abhorrent
[əb'hɔ:rənt]adj. 令人憎恶的;厌恶的，可恶的
disgusting, loathsome, or repellent; feeling repugnance or loathing
adeptly
[ə'deptli]adv. 熟练地
in terms of thoroughly proficient
adroit
[ə'drɔɪt]adj. 灵巧的，熟练的，敏捷的
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
adroitly
[ə'drɔɪtli]adv. 熟练地，机敏地，灵巧地
in terms of having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
aerosol
['erəsɔ:l]n. 浮质，喷雾剂，气溶胶
a substance, such as paint, detergent, or insecticide, packaged under pressure with a gaseous propellant for release as a spray of fine particles
altruistic
[,æltru'ɪstɪk]adj. 利他主义的，无私的
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
amplify
['æmplɪfaɪ]v. 扩大;详述;增强
to make larger or more powerful, increase; to add to, as by illustrations, make complete; to exaggerate
animus
['ænɪməs]n. 敌意;意图，基本态度
a feeling of animosity, ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions, disposition
ape
[eip]n. 猿，猩猩
any of two families (Pongidae and Hylobatidae) of large tailless semierect primates (as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
aplomb
[ə'plɑ:m]n. 自信，沉着，镇静
complete and confident composure or self-assurance, poise
arresting
[ə'restɪŋ]adj. 醒目的，引人注意的，有趣的
catching the attention: striking, impressive
audacity
[ɔ:'dæsəti]n. 大胆，厚颜
the quality or state of being audacious: as intrepid boldness
awash
[ə'wɔ:ʃ]adj. 被淹没的，泛滥的
filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood
baseless
['beɪsləs]adj. 无根据的
having no basis or foundation in fact; unfounded
bemoan
[bɪ'moʊn]v. 惋惜，哀叹，为...遗憾
to express deep grief or distress over
blithe
[blaɪð]adj. 快乐的，无忧无虑的
of a happy lighthearted character or disposition
brass
[bræs]n. 黄铜
an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions
buff
[bʌf]v. 抛光;缓冲
to polish or shine with a piece of soft material; to give a velvety surface to
cachet
[kæ'ʃeɪ]n. (证明品质的)优良标志;威望，声望
a mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity; a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige
caterwaul
['kætərwɔ:l]n. 刺耳的尖叫声
a shrill, discordant sound
chagrin
[ʃə'ɡrɪn]v. 使...懊恼
to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating
characteristic
[,kærəktə'rɪstɪk]adj. 典型的，特有的
revealing, distinguishing, or typical of an individual character
chatty
['tʃæti]adj. 爱闲聊的;非正式的
inclined to chat, friendly and talkative; full of or in the style of light informal talk
collision
[kə'lɪʒn]n. 碰撞，冲突
the act or process of colliding, a crash or conflict
colorfulness
['kʌləfəl]n. 华美，有趣
a state of having striking colors or full of variety or interest
commercial
[kə'mɜ:rʃl]adj. 商业的
occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce
conciseness
[kən'saɪsnəs]n. 简洁，简明
a state marked by brevity of expression or statement
conservative
[kən'sɜ:rvətɪv]adj. 保守的，守旧的
tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions
conversant
[kən'vɜ:rsnt]adj. 熟悉的
familiar, as by study or experience
cornea
['kɔ:rniə]n. 角膜
the transparent convex anterior portion of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil and is continuous with the sclera
corridor
['kɔ:rɪdɔ:r]n. 走廊
a narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it
coterie
['koʊtəri]n. 小圈子，小集团，志同道合的一伙
a small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently
culprit
['kʌlprɪt]n. 被控犯罪的人，罪犯
one accused of or charged with a crime
decontaminate
[,di:kən'tæmɪneɪt]v. 净化，排除污染
to rid of contamination (as radioactive material)
deftly
[deftli]adv. 灵巧地，敏捷地
in the manner which characterized by facility and skill
denunciatory
[dɪ,nʌnsi'eɪtəri]adj. 非难的，攻击的
containing warning of punishment
description
[dɪ'skrɪpʃn]n. 描述，刻画，说明书
a statement or an account describing something
diligent
['dɪlɪdʒənt]adj. 勤奋的，用功的
marked by persevering, painstaking effort
dissected
[dɪ'sektɪd]adj. 切开的，分割的
divided into many deep, narrow segments
domesticated
[də'mestɪkeɪtɪd]adj. 驯服的，驯养的
adapting (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans
dough
[doʊ]n. 钱，现款
money
ecstatic
[ɪk'stætɪk]adj. 狂喜的
being in a state of ecstasy, joyful or enraptured
elitism
[eɪ'li:tɪzəm]n. 精英主义
consciousness of being or belonging to an elite
enamored
[ɪ'næmərd]adj. 倾心的，被迷住的
having been caused to feel a strong or excessive interest or fascination
euphoria
[ju:'fɔ:riə]n. 幸福愉快感
a feeling of great happiness or well-being
excitable
[ɪk'saɪtəbl]adj. 易兴奋的，易怒的
capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability
exigent
['eksɪdʒənt]adj. 紧急的，迫切的，急需的
requiring immediate action or remedy
exiguous
[eɡ'zɪɡjuəs]adj. 稀少的，极度不足的
excessively scanty: inadequate
fastidiousness
[fæ'stɪdiəsnəs]n. 挑剔，过分讲究
in the state of having high and often capricious standards: difficult to please
fearlessness
['fɪrləsnəs]n. 无畏，勇敢
in the state of free from fear
feckless
['fekləs]adj. 软弱的，无用的;不负责任的
lacking purpose or vitality, feeble or ineffective; careless and irresponsible
feisty
['faɪsti]adj. 活跃的
having or showing a lively aggressiveness : spunky
galvanize
['ɡælvənaɪz]v. 刺激，激励
to arouse to awareness or action: spur
germane
[dʒɜ:r'meɪn]adj. 有密切关系且恰当的
being both pertinent and fitting
gloomy
['ɡlu:mi]adj. 忧郁的，忧闷的;令人伤心的
showing or filled with gloom; causing or producing gloom
gravitas
['ɡrævɪtɑ:s]n. 庄严的举止，庄严
high seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject)
grizzle
['ɡrɪzl]v. 使...变成灰色，使...人烦躁的哭泣
gripe, grumble
hagiographic
[,hæɡi'ɑ:ɡrəfik]adj. 关于圣徒言行录的
of, relating to, or being biography of saints or venerated persons
hallucinatory
[hə'lu:sənətɔ:ri]adj. 幻想的，幻觉的
resembling, involving, or being a hallucination
homogenize
[hə'mɑ:dʒənaɪz]v. 使...均匀
to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed
impulsiveness
[ɪm'pʌlsɪvnəs]n. 冲动
the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
inadequately
[ɪn'ædɪkwətli]adv. 不够地，不够好地
in the term of not adequate and insufficient
indicative
[ɪn'dɪkətɪv]adj. 指示的，表示...的，象征的
serving to indicate
inevitable
[ɪn'evɪtəbl]adj. 不可避免的，必然(发生)的
incapable of being avoided or evaded
inscrutable
[ɪn'skru:təbl]adj. 难以了解的，不可知的
not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
insipidity
[ɪnsɪ'pɪdɪti]n. 枯燥无味的事物
lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge
insolence
['ɪnsələns]n. 傲慢，无礼
the quality or state of being insolent
insufferable
[ɪn'sʌfrəbl]adj. 令人无法忍受的
difficult or impossible to endure: intolerable
intentional
[ɪn'tenʃənl]adj. 存心的，故意的
done by intention or design: intended
intercontinental
[,ɪntər,kɑ:ntɪ'nentl]adj. 洲际的，跨洲的，大陆间的
extending among continents or carried on between continents
interloper
['ɪntərloʊpər]n. 闯入者，干涉他人事务者
one that interlopes: as one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
irascible
[ɪ'ræsəbl]adj. 易怒的，暴躁的
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
jubilation
[,dʒu:bɪ'leɪʃn]n. 欢腾，喜悦
an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
kelp
[kelp]n. 巨藻，海草灰
a mottled sea bass (Paralabrax clathratus) that occurs along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and is animportant sport fish
kiln
[kɪln]n. 窑，炉
an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying
knuckle
['nʌkl]v. 用指关节敲打
to shoot (a marble) with the thumb over the bent forefinger
lethargy
['leθərdʒi]n. 昏睡，倦怠，无精打采
a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
logarithmic
[,lɔ:ɡə'rɪðmɪk]adj. 对数的
the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
long-winded
['lɔŋ'wɪdɪd]adj. 啰嗦的，冗长的
tediously long in speaking or writing
loquacious
[lə'kweɪʃəs]adj. 多话的，唠叨的
very talkative: garrulous
malinger
[mə'lɪŋɡər]v. 装病(以逃避工作)
to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
malleable
['mæliəbl]adj. 可塑的，易改变的，有延展性的
capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
mendacity
[men'dæsəti]n. 虚假，撒谎
the quality or state of being mendacious
merger
['mɜ:rdʒər]n. 合并
the act or an instance of merging; union
milkweed
['mɪlkwi:d]n. 乳草
any of various plants that secrete latex especially: any of a genus (Asclepias of the family Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed family) of erect chiefly perennial herbs with milky juice and umbellate flowers
misconstrue
[,mɪskən'stru:]v. 误解，曲解
to interpret in the wrong way
monologue
['mɑ:nəlɔ:ɡ]n. 独白，独角戏
a dramatic soliloquy, a literary composition in the form of a soliloquy
monopolize
[mə'nɑ:pəlaɪz]v. 独占，垄断
to get a monopoly of: assume complete possession or control of
mussel
['mʌsl]n. 贻贝
a marine bivalve mollusk (esp. genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated shell
nirvana
[nɪr'vɑ:nə]n. 涅盘
the final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
nomad
['noʊmæd]n. 游牧部落一员，流浪者
a member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land
oasis
[oʊ'eɪsɪs]n. 绿洲
a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert)
obtrude
[əb'tru:d]v. 强迫，打扰
to force or impose (as oneself or one's ideas) without warrant or request
opprobrium
[ə'proʊbriəm]n. 耻辱
disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct: ignominy
orangutan
[ə'ræŋ ətæn]n. 猩猩
an arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail
ostensible
[ɑ:'stensəbl]adj. 表面的，假装的
represented or appearing as such: ostensive
paleoanthropologist
[,pæli:oʊ,ænθrə'pɑ:lədʒɪst]n. 古人类学家
a person learned in a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids
pastoral
['pæstərəl]adj. 乡村的，乡村生活的;恬静的，田园式的
of or relating to the country or country life, rural; charmingly simple and serene, idyllic
patrol
[pə'troʊl]v. 巡逻，巡查
to carry out a patrol
pecuniary
[pɪ'kju:nieri]adj. 金钱上的，金钱的
consisting of or measured in money
pensiveness
['pensɪvnəs]n. 沉思
the state of in musingly or dreamily thoughtful
peregrination
[,perəɡrɪ'neɪʃn]n. 游历，旅行
the act to walk or travel over
peripatetic
[,perəɡrɪ'neɪʃn]n. 走来走去的人，行商
one who walks from place to place, an itinerant
pessimistic
[,pesɪ'mɪstɪk]adj. 悲观的，悲观主义的
of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism: gloomy
pharmaceutics
[,fɑ:rmə'sju:tɪks]n. 配药学，制药学
the science of preparing and dispensing drugs
placebo
[plə'si:boʊ]n. 安慰剂
improvement in the condition of a patient that occurs in response to treatment but cannot be considereddue to the specific treatment used
pompous
['pɑ:mpəs]adj. 傲慢的，自大的
having or exhibiting self-importance: arrogant
precarious
[prɪ'kerəriəs]adj. 不稳定的，不安全的
dangerously lacking in security or stability
precocious
[prɪ'koʊʃəs]adj. 早熟的
manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude
proboscis
[prə'bɑ:sɪs]n. 喙
the slender, tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates, such as insects, worms, and mollusks
prolix
['proʊlɪks]adj. 啰嗦的，冗长的
marked by or using an excess of words
propitiate
[prə'pɪʃieɪt]v. 慰抚，劝解，使…平息
to conciliate (an offended power), appease
puncture
['pʌŋktʃər]v. 刺穿;削弱
to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object; to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture
purposefully
['pɜ:rpəsfəli]adv. 有目的地，蓄意地，果断地
in a purposeful manner
querulous
['kwerələs]adj. 喜欢抱怨的，爱发牢骚的;不满的，抱怨的
habitually complaining; fretful, whining
rarified
['reərɪfaɪd]adj.崇高的;机密的
elevated in character or style, lofty; belonging to or reserved for a small select group, esoteric
recipe
['resəpi]n. 食谱
a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food
recondite
['rekəndaɪt]adj. 深奥的，难解的
not easily understood: abstruse
reconsideration
[,ri:kən,sɪdə'reɪʃn]n. 重新考虑，再审，再议
the act to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
reelection
['ri:ɪ'lekʃn]n. 再选，改选
the act to elect for another term in office
renewable
[rɪ'nu:əbl]adj. 可更新的，可再生的
capable of being renewed
rigmarole
['rɪɡməroʊl]n. 冗长无聊的废话
confused or meaningless talk
scorn
[skɔ:rn]v. 轻蔑，鄙视
to consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy
serendipity
[,serən'dɪpəti]n. 善于发掘新奇事物的天赋，易遇奇缘的运气
the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
slim
[slɪm]adj. 苗条的，细长的
small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length, slender
snappy
['snæpi]adj. 精力充沛的，敏捷的
marked by vigor or liveliness
snobbish
['snɑ:bɪʃ]adj. 势利的
being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
sociable
['soʊʃəbl]adj. 好交际的，社交的
inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species
solicitude
[sə'lɪsɪtu:d]n. 关心，挂念，焦虑
the state of being solicitous, care or concern, as for the well-being of another
soporific
[,sɑ:pə'rɪfɪk]adj. 催眠的，想睡的
inducing or tending to induce sleep
spiteful
['spaɪtfl]adj. 恶意的，怀恨的
filled with, prompted by, or showing spite: malicious
splendor
['splendər]n. 光辉，壮丽
magnificent appearance or display; grandeur
spuriousness
['spjʊriəsnəs]adj. 假的，伪造的
the state of falsified or erroneously attributed origin
stagnation
[stæɡ'neɪʃn]n. 停滞
the state to become or remain stagnant
stiffness
[stɪfnəs]n. 僵硬，硬度
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
stinting
['stɪntɪŋ]v. 节俭
to be sparing or frugal
streamlined
['stri:mlaɪnd]adj. 流线型的
contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (as air)
sullied
['sʌlid]adj. 被玷污的，被弄脏的
have been made soiled or tarnished
taciturn
['tæsɪtɜ:rn]adj. 沉默寡言的
temperamentally disinclined to talk
thrift
[θrɪft]n. 节俭，节约
careful management especially of money
timidity
[tɪ'mɪdəti ]n. 胆小，胆怯，羞怯
the state of lacking in courage or self-confidence
ubiquity
[ju:'bɪkwəti]n. 到处存在
presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously: omnipresence
unabashed
[,ʌnə'bæʃt]adj. 不畏惧的
not disconcerted or embarrassed, poised
unanimity
[,ju:nə'nɪməti]n. 一致同意，全体一致
the quality or state of being unanimous
unconfrontational
[,ʌnkɑ:nfrʌn'teɪʃnl]adj. 不具对抗性的
incapable of confronting
unfazed
[ʌn'feɪzd]adj. 无畏的，无顾虑的
not fazed or disturbed
uninspiring
[,ʌnɪn'spaɪərɪŋ]adj. 不鼓舞人的，引不起兴趣的
not having an animating or exalting effect
unplausible
[ʌn'plɔ:zəbl]adj. 难信的，不像真实的
seemingly or apparently incredible
unruffled
[ʌn'rʌfld]adj. 平静的，镇定的
poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion
unsullied
[ʌn'sʌlid]adj. 没弄脏的，清白的，纯洁的
spotlessly clean and fresh
ursine
['ɜ:rsaɪn]adj. 熊的，像熊的
of or characteristic of bears or a bear
vainglorious
[,veɪn'ɡlɔ:riəs]adj. 非常自负的，虚荣心强的
characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity: boastful
valediction
[,vælɪ'dɪkʃn]n. 告别，告别演说，告别辞
an act of bidding farewell
vertical
['vɜ:rtɪkl]adj. 垂直的
being or situated at right angles to the horizon: upright
vociferous
[voʊ'sɪfərəs]adj. 喧哗的，大叫大嚷的
marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
volubility
[vɑ:ljʊ'bɪləti]n. 健谈，流畅
the state of easily rolling or turning
wiretap
['waɪərtæp]v. 窃听
to tap a telephone or telegraph wire in order to get information
yield
[ji:ld]v. 投降，屈服
to give up, as in defeat, surrender or submit
