口感好的，味道好的：appetizing taste, smell;令人愉悦的，pleasure or contentment
fabricate
捏造：make up;搭建，组建，打造：bring into being by combining
umbrage
不悦，生气：feeling of being offended or resentful
wax
月亮渐满：increase in phase of the moon;用蜡涂、处理或上光：coat;增大，增强：increase
brandish
(带有威胁性地)挥舞：shake menacingly
unctuous
油嘴滑舌的，谄媚的：flattering;夸张的，做作的：affected, exaggerated
erode
侵蚀，慢慢减少：consume gradually
luminary
杰出人物：eminence
paragon
优秀模範：example;把…比作，显示相似：compare
peripheral
週边的：boundary or periphery;辅助性的：supply
aphorism
格言，警句：short witty
presage
徵兆：sign or warning;预示，预言：predict
prune
梅干：plum dried;修剪;修正
replicate
复製，复刻：make an exact likeness;重复，反復：do again
camouflage
伪装，伪装手段：deceive, hide
vitiate
削弱，损害：reduce the value;(在道德、审美上)降低，堕落：debase in moral
hobble
跛行，蹒跚而行：haltingly or with difficulty;阻碍，妨碍：hamper the action
pinnacle
顶峰：highest point
brazen
蛮横大胆的，厚颜无耻的：contemptuous boldness;大胆自信地去面对或从事：bold self-assurance
concentrate
集中：focus;浓缩：less dilute;聚集：together
meteoric
流星般迅速而短暂的：brevity
canvass
仔细检查，详尽讨论：examine carefully or discuss thoroughly;游说，去(一个地区)的各处或找到(个人)来拉选票或订单：solicits votes or orders
circuitous
迂回的，不直接的：not, forthright, direct;冗长的：more, necessary
secular
世俗的，尘世的：worldly or temporal
haphazard
无秩序的，无目标的：lack of plan, order or direction
sequela
结果：secondary result
subdue
使顺从;征服：conquer
ludicrous
荒唐的，可笑的：derisive laughter
terse
简洁的，简明的：brief
sloth
怠惰，懒惰：disinclination to action
cliché
陈词滥调(的)：hackneyed
drivel
胡言乱语：meaningless;胡言乱语，说傻话：talk stupidity
swear
咒駡：curse;宣誓：oath
splice
接合，叠接：unite
quarantine
隔离：isolation
embark
上船：go abroad;开始从事：start
pessimistic
悲观的：take the gloomiest possible view
wrongheaded
固执己见的，坚持(错误观点)的：stubborn in adherence
plethora
过量，过剩：excess
fervid
酷热的：high temperature;热情的：great passion
nullification
(尤指法律条文等正式的)废除，废弃：doing away
asylum
收容所，保护所：refuge, protection
jest
轻浮的态度，戏嚯：frivolous
vessel
管：tube body fluid;船，舰艇：watercraft
tonic
滋补的，有益健康的：stimulating vigor, beneficial
deprecate
不喜欢：unfavorable opinion;贬低，轻视：express scornfully;降低…的重要性，使低调：play down
scruple
(良心上的)不安：uneasy feeling about the rightness
linger
磨蹭，閒荡：proceed slowly
pundit
权威人士，专家：opinions authoritative
perilous
危险的：potential loss or injury
invincible
不可战胜的，不可超越的：incapable conquered
misapprehension
错误的理解、判断：failure to understand;wrong judgment
fury
暴怒：rage
jaundice
(因嫉妒或厌世而产生的)偏见：bias
dramatic
显着的，惹人注意的：striking
catalyze
成为...的导火索，导致：be the cause of
pernicious
有害的：injurious
rancor
敌意，深仇：ill will
abscond
偷偷离开：depart secretly
malign
恶意的：cause suffering;诽谤：utter injuriously
preposterous
荒谬的，不符合常理的：contrary common sense
atrophy
萎缩，衰煺：waste away
glisten
闪光：shine sparkling
amenity
(环境、设备等的)舒适，人性化：comfort;融洽，和谐：pleasant, agreeable
dingy
昏暗的;骯脏的：darkened, dirty
providential
天意的，幸运(的)：divine intervention
glossy
平滑的，有光泽的：smooth surface
eclipse
下降，衰煺：lower state;使声望下降，使黯然失色：diminish importance;(在数量、品质上)超越：be greater
peroration
(演讲的)结束语：concluding part;(正式的)演讲，致辞：formal discourse
hard-bitten
顽强的，经受得住困境、压力的：able to withstand
immaculate
乾净的，纯净的：free from dirt;完美的，没有任何错误的：without fault
vile
丑陋的：unpleasant to look at;(道德上)可鄙的，卑鄙的：morally despicable
offish
冷淡的：aloof
cede
(根据条约)放弃，割让：surrender possession of
rash
使稀薄：make rare
atone
赎罪，弥补：amends
attune
使协调，使和谐：into harmony
apropos
相关的：relevant;关于，有关：having to do with
errant
居无定所的：from place to place;误入歧途的，犯错误的：straying proper course or standards
ingratiating
讨人喜欢的：winning favor;逢迎的，意在奉承的：gain favor
complaisance
愿意顺从，讨好，彬彬有礼：comply, affability
querulous
抱怨的，爱发牢骚的：complaining
gladiator
角斗士：engaged fight death;参与打斗或辩论的人：engaging in controversy
commodious
宽敞舒适的：spacious
stomach
容忍：bear
consensus
一致同意：general agreement
outset
开端，开始：beginning
invective
侮辱性的：characterized by insult
ardor
狂热：strong enthusiasm, devotion, zeal
moth-eaten
过时的：passed its time
hangdog
伤心的，沮丧的：sad, dejected
scrappy
好斗的，好吵架的：aggressive
intimate
有紧密联繫的，亲密无间的：close association;不为人知的：not known;密友：person who has a strong liking;迂回地交流，间接地沟通：communicate indirectly
contempt
蔑视，鄙视：unworthy of one's concern or respect
histrionic
戏剧的，演员的：relating to actors
nuance
细微的差异：subtle distinction
headlong
鲁莽的：without deliberation
covetous
贪婪的，渴求财富的：inordinate desire
friable
易碎的：easily crumbled
swill
痛饮，大口地吃：drink greedily, eat greedily
