愚笨的，昏庸的：foolish
alacrity
反应迅速，乐意，欣然
shrewd
精明的，机敏的：cleverness or judgment;刺骨的，强烈的：discomfort
snarl
纠缠，纠结：twist;咆哮，怒吼：to anger
doyen
有经验的人，资深人士：knowledge experience;(加入时间较长的)高级会员：senior member
quandary
困惑，窘境：perplexity, doubt
argot
隐语，黑话，行话：specialized, particular
exploit
英雄行为：notable act;最大程度地利用：employ
fascinate
强烈吸引，使入迷：hold an intense interest
prod
促使…行动：persuade
predecessor
前任，先辈：previously occupied
carp
对小事吹毛求疵，挑剔，表现不满：peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
croon
低声歌唱或说话：murmuring
whimsical
反復无常的：sudden illogical changes
knack
诀窍，聪明的做法：clever
stratagem
谋略，策略：deceiving
manipulate
巧妙操作：skillful;巧妙处理，暗中操控：deviously
delegate
代理人，代表：representative for another;移交(权力，任务等)：possession or safekeeping of another
deft
灵巧的，熟练的：skill
census
人口普查：survey, population
smart
反应敏捷的，聪颖的：sharp quick thought;整洁的：strikingly neat;感到疼痛，感到痛苦：suffer acutely
bait
逗弄，激怒：persecute, exasperate;引诱：lead away;诱饵：something, luring
dilate
(使)膨胀，扩大：enlarge, expand, wide;详细表达：more fully greater detail
acrimonious
刻薄的，充满仇恨的：deep-seated resentment
naïve
天真纯朴的：lacking worldly experience
belligerence
好斗，好战：aggressive or truculent
pillory
当众嘲弄：public contempt
flamboyant
艳丽夺目的，炫耀的，充满装饰的：strikingly elaborate
ennoble
使尊贵：noble
fad
(短暂的)流行，时尚：popular for a short time
inducement
动机，刺激源：motive;劝说，游说：pleading with someone to accept
patronize
赞助：provide aid;以高人一等的态度对待：treat haughtily
arid
乾燥的：little or no precipitation;无趣的，无聊的：lack of interest
legacy
遗产：handed down ancestor
backhanded
间接的，含沙射影的，虚情假意的：indirect
mastery
技艺超群，精通：great skill
earnest
严肃认真的：serious
pungent
辛辣的，讽刺的：use of wit cause hurt feelings
spent
精疲力竭的：drained of energy
plastic
可塑的：modified;虚假的，做作的：lacking in natural
bridle
限制
scrupulous
正直的：principled;一丝不苟的：great care and effort
abiding
永久的：enduring
stolid
无动于衷的，感情麻木的：little emotion
minute
仔细的，谨小慎微的：careful scrutiny;小的，不重要的：of small importance
affectation
虚伪，做作：not natural, not genuinely felt
halcyon
宁静的，平静的：free from;繁荣的，丰富的：affluent
disaffected
不满的，叛逆的：discontented
exude
分泌，流出：flow forth
assess
评估(重要性、尺寸、价值等)：determine;徵收费用(如罚款)：charge, penalty
proofread
正式宣佈：make known
fusty
过时的：old-fashioned;腐臭的：stale odors
shoal
浅的：little depth
trivial
琐碎的，无足轻重的：little importance
enunciate
清晰地说：articulate;公开宣佈，宣称：openly or publicity
galvanize
(好似用电击)刺激：stimulate excite
wistful
(带着忧伤而)渴望的，怀念的：yearning or desire with melancholy
sip
(尤指小口地)喝：swallow in liquid form
fraudulent
欺诈的：fraud
purity
纯净;纯洁，纯在：clean, morally pure
prodigal
挥霍的：spendthrift;败家子：spends freely
explicate
解释，说明：detailed explanation
anomalous
不普通的,不平常的：out, ordinary;反常的，不正常的：departing
benign
好心的，仁慈的：kindness, gentleness;无害的：not causing
nautical
航海的：on water
inevitable
不可避免的，必然的：incapable avoided
overt
明显的，公开的：open
discredit
羞耻，使丧失名誉：damage reputation, disgrace;怀疑，不相信：not true, real
fitful
无规律的，缺乏週期的：erratic or intermittent
disciple
信徒，追随者：follower
nascent
新生的：recently come into existence
effulgent
光辉灿烂的：resplendent
derelict
怠忽职守的，不认真的：lacking duty, carelessly;被社会遗弃的人：social misfit
champion
支持：support
craven
非常懦弱的，因胆小而遭人鄙视的：lacking courage
quell
压制：suppress;使平静，使安静：pacify
pivotal
最关键的，最为重要的：greatest possible importance
acute
敏锐的：keen discernment;严重的，急性的：immediate attention;(程度、影响)极强的：extreme
guzzle
狂饮：drink greedily
industrious
勤勉的：diligent
premeditate
预先考虑：consider beforehand
foolproof
十分简单以至于不会失败的：leave no opportunity for error, misuse or failure
redundant
多余的，冗余的：exceeding necessary
commitment
致力，投入：obligated, impelled;确信：belief;承诺，表态：revealing one's view
discretion
谨慎：discreet, circumspection;自製，节制：checking
spindly
细长纤弱的：frail or flimsy
impunity
免责，免受处罚：freedom from punishment
repatriate
遣返：return to country
self-abasement
自卑，自谦：humiliation
tycoon
大亨，巨头：person of rank, power, influence
dissonance
(音调)不和谐，刺身;不一致，分歧：disagreeable
distend
(使)膨胀：expand
panegyric
讚颂之词，颂文：eulogistic
exacerbate
使加剧，使恶化：severe
unlettered
未受教育的，文盲的：deficient in the knowledge, illiterate
cachet*
威望，声望：mark or quality
palaver
对话，交流：exchange of views;閒聊：profusely or idly
scourge
祸害：source of harm
crest
顶部，浪尖，山顶
wholesome
有益身心健康的：promoting health
