intransigent
不妥协的，固执的：refusal to compromise
movement
运动：moving
flippancy
轻率，无礼：unbecoming levity
irk
令人烦恼的事物：source of irritation;使烦恼，使厌倦：irritating
depressed
不开心的，情绪不高的，消沉的：unhappiness;生活境况悲催的：healthful environment
deterioration
恶化，堕落：sinking
cascade
(尤指小的)瀑布：small fall
satiate
(使)饱足(的)，过分满足(的)：satisfy fully
blueprint
蓝图，详细计画：architects' plans;事先计画：work out, in advance
caveat
警告，告诫：warning of a specific limitation
dismay
使失去勇气：lose courage;使不安，使焦虑：trouble, uneasy
vituperate
谩駡，责駡：abuse or censure
gregarious
爱社交的：enjoy the company;群居的：group with others
wiretap
偷听，窃听：get information
ruthless
没有怜悯心的，残忍的：no pity
capitulate
投降，默许：give all resistance
malicious
恶意的：deliberately harmful
tiff
小争吵：petty quarrel
martinet
纪律严明之人：strict
incendiary
煽动者：person who stirs up;煽动性的：tending to inflame
concur
同意：agreement;同一时间发生、存在：same time;团结合作：joint
countermand
取消，撤销：revoke
obstinate
固执的：in spite of persuasion;难以减轻或治癒的：mot easily subdued
frugal
节约的：economy
inadvertent
偶然发生的：by chance;疏忽的，不留意的：unintentional lack of care
convene
召开，召集：bring together in assembly;聚集，集合：come together
verisimilar
貌似真实的：appearing to be true
nauseate
(使)厌恶，(使)作呕：cause disgust
circumspect
谨慎的，小心的：careful
salutary
有益健康的：promoting health;有利的，利好的：promoting well-being
subtle
微妙的，难以感知的：difficult perceive;巧妙的，间接或带有欺骗性的：clever deceptive means
debacle
溃败：complete failure
murky
黯淡的，昏暗的：without light;模煳的，晦涩的：lacking clarity
nonsense
无意义的话，废话：no meaning
affliction
痛苦，悲伤，折磨：great suffering
hideous
非常丑陋的：ugly
broach
开启，启封：open;提出讨论：present
canard
谣传，误传：misleading
nicety
準确，精准：careful details;细微之处：fine point
retouch
润饰，改进：improve
snobbish
谄上傲下的，自大的：offensive air of superiority
vicious
兇恶的，恶毒的：desire to inflict;勐烈的：violence or ferocity
content
使满足：appease;主题：major subject of interest;内容，内涵：idea that is conveyed
homage
尊敬，敬意：respect
eschew
刻意避开;戒绝：avoid
smarmy
虚情假意的，过分恭维的：hypocritically
footloose
无拘无束的，自由的：having no attachments
aberrant
adj.异常的，非常规的：deviating
retainer
家僕：service
trickle
一滴一滴地流，缓缓地流：fall in drops
auspicious
好兆头的：toward a happy outcome
chord
与...和谐一致，符合：accord, agree
migratory
迁移的：moving from one region to another
heterodox
非正统的，异端的：unorthodox opinions
badinage
打趣，善意的玩笑：banter
prerogative
特权，权力：right, power, privilege
surmount
战胜，获得胜利：achieve a victory
gratuitous
无根据的，无理由的：unwarranted;无报酬的，免费的：without return;多余的：not needed
diabolic
恶魔一般的：devil
madcap
热爱冒险的人：seeks our very dangerous or foolhardy adventures;大胆的，鲁莽的：foolishly adventurous or bold
ponderable
有价值的，值得考虑的：considerable
mire
困境：difficult situation;使陷入困境，拖后腿：hold back
ancillary
次要的：secondary importance;辅助的，补充的：auxiliary, supplementary
baleful
有害的：harmful;凶兆的，兇恶的：evil;致命的：causing death
stray
漫无目的：lacking purpose;离群，迷途，偏离：move away, deviate
precursor
先驱者，先导：precedes
pious
(信仰上)虔诚的：devotion to divine worship;忠诚的：firm in one's allegiance
stitch
突然剧痛：sharp unpleasant sensation
adumbrate
部分地或有保留地揭露：disclose;预示着：give a slight indication
nip
少量：small amount;小口吃喝：in small amounts
vacuous
茫然的，愚蠢的：lack of intelligence
tribute
称颂，颂词：declaration gratitude
flout
嘲弄性不理会，蔑视：treat with disregard
castigate
强烈(公开)指责：criticize;惩罚：penalty
interim
中间过渡时期，间隔：time between event;暂时的：for the time being
contend
竞争，争夺：strive or vie in contest;声明，声称：state as a fact
deportation
放逐：removal from a country
turbid
混浊的：deficient in clarity
incarnate
化身的，人性化的：bodily nature and form;使(思想、理论)具体，体现：constitute an embodiment
congenial
和善的，友好的：agreement;令人愉悦的：giving pleasure
bolster
支撑(物)：provide support;鼓励、使有精力：boost
harmonious
和谐一致的：agreeably related
secluded
僻静的，隐蔽的：hidden
brook
忍受，容许：tolerate;小溪流：creek
crook
使弯曲：away from a straight line
valiant
勇敢的，英勇的：bravery
improvise
即兴而作：perform with little or no preparation
symbiosis
共生关係：living together
maelstrom
漩涡：violent whirlpool;混乱、动盪的局势：turbulent
encumber
阻碍，妨碍：impede;给…增添负担：place burden
impenetrable
不可渗透的，不可穿透的：impossible to get through;难以理解的：incapable of being comprehended
quench
熄灭：put out;使满足：put a complete end to
adore
喜爱，因...感到愉悦：pleasure;宠爱：tenderness
nominal
不重要的：unimportant;名义上的：something in name
telling
禁酒：abstinence alcoholic
demolition
破坏，毁坏：destroying
drizzle
(下)细小、轻柔、似雾的雨，毛毛雨：misty rain
preponderant
佔优势的，更重要的：superior importance
hamstring
使无效，使无力：ineffective
wit
机智，智慧：ability to understand;智者，有智慧的人：intelligence
