压缩，压紧：binding or squeezing
proclaim
宣告，使...公之于众：declare publicly
insouciant
无忧虑的，不在乎的：free from concern
charade
装模作样：intended to deceive;动作字谜：represented in pantomime
hypocritical
虚伪的：not being what one appears to be
tractable
易驾驭的，温顺的：giving in
esteem
尊重：respect, prize
stonewall
拒绝(合作)，阻挠：uncooperative, obstructive
stringent
紧绷的：tight;严格的：marked by rigor
balloon
迅速增加：increase
bungle
办遭，失败：work clumsily
tactless
不机智的，笨拙的：inconsiderate, indiscreet
sop
安慰物：placate or soothe;贿赂，回扣：improperly influence a person's conduct;浸湿，湿透：wet thoroughly
vocation
职业：employed
disguise
伪装(防止被认出)：prevent recognition;隐藏，掩饰：secret shut off
disregard
漠视，不关注：no attention;缺乏兴趣，缺乏关心：interest concern
coagulate
(使)凝结，(使)变稠：coherent, clot
quash
镇压，阻止：put a stop to
accidental
意外发生的，偶然的：unexpectedly;附带的，不重要的：not being a vital part
bulge
凸起：protuberant;比赛中的优势地位：more favorable condition;暴涨，突增，在数目或数量上突然而且是临时性的增加：sudden, usually temporary increase;充满：copiously supplied
ballad
(由简单诗节和叠句组成的)民歌：poem
husband
节俭，勤俭持家：use economically
sanitary
健康的，清洁的：health
desultory
无计画的，无目的的：lacking plan;令人失望的：disappointing
embroider
(时常伴有夸张和想像内容地)详细说明：give elaborate account
rift
分裂，不和：break friendly;使开裂：break
sneer
(轻蔑地)嘲笑：scornful
chaff
开玩笑：make jokes
retard
减速，延迟：cause slowly
soak
使...湿透：make thoroughly wet
knotty
多结的，复杂的，困难的：full of difficulties complications
agonize
(使)非常痛苦：deep sadness
release
排放：give off;释放，使获得自由：set free;解雇：let go from office
cowardice
懦弱，不坚定：lack courage
satire
讽刺诗，讽刺文学：literary ridicule
cacophony
刺耳的声音：inharmonious sound
intemperate
无节制的，极端的，不温和的：not temperate
liability
责任：liable;障碍，不利条件：creates difficulty
nirvana
彻底放鬆的状态：disregardful or unconscious;天堂，极乐世界：utter perfection and happiness
arrhythmic
不规律的：lacking, regularity
loquacious
话多的：excessive talk
overture
前言：introductory, preclude;序曲：introduction opera
bruit
(未经证实地)散播(消息)：make, the subject of common talk
dolorous
忧伤的：misery, grief
cherished
受喜爱的，珍爱的：granted special treatment
parable
寓言：teach a basic truth
porous
多孔可渗透的：admitting liquid
ethereal
轻巧精緻的：lightness, highly refined, delicate;天国的：heaven;非物质的，精神(上)的：spiritual, not composed of matter
exculpate
声明无罪;开脱，使无罪：clear fault guilt
carnal
肉体的，物质的：physical;世俗的：worldly
irreducible
(数)不可约分的：incapable factored
enervate
使衰弱：weaken;使麻木：deprive of emotional vitality
surfeit
(使)过量，(使)饮食过度：supply excess
remunerate
支付报酬，补偿：pay
careworn
忧心忡忡的，焦虑的：grief, anxiety
deposit
自然积累，沉积，矿藏：accumulation;存钱：put in account
gasification
气化：gas;
delusion
错觉，妄想：false
foster
促进，鼓励，培养：help the growth;养育：bring to maturity
strait
海峡：channel joining water;痛苦：suffering
subsidy
补助金，津贴：monetary support
tact
机敏，精明，不冒犯：keen sense, maintain good relations
maculate
使有斑点，弄脏;玷污，损坏：spot
feckless
无成果的，没有价值的：having no worth;粗心不负责任的：careless
hypothetical
假设，前提条件：starting point;假定的：assumption speculation
bound
界限：beyond which a person or thing cannot go;给...设置界限：set limits;投入的，坚定的：fully committed
effrontery
厚颜无耻，放肆大胆：disregard, courtesy
kindle
点燃：set fire, ignite
fragile
易碎的：broken;易受伤的，脆弱的：easily injured
depravity
道德败坏：immoral, harmful or offensive
encomium
讚颂之词：praise
conjure
请求，恳求：entreat earnestly;在脑海中浮现，想起：form a mental picture
parch
炽，烤，烤干：dry
modicum
少量：small portion
puissance
权力：power
gallant
英勇的：brave, chivalrous;高贵的，慷慨的：dignified and generous
saccharine
像糖一样的，有甜味的：sugar;做作的，矫情的：appealing to the emotions
disenchant
使清醒：free from illusion
sanctimonious
假装虔诚的：hypocritically pious
monopolize
垄断，主宰：complete control
hackneyed
陈腐的，缺乏创新的：lacking freshness originality
anachronistic
时代错误：chronologically misplaced
metamorphose
(使)变形：change
slumber
睡着：sleep
intrepid
无畏的：resolute fearlessness
conditional
有条件的，受制约的：dependent
vex
使烦恼，使恼怒：bring agitation
negotiate
商量，谈判：by mutual agreement;谋划：plan out
interregnum
过渡期：break
valid
逻辑上正确的：correct
flinch
畏缩;煺缩：draw back
reap
收割，收穫：receive
fallacious
谬误的，不合逻辑的：containing fallacy;欺骗性的：tending to deceive
banal
非塬创的，陈腐的：trite
hale
强壮的，健壮的：free from infirmity or illness;拖，拉：cause to follow
crestfallen
垂头丧气的，沮丧的：depressed
impotent
无生育能力的：unable to produce fruit;无力的，无能的：lacking in power
rectitude
正直：moral integrity
escort
护卫队，护送者：accompanying another;同行，护送：go along with
infirm
虚弱的：weak in body;不果断的，优柔寡断的：lacking firmness of will
