冷漠的，无感情的：no sign of feeling
wastrel
肆意挥霍的人，败家子：expends self-indulgently
plebeian
平民的，社会下层：low social or economic rank
saunter
閒逛，漫步：by foot
fumble
笨拙地做：awkward attempts;(无意识的)失误：departure from truth
conspire
合谋，密谋：plan secretly
compunction
焦虑，内疚，良心不安：anxiety, guilt
tantrum
勃然大怒，发脾气：bad temper
default
不履行义务，怠忽职守：nonperformance
nexus
连结：connection;核心, 最重要的地带：greatest importance
tatty
破旧的，褴褛的：shabby
pellucid
透明的：admitting light;清晰明确的，易懂的：clear
plight
困境：unfortunate
corrugated
褶皱的：folds
posture
姿势，姿态：way of holding the body;故作姿态，装模作样：pretended attitude
repel
抵制：fight against;使厌恶：cause aversion
marginal
边缘的：near a border;不重要的：not of central importance
nostalgia
思乡之情：homesick;怀旧，怀念：sentimental yearning for return
epicure
美食家：discriminating tastes
inconsequential
不合逻辑的：not following good reasoning;不重要的：no significance
impostor*
冒名顶替者，骗子：assumes false identity
pertinacious
顽固的，固执地坚持的：sticking
misgiving
担忧，忧虑：doubt
diffuse
啰嗦的：verbose;不集中的，扩散的：not concentrated;扩展，散开：extend, scatter
calibrate
调整，使标準化：standardize;(根据标準)精确测量：measure precisely
phenomenal
不寻常的，非凡的：out of the ordinary
willy-nilly
不论是否愿意地：desired or not;无秩序的，随意的：without order
jubilant
喜悦的：joyful
clarity
清晰，清楚：clear, lucidity;清澈透明:easily seen through
cogent
令人信服的：convincing;相关的：pertinent
squander
使分散：apart;浪费：spend wastefully
commensurate
同样大小的：equal;相称的，相当的：proportionate
skeleton
骨架，框架：structural framework
jettison
丢弃，投弃：cast
disgorge
呕吐出：discharge, vomit;被迫放弃：give up
smug
自大的，自鸣得意的：opinion of oneself;整洁的，有序的：good order
insolent
粗野的，无礼的：rude
splinter
尖细条，刺：sharp, slender piece;将...切成细条：break into sharp, slender pieces
hymn
讚歌，讚美诗：song of praise;讚美：proclaim the glory
finesse
嫺熟技巧：skill;精心策划：plan out with subtle skill;(巧妙地)躲避：keep away from
concrete
实体的，实在的：matter;事实性的，明确的：in fact
verify
校验，证实：determine accuracy
green
无经验的：deficient experience
sycophant
马屁精：flatter
peeve
打扰，惹恼：disturb
rend
撕裂，勐拉：tear or split apart
studio
工作室，画室，摄影室：working place of a painter
germinate
发芽：begin to grow;出现：come into being
stalwart
无所畏惧的：no fear;(体魄等)强健的：strength vigor;坚定的：firm, resolute
stipulate
规定，特定要求：specify agreement
talisman
护身符：bring good luck, keep away evil
constringe
使紧缩：draw together
clog
阻碍物：something, movement, progress difficult;阻碍：difficulty;堵塞：prevent, through
cherubic
天使般可爱的：rosy
discommode
打扰，使不便：trouble
matriculate
入学;录取：admit or be admitted
neophyte
初学者，新手：beginner
insentient
无感觉的，无知觉的：lacking perception;一知半解的，略懂的：not having a deep understanding
occult
难以理解的：not easily apprehended, mysterious;使隐藏或神秘：keep secret
prospect
探查，勘探：go into discovery;期待，期望的事物：looking forward to
solid
固态的，坚固的：not easily yield to pressure;有理有据的：sound reasoning;坚定的，不迟疑的：not showing weakness
contagious
传染的：communicate;(情绪等)唤起共鸣的：exciting a similar feeling
motile
能动的：movement
therapeutic
治疗的，有疗效的：treatment disease
effete
衰弱的，衰落的：depleted;缺乏信念的，懦弱的：lacking strength of will
want
短缺：lacking;渴望：desire
persecute
迫害，折磨：cause suffering
resurrect
使重生，使復苏：bring back to life
scintillate
闪耀：sparks
coda
终曲：concluding passage
repose
(劳作后的)休息：state of resting;平静，宁静：freedom from storm;休息：take a rest;放置，交给他人：safekeeping or another
obsequious
谄媚的，奴性的：fawning attentiveness
unanimous
一致同意的：consent of all
forbearance
克制，忍耐：tolerance and restraint;友好仁慈的态度：kind, gentle or compassionate treatment
blemish
缺点，污点：imperfection;损害，玷污：reduce
sidestep
(通过逃避而)不遵守：avoid having to comply with
ripen
使成熟，变成熟：make ripe
anecdote
短小有趣的故事：short narrative, interesting, amusing
stodgy
平庸的，乏味的：dull;非常守旧的：old-fashioned
droll
古怪有趣的，离奇可笑的：amusingly odd
catholic
普遍的，包容的：not limited or specialized
untenable
防守不住的，站不住脚的：defended
slippery
光滑的：slide;隐秘的：acting in secret;意义不明确的：not precise in meaning
conscientious
仔细的，一丝不苟的：involving great care;有良心的，正直的：governed by conscience
stingy
小气的，吝啬的：unwilling;极少量的：less plentiful
pedagogue
教育者，老师：give formal instruction
soliloquy
(尤指自言自语的)独白：without addressing a listener
moderate
使缓和：lessen intensify;适度的，中庸的：within limits
wan
苍白的，病态的：poor health
giddy
轻率不严肃的：lacking in seriousness;喜悦的：elated
sage
智者：wisdom
crescendo
(声音)渐强：gradual increase;(渐强之后到达的)顶峰：peak
despise
极其不喜欢的：dislike strongly
discern
识别，辨别差异：perceive, detect
impuissance
无权，虚弱：lack of power
pry
刺探，打听：inquire closely, curiously;
torpor
缺乏兴趣：lack of interest;(肉体或精神上的)迟钝，懒散：inertness
leery
怀疑的，不信任的：suspicious
boycott
联合抵制，拒绝参与：concerted refusal
steep
浸泡：make wet;陡峭的：approaching perpendicular;过分的，过高的：beyond limit
