奢侈逸乐的，沉湎酒色的：enjoyments luxury
chivalrous
有骑士风度的，(尤指对女性)彬彬有礼的：gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration
shiftless
胸无大志的，懒惰的：lacking ambition
glower
怒目而视：stare with anger
inexorable
无法劝阻的，不为所动的：not persuaded
figurative
比喻的：denoting another
revise
更改，修正：improve
beset
使苦恼，骚扰：cause persistent suffering;攻击，袭击：set upon
expedite
加快进程：speed up the progress
unwonted
不习惯的，不寻常的：not habitual, ordinary, unusual
zesty
刺激的，开胃的：piquant
supplant
排挤，篡夺...的位置：usurp the place of
terror
极度恐惧：intense fear
paean
欢乐颂：joyous song praise
infinite
无尽的，无限的：no boundaries
propitiate
抚慰，劝解：appease
perforate
打孔，穿透：make a hole
prevail
盛行，战胜：greater in strength
quack
骗子医生，江湖郎中：pretender
frequent
时常拜访：often;时常发生的，重复再现的：short intervals
chase
镂雕(金属)以装饰：decorate;驱赶：force out
lug
拖动，拉动：cause to follow;费力搬运：laboriously
appall
使惊恐：consternation
apt
恰当的，合适的：suitable, appropriate;有倾向的，可能的：tendency, likely;聪明的：intelligent, responsive
summary
摘要：abstract;就地的，立即的：on the spot
consternation
惊愕，恐慌，恐惧：paralyzing dismay
lubricate
使润滑：reduce friction
twig
瞭解：have a clear idea
suture
缝合：joining
gorge
峡谷：canyon;狼吞虎嚥：eat greedily
speck
小点，少量：small amount
immune
不易被感染的，有免疫力的：having resistance to infection;不受影响的：not affected by influence;不受约束的，免除的：not subject to an obligation
surpass
超越，强于：become better;突破(界限、纪录等)：beyond the limit
safeguard
保护措施：prevent accident;保护：make safe
cunning
狡猾的：artful deceptiveness;(手工)灵巧的：skillful;欺诈，欺骗：practice of misleading
venial
可宽恕的：easily excused
verbose
冗长的，啰嗦的：more than necessary
connive
暗中合作，共谋：cooperate secretly;纵容：假装忽视或并未採取措施阻止错误：pretend ignorance ought to oppose
peculiarity
特徵，特点：distinguishing characteristic
tenable
有据可依的，无懈可击的：capable defended, reasonable
fateful
意义重大的：momentous;带来灾难的，毁灭性的：bringing death
discreet
(言行)谨慎的：good judgment and restraint;不易察觉的：not readily seen or noticed
exult
感到欢喜：rejoice
abnegate
否认：deny，renounce;投降，放弃，交出(权力等)：surrender，relinquish
preempt
预先佔有：seize, before others;替换：replace
dabble
涉猎，对…浅尝辄止：superficially
misconstrue
误解，曲解：mistake
precipitate
匆忙的：careless speed;促使，导致：cause to happen
dilatory
拖延的，磨蹭的：cause delay procrastination
deploy
(有目的地)展开;调度，部署：spread out
mutter
低声抱怨：murmur complainingly
prescription
规定，传统的规矩：rule
circumvent
躲避，不遵从：avoid, comply
annex
裙楼，副楼：auxiliary building;添加，合併：join;吞併，夺取(土地等)：incorporate
inalienable
不可剥夺的，不能让与的：cannot be transferred
ill-bred
没有教养的，没有礼貌的：impolite
nebulous
模煳的：indistinct
peep
一瞥：brief look;轻声：slight sound
exceptional
例外的，特别的，非凡的：uncommon, extraordinary
sectarianism
宗派主义，顽固：adherence prejudices
favorable
赞许的：expressing approval;有利的：promote
palpable
摸得到的：capable touched;明显的，易觉察的：obvious
rubicund
红润的，健康的：healthy rosiness
ensemble
合唱，合奏曲：two or move vocalists
interrogate
质问，审问：question formally
sunder
分裂，分离：break apart
uphold
支持，赞成：support
royalty
皇家身份：regal character;版税;专利权税：payment
flourish
茂盛，繁荣：achieve success;装饰：ornamentation
bellwether
领导者，带头人：lead
convulsion
痉挛(强烈的、无法控制的肌肉收缩)：involuntary contraction;骚乱：disturbance
hierarchical
分等级的，等级制的：classified
curt
言词简略的，直接(以至显得粗鲁)的：direct, brief, and potentially rude;言简意赅的：convey much information
obstruct
妨碍，给…製造困难：impede, create difficulty;阻挡：prevent passage
glib
流利圆滑的(常含有不真诚或欺诈的成分)，油腔滑调的：fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的，肤浅的：lacking depth
odium
憎恶，讨厌：strong dislike
dismantle
分解，分拆：pieces, destroy integrity
reserved
内向的，缄默的：restrained
outlandish
古怪的，奇异的：out of the ordinary, bizarre
palatable
感到愉悦满足的：pleasure or contentment
elephantine
巨大的：enormous size;笨拙的：clumsy
purvey
(大量)供给，供应：supply
abeyance
n.终止，搁置：inactivity
contradict
否认，反驳;与...相矛盾：contrary
hasten
促进：speed-up, accelerate
douse
熄灭：put out;弄湿：wet
mannered
不自然的，做作的：artificial
bedeck
装饰，点缀：make more attractive
caricature
用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张，漫画，讽刺画：exaggeration;嘲笑性模仿或夸张：copy, exaggerate
excruciate
折磨，使痛苦：pain
harsh
粗糙的，不具有美感的：coarse rough disagreeable sense;严厉的：exacting
awkward
缺乏灵活性和技巧的：lacking dexterity;(处理问题)缺乏手段和智谋的：a lack of skill and tact;臃肿笨拙的，不优雅的：lacking ease;令人尴尬的：embarrassment;(因过大或过重设计问题)难以操作的：difficult to use
thwart
阻挠：oppose
vindicate
为...平反，为...辩护，使无罪：free from blame;证明，证实：give evidence
pregnant
重要的，意味深长的：full of meaning;怀孕的：containing offspring
magnificent
壮丽的：strikingly impressive
prototype
塬型：original model
avarice
贪财，贪婪：insatiable
elate
使开心，使自豪：fill with joy
repulse
使厌恶，排斥：reject with denial
