500 Hard SAT Word List | Match Practice in Chinese

500 Hard SAT Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abhor

	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better

abrasive

	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure

abrogate

	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

absolution

	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

abstain

	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(脑的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

abstemious

	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse

	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

accolade

	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise

acquiesce

	(默许) assent; agree without protesting
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference

acrid

	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrophobia

	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

acuity

	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

adamant

	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

adroit

	(中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation

	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

adversity

	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

advocate

	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting

aesthetic

	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body

affable

	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

alacrity

	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

alchemy

	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(年幼,稚嫩,无经验) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

allay

	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing

alleviate

	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition

aloof

	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

amass

	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

ambiguity

	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise

ambiguous

	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

ambivalence

	(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

ambulatory

	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(默许) assent; agree without protesting

ameliorate

	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

amiable

	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

amity

	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorphous

	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

analgesic

	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

analogous

	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

anarchy

	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(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
	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

anecdote

	(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
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

animosity

	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

annex

	(废除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

anomaly

	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

antagonism

	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down

antediluvian

	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(责怪,批评) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

anthology

	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(选集) book of literary selections by various authors

antiquated

	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system

apathetic

	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

apathy

	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

apocryphal

	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

appease

	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

apprehensive

	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated

arable

	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(奇闻轶事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

arbitrary

	(中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

arcane

	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(类似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly

archaic

	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

bigot

	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(秘密,谜) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	((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

	(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

billowing

	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

blasphemy

	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(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
	(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

blatant

	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

blighted

	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(平静,安抚) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

blithe

	(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(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
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

bolster

	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

boorish

	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(波涛翻滚) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(粗鲁,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

bourgeois

	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(尖锐,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(中产阶级,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

braggart

	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(自夸,吹嘘) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(恐惧的,担心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive

brevity

	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(简短,短暂) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

broach

	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

brusque

	(尖锐) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(唐图,直率,粗暴无礼) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

bulwark

	(壁垒) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

bureaucracy

	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(队伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series

burgeon

	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

burnish

	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(欢乐,高兴) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

buttress

	(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨剂) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(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
	(发芽,成长) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(欢快的情绪) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(年幼,稚嫩,无经验) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

caldron

	(大锅) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(官僚机构) over-regulated administrative system
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

callow

	(无政府主义) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(年幼,稚嫩,无经验) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

candid

	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(可移动的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

candor

	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(贫困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

cantankerous

	(无形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity

capacious

	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(辩护,推广) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better

capitulate

	(奉承,恭维) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(节制（饮食）,调节) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

carping

	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(不公正的不合理的批评) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(过时的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated

cartographer

	(制图者,制地图的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish

castigate

	(模棱两可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(骗) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(严厉批评,惩罚) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

catharsis

	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(导泻,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(模棱两可的) unclear or doubtful in meaning

caucus

	(矛盾的观点或情绪) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(核心小组会议（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

caustic

	(平静下来,（使）冷静下来) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(宽敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(反复无常,随机的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

cavalcade

	(亵渎) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(队伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(喧闹,俗丽) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

celerity

	(过时的,陈旧的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

censorious

	(漠不关心) lack of caring; indifference
	(被毁坏的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

censure

	(炼金术士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(责怪,批评) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(审美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

cerebral

	(友谊) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(难以理解的,复杂的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(脑的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(反抗,敌对) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

certitude

	(确实) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
	(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(不规则,异常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(冷漠的,无动于衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

chary

	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(腐蚀,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(介绍,提出,引见) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

chicanery

	(出名的大奖) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(坚硬,不动摇) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

chimerical

	(分离,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(远古,上古,及其久远) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(不现实,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	((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

choleric

	(解脱,释放,释然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(易发怒的,脾气坏) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

circuitous

	(迂回的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(谨慎,吝啬) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

circumlocution

	(迂回累赘的话,遁词) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(可耕种的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(可爱的,友好的,惬意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(熟练,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

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