接壤的，相邻的：sharing an edge
meek
谦恭的：humility;顺从的：submissive
outwit
瞒骗，以智取胜：surpass cunning
deluge
大暴雨：drenching rain;大量：great flow
postulate
前提条件：starting point;假定为真：assume true
oscillate
振动，摇晃：swing;犹豫，变化：vary
partisan
跟随者，信徒：follows;(狂热。坚定的)拥护者，支持者：excessively devoted;偏袒的：one side
pun
双关语：humorous
rhetorical
语言上的，文字上的：words or language;言辞华丽(却往往无内涵)的：fancy but meaningless
flock
人群，兽群：creatures massed together;聚集，集体行动：travel in a flock
incantation
咒语：magic power
illuminati
智者：enlightened;精英：best of a class
upbraid
(严厉地)谴责，责駡：reproach severely
embolden
鼓励，使大胆：instill courage
dapper
衣冠整洁的：strikingly neat and trim
scission
切断，分离，分裂：division
oblique
斜的：inclined or twisted
withdraw
撤煺：take back
sequel
结果：result
trenchant
锐利的：sharp;(言辞)一针见血的：articulate
preoccupation
非常关係，全神贯注：extreme concern
oath
誓言：formal promise
allure
吸引：attract or delight;诱惑做(某事)lead, pleasure or advantage
chary
非常谨慎的：cautious
aggressive
好斗的：attack;强有力的，强烈的：forcefulness
dormant
静止的，不活跃的：inactivity;(动物)冬眠的：suspended
precipitation
沉积物，尤指降水：deposit, rain, snow;仓促：disorderly speed
rapport
和睦，友好：friendly relationship
audacious
大胆的，(但往往)愚勇的：fearlessly, recklessly;蔑视(法律、礼节)的，无礼的：contemptuous of law;乐于冒险的：take risks;大胆创新的：verve
mundane
尘世的，世俗化的：relating to world;平凡的：commonplaces
inquisitive
过分好奇的：inordinately curious
mash
面具，伪装：display insincere;伪装，掩饰：disguise
captious
吹毛求疵的，爱挑毛病的：stress faults and raise objections
raspy
声音刺耳的：harsh;容易生气的：easily irritated
rivulet
小河，小溪：small stream
munificent
慷慨的：liberal in giving
viscous
粘稠的，粘的：viscid
sly
狡猾的：clever or cunning;隐秘的，偷偷的：acting in secret
turbulent
动盪的：disturbance;湍急的，汹涌的：turmoil
proffer
献出，提供：offer
allay
减轻：subdue, reduce, intensity or severity
boon
恩惠，福利：benefit;喜欢集体活动的：enjoy the company of others
emancipate
解放，解除束缚：free
budge
(使)改变立场或态度：alter a position;停止抵抗，屈服：cease resistance
pall
失去兴趣：interest attraction
ingrained
本质的，根深蒂固的：firmly established
loutish
粗鲁的：awkward, stupid and boorish
frivolous
轻浮的：unbecoming levity;不重要的：little importance
rescind
废除，取消：make void
grotesque
难看的：unpleasant
ossify
(使)硬化，(使)僵化：hardened, conventional, opposed to change
counterproductive
反效果的，阻碍预期目标的：not producing desired goal
taunt
嘲弄性质疑，挑衅：challenge, jeer at
escalate
(使)(战争等)升级，扩大：increase
profane
亵渎：treat abuse, irreverence, contempt;滥用：bad or improper use
hilarious
非常好笑的：extremely funny
knit
编织(纱线)：interlacing yarn with needles;连接，联繫：join closely
reel
感到眩晕：from being twirled around;蹒跚地走路：swaying from side to side
taut
紧绷的：not loose;整洁的：proper order, trim shape
fetter
枷锁，限制：limits one's freedom;束缚：restrain from motion
stealth
秘密行动：proceeding furtively;秘密的：not to attract attention
resuscitate
使復活，使苏醒：restore consciousness
committed
忠诚的，忠实的：loyal
comply
遵从：conform, submit
soporific
催眠的药剂，安眠药：induces sleep;催眠的：cause sleep;慵懒的，困倦的：sleepiness or lethargy
myopic
缺乏远见的，缺乏辨别能力的：lack of foresight
rambunctious
喧闹的，骚乱的：noisy
indolent
懒惰的：averse to activity
browbeat
恐吓：intimidate
reticent
沉默不语的：inclined to be silent;不愿意的：slow to begin
boggle
(因为怀疑、恐惧)犹豫：hesitate;笨拙地做：unskillful way
permanent
永恆的：continuing or enduring, forever
coalesce
合併，融合：whole, fuse
vertigo
眩晕：dizzy
imposing
恳求，迫切请求：urgent manner
sin
罪恶的事：highly reprehensible
amicable
友善的：friendly, amiable
drab
单调的，无聊的：dullness and monotony
ruse
诡计：subterfuge
pariah
被排斥或鄙视的人：despised or rejected
alibi
不在场的证明，託辞，藉口：excuse
waft
飘荡，漂浮：float
salvage
(从灾难中)抢救：save from loss
trumpet
大声说出或宣告：make known
vault
跳起，跳跃：propel oneself upward;一跃而至：leaping suddenly
neutralize
中和：acid undergo neutralization;破坏，使无效：make inoperative or ineffective
decipher
破译：interpret;对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
indurate
铁石心肠的，冷酷无情的：a lack of sympathy;使变硬：physically firm;使习惯于(如艰苦或尴尬之境况)：withstand physical hardship
rankle
激怒：cause anger
saturate
使饱和，浸透：wet thoroughly
proponent
建议者，支持者：support
pallid
无生气的，缺乏活力的：lacking radiance vitality;苍白无血色的：pale
gauche
笨拙的，缺乏社交经验的：lacking grace
nitpick
吹毛求疵：criticize
posit
假定，断定：affirm
minimize
将…减到最少：reduce to smallest;刻意低估：underestimate;表示鄙夷：scornfully low opinion
nerve
(坚强的)意志，勇气：power of endurance;给予勇气，鼓励：give courage
hammer
屡次重申：repeated
oblivious
不知道的，不知情的：lacking awareness, not informed
collapse
突然倒塌或收缩：fall, shrink;完全耗尽体力：depletion, energy, strength;失败：unsuccessful
