急流的：rapidstreams
disengage
分开，使脱离：set free, entanglement
levity
轻浮：frivolity
vaunt
吹嘘：boastfully
esoteric
深奥难懂的：difficult to understand;少数人知道的：not known by the general
impenitent
不悔悟的：not regretful
conflagration
大火：large destructive fire;武装衝突：armed violent struggle
appeal
申请：application;起诉：charge, crime, accuse
chaos
混乱：disorder, confusion
preclude
预先阻止：make impossible in advance;排斥：exclude
spendthrift
挥霍家，败家子：spends improvidently;挥霍的，不节俭的：spending money freely
egalitarian
平等主义的：promoting equal rights
probity
正直：moral standards
fictitious
虚构的：not real
lustrous
有光泽的：shiny
paradox
表面矛盾实际可能正确的话，悖论：opposed to commonsense
acclaim
称讚：public acknowledgment or admiration;讚扬，讚颂：approval
tumult
骚乱，暴动：disorderly, disturbance
self-absorbed
自恋的，自私的：absorbed in one's own
disjunctive*
分离的：breaks or disunity
doldrums
低迷，中断：inactivity;情绪不佳：low spirits
euphoria
感觉极其愉快：overwhelming usually pleasurable
permeable
可渗透的：penetrated
crass
粗俗的，愚钝的：unrefined
qualify
限定：reduce general;使有资格，使有能力：make competent
chromatic
彩色的：colors
volatile
多变的：rapid change
futile
无效的，无用的：ineffective;不严肃的：lacking in seriousness
rustle
快速地行动：move or act with speed
cast
演员，演员阵容：a set of characters;选派(演员)：assign, actor;提出：give off;抛弃：get rid of
impecunious
贫穷的：no money
impudent
放肆大胆的，无礼的：boldness or disregard
figurine
小雕塑：small statue
tardy
缓慢的，迟缓的：slowly;延后的，迟的：delayed
adversity
厄运，逆境：difficulty
groggy
虚弱的，(走路)不稳的：weak and unsteady;无法思考的，头脑不清的：not able to think or move
reverberate
回荡，迴响：continue or be repeated sound waves
husky
(尤指声音)沙哑的，粗糙的：rough;高大威勐的：muscular
vulnerable
易受攻击的，脆弱的：open to attack
bigot
固执己见者，有偏见的人：obstinately devoted
volition
意志，自愿选择的行为：making one's own choices
succumb
屈服：yield to superior strength;死亡：death
scorch
炙烤，烘乾：burn, make dry
obscure
含义模煳的：not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning;平凡的，不知名的：famous;使模煳：indistinct
infuriate
灌输，使…充满：fill;鼓舞：inspire
obliterate
除去：remove
conform
使协调：bring into harmony;调整(以适应)：change to make it suitable;遵照，遵从：obedient, compliant
fabulous
传说中的：fable;幻想中的，不真实的：in the imagination;令人惊讶的，令人称奇的：causing wonder;极好的：extremely pleasing
adulate
极度谄媚：praise too much
refine
提纯，精炼：free from impurities;改善，改进：improve or perfect
fraught
充满的：full;令人忧虑的：emotional distress
blight
(使)枯萎：affect;损害：impair
pliant
易弯曲的：easily bent;顺从的：yielding
renegade
背教者，叛徒：rejects allegiance
pluck
敢于面对困难的勇气：courage;弹奏(弦乐)：strings pulling releasing
garble
曲解，篡改，混淆(以至使无法理解)：distort misleading;筛选，除杂：remove
lush
茂盛呃：vigorously;多产的：producing abundantly;(声音、味道)优美的，令人愉悦的：appealing
debark
(使)下船(飞机、车等);卸(客、货)：unload, from a ship or an airplane
pine
渴望，奢望：yearn;因渴望而憔悴：lose vigor
dappled
有斑点的，花的：marked with small spots, mottled, spotted;色彩斑斓的：two or more colors
felony
重罪：grave crimes
legion
大量的人，(尤指)军团：large body of men;大量的：numerous
disinterested
公正的，无偏见的：free from selfish, unbiased;没有兴趣的：lack interest, concern
masquerade
捣碎：pulpy mass
convoluted
复杂的，费解的：complicated
tenacious
顽固的，不屈不挠的：persistent;粘着的：adhere to
pertain
有关联的：have a relation
abstract
做总结，概括：abstract, summarize;使分心：away, attention
convert
被改变宗教信仰的人：converted;使改变信仰：bring over from brief;改变，转化：alter
veto
否决，禁止：forbid, prohibit
panacea
万能药，万灵药：remedy for all ills
asymmetrical
不平衡的，不对称的：no balance, symmetry
mirth
欢乐，欢笑：gladness laughter
perceptible
可察觉的：being perceived
milieu
环境，氛围：physical or social setting
outgrowth
结果，后果：traceable to a cause
skittish
容易受到惊吓的，胆小的：easily frightened;容易激动的：easily excited;善变的，多变的：likely to change
designate
任命：to pick for a specific position or duty;命名：give a name to
efficacious
有效的：produce a desired effect
topsy-turvy
混乱的：lacking in order
polemic
争执：argument
acrid
辛辣的，刺鼻的：harsh, taste, odor;刻薄的：wit, cause hurt feelings
nefarious
极坏的，邪恶的：wicked
desecrate
亵渎，玷污：treat shamefully
embarrass
使尴尬：experience distress;阻挠，製造障碍：create difficulty
prosperous
成功的，繁盛的：vigorous growth, well-being
cramped
狭小的，狭窄的：small
tint
涂浅色，微染：slight coloration to
utter
出(声)，说(话)：articulate;完全的，绝对的：entire
verdant
(因长满植物而)翠绿的，郁郁葱葱的：green with vegetation
paucity
少量，缺乏：dearth
complementary
互补的：supplying each other's
abject
adj.无精打采的：spiritless;adj.(地位、身份)悲惨、凄凉的：low state;adj.卑微的，讨好的：humble
pirate
盗版，盗用：without actual right;海岛：robber seas
courteous
礼貌的，谦恭有礼的：polished manners
spectator
观众，目击者，旁观者：watches
circumlocution
绕圈子说话：unnecessarily, indirect, evasion;冗长：too many
vendor
小贩，商贩：sells
mentor
导师：guide;教导，指导：give advice
bromide
陈词滥调：hackneyed
