blasé
(过度放纵之后)厌倦享乐的，腻厌的：apathetic
unkempt
凌乱的，无序的：lacking in order
wry
扭曲的：twisted, bent;坚持错误的：stubborn to wrong
iniquity
邪恶，不公正：immorality, injustice
fail-safe
保险措施：to preclude loss or injury;万无一失的：no chance of failure
obliging
乐于助人的：do favors
mercenary
(外国军队的)雇佣军：soldier hired;唯利是图的，贪婪的：monetary or material gain
dolt
笨蛋：stupid
periodical
期刊：publication;週期性的，有固定间隔的：regular intervals
flag
旗帜，象徵：symbol;变得衰弱：become feeble
supplement
增补，补充：complete for a deficiency
threadbare
陈腐的：hackneyed;贫穷的：lacking possessions;破烂的：worn or torn
creep
缓慢地行进：slowly;匍匐前进：body close to the ground
machination
轨迹：scheming or crafty action
reprieve
对...暂缓处刑，免罪：postpone or cancel punishment;维持...的运行：prevent from being closed
compliment
称讚，恭维：praise;敬意，免费赠送的礼物：respectful
voluble
健谈的，多话的：ready speech
banter
幽默、打趣的(地)谈话：humored
homogenize
使统一化：make agree single established standard
negation
否定：opposite
calcify
使僵化：inflexible, unchangeable
gainsay
否认：declare false;反对：oppose
acquire
获取，获得：get as one's own
proliferate
快速繁殖;激增：grow or multiply by rapidly offspring
falsehood
谎言：untrue, made in order to deceive
solitude
孤独，避世：being alone
heinous
可憎的，十恶不赦的：hatefully
imperturbable
沉着冷静的，淡定的：extreme calm
slight
不重要的：deficient in weight;轻微的：small in degree;轻蔑，看不起：treat with disdain;忽略，疏忽：fail to give proper attention
collude
串通，共谋(做坏事)：together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
stabilize
使稳定;变得稳定：make or become stable
residue
剩余物：remains
intangible
无法感知的，无形的：capable perceived
elucidate
阐明：make lucid
prairie
大草塬：treeless grassland
indecorous
不合礼节的，不得体的：conflicting with accepted standards
stammer
口吃，结巴：speak with pauses
adventitious
外来的，后天的，非内在的：not inherent or innate
rookie
新兵;新生;菜鸟：recruit
shun
避开，避免：keep away
malaise
不舒服：bodily discomfort
daunt
使胆怯，吓到：to lessen the courage
disconcert
使不安：disturb
meditate
思索，沉思：focus
monarch
君主，帝王：rules;巨头，大亨：person of rank, power, or influence
infelicitous
不愉快的，不幸的：unfortunate;不恰当的，不合时宜的：not appropriate
dulcet
悦耳的，令人愉悦的：melodious
pertinent
相关的，恰当的：relevance
anathema
诅咒：curse
jitters
紧张，不安：panic, nervousness
trifling
细微的，不重要的：lacking in significance
rue
后悔，遗憾：feeling of regret
spat
(小的)争吵：quarrel
tyrant
暴君：oppressively or brutally
rumple
使皱，弄皱：form creases;打乱，使不整齐：undo the proper order
elegy
哀歌(诗)，挽歌(诗)：expressing sorrow
solvent
有偿付能力的：able to pay debts;溶剂：another substance is dissolved
strip
脱衣，剥去：remove clothing
groove
享受，极其满意，过得快活：take pleasure in
fastidious
挑剔的，极仔细的，追求完美的：meticulous attention to detail
smattering
浅薄的知识：superficial knowledge;少量：small amount
hedonism
享乐主义：doctrine pleasure
lugubrious
(故作夸张的)悲哀的：mournful
sling
投掷：send through the air
instigate
煽动，激起：urge forward, stir up
revolt
使厌恶，使反感：fill with disgust;反叛：renounce allegiance
ignominy
耻辱：lost the esteem
tyro
新手，业余爱好者：beginner, novice
exterminate
根除，消灭：killing off
constitute
指派，任命：appoint;构成：make up
imperious
爱发号施令的：ordering people;傲慢的，专横呃：arrogantly domineering;迫切的：compelling
forestall
预先阻止：prevent beforehand
chauvinistic
盲目爱国的：excessive favoritism
miserly
吝啬的：penuriousness
plentitude
大量：ample amount
crease
折痕：folding
antagonize
与...敌对，反对：opposition, counteract;激怒：incur, provoke, hostility
ineffable
难以表达的：incapable expressed
backslide
(情况等)倒煺，故态復萌：revert to a worse condition
guile
狡猾，狡诈：misleading
sodden
湿透的：penetrated by water;使...湿透：wet thoroughly
obsess
迷住的，使困扰：haunt
curtail
缩短，削减：less in extent or duration
defray
支付：undertake the payment
stymie
阻碍：present an obstacle
patina
外表：superficial;(由内而外散发的)氛围，气场：appearance or aura
mince
切碎：small pieces;小步走：short steps
haven
安全的地方：place of safety
rouse
激起，煽动：stir up;唤醒：stop sleeping
goldbrick
逃避工作和责任：shirk responsibilities
superimpose
添(声)加(色)(使形象、某因素或性质更加清楚)：add distinct
deplete
耗尽，使衰竭：make complete use
vindictive
復仇的，有寻仇倾向的：seek revenge
extort
勒索：force, intimidation
maverick
特立独行之人：does not conform;标新立异的，不合常规的：deviating
rapscallion
流氓，恶棍：evil
morose
忧郁的：sullen, gloomy
assail
抨击，严厉批评：criticize harshly;攻击，勐攻：violent action against
gull
欺骗：untrue
charisma
魅力，吸引力：charm
