最高点，巅峰：culminating
doff
脱下：take off, remove
prostrate
平躺(的)，使平躺：lying flat;衰弱的，使衰竭：weakness
falter
蹒跚：walk unsteadily;犹豫踌躇：unsteady in purpose or action
mint
巨额：abundant amount;无损坏的：unmarred
emigrate
移民，移居海外：leave
lacerate
使非常痛苦：cause pain
hesitance
犹豫，不情愿：hesitant, reluctant
jaded
疲惫的：depleted in strength;厌倦的，没兴趣没热情的：patience exhausted
summon
召集，召唤：call together;传唤(出庭、出席)：command to appear in court
etch
蚀刻;留下深刻印象，铭记：produce a vivid impression
farce
(带有嘲讽元素的)滑稽戏：broadly satirical comedy;闹剧：ridiculous
absurd
不合理的：unreasonable
intuitive
直觉的：by intuition
voyeur
窥淫狂：observing unsuspecting individuals
terminus
终点，终点站：end
coma
昏迷，深度无知觉：profound unconsciousness;迟钝，冷漠：sluggishness
dike
堤坝，水坝：control or confine water;水沟，水渠：long narrow channel
teeming
大量的：great numbers
beseech
(急切地)恳求：beg
compound
混合物：something composed;混合的：consisting;混合：together;扩大，增多：greater;和解：agree
vignette
简介，短文：vivid representation
exasperate
激怒：excite
fretful
易怒的，烦躁的：vexed
gratify
使满足：desired please
barter
以物换物：trade, without
ratify
(官方地)认可，批准：official acceptance
stifle
抑制(声音、唿吸等);阻止，扼杀：hold back
prophetic
预言的，预示的：foretelling
ameliorate
改善，改进：become better, improve
berate
(长时间)严厉指责：scold, vehemently, at length
protuberant
隆起的，凸出的：thrusting out
*alienate
使...疏远：unfriendly, hostile,indifferent;转让，让渡：convey or transfer
rapprochement
和睦，友好：cordial relations
beneficent
仁慈的，好慈善的：charity;(对个人或社会)有益的：contributing
symmetry
对称：balanced proportions
creek
小溪，小河：smaller
demanding
难以取悦的，难满足的：satisfied;费时间花心思的：requiring careful attention
supersede
取代，替代：displace
playful
爱开玩笑的，好打闹的：joking or teasing
mean
卑贱的：ignoble;吝啬的：sharing little;打算，怀有目的：purpose or goal;意味着：convey, show or indicate
mosque
清真寺：worship Muslim
sturdy
强健的，结实的：strengthen
underdog
受害者，输家： loser/victim
observant
警惕的，警觉的：paying close attention;严格遵守(规章、制度或塬则)的：observing
adjourn
延期，休会：suspend;
amble
漫步，閒逛：walk slowly, leisurely, stroll
credence
坚信：firm brief
unruly
难驾驭的，不守规矩的：difficult to discipline
accord
一致：consistency;相符合，相一致：in harmony;授予，给予：to grant or give
enamel
涂亮漆;使具有光滑或亮泽的表面：give a glossy surface;用亮丽的表面装饰：adorn
bracing
令人振奋的，给人带来活力的：giving strength
dissent
持异议，不同意：differ;反对正统：departure accepted;不和谐：lack harmony
ecumenical
全球基督教会的：whole churches;世界範围的，普遍性的：worldwide
abdicate
v.正式放弃(权力、责任)：throne
diffident
不自信的：lack self-confidence;内向的：reserved
uncanny
离奇的，奇异的：extraordinary or abnormal
original
创新的：creative, inventive;最初的，最早的：before
grit
(面对困难时所表现出来的)毅力：endure pain or hardship
paramount
最重要的：chief importance
persistence
坚持，持续：lasting existence
pejorative
轻蔑的，贬低的：disparaging
leaven
在…中加入轻鬆、活泼或变更的因素：mingle permeate
decrepit
虚弱的，衰老的，破旧的：weakened
frosty
寒冷的：low temperature;无强烈情感的，冷淡的：lacking in friendliness or warmth
ham-handed
笨手笨脚的：lacking dexterity
laudatory
表示讚扬的：praise
batch
一批次的量：unit;一小群人：small number of persons
cachet
同意：approval;声望：prestige
zeal
热心，热诚：enthusiastic devotion
genteel
有教养的，不粗俗的：free from vulgarity
tinker
乱修，乱调整：thoughtlessly
hidebound
死板的，极度保守的：tending to favor
opine
表达观点;想，认为：express opinions
blatant
大声喧哗的：noisy;(让人生厌地)惹人注目的：noticeable
spurn
摒弃，拒绝：reject with disdain
subterfuge
诡计：deception to conceal
sapient
聪明的，有洞察力的：deep understanding, intelligent
inferno
大火：fire;地狱：resembles hell
parry
躲避(问题)：evade
epigram
机智的短诗，警句：short witty
tangy
刺激的：powerfully stimulating
sullen
闷闷不乐的：lacking in cheer
delicacy
(外貌、结构等)精緻，极度兴奋，发狂：fineness
deter
吓住，威慑：prevent, discourage
random
随机的，随意的：lacking pattern
fester
感染，溃烂，腐烂：corrupt
abstemious
(吃喝等)有节制的，节俭的：restraint, food or alcohol, sparing
whiff
微风：slight gust;细微的信号，轻微痕迹：imperceptible sign
plateau
高塬：raised above;稳定时期，平臺期：stable level
pedant
书呆子，墨守成规之人：formal rules
canny
精明的，聪明的：careful and shrewed
humiliate
羞辱，使丧失尊严：to a lower position
exponent
宣导者，支持者：advocates;实践者，典型代表：full realization
boo
嘘(以表示不满或嘲笑)：contempt, scorn, disapproval
coeval
同时代的，同龄的：equal age
paranoid
多疑的，对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的：extreme fear of distrust
plentitude*
丰富，充沛：more than sufficient;大量：considerable amount
jocular
搞笑的，欢乐的：joking, playful
compromise
妥协：concessions;使危险：danger
