500 Hard SAT Word List | Match Practice in Chinese

500 Hard SAT Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abhor

	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

abrasive

	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

abrogate

	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

absolution

	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

abstain

	(中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body

abstemious

	(责怪,批评) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

abstruse

	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

accolade

	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated

acquiesce

	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting

acrid

	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed

acrophobia

	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(责怪,批评) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

acuity

	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

adamant

	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

adroit

	(哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

adversity

	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

advocate

	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body

aesthetic

	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable

	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

alacrity

	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

alchemy

	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

allay

	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

alleviate

	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

aloof

	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

amass

	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

ambiguity

	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

ambiguous

	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

ambivalence

	(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

ambulatory

	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

ameliorate

	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(选集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

amiable

	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down

amity

	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

amorphous

	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting
	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

analgesic

	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike

analogous

	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

anarchy

	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

anecdote

	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure

animosity

	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

annex

	(年幼,稚嫩,无经验) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

anomaly

	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

antagonism

	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antediluvian

	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

anthology

	(核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(选集) book of literary selections by various authors

antiquated

	(脑的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged

apathetic

	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

apathy

	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

apocryphal

	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

appease

	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish

apprehensive

	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(选集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

arable

	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

arbitrary

	(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

arcane

	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(责怪,批评) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

archaic

	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

bigot

	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

bilk

	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

billowing

	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure

blasphemy

	(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

blatant

	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

blighted

	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

blithe

	(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

bolster

	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

boorish

	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

bourgeois

	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

braggart

	(队伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

brevity

	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

broach

	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

brusque

	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

bulwark

	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive

bureaucracy

	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting
	(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

burgeon

	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

burnish

	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

buttress

	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

cajole

	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

caldron

	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

callow

	(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(年幼,稚嫩,无经验) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

candid

	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

candor

	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

cantankerous

	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

capacious

	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,顽固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

capitulate

	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

carping

	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

cartographer

	(哄骗,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

castigate

	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

catharsis

	(核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

caucus

	(核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

caustic

	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

cavalcade

	(队伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

celerity

	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron

censorious

	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

censure

	(责怪,批评) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down

cerebral

	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(脑的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

certitude

	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

chary

	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

chicanery

	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

chimerical

	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

choleric

	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

circuitous

	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

circumlocution

	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

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