500 Hard SAT Word List | Match Practice in Chinese

500 Hard SAT Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abhor

	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

abrasive

	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(不公正的不合理的批評) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial

abrogate

	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

absolution

	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

abstain

	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

abstemious

	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

abstruse

	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(貧困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

accolade

	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(唐圖,直率,粗暴無禮) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

acquiesce

	(默許) assent; agree without protesting
	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

acrid

	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(尖銳,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrophobia

	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

acuity

	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

adamant

	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(唐圖,直率,粗暴無禮) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(不規則,異常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(堅硬,不動搖) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

adroit

	(熟練,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

adulation

	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(奉承,恭維) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adversity

	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(遠古,上古,及其久遠) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(貧困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(確實) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence

advocate

	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

aesthetic

	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

affable

	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

alacrity

	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy

	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive

allay

	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

alleviate

	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(過時的,陳舊的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

aloof

	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

amass

	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

ambiguity

	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

ambiguous

	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

ambivalence

	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity

ambulatory

	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

ameliorate

	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

amiable

	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

amity

	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(過時的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated

amorphous

	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

analgesic

	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

analogous

	(類似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference

anarchy

	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion

anecdote

	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

animosity

	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

annex

	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

anomaly

	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(不規則,異常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

antagonism

	(過時的,陳舊的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(反抗,敵對) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

antediluvian

	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(遠古,上古,及其久遠) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

anthology

	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

antiquated

	(過時的,陳舊的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

apathetic

	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

apathy

	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(默許) assent; agree without protesting
	(奉承,恭維) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

apocryphal

	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

appease

	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(熟練,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

apprehensive

	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

arable

	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

arbitrary

	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

arcane

	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaic

	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(過時的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated

bigot

	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(發芽,成長) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

bilk

	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(導瀉,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body

billowing

	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

blasphemy

	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

blatant

	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action

blighted

	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

blithe

	(解脫,釋放,釋然) 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
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(歡樂,高興) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

bolster

	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

boorish

	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(唐圖,直率,粗暴無禮) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

bourgeois

	(熟練,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

braggart

	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

brevity

	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(堅硬,不動搖) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(迂迴累贅的話,遁詞) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

broach

	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(製圖者,制地圖的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

brusque

	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(唐圖,直率,粗暴無禮) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

bulwark

	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

bureaucracy

	(官僚機構) over-regulated administrative system
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference

burgeon

	(發芽,成長) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(默許) assent; agree without protesting

burnish

	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

buttress

	(不規則,異常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity

cajole

	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(製圖者,制地圖的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

caldron

	(奉承,恭維) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(大鍋) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

callow

	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(歡樂,高興) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers

candid

	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

candor

	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(類似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

cantankerous

	(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

capacious

	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(類似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish

capitulate

	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

carping

	(尖銳,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(不公正的不合理的批評) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure

cartographer

	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(製圖者,制地圖的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

castigate

	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(嚴厲批評,懲罰) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(歡樂,高興) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors

catharsis

	(熟練,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(導瀉,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

caucus

	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

caustic

	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

cavalcade

	(默許) assent; agree without protesting
	(隊伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise

celerity

	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(腐蝕,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

censorious

	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference

censure

	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(迂迴累贅的話,遁詞) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

cerebral

	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly

certitude

	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(確實) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

chary

	(迂迴累贅的話,遁詞) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

chicanery

	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(尖銳,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

chimerical

	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(熟練,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

choleric

	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(默許) assent; agree without protesting
	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning

circuitous

	(確實) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(大鍋) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct

circumlocution

	(迂迴累贅的話,遁詞) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(官僚機構) over-regulated administrative system

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