(政治上的)统治：lawful control
resplendent
华丽辉煌的：brilliantly
evasive
难以发现，捕捉，分离的;含煳其辞的：equivocal
fortify
加固，鼓励：give physical strength;做好心理準备：prepare mentally
precipice
悬崖峭壁：steep
relapse
故态復萌，再犯：fall back
husk
(果类或谷物的)外壳：outer covering;剥去：remove
palatial
宫殿般奢华的：ornateness
decorum
礼仪，得体：appropriateness, propriety
temporal
世俗的，尘世的：earthly life
waylay
埋伏，伏击：attack
plausible
看似有理的：superficially reasonable
banish
驱逐出境：leave, country;赶出：force out
slovenly
邋遢的，不整洁的：lacking neatness
condole
表达同情：sympathetic
susceptibility
易受感染的性质或状态：little resistance
conceal
隐藏，隐瞒：prevent disclosure
hodgepodge
大杂烩：mixture dissimilar
finale
终场，结局：closing part
mournful
悲伤的：expressing sorrow
opprobrious
辱駡的：reproach;臭名昭着的，令人鄙视的：infamous
epithet
外号，绰号：descriptive name
relinquish
放弃(职位，权力等)：give up;移交，交出：give control or possession
distain
贬损，伤害(某人的)名誉：lose honor, respect, reputation;弄脏：dirty
filibuster
拖延议事：for the purpose of delaying legislative action
grieve
(使)感到悲伤：deep sadness
terminology
专业术语：special terms or expressions
vitality
活力，生命力：vigor
decode
解码：change into ordinary language;对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
deference
尊崇，顺从：yield to
disparate
迥然不同的：distinct, different dissimilar
bargain
协议：agreement;讨价还价：negotiate
personable
风度翩翩的，吸引人的：attractive
bluff
直率的，(说话)直截了当的：direct, brief, potentially rude;欺骗：deceive
scurrilous
说粗话的：vulgar
judicious
明智的，慎重的：judgment prudent
ascetic
苦行的，克己的，禁欲的：self-denial;禁欲者：person, self-discipline
boor
粗鲁的人，不敏感的人：rude
ruminate
沉思：go over in the mind
demote
降职，降级：a lower grade
primordial
塬始的，最初的：happening first
lance
长矛，标枪：long straight handle and sharp head or blade;刺穿，刺破：penetrate
zealot
狂热者：a fanatical partisan
detach
使分离：separate
calculated
经过计算(成败得失)的，经过深思熟虑的：reckoning or estimating
subordinate
下级的，次要的：lower rank;征服：under one's control
apocryphal
假的：doubtful authenticity, spurious
truculent
尖酸刻薄的：harsh insulting;好战的，好斗的：eagerness to fight
pathological
不正常的，病态的：markedly abnormal
pigment
颜料：color;给…上颜色：color
latitude
(行动或言论)自由：freedom
mettle
勇气：strength of spirit;毅力，耐力：stamina
precedent
先例，前例：earlier occurrence;先前的：prior
harangue
(发表)长篇大论：long pompous
figment
虚构的事物，幻觉：made up
stint
吝惜，节省：be frugal
ramshackle
摇摇欲坠的：ready to collapse
dehydrate
去除水分，使乾燥：remove water;使失去活力：deprive of vitality
dashing
爱好冒险的，大胆的：take risks
voracious
有很大食量的，贪吃的：huge appetite;贪婪的，如饥似渴的：insatiable
preface
序言：preliminary statement
scrutable
可以理解的：understood comprehensible
extant
现存的：not destroyed, extinct
obfuscate
使困惑，使模煳：confused, opaque
pervade
弥漫，充满：throughout
tender
正式提出：offer;考虑周到的，关心同情的：sympathy consideration
rabid
狂热的，不冷静的：fanatical
engender
引起，使发展：cause;产生，出现：come into existence
mawkish
过度伤感的：sentimental
minatory
带来威胁的，有凶兆的：a sign of evil
restless
不平静的：lack of quite
ruffle
皱褶，褶裥花边：strip edge;使粗糙：destroy smoothness;扰乱，打扰：disturb
piebald
杂色的：different colors;混合的，杂糅而成的：different sorts
converge
汇集，交匯于一点：move toward one
milk
榨取(财富、资讯等)：coerce profit
cessation
终止，暂停：stopping of a process
refreshing
令人身心振奋的，提神的：renewing effect
provident
节俭的：frugal, economical;有远见的：awareness for the future
dodder
蹒跚，颤巍巍地行进：progress unsteadily
equivocate
(带有欺骗目的地)模棱两可地说，说谎话：equivocal
psychology
心理学：science mental process and behavior;心理战术：subtle tactical action influence
conducive
有益的，有促进作用的：promote
pitfall
陷阱：capture and hold animals;(不易察觉的)危害：hidden danger
annotate
给...作注解：commentary or explanatory notes
damper
抑制因素：restrains, depresses
revive
恢復意识：return to consciousness;再获新生：active again
skimp
缺乏的，不足的：less plentiful;节省花费，吝啬：give insufficient funds
slur
耻辱：mark of guilt;含煳地发音：indistinctly;疏忽，忽略：without due, consideration
favoritism
偏爱，偏袒：special favor
trudge
吃力而笨拙地走：heavily or clumsily
caustic
腐蚀性的：destroying, eating away;挖苦讽刺的，刻薄的：incisive sarcasm
recessive
(基因等)隐性的，由隐性基因控制的：does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele;内向的，内敛的：not comfortable around people
incursion
入侵：hostile entrance
pillar
柱子：support;(物质、精神等方面的)支柱：support
noxious
有害的，有毒的：harmful, injurious to health;产生强烈厌恶的：causing intense displeasure
agape
急切盼望的：eagerly awaiting
ineluctable
无法逃避的，必然的：not to be avoided
stoke
添加燃料：supply fuel;增大，促进：make greater
elaborate
详细的，复杂的：complexity;详细阐述：in detail
interdict
禁止：forbid;阻止：stop, seize or interrupt
