sincere

真诚的，不做作的：without pretense

culpable

该受谴责的，有罪的：deserving blame

elude

躲闪，躲避：avoid adroitly;使无法理解，使困惑：escape the perception

sanguine

乐观的，确信的：free from doubt;面色红润的：healthy reddish

cameo

栩栩如生的描绘，简洁生动的描述或刻画：brief, vivid portrayal;客串：brief but dramatic appearance

yoke

连接：become joined

disavow

拒绝承认，否认：disclaim

donor

捐赠人，给体：donates

miniscule

极小的：very small

revoke

撤回，宣告无效：annul

coop

监禁，困于…之中：confine

wheedle

(用花言巧语)诱惑，哄骗：persuade by flattery

deify

把…当作神来崇拜：offer honor or respect to;过分喜爱：love or admire;尊敬，尊崇：high status or value to

theatrical

做作的，夸张的，矫揉造作的：exaggerated unnatural

civility

彬彬有礼：courteous, politeness

painstaking

煞费苦心的：diligent care

incriminate

归罪于：accuse of a crime

recondite

深奥的，难解的：difficult to comprehend

somber

昏暗的，无光的：shaded;悲伤的，不愉快的：lacking in cheer

embed

嵌入：enclose

reprobate

堕落者，道德败坏的人：unprincipled person;堕落的，放荡的：morally corrupt;谴责，痛斥：condemn strongly;拒绝，不提供：unwilling to grant

novel

新奇的：new

chronic

经常发生的，復发的：frequent recurrence;习惯性的，不可能改变的：not likely, change

throng

大量聚集：crowd in great numbers

mirage

海市蜃楼，幻想：illusory

affluent

富裕的：sufficient

discretionary

自主决定的：one's own discretion

mellifluous

(曲调)优美的：smooth and sweet

untoward

倒楣的，不吉利的：not favorable, unpropitious;难以驯服的，难以驾驭的：resisting control or discipline

confront

直接对抗，直面：face to face

absent

未出现的，缺乏的：not present;不专心的，走神的：lost in thought

shackle

束缚：restrictions;限制，阻碍：create difficulty

daredevil

大胆鲁莽的(人)：foolishly;不考虑后果的：a lack of concern for the consequence

august

威严的，严重的：formal and serious or reserved manner;盛大的，令人印象深刻的：large and impressive

bore

令人讨厌的人或事物：causes boredom;使厌倦，使厌烦：make weary

irate

极其愤怒的：extremely angry

equivalent

等价的，相等的：equal

manuscript

手稿：written by hand

drawl

慢吞吞地说：speak slowly

conspicuous

显而易见的;吸引人的：obvious

seamy

骯脏的，堕落的：sordid, base

peruse

细读：examine with great care

autocracy

独裁政府：government, unlimited power

cosmopolitan

有世界性眼光的，包容的：worldwide

admonish

建议：give advice;责备：reprove gently

brash

愚勇的，鲁莽的：foolishly adventurous;缺乏判断力的，不明智的：poor judgment

countenance

容忍：put up with;赞成，推崇：favorable opinion;沉着，冷静：evenness

cadge

乞讨，乞求：beg

discord

意见不一致，不和谐：lack agreement, harmony

*agonize

折磨，使痛苦：agony;感到痛苦：suffer agony

rarefy

草率的，仓促的：lack caution

refulgent

辉煌的，灿烂的：shinning radiantly

paradise

天堂，极乐世界：perfection and happiness;快乐，狂喜：pleasurable emotion

evoke

唤起，引发：call up

equable

(脾气、性情)温和的：serene

humor

幽默，令人发笑的事物：comical or amusing;迎合，迁就：comply with

arresting

吸引人的：attracting, striking

founder

建立者：one establishes;完败：fail utterly;沉没：become submerged

taciturn

沉默寡言的，话少的：disinclined to talk

mollify

平息，抚慰，缓和：calm

lurid

恐怖的：令人反感的：causing revulsion;面色苍白的，病态的：pale in appearance

bully

欺凌弱小者：intimidating manner;最好的，最棒的：best

rein

抑制，限制：keeping within certain boundaries;抑制，控制：keep from exceeding

diaphanous

模煳的;非实在的：vague insubstantial;(质地精緻得)几乎透明的：transparent, translucent

adapt

修改，使(适应)：modify

dictate

指令，命令：command;(仗着地位，权力)下令：request

tether

(用绳、铁鍊)拴系、束缚：fasten, restrain;能力或忍耐力的极限：limit

meddle

干涉，管閒事：intrude

enlighten

使知道，启发：inform, instruct;(在道德或精神上)进行教育：provide moral understanding

reproach

令人羞愧的事物，耻辱：causes shame;批评，责备：express criticism

barbarous

野蛮的，兇残的：mercilessly;未开化的：uncivilized

largesse

捐赠物：without expectation of a return;慷慨：liberality

convenience

便利，方便：fitness suitability

perceptive

敏锐的：sense slight differences;洞察力强的：deep understanding

cling

粘结，粘合：physical sticking;紧贴;坚持：adhere

incense

芳香：pleasant smell;激怒：extremely angry

gossamer

虚无缥缈的东西：insubstantial;轻薄的，薄弱的：light

grimace

因痛苦而面部扭曲，(作)怪相，(作)鬼脸：contortion pain, disgust or disapproval

synergic

合作的：cooperating

counterfeit

仿製的，假冒的：imitation;仿製：fraudulent replica;伪装成：false appearance

dilute

稀释/经稀释的：concentrated/low strength, concentration;削弱：diminish strength, flavor, brilliance

goggle

凝视：look

mongrel

杂种的，混血儿的：mixed origin

emboss

以浮雕效果妆点，装饰：ornament with raised work

remiss

疏忽的，不留心的：carelessness

earshot

听力所及的範围：range hear

procure

获得，取得：get possession

downplay

轻描淡写：，不予重视：minimize significance

somatic

肉体的：of the body

disinclination

不喜欢，厌恶，不情愿：lack willingness, desire

imbibe

喝水，摄取水分：take in liquid

panoramic

全景的：complete view

duplicate

复製品：exactly alike;复製：make a copy;重复，反復：do over or again

exquisite

成都强烈的：extreme;精緻精巧的：refined taste

suspend

暂停，中止：bring to a formal close;悬挂：hang

incubate 

孵化：cover and warm eggs;帮助，培养，促进：aid

lissome

柔软的：easily bent;敏捷的，轻盈的：move with ease

paroxysm

(感情、动作的)突发：outburst;(政治、社会领域呃)大动盪：disturbance

penalty

(对罪行的)处罚：punishment

preeminent

优秀的，重要的：paramount