的,假的) lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely | mercurial: (善变的,无常的) capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
modicum: (少量) limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing | multifarious: (多样的,各式各样的) varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
myriad: (无数,非常多) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand | nadir: (谷底,最低点,天底) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
nascent: (初生的) incipient; coming into existence; emerging | nefarious: (十恶不赦的) very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
neophyte: (新入教者,新信徒) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated | |
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