Word List 10

feeble /?fi?bl/

【釋】adj. 微弱的 (very weak)

【例】She’s still feeble from her long illness.

【近】weak, delicate

【反】strong, effective, brave

grandeur /?ɡr?nd??r/

【釋】n. 壯麗，莊嚴(yán)，宏偉 (the quality or state of being grand)

【例】His paintings capture the beauty and grandeur of the landscape.

【近】splendor, magnificence

improbable /?m?prɑ?b?bl/

【釋】adj. 不太可能的 (unlikely to happen)

【例】It all sounded highly improbable.

reptile /?repta?l/

【釋】n. 爬行動(dòng)物

emblem /?embl?m/

【釋】n. 象征；符號(hào) (a design or picture that represents something)

【例】The flag is the emblem of our nation.

【近】symbol, token

chronology /kr??nɑ?l?d?i/

【釋】n. 年代順序 (the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence)

【例】She gave him a factual account of the chronology of her brief liaison.

candid /?k?nd?d/

【釋】adj. 率直的 (truthful and straightforward; frank)

【例】a candid discussion

【形】candor

pristine /?pr?sti?n/

【釋】adj. 原始的 (in its original condition)

【例】a pristine forest

【釋】adj. 嶄新的

【例】a pristine white shirt

【近】new, fresh

alight /??la?t/

【釋】adj. 點(diǎn)亮著的；點(diǎn)燃的 (lighted up by or as by fire or flame)

【例】Several buildings were set alight.

【近】illuminated, lit

【釋】v. 飛落；下來(lái) (come down and settle, as after flight)

【例】A group of tourists alighted from the boat.

meticulous /m??t?kj?l?s/

【釋】adj. 細(xì)致的，一絲不茍的 (very careful and precise)

【例】Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

【近】conscientious, painstaking

【反】careless

dormant /?d??rm?nt/

【釋】adj. 不活躍的 (hibernated; inactive)

【例】The seeds will remain dormant until the spring.

【近】passive, inert, latent

tranquil /?tr??kw?l/

【釋】adj. 平靜的，安靜的 (free from disturbance)

【例】a tranquil scene

【近】peaceful, calm, serene

【形】tranquility

fidelity /f??del?ti/

【釋】n. 忠誠(chéng) (being faithful)

【例】They betokened their fidelity to the leader with a vow.

【近】faithfulness, loyalty

【釋】n. 保真度，精確性 (exactness)

【例】I described the scene with fidelity.

fabricate /?f?br?ke?t/

【釋】v. 偽造 (make up for the purpose of deception)

【例】She was accused of fabricating data.

【近】fake, counterfeit

【釋】v. 制造 (make or build (something))

【例】Only the largest parts were fabricated at the factory.

【形】fabrication

increment /???kr?m?nt/

【釋】n. 增加 (an increase or addition)

【例】They increased the dosage of the drug in small increments over a period of several weeks.

【近】increase, addition

【反】reduction

deficient /d??f??nt/

【釋】adj. 不足的，缺乏的 (not enough)

【例】A diet deficient in calcium can lead to weak bones.

【釋】adj. 有缺陷的 (deficient in judgment)

【近】incomplete

【形】deficiency

smother /?sm?e?r/

【釋】v. 使窒息；抑制 (suffocate)

perplex /p?r?pleks/

【釋】v. 使困惑 (confuse)

【例】The disease has continued to perplex doctors.

【近】puzzle, bewilder, confuse

terrestrial /t??restri?l/

【釋】adj. 陸地的 (living on land)

【例】the terrestrial parts of the world

【釋】adj. 類(lèi)地的，地球的

【例】terrestrial planets

alloy /??l??/

【釋】n. 合金

【近】blend, amalgam

sporadic /sp??r?d?k/

【釋】adj. 零星的；偶發(fā)的 (happening irregularly)

【例】sporadic diseases

【近】occasional, irregular

【反】frequent, steady

illiterate /??l?t?r?t/

【釋】adj. 文盲的，不識(shí)字的 (unable to read or write)

【例】A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.

【近】unlettered

【釋】adj. 外行的；無(wú)知的 (knowing little about a particular subject)

【例】They are surprised at the extent to which voters are politically illiterate.

【釋】n. 文盲，無(wú)知的人

【例】a computer illiterate

【形】illiteracy

leftover /?lefto?v?r/

【釋】n. 殘留物；剩飯剩菜

【釋】adj. 殘留的；吃剩的

intertwine /??nt?r?twa?n/

【釋】v. 纏繞，纏結(jié) (twist or be twisted together)

【例】The town’s prosperity is inextricably intertwined with the fortunes of the factory.

【近】twist, knit

brittle /?br?tl/

【釋】adj. 易碎的 (easily broken)

【例】brittle glass

【釋】adj. 脆弱的

【例】a brittle friendship

【近】fragile

delineate /d??l?nie?t/

【釋】v. 描繪 (clearly describe (something))

【例】The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken.

【近】outline

eject /i?d?ekt/

【釋】v. 噴射，彈出 (force or throw (something) out, typically in a violent or sudden way)

【例】The pilot ejected from the plane and escaped injury.

【近】emit, discharge

【釋】v. 驅(qū)逐

【例】eject the player from the game

【形】ejection

scribe /skra?b/

【釋】n. 抄寫(xiě)員 (a person who copies out docu-ments)

【釋】v. 寫(xiě)下 (write)

abdomen /??bd?m?n/

【釋】n. 腹部

temperate /?temp?r?t/

【釋】adj. 溫帶的

【例】temperate climate

【釋】adj. 適度的，有節(jié)制的 (behaving in a calm and controlled way)

【例】temperate pride

【近】moderate

starch /stɑ?rt?/

【釋】n. 淀粉

diverge /da??v??rd?/

【釋】v. 相異 (differ)

【例】Her approach to parenting diverged from her mother’s.

【釋】v. 分叉，偏離

【例】diverging roads

【近】deviate

【反】converge

repel /r??pel/

【釋】v. 排斥；擊退 (present an opposing force)

【例】Two positive electrical charges repel each other.

【近】repulse

【釋】v. 使厭惡 (make somebody feel horror or disgust)

【例】I was repelled by the smell.

edible /?ed?bl/

【釋】adj. 可食用的 (fit to be eaten)

ancestry /??nsestri/

【釋】n. 祖先

【近】lineage, heritage

【形】ancestor

beak /bi?k/

【釋】n. 鳥(niǎo)喙

【例】the beak of a hawk

【近】bill

immortal /??m??rtl/

【釋】adj. 不死的 (living forever)

【例】the immortal gods

【釋】adj. 不朽的 (famous forever)

【例】immortal fame

【近】eternal, everlasting

【形】immortality

colossal /k??lɑ?sl/

【釋】adj. 巨大的 (very large or great)

【例】a colossal statue

【近】massive, enormous

【反】tiny, teeny

deviate /?di?vie?t/

【釋】v. 偏離 (digress)

【例】deviate from one’s principles

【近】detour, diverge

celestial /s??lest?l/

【釋】adj. 天上的，天空的 (relating to the sky)

【例】celestial body

【近】heavenly, astronomical

【反】terrestrial, mundane

allusion /??lu??n/

【釋】n. 暗示 (an implied or indirect reference especially in literature)

【例】She made allusion to her first marriage.

【近】suggestion, hint

【形】allude

decipher /d??sa?f?r/

【釋】v. 破譯 (decode)

【例】decipher the code

【近】interpret

exemplary /?ɡ?zempl?ri/

【釋】adj. 典范的；可仿效的 (serving as an example of something)

【例】This story is exemplary of her style.

【近】perfect, ideal

【形】example

divisive /d??va?s?v/

【釋】adj. 有分歧的

【例】Abortion has always been a divisive issue.

【形】divide

heterogeneous /?het?r??d?i?ni?s/

【釋】adj. 混雜的，由不同成分組成的 (consisting of many different kinds of people or things)

【例】America has a very heterogeneous population.

【近】diverse, different

【反】homogeneous

glossary /?ɡlɑ?s?ri/

【釋】n. 術(shù)語(yǔ)，詞匯表

intermittent /??nt?r?m?t?nt/

【釋】adj. 間歇的，斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的 (stopping and starting over a period of time, but not regularly)

【例】intermittent rain

【近】sporadic

【反】continuous

【形】intermission

desolate /?des?l?t/

【釋】adj. 荒涼的 (empty and without people)

【例】a desolate old house

【近】bleak, bare, deserted

【形】desolation

crystallize /?kr?st?la?z/

【釋】v. 使結(jié)晶 (form crystals or grains)

【例】Certain conditions can cause carbon to crystallize into diamonds.

【近】solidify

【形】crystal

recital /r??sa?tl/

【釋】n. 朗誦會(huì)；演奏會(huì) (account)

decompose /?di?k?m?po?z/

【釋】v. 分解；腐爛 (break down into simpler parts)

【例】Leaves decomposed on the forest floor.

【近】decay, rot

【反】compose

avalanche /??v?l?nt?/

【釋】n./v.雪崩

【近】snowslide, torrent

feudal /?fju?dl/

【釋】adj. 封建制度的

【形】feudalism

impulsive /?m?p?ls?v/

【釋】adj. 沖動(dòng)的

【例】an impulsive decision

【近】impetuous, compulsive

heyday /?he?de?/

【釋】n. 全盛時(shí)期 (the most successful period of someone)

【例】In his heyday his face was on every magazine cover.

【近】prime, peak

helium /?hi?li?m/

【釋】n. [化學(xué)]氦

insightful /??nsa?tf?l/

【釋】adj. 有洞察力的 (having a very clear understanding of something)

【例】insightful criticism

【近】wise, sagacious

【形】insight

carbonate /?kɑ?rb?n?t/

【釋】n. 碳酸鹽

downplay /?da?n?ple?/

【釋】v. 不予重視；輕描淡寫(xiě) (make (something) seem smaller or less important)

【例】Athletes often downplay their injuries.

【近】understate

neurological /?n?r??lɑ?d??kl/

【釋】adj. 神經(jīng)學(xué)上的，神經(jīng)病學(xué)的

【形】neurology

nibble /?n?bl/

【釋】v. 小口地吃；啃 (take small bites)

【例】We nibbled cheese and crackers.

【近】bite, peck

ferment /f?r?ment/

【釋】v. (使)發(fā)酵

【例】The wine ferments in oak barrels.

【釋】v./n. (挑起)動(dòng)亂

【例】The city was in a state of ferment after the election.

【近】restiveness, turmoil, restlessness

clam /kl?m/

【釋】n. 蛤蜊

【釋】n. 鉗子

luminous /?lu?m?n?s/

【釋】adj. 發(fā)光的；明亮的 (producing or reflecting bright light)

【例】luminous with sunlight

【近】brilliant, fluorescent

【反】dark

proverb /?prɑ?v??rb/

【釋】n. 諺語(yǔ)

【近】motto, adage

amphibian /?m?f?bi?n/

【釋】n. 兩棲動(dòng)物

cello /?t?elo?/

【釋】n. 大提琴

unforeseen /??nf??r?si?n/

【釋】adj. 未預(yù)料到的 (not anticipated or predicted)

【例】Radiation may damage cells in a way that was previously unforeseen.

【近】unexpected

atlas /??tl?s/

【釋】n. 地圖冊(cè) (a book of maps or charts)

percussion /p?r?k??n/

【釋】n. 打擊樂(lè)器

【釋】n. 碰撞，沖擊 (the striking of one solid object)

pictorial /p?k?t??ri?l/

【釋】adj. 繪畫(huà)的，圖示的 (of or expressed in pictures)

【例】The exhibition is a pictorial record of the town in the 19th century.

【近】photographic, graphic

cohesive /ko??hi?s?v/

【釋】adj. 凝聚的 (forming a united whole)

【例】a cohesive group

【近】united

【形】cohesion

decimal /?des?ml/

【釋】n. 小數(shù)

tyrant /?ta?r?nt/

【釋】n. 暴君 (an absolute ruler who is cruel)

【釋】n. 專(zhuān)橫的人

【例】Our boss is a real tyrant.

【近】dictator

rudimentary /?ru?d??mentri/

【釋】adj. 早期的；原始的

【釋】adj. 基本的

【例】rudimentary knowledge of math

【近】basic, primitive

【反】advanced, sophisticated

flashy /?fl??i/

【釋】adj. 閃光的 (bright)

【釋】adj. 俗麗的 (superficially attractive or impre-ssive)

【例】I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.

【近】flamboyant

drench /drent?/

【釋】v. 使?jié)裢?(make (someone or something) completely wet)

【例】We were drenched by the sudden rainstorm.

【近】soak, saturate

【釋】n. 滂沱大雨

exertion /?ɡ?z??r?n/

【釋】n. 費(fèi)力，努力 (physical or mental effort)

【例】He needed to relax after the exertions of a busy day at work.

【近】effort, struggle

【形】exert

arduous /?ɑ?rd?u?s/

【釋】adj. 費(fèi)力的 (very difficult)

【例】He went through a long and arduous training program.

【近】laborious

mystify /?m?st?fa?/

【釋】v. 使困惑 (bewilder)

【例】The cause of the disease mystified doctors for many years.

【近】perplex

【形】mysterious

aria /?ɑ?ri?/

【釋】n. 詠嘆調(diào)，獨(dú)唱曲 (an elaborate song for solo voice)

exhale /eks?he?l/

【釋】v. 呼氣 (breathe out in a deliberate manner)

【例】Hold your breath for a moment and exhale.

【反】inhale

【形】exhalation

hind /ha?nd/

【釋】n. 雌鹿

【釋】adj. 后面的 (back)

【例】an animal’s hind legs

【近】rear

【反】fore, front

gist /d??st/

【釋】n. 主旨，要點(diǎn) (essence)

【例】the gist of an argument

【近】essence

fragrant /?fre?ɡr?nt/

【釋】adj. 芳香的 (having a pleasant smell)

【例】The soup was fragrant with herbs and spices.

【近】aromatic

【反】smelly

perpendicular /?p??rp?n?d?kj?l?r/

【釋】adj. 陡峭的

【例】perpendicular cliffs

【釋】adj. 成直角的；直立的

【近】vertical, plumb

【反】horizontal

coerce /ko????rs/

【釋】v. 強(qiáng)迫 (do something by using force or threats)

【例】A confession was coerced from the suspect by police.

【近】force, compel

surmise /s?r?ma?z/

【釋】v./n. 猜測(cè) (guess; assumption)

【例】The police surmise that the robbers have fled the country.

【近】conjecture, deduce

reassess /?ri???ses/

【釋】v. 重新考慮

【釋】v. 重新計(jì)算

【形】assess, access

entangle /?n?t??ɡl/

【釋】v. 糾纏 (wrap or twist together)

【例】The ropes are entangled together.

【近】twist, knot, coil, interweave

【釋】v. 卷入 (involve)

【例】The young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies.

【形】entanglement

mutate /?mju?te?t/

【釋】v. 改變 (change)

【例】Over time, her feelings mutated from love into hatred.

【釋】v. 基因突變 (cause a gene to change)

【例】These bacteria have mutated into forms that are resistant to certain drugs.

【近】transmute, transform

【形】mutation, immutable

inconclusive /??nk?n?klu?s?v/

【釋】adj. 不能肯定下結(jié)論的 (not leading to a firm conclusion)

【例】inconclusive evidence

【近】indefinitive

encroach /?n?kro?t?/

【釋】v. 蠶食，侵占 (gradually go into an area that is beyond the usual limits)

【例】Cities have encroached upon wildlife habitats.

【近】intrude, trespass, creep

【形】encroachment

grandiose /?ɡr?ndio?s/

【釋】adj. 宏偉的，堂皇的 (overly grand or exaggerated)

【例】a grandiose plan

【近】magnificent, impressive

【反】humble, modest

aromatic /??r??m?t?k/

【釋】adj. 芳香的 (having a pleasant noticeable smell)

【例】The plant is strongly aromatic.

【近】fragrant

【形】aroma

embellish

【釋】/?m?bel??/v. 修飾，裝飾 (decorate)

【例】a book embellished with colorful illustrations

【近】adorn, enhance

durability /?d?r??b?l?ti/

【釋】n. 耐用；持久

【例】They demonstrated the durability of the plastic.

【近】imperishability

【形】durable

germinate /?d???rm?ne?t/

【釋】v. 使發(fā)芽；使生長(zhǎng) (cause (a seed) to begin to grow)

【例】methods used by gardeners to germinate seeds

【近】sprout, grow

diligent /?d?l?d??nt/

【釋】adj. 堅(jiān)持不懈的 (marked by persevering, painstaking effort)

【例】a diligent search

【近】industrious, assiduous

【反】idle, inactive

painstaking /?pe?nzte?k??/

【釋】adj. 勤勉的，小心仔細(xì)的 (done with or employing great care and thoroughness)

【例】Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.

【近】careful, meticulous