Word List 03

stratagem / ?str?t?d??m / 閱

n. 戰(zhàn)略，計(jì)謀 deceptive scheme

The sudden withdrawal of the enemy was nothing but a stratagem intended to lure us away.

aggregate ● / ??ɡr?ɡe?t / 閱

v. 使聚集，積聚 gather; accumulate

With this amount of fund, the company’s investment will aggregate to a large sum.

apposite / ??p?z?t /

adj. 適當(dāng)?shù)?，恰?dāng)?shù)?appropriate; fitting

He could always make the apposite reply to the clients.

validate / ?v?l?de?t / 閱

v. 確認(rèn)；證實(shí) confirm; ratify

These results of the experiments validated his theory.

credo / ?kre?do? / 閱

n. 信條 creed

“Honesty is the best policy” is his credo in life.

disingenuous / ?d?s?n?d?enju?s / 閱

adj. 不真誠(chéng)的，不坦率的 lacking genuine candor; insincere

His disingenuous apology made his girlfriend more dissatisfied with him.

slander / ?sl?nd?r / 閱

n. 誹謗 defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

The defendant countercharged the prosecutor with vicious slander.

liability / ?la???b?l?ti / 閱

n. 不利條件，障礙；債務(wù)，負(fù)債 drawback; debts

Her slight accent was a liability that she was eventually able to overcome.

accessible ■ / ?k?ses?bl / 閱

adj. 易接近的，易得到的 easy to approach; obtainable

These comments are not accessible to students.

deviate / ?di?vie?t / 閱

v. 背離，偏離 turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge

The plane had to deviate from its normal flight path.

prolong / pr??l??? / 閱

v. 延長(zhǎng)，拖延 make longer; draw out; lengthen

Scientists all over the world are dedicated to discovering drugs that can prolong human life.

centrifugal / sen?tr?fj?ɡl /

adj. 離心的 radiating; departing from the center

Centrifugal force is actually a form of inertia.

erode / ??ro?d / 閱

v. 侵蝕，腐蝕，削弱 eat away

The famous history site has been eroded away by wind and rain over thousands of years.

dishearten / d?s?hɑ?rtn /

v. 使沮喪，使失去勇氣或希望 discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

Jack’s failure to pass the final exam disheartened him.

mnemonic / n??mɑ?n?k / 閱

adj. 記憶的，記憶性的 pertaining to memory

Fiona can use mnemonic tricks to master many new words at a time.

convert 閱

/ ?kɑ?nv??rt / n. 皈依者 one who has adopted a different religion or opinion

/ k?n?v??rt / v. 皈依；使改變 to persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief; to change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose

He becomes a complete convert to Buddhism.

acrid ● / ??kr?d / 閱

adj. 尖刻的，辛辣的 sharp; bitterly pungent

The writer is famous for her essays with acrid flavor.

retroactive / ?retro???kt?v / 閱

adj. 有追溯效力的 taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)

It is unknown whether the new regulations are retroactive or not.

congruent / ?kɑ??ɡru?nt / 閱

adj. 一致的 in agreement; corresponding

For them, there are many areas of congruent interests.

emendation / ?i?men?de??n / 閱

n. 修改，改善 correction of errors; improvement

He said there would be some emendations to the statement.

duplicity ■ / du??pl?s?ti / 閱

n. 口是心非，搞兩面派，欺騙；虛偽 double-dealing; hypocrisy

She was furious at his duplicity and never believed him.

foster / ?f??st?r /

v. 撫育；鼓勵(lì) rear; encourage

She has fostered the orphan for eight years.

arcane / ɑ?r?ke?n / 閱

adj. 神秘的；晦澀難懂的 secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

To many westerners the oriental culture is still very arcane.

defunct / d??f??kt / 閱

adj. 已死的，已滅絕的；失效的 dead; no longer in use or existence

A family name becomes defunct when the only heir dies.

tactile / ?t?ktl / 閱

adj. 觸覺(jué)的，有觸覺(jué)的 pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

Some animals have well-developed olfactory organs, while others have well-developed tactile organs.

multilingual / ?m?lti?l??ɡw?l /

adj. 使用多種語(yǔ)言的 having many languages

Switzerland is a multilingual country.

artless / ?ɑ?rtl?s /

adj. 無(wú)虛飾的；樸實(shí)的 without guile; open and honest

Jill is an artless and naive girl.

etymology / ?et??mɑ?l?d?i /

n. 詞源學(xué) study of word parts

Knowing about the etymologies of words is a good way to remember them.

verbose ■ / v??r?bo?s / 閱

adj. 啰嗦的，嘮叨的 wordy

Your report is too long and verbose.

vilify ■ / ?v?l?fa? / 閱

v. 誹謗，詆毀 slander

He was vilified, hounded, and forced into exile by the FBI.

apprehension ■ / ??pr??hen?n / 閱

n. 恐懼 fear

Her apprehension about the future grows stronger and stronger.

dictum / ?d?kt?m /

n. 正式聲明，權(quán)威意見(jiàn)；名言，格言 authoritative and weighty statement;saying; maxim

Webster’s dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law.

quench / kwent? / 閱

v. 熄滅，抑制（欲望）；滿足 douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy

I would rather drink cold water to quench my thirst instead of tea or coffee.

expedient ■ / ?k?spi?di?nt / 閱

adj. 權(quán)宜之計(jì)的；有利的 suitable; practical n. 權(quán)宜之計(jì) action

It was an expedient to employ some part-time staff.

corrode ● / k??ro?d / 閱

v. 侵蝕 destroy by chemical action

Water causes metal to corrode.

rejuvenate / r??d?u?v?ne?t /

v. 使返老還童，使恢復(fù)活力 make young again

It still remains a mystery why this medicine can rejuvenate the aged.

pivotal / ?p?v?tl / 閱

adj. 關(guān)鍵的 crucial; key; vital

These regulations are pivotal to our economic interests in U.S.

notoriety ■ / ?no?t??ra??ti /

n. 惡名，臭名昭著 disrepute; ill fame

His severe family violence has won him an unenviable notoriety.

prototype / ?pro?t?ta?p / 閱

n. 原型，樣板 original work used as a model by others

Technicians have begun testing a prototype of the new smart phone.

practicable / ?pr?kt?k?bl /

adj. 能實(shí)行的，行得通的 feasible

The couple agreed that the only practicable way for the time being was to sell the house.

impending / ?m?pend?? / 閱

adj. 迫近的，即將來(lái)臨的 nearing; approaching

We should get prepared for the impending financial crisis as soon as possible.

unimpeachable / ??n?m?pi?t??bl / 閱

adj. 無(wú)可指摘的，可作模范的 blameless and exemplary

He is a man of unimpeachable character and conduct.

codify / ?kɑ?d?fa? / 閱

v. 編成法典，編纂；整理 arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify

These procedures codify lessons from years of experience.

discount ■ / d?s?ka?nt / 閱

v. 不考慮，忽視，漠視 disregard; dismiss

Parents should not discount what their child said.

brandish / ?br?nd?? / 閱

v. 揮舞；炫耀 wave around; flourish

The man who is brandishing a chopper is completely out of control.

animated / ??n?me?t?d / 閱

adj. 活生生的，活潑的 lively; spirited

We held an animated discussion over next year’s plans yesterday.

deplete / d??pli?t / 閱

v. 用完，耗盡 reduce; exhaust

Mankind must take care not to deplete the Earth of its natural resources.

felicity / f??l?s?ti / 閱

n. 幸福；恰當(dāng)，巧妙 happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)

Different people have different definitions of felicity.

circumscribe / ?s??rk?mskra?b / 閱

v. 限制 limit; confine

The new traffic rules circumscribed some actions of the drivers.

rant ● / r?nt / 閱

v. 咆哮，大聲責(zé)罵；激昂地說(shuō)，夸夸其談 rave; scold; talk excitedly; make a grandiloquent speech

When he heard that his little boy lied at school, the father began to rant at his son with wild fury.

foolhardy ● / ?fu?lhɑ?rdi /

adj. 愚勇的，莽撞的 rash

It is foolhardy if we work against the giant company at this point.

decoy / ?di?k?? /

n. 引誘；誘餌 lure or bait v. 誘捕 lure or entrap by or as if by a decoy

As soon as the ducks got near his decoy, the hunter fired.

domineer / ?dɑ?m??n?r/

v. 專橫跋扈 rule over tyrannically

The officer often domineered over his inferiors.

adulterate / ??d?lt?re?t / 閱

v. 摻雜 make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

It is illegal for the sellers to adulterate milk with water.

awe / ?? / 閱

n. 敬畏 solemn wonder

He stood there motionlessly in awe of his uncle.

ascetic ■ / ??set?k / 閱

adj. 修道的，苦行的 practicing self-denial; austere

Monks in China stand for a kind of ascetic lifestyle.

retract ■ / r??tr?kt /

v. 縮進(jìn)；收回 withdraw; take back

The victim of the rape declared that she would never retract her statement regardless of any threat.

adroit / ??dr??t / 閱

adj. 熟練的，機(jī)敏的 skillful

We chose Jack because he is an adroit negotiator.

stolid ● / ?stɑ?l?d /

adj. 不易激動(dòng)的，感覺(jué)遲鈍的 unruffled; impassive; dull

Ted and Chris are twin brothers. Ted is a romantic and passionate young man, while Chris is stolid and unimaginative.

succumb / s??k?m / 閱

v. 屈服，屈從；死 yield; give in; die

My father is addicted to smoking and succumbs to temptation whenever he sees a cigarette.

forum / ?f??r?m /

n. 公共集會(huì)場(chǎng)地；討論會(huì) place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion

This program provided a valuable forum for students to exchange different ideas on cross-cultural communication.

petty / ?peti / 閱

adj. 瑣碎的，不重要的，小的 trivial; unimportant; very small

The couple started having squabbles over petty little things only one month after their marriage.

uniformity ■ / ?ju?n??f??m?ti / 閱

n. 同樣，一致 sameness; monotony

Though they showed no uniformity of dress, they did have favored styles and armament.

cater to 閱

迎合 supply something desired (whether good or bad)

Their website was designed to cater to young mothers.

prestige / pre?sti?? / 閱

n. 聲望，威望 impression produced by achievements or reputation

Hosting the 2008 Olympic Games greatly added to China’s international prestige.

haphazard / h?p?h?z?rd / 閱

adj. 偶然的，隨意的；雜亂無(wú)章的 random; unsystematic; aimless

The rescue operation seemed to be totally haphazard.

synoptic / s??nɑ?pt?k / 閱

adj. 提要的，摘要的 providing a general overview; summary

The author made a synoptic analysis of the development of cloning technology in the article.

seismic / ?sa?zm?k /

adj. 地震的 pertaining to earthquakes

The frequent seismic activities in the past year have disturbed the citizens throughout the country.

extol ■ / ?k?sto?l / 閱

v. 贊美，頌揚(yáng) praise; glorify

They extolled Sam’s carving techniques.

embrace / ?m?bre?s /

v. 擁抱；欣然采納；包括 to hug; to accept sth readily; to include

He embraced an opportunity to get promoted.

amnesia / ?m?ni??? / 閱

n. 記憶缺失，健忘癥 loss of memory

An accident resulted in her suffering from amnesia.

comeuppance / k?m??p?ns /

n. 報(bào)應(yīng) rebuke; deserts

The Buddhists believe in comeuppance.

lethal / ?li?θl / 閱

adj. 致命的 deadly

Have you seen the movie named Lethal Weapon?

vindicate ■ / ?v?nd?ke?t / 閱

v. 證明無(wú)罪；為…辯護(hù)，支持 clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support

He tried hard to vindicate his innocence.

indifferent ■ / ?n?d?fr?nt / 閱

adj. 冷漠的，不關(guān)心的；一般的，中等的 unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre

People has become more and more indifferent to each other nowadays.

anticlimax / ??nti?kla?m?ks /

n. 突降，虎頭蛇尾 letdown in thought or emotion

The beginning of the film was fine, but the rest was actually an anticlimax.

material / m??t?ri?l / 閱

adj. 物質(zhì)的；具體的；重要的 made of physical matter; unspiritual; important

Reporters nicknamed the new singer the Material Girl.

modicum / ?mɑ?d?k?m / 閱

n. 少量，一點(diǎn)點(diǎn) limited quantity

Henry only has a modicum of privacy in the face of his wife.

maverick / ?m?v?r?k / 閱

n. 持不同意見(jiàn)者，獨(dú)來(lái)獨(dú)往者 rebel; nonconformist

She was too much of a maverick ever to make many friends.

spendthrift / ?spendθr?ft /

n. 揮霍者 someone who wastes money

Compared with his extravagant father, he is far from being a spendthrift.

incriminate / ?n?kr?m?ne?t / 閱

v. 控告…有罪，使負(fù)罪 accuse

Both of them were incriminated to the jury.

feign / fe?n / 閱

v. 假裝，裝（睡、病等） pretend

He feigned illness at home in order not to take part in the activity.

brawn / br??n / 閱

n. 肌肉的力量；強(qiáng)壯 muscular strength; sturdiness

Both brains and brawn are important in completing this job.

bane / be?n /

n. 禍根，災(zāi)星 cause of ruin; curse

Money is the bane of evil.

thwart / θw??rt / 閱

v. 阻撓；妨礙 prevent; frustrate; oppose and defeat

My younger brother’s ambition to join the army was thwarted by poor eyesight.

archaeology / ?ɑ?rki?ɑ?l?d?i / 閱

n. 考古學(xué) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

The professor is the authority in the field of archaeology.

addle / ??dl /

v. 使糊涂；腐壞 muddle; drive crazy; become rotten

Some fruit addles quickly in summer.

pious / ?pa??s / 閱

adj. 虔誠(chéng)的；宗教的 devout; religious

How to be pious without becoming hypocritical is a huge challenge for church people.

optimist ■ / ?ɑ?pt?m?st / 閱

n. 樂(lè)觀主義者 person who looks on the good side

The pessimist thinks that the glass is half-empty; while the optimist considers that it is half-full.

impeccable ■ / ?m?pek?bl /

adj. 無(wú)瑕疵的 faultless

His manners were impeccable.

alacrity / ??l?kr?ti / 閱

n. 敏捷，輕快；爽快，樂(lè)意 cheerful promptness; eagerness

I proposed to my son that he finish his assignments first, and then watch cartoon. He accepted that with alacrity.

simplistic / s?m?pl?st?k / 閱

adj. 過(guò)分單純化的 oversimplified

The expert’s assessment of the complex relationship between the two countries sounds rather simplistic.

ancestry / ??nsestri / 閱

n. 祖先；世系 family descent

In recent years many African Americans have started to trace their ancestry in the African continent.

reputed / r??pju?t?d /

adj. 一般認(rèn)為的，普遍認(rèn)定的，號(hào)稱的 supposed

No one is sure whether the reputed father is his biological father or not.

fervor ■ / ?f??rv?r / 閱

n. 熱情，熱烈 glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

He threw himself into the work he loved with all fervor.

accommodate / ??kɑ?m?de?t / 閱

v. 幫助；調(diào)節(jié)；使適應(yīng) oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

As a freshman, I need to accommodate to the new timetable.

astute ■ / ??stu?t / 閱

adj. 機(jī)敏的；狡猾的 wise; shrewd; keen

Foxes are described as very astute in the stories.

pantomime / ?p?nt?ma?m / 閱

n. 啞劇 acting without dialogue

Some people feared that Chaplin’s pantomime art was under threat.

permeate / ?p??rmie?t / 閱

v. 滲透，彌漫 pass through; spread

Eventually, the water will permeate through the surrounding concrete.

exemplify ■ / ?ɡ?zempl?fa? / 閱

v. 作為…的范例 serve as an example of; embody

All these recipes exemplify my cooking healthy, delicious and quick.