Word List 02

adapt / ??d?pt / 閱

v. 使適應，順應；改寫 alter; modify

We should learn how to adapt ourselves.

analogy / ??n?l?d?i / 閱

n. 類似，相似；類推 similarity; parallelism

People tend to make an analogy between life and voyage.

ordeal / ??r?di?l / 閱

n. 苦難經歷，折磨 severe trial or affliction

Speaking in public was an ordeal for me.

ferment / ?f??rment /

n. 騷動，暴亂 agitation; commotion

Her parents died in the ferment.

materialism ■ / m??t?ri?l?z?m / 閱

n. 功利主義，物質主義 preoccupation with physical comforts and things

Sam was hardhearted, yet his feverish materialism created more jobs.

suffragist / ?s?fr?d??st / 閱

n. 婦女政權論者 advocate of voting rights (for women)

With the rising of Women Liberation Movement, a wave of suffragists emerged in the 1960s.

embellish ■ / ?m?bel?? / 閱

v. 裝飾，修飾 adorn; ornament

The girl put on her dress embellished with lace and ribbons.

recalcitrant / r??k?ls?tr?nt / 閱

adj. 頑抗的，桀驁不馴的 obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly

The parents were annoyed by the recalcitrant attitude of their child.

penury ● / ?penj?ri /

n. 貧窮，貧困 severe poverty; stinginess

He would have died in penury, if he had depended on his son for his living.

mischance / ?m?s?t??ns /

n. 不幸，災難 ill luck

By mischance, he lost the file which was needed at the conference.

oblivious / ??bl?vi?s / 閱

adj. 不注意的；遺忘的 inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed

Deep in her book, Nancy was oblivious to the food on the fire.

clientele / ?kla??n?tel / 閱

n. 顧客，常客 body of customers

The beauty parlor has a large regular clientele.

repel ■ / r??pel / 閱

v. 擊退；使厭惡 drive away; disgust

The singer’s flamboyant singing style attracts some people but repels others.

sovereign / ?sɑ?vr?n / 閱

adj. 極有效的；至高的；獨立自主的 efficacious; supreme or paramount; self-governing

The sovereign obligation of a doctor is to heal the wounded and rescue the dying.

shoddy / ??ɑ?di /

adj. 劣質的；廉價的 inferior; trashy; cheap

Nowadays, there is a strong protest against the evil-minded businessmen who manufacture shoddy goods.

recant ● / r??k?nt/ 閱

v. 撤回，放棄；撤回聲明；公開認錯 disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error

I tried to make her recant her belief that “Money makes the mare go,” but failed.

shirk / ???rk /

v. 逃避，推卸 avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger

A person with a strong sense of responsibility, he never shirks any difficult tasks.

impeach / ?m?pi?t? /

v. 彈劾，控告 charge with crime in office; indict

The mayor was impeached for taking a bribe.

aversion ■ / ??v??r?n / 閱

n. 厭惡 firm dislike

She has a natural aversion to cigarettes.

abate ● / ??be?t /

v. 減少，減弱 subside; decrease; lessen

The storm showed no signs of abating.

destitute / ?dest?tu?t /

adj. 貧困的，赤貧的 extremely poor

A private car is a luxury to many destitute families.

magnitude / ?m?ɡn?tu?d / 閱

n. 巨大，重大 greatness; extent

No one seems to realise the magnitude of his crime.

predetermine / ?pri?d??t??rm?n / 閱

v. 預先決定，預先傾向 predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

Harry’s obsession with gambles predetermined his failure in marriage and career.

incorporate / ?n?k??rp?re?t /

v. 收編，加入；結合，合并 introduce something into a larger whole; combine; unite

We have incorporated your proposals into our plan.

subjugate / ?s?bd?uɡe?t / 閱

v. 使屈服，征服 conquer; bring under control

The landowners’ attempt to subjugate the local poor peasants lasted just three months.

adverse / ?d?v??rs / 閱

adj. 不利的，敵對的 unfavorable; hostile

I don’t know why he is always adverse to my ideas.

heckler / ?hekl?r /

n. 激烈質問者 person who harasses others

The heckler expressed his complaints.

increment / ???kr?m?nt / 閱

n. 增加，增量 increase

Experts tried to explain the sudden increment in mortality rates.

ebullient ● / ??b?li?nt / 閱

adj. 興高采烈的 showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

The ebullient girl can’t help dancing.

calculated ■ / ?k?lkjule?t?d / 閱

adj. 有計劃的；可能的 deliberately planned; likely

This type of cellphone was calculated to attract female customers.

indoctrinate / ?n?dɑ?ktr?ne?t /

v. 以教條或信條的方式來教授，教導 instruct in a doctrine or ideology

The terrorist group indoctrinated people against the society.

stealth / stelθ / 閱

n. 秘密行動 slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness

The pickpocket followed the woman by stealth for quite a while before he stole her cellphone.

generate / ?d?en?re?t / 閱

v. 產生；發生 cause; produce; create

About 90% of the electricity in this country is generated by wind.

preeminent / ?pri?em?n?nt / 閱

adj. 杰出的，卓越的 outstanding; superior

Moyan holds a preeminent position in China’s literary circle.

stifle / ?sta?fl / 閱

v. 抑制，約束 suppress; extinguish; inhibit

When the student offered a funny answer, the teacher tried hard to stifle her laughter.

connotation / ?kɑ?n??te??n / 閱

n. 內涵 suggested or implied meaning of an expression

Chinese calligraphy has rich cultural connotation.

berserk / b?r?s??rk /

adj. 狂暴的 frenzied

The man went berserk when he saw his girlfriend stay with her ex-boyfriend.

matrix / ?me?tr?ks /

n. 母體，發源地；矩陣；模型，模具 point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die

Most historians consider the Yellow River is the matrix of Chinese civilization.

paraphrase / ?p?r?fre?z / 閱

v. 意譯，改述 rephrase; reword

Please paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in less than 300 words.

redress / r??dres / 閱

n. 補救，補償 remedy; compensation v. 補救，補償 set right; remedy or rectify

The consumers insisted that the damage caused by the flight delay be redressed by the airline company.

spatial / ?spe??l / 閱

adj. 空間的 relating to space

The professor conducted some research on Hainan culture and wrote an article entitled “Spatial Distribution of Hainan Culture”.

lament ■ / l??ment / 閱

v. 為…悲痛，痛惜 grieve; express sorrow

People lament the death of the great artist.

extant / ek?st?nt / 閱

adj. 尚存的，現存的 still in existence

This is the oldest extant building in the city.

perpetual / p?r?pet?u?l / 閱

adj. 不間斷的，持續的 everlasting

He was sick of his wife’s perpetual nagging.

conspiracy / k?n?sp?r?si / 閱

n. 陰謀 treacherous plot

He was involved in the conspiracy.

annul / ??n?l /

v. 廢除，取消 make void

It is surprising to us that the young couple annulled their marriage.

utopia / ju??to?pi? / 閱

n. 烏托邦，理想的完美境界 ideal place, state, or society

She was entering the masses with the phantom of a future utopia.

flourish / ?fl??r?? / 閱

v. 繁榮；茂盛；裝飾 grow well; prosper; decorate with ornaments

Wheat flourish in good care of the farmers.

compliance ■ / k?m?pla??ns / 閱

n. 順從，服從 readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements

The foreign companies must keep in compliance with the regulations.

inert ■ / ??n??rt /

adj. 惰性的；遲鈍的，遲緩的 inactive; lacking power to move

He lay completely inert on the floor.

forebear / ?f??rber / 閱

n. 祖先，祖宗 ancestors

I heard our forebears came from the West.

restitution / ?rest??tu??n /

n. 歸還；賠償；修復 reparation; indemnification

The airline company promised to make restitution for the loss caused by the air crash.

frantic / ?fr?nt?k /

adj. 狂亂的，瘋狂的 wild

The work has driven me frantic.

aggrandize / ??ɡr?nda?z / 閱

v. 增強，擴大 increase or intensify

That country sought to aggrandize itself at the expense of its neighbors.

forthright / ?f??rθra?t / 閱

adj. 直率的；坦誠的 outspoken, straightforward; frank

He criticized the government’s new policy in forthright words.

prelude / ?prelju?d / 閱

n. 前奏；先驅 introduction; forerunner

These contracts could be a prelude to further cooperation of the two companies.

immutable ■ / ??mju?t?bl / 閱

adj. 不可變的，永恒的 unchangeable

Death is one of the nature’s immutable laws.

upshot / ??p?ɑ?t /

n. 結果，結局 outcome

The practical upshot of this research is hard to see at the moment.

multifaceted / ?m?lti?f?s?t?d / 閱

adj. 多層面的 having many aspects

Tina is a multifaceted performer.

pariah ● / p??ra?? / 閱

n. 社會的遺棄者 social outcast

Mariah Carey was once referred to as “Mariah the fashion pariah”.

tantamount ● / ?t?nt?ma?nt / 閱

adj. （在效果或價值上）與…相當的 equivalent in effect or value

Her confession was tantamount to refusal of his proposal.

labyrinth ● / ?l?b?r?nθ /

n. 迷宮 maze

Becky soon lost herself in the labyrinth of corridors.

appease ■ / ??pi?z / 閱

v. 平息，安撫 pacify or soothe; relieve

Julie managed to appease the crying child by offering him some candies.

doctrinaire / ?dɑ?ktr??ner / 閱

adj. 教條主義的；不屈的，不讓步的 unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding

He was a doctrinaire preacher and no one wanted to follow him.

belligerent / b??l?d??r?nt / 閱

adj. 好爭吵的 quarrelsome

His belligerent attitude resulted in the fight.

somber ■ / ?sɑ?mb?r / 閱

adj. 憂郁的，郁悶的；昏暗的，陰暗的 gloomy; depressing; dark; drab

He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.

divulge / da??v?ld? / 閱

v. 泄露 reveal

He divulged a confidential report to the enemy.

bungle / ?b??ɡl / 閱

v. 搞糟；笨手笨腳地做 mismanage; blunder

The boss scolded him, for he had bungled the job.

premise / ?prem?s / 閱

n. 預述，假定 assumption; postulate

His whole argument in the thesis was based on a false premise.

render / ?rend?r / 閱

v. 呈遞；給予；表現 deliver; provide; represent

The new president promises that he will render faithful service to his people.

automaton / ???tɑ?m?t?n /

n. 機器人；機械般行動的人或動物 robot; person performing a task mechanically

The assembly-line workers are laboring like automatons.

illuminate / ??lu?m?ne?t / 閱

v. 照亮；闡明；啟發 brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten

She was greatly illuminated by his speech.

disabuse / ?d?s??bju?z /

v. 去除…的謬誤，使醒悟 correct a false impression; undeceive

I must disabuse you of your feelings of superior.

craftiness / ?kr?ftin?s / 閱

n. 狡猾 slyness; trickiness

He displayed his craftiness in this transaction.

assent / ??sent / 閱

v. 贊成 agree; accept

The ambassador cannot assent to your request.

exotic / ?ɡ?zɑ?t?k / 閱

adj. 異國情調的；奇異的 not native; strange

The restaurant is popular because of its exotic environment.

extrapolation / ?k?str?p??le??n / 閱

n. 推斷，推知 projection; conjecture

He uncovered a case of robbery through judgment and extrapolation.

salutary / ?s?lj?teri / 閱

adj. 有益的 tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome

The salutary side about this tragic accident is that drivers will attach great importance to fastening seat belts.

anomaly ● / ??nɑ?m?li / 閱

n. 異常，不符合規律 irregularity

The snow in summer must be a kind of anomaly in this region.

delusion / d??lu??n / 閱

n. 錯覺，幻覺 false belief; hallucination

How come I am always under the delusion that I may fail?

mock / mɑ?k / 閱

v. 嘲弄，以模仿的方式嘲笑 ridicule; imitate, often in derision

It is unkind to mock the disabled people.

reconnaissance / r??kɑ?n?sns /

n. 偵察，勘察 survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

The helicopter is making an aerial reconnaissance of the island.

transitory / ?tr?ns?t??ri / 閱

adj. 轉瞬即逝的，短暫的 impermanent; fleeting

As was expected, his love affair with the popular actress was transitory.

accessory / ?k?ses?ri /

n. 附件，附屬物，配飾 additional object; useful but not essential thing

Many car owners like to hang accessories in the car.

pellucid / p??lu?s?d / 閱

adj. 透明的，清澈的；易懂的 transparent; limpid; easy to understand

The professor gave us a pellucid explanation for the obscure poem.

lucid / ?lu?s?d / 閱

adj. 淺顯易懂的，明晰的 easily understood; clear; intelligible

Her explanations of technical terms were lucid and to the point.

delude / d??lu?d / 閱

v. 欺騙，迷惑 deceive

You won’t delude him into believing it.

dismantle / d?s?m?ntl / 閱

v. 拆開，解散 take apart

The smart boy dismantled the machine into pieces.

depravity ■ / d??pr?v?ti / 閱

n. 墮落，道德敗壞 extreme corruption; wickedness

Enjoying life does not mean depravity and indulgence.

manipulate / m??n?pjule?t / 閱

v. 熟練地操作；巧妙地處理 operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully

Madonna understands how to manipulate entertainment correspondents and publicity.

tangible / ?t?nd??bl / 閱

adj. 可觸知的；真實的 able to be touched; real; palpable

What civilians want most is tangible benefits provided by the government.

rapport / r??p??r / 閱

n. 彼此友愛的關系，和諧 emotional closeness; harmony

I developed a close rapport with my mother-in-law by taking the middle course to solve conflicts in most cases.

influx / ??nfl?ks /

n. 流入 flowing into

The government was not prepared for the large influx of tourists last winter.

eclipse / ??kl?ps / 閱

v. 遮住…的光；蓋過；使相形見絀 darken; extinguish; surpass

He is eclipsed by his wife’s cleverness.

gist / d??st / 閱

n. 要點，主旨 essence

You need to get the gist of the report.

unequivocal / ??n??kw?v?kl / 閱

adj. 明確的，不含糊的 plain; obvious; unmistakable

No investigation has provided unequivocal evidence to the case.

mandatory / ?m?nd?t??ri /

adj. 命令的，強制的 obligatory; compulsory

The mandatory retirement age is 60 for most males in China.

persevere / ?p??rs??v?r / 閱

v. 堅持不懈，鍥而不舍 persist; endure; strive

Children today seem less willing to rise to challenges and persevere in triumphing over adversity.

stalemate / ?ste?lme?t / 閱

n. 僵局 deadlock

The political negotiations between the two countries have reached a stalemate and a war seems to be the only solution.

nefarious ● / n??feri?s / 閱

adj. 邪惡的，窮兇極惡的 very wicked

My parents believe the stranger has a nefarious purpose.