condescending

摆出高人一等的姿态的：patronizingly superior

efface

擦掉，抹去;使不明显：make indistinct

presumptuous

放肆的，冒昧的：overstepping bounds;傲慢的：feeling of superiority

spur

刺激物：arouses action;支撑物：holds up;刺激，激励：incite

dexterous

动作灵活的：ready, skilled;头脑灵活的：mentally adroit, skillful

parenthesis 

间断：interruption

equilibrium

均势，平衡：opposing forces are equal;(感情上的)平静：evenness of emotions

reluctant

不情愿的，反感的：showing unwillingness

humility

谦卑，谦逊：absence of any feeling s better

cumbersome

笨重的，难处理的：difficult to handle

vicissitude

自然变化，变迁兴衰：natural change

retrieve

寻回，找回：get back again

align

使排成一行：line;调准，校準：adjust

spiny

多刺的：spines;棘手的，麻烦的：requiring exceptional skill

perturb

使扰乱，使烦躁不安：trouble the mind

heresy

异教，和普遍观点相悖的说话：controversial or unorthodox opinion

liken

显示相似，把…比作：show as similar

unpretentious

低调的，谦逊的：modest;坦诚的，自然的：free from deceive

disabuse

打消错误念头，纠正：free from error, fallacy, misconception

prosecution

实行，执行：doing

fidelity

忠诚：being faithful

plodder

行走缓慢的人：moves slowly

smother

使窒息：killed by lack of air;抑制(表达，说出)，压制：refrain

transient

短暂的，暂态的：transitory

hybrid

杂交品种，混合品种：mixed origin;杂交的：parents of different races

stouthearted

勇敢的：stout, spirit

acquisitive

贪婪的：desirous

limber

可塑的，柔软的：flexible

nurture

提供营养：nourishment;培育，培养：provide with understanding

irritate

刺激，惹恼：provoke anger

compress

压缩(体积)：reduce size, volume

tout

极力讚扬：praise

blackmail

敲诈，勒索：extortion of money

malinger

装病以逃避工作：pretend illness

defile

(山间)小道：a narrow passage;亵渎：treat with great disrespect;使腐坏，污损：make unfit for use

indelible

(印记等)无法擦除的：impossible to remove;无法忘怀的：not easily forgotten

penitent

悔过的：regretful

abase

降低(地位、职位、威望或尊严)：lower

wanting

未出现的，缺少的：not present;未达到要求的：not being up to standards

hurricane

飓风：a violent rotating storm;飓风般的事物，引起动盪的事物：resembling a hurricane

respire

唿吸：inhale, exhale air

reconstitute

重建，(尤其是通过加水)使復塬：restore by adding water

homely

其貌不扬的，朴素简单的：not attractive

analogous

相似的，可比较的：in common

exempt

使免除：release liability

drone

低沉单调地说;嗡嗡地叫：talk monotonous;(昆虫振翅般)单调嗡嗡的声音：monotonous sound;混日子：doing nothing

react

做出反应：in response

inert

(人)懒惰缺乏活力的;(物品)惰性的：sluggish, deficient

repeal

撤销，废除(法律等)：rescind or annul;宣佈与…决裂：refuse to recognize

salutation

致敬，打招唿(表示欢迎和礼貌)：greeting;讚扬：praise

scathing

尖酸刻薄的：cause hurt feelings

lax

鬆弛的，不紧的，不严格的：not tense, firm, or rigid;懈怠的，漫不经心的：failing to give proper care

erratic

善变的：not constant;异常的，不同寻常的：different from the ordinary

gourmet

美食家：connoisseur food

disarm

解除武装：reduce armed forces;使息怒，平息，抚慰：lessen;使无害：harmless

fecund

多产，肥沃的：fruitful

anonymous

匿名的：not named, identified;无特色的：lacking individuality

barricade

障碍物：obstruction, rampart;用障碍物阻止通过：prevent access

wayward

刚愎自用的，不服管束的：following one's own inclinations

panache

炫耀：flamboyance

fluster

使慌乱：put into agitated confusion

recidivate

回到塬先的习惯，尤指重新犯罪：return to criminal habits

gibe

嘲弄：taunting words

scrutinize

仔细检查：observe great care

fulminate

大声斥责：thunderous denunciation

amiable

好脾气，友好易相处的：friendly

punctilious

注意细节的，一丝不苟的：attentive details

imbroglio

困境，复杂的局面：complicated situation;纷争：angry expression of differing opinions

conflate

混合：turn into a single mass

garish

过于鲜艳的，过于张扬的：strident color

marvel

令人惊奇的事物：surprise, admiration or wonder;(因为壮观、美丽等而)表示惊讶：feel amazement

lag

最终的，最后的：following all others;缓慢行走：slowness;萎靡，失去活力：lose bodily strength

mandatory

强制的：forcing compliance

extraneous

无关的：no relevance;非主要因素的：not essential

sermon

佈道，说教：public speech moral

turmoil

骚动，混乱：agitation, commotion

propensity

倾向，癖好：inclination

substitute

取代者，替代品：takes the place of another;取代，替代：take the place of

chide

责备：scold mildly

asperity

(举止、性情)粗暴：roughness;(环境)艰苦：rigor, severity

proficient

熟练的，精通的：advanced competence

varnish

上清漆，使有光泽：smooth glossy;粉饰(令人不悦的东西)：conceal unpleasant

cognizant

知道的，意识到的：aware

subliminal

下意识的，潜在意识的：below perception

vehement

(情感)强烈的，热情的：great depth of feeling

ordeal

严峻的考验：severe trial

sublime

崇高的，庄严的：high moral;(因为杰出、尊贵、美丽等而)令人惊叹的：inspire awe

topsy-turvy*

混乱的，不整洁的：lacking in order, neatness

recluse

隐士：lives away;隐居的，不爱社交的：withdrawal from society

abjure

v.发誓放弃:rejecting,abandoning;v.抵制避免:resist

baroque

装饰华丽的，过分雕琢的，复杂的：extravagance, complexity, flamboyance;(程度上)过分的：beyond, limit

cronyism

任人唯亲的，对好朋友的偏袒：favoritism friends

preen

整理(羽毛)：smooth feathers;打扮修饰：dress oneself elaborate;自满：take pride

scotch

停止：put an end to

septic

腐败的，感染的：putrefaction

halfhearted

不感兴趣的，不热情的：lacking heart

repute

(尤指好的)名声，名誉：good reputation

mesh

诱捕：catch

sedate

淡定的，安静的：free from agitation

penury

贫穷：dearth;吝啬，节俭：frugality