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多谢接受本菜鸟。虽然背了几遍,但是还需要加深理解。这是今天作题查的单词:[from MWebster]; w7 r5 o5 j: P5 l# E. j
我认为对解题很重要的都用红色标出来了!# A: S0 J/ }( c2 f
大家继续加油!
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( I. ?' g; Y, J) iMain Entry:calumny
0 D# ]# Q' p7 z" Z9 I! ]1 : a misrepresentation intended to blacken another's reputation
" O; h9 \, z1 r8 B) W2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation
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Main Entry:quaint( L: E2 V) f- E- c
1 obsolete : EXPERT, SKILLED
5 l% u) Y+ D. X2 }7 z3 K2 a : marked by skillful design *quaint with many a device in India ink Herman Melville* b : marked by beauty or elegance3 A \: F4 T0 J9 j+ B
3 a : unusual or different in character or appearance : ODD *figures of fun, quaint people Herman Wouk* b : pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
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Main Entry: pack! d4 I! p/ q4 j$ @& s
a (1) : a group of domesticated animals trained to hunt or run together (2) : a group of often predatory animals of the same kind *a wolf pack* (3) : a large group of individuals massed together (as in a race) b : WOLF PACK4 _/ V8 o! Q& t3 o
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Main Entry:bromide
1 l+ m) |* `# m# j1 K d; i1 : a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
8 A- o+ I" {+ X/ Q1 m2 a : a commonplace or tiresome person : BORE b : a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion* H& q+ ]2 {; Q# a) [
$ q5 W+ D2 p; e( b" t4 _" ~7 }Main Entry: precept+ X8 D7 S8 L$ ]" y
1 : a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
- P( m) F6 w7 p/ ], @2 : an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official# w# _4 h D" s2 ^ O% B% A
synonyms see LAW" h. e7 L! [: [
5 T# s7 c: e) y, J! HMain Entry:1caption5 q( o# X8 t% [& H) g
1 : the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed, O! l! c$ ?; W/ {5 @- ] v4 V) G
2 a : the heading especially of an article or document : TITLE b : the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration c : a motion-picture subtitle6 ^/ F( z$ X; ~& i/ f, s. C
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Main Entry:stanza
9 ^+ f! M4 B( T. bSTANCE
- p6 H5 }! h1 e# U# K9 B/ z3 ~* |: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : STROPHE
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7 o7 ~" H4 A% C7 E' z5 FMain Entry:ballad7 m3 e, k- j6 T; A1 Z s `0 h
1 a : a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing b : an art song accompanying a traditional ballad
, f T9 r- D, J2 [ F# a6 M2 : a simple song : AIR, f S8 h( L6 y1 w8 g- [
3 : a popular song; especially : a slow romantic or sentimental song
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6 x* |6 q6 g0 N( r2 A1 q+ J5 eMain Entry:1script5 j( s8 }1 I2 y/ `4 U! h
1 a : something written : TEXT b : an original or principal instrument or document c (1) : MANUSCRIPT 1 (2) : the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast; specifically : the one used in production or performance
3 g, {6 n5 G! _2 a : a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting b : written characters : HANDWRITING c : ALPHABET: r4 N! `/ o. F- S
3 : a plan of action
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Main Entry:dereliction4 l2 T/ z3 `9 a$ ~ x( @
1 a : an intentional abandonment b : the state of being abandoned
4 Q R% l) U0 k8 j' D+ n2 : a recession of water leaving permanently dry land
( n5 l/ p7 Y. D# K+ m3 a : intentional or conscious neglect : DELINQUENCY *dereliction of duty* b : FAULT, SHORTCOMING
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7 U+ X: N/ @! tMain Entry:temerity
4 U" l3 k+ ?2 m2 H4 V& {1 x |1 : unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : RASHNESS, RECKLESSNESS: ^* \* T" q! x3 b3 O7 p
2 : an act or instance of temerity) T3 L; ?" z1 f6 s4 b! y7 z/ G
synonyms TEMERITY, AUDACITY, HARDIHOOD, EFFRONTERY, NERVE, CHEEK, GALL, CHUTZPAH mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. TEMERITY suggests boldness arising from rashness and contempt of danger *had the temerity to refuse*. n& N; f6 E x- I
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Main Entry: parsimonious. T: l$ D; k6 G( r3 W9 Z
: exhibiting or marked by parsimony; especially : frugal to the point of stinginess
6 N4 X! |& \: R4 {" N( _$ n* Jsynonyms see STINGY
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) _ P* z4 t$ t& U1 H1 n5 m% FMain Entry: pompous [with the synonym is bombastic]
0 z4 E$ |% p" Y) i1 : excessively elevated or ornate *pompous rhetoric*
3 S# X! [9 X" k8 g& O' m) H' m% o2 : having or exhibiting self-importance : ARROGANT *a pompous politician*
+ g' h2 T4 J# s1 ]+ [2 @3 : relating to or suggestive of pomp : MAGNIFICENT
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( N6 ?4 r8 F: m! H4 |, e6 U& }Main Entry:serried [I think this word is similar to the another word serrated which also contains the ser-]
A3 r' U# t; O: |1 : crowded or pressed together : COMPACT *the crowd collected in a serried mass W. S. Maugham*, {4 u4 e6 S2 Y% y0 C0 h
2 [by alteration] : marked by ridges : SERRATE *the serried contours of theT mountains Amer. Guide Series: Oregon*$ U$ K$ @ Q& A5 O5 R* D
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Main Entry:abnegate: X6 X; ^& T& s% ]! i. u) A; A
1 : DENY, RENOUNCE *abnegated their God*/ ]% `. ]8 x+ {0 Q, i& C
2 : SURRENDER, RELINQUISH *abnegated her powers*3 g9 G0 m a+ H5 ]2 n. ?% {
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Main Entry:gaggle
6 \6 ^# Z$ M. ?5 k r: D4 x, y1 : FLOCK; especially : a flock of geese when not in flight compare SKEIN. ~1 x- ?0 n! @6 ^( ^9 b6 S8 J
2 : AGGREGATION, CLUSTER *a gaggle of reporters and photographers*) w }" z8 \" Y3 a" [% L9 q
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Main Entry:stamina
: {! z6 _# M) F" C2 V: STAYING POWER, ENDURANCE [from this definition we can see that it is not the antonym of the word deplete]
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, V1 y _4 k% v1 pMain Entry:2antic0 E/ Q" y: n$ G% r. m' s& U
1 archaic : GROTESQUE, BIZARRE
6 M+ u s/ L! ^- a- [( e6 q5 R# }4 a2 a : characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity b : whimsically gay : FROLICSOME5 M$ x6 }+ U( e% O
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Main Entry:brat
, i/ t& }4 E* l4 } T% D; o2 c1 a : CHILD; specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child b : an ill-mannered immature person
% C) x' m {% G3 ?2 : the son or daughter of a career military person9 ^8 _' a1 h8 }6 N* y/ W
: L9 O' {9 ^. V$ e- S! VMain Entry:bigot
p: P2 ~3 b# q: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
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! s; q o- u: H3 j- Y! JMain Entry:3rogue
+ z" j* E) f6 R1 of an animal : being vicious and destructive, P# S( E1 }. B; r3 A1 Q
2 : resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated and dangerous or uncontrollable *capsized by a rogue wave*. c ]6 x, ^9 W) m5 V. P
: T/ G# ~2 P! hMain Entry:empathy/ {7 V s4 }. V. K$ c7 g0 q: G* x
Synonyms SYMPATHY 2, compassion, fellow feeling
( M& r' w+ f& ~: c1 KRelated Word accord, affinity, communion, compatibility, concord, congeniality, fellow feeling, rapport, responsiveness, warmth; appreciation, comprehension, understanding: A5 O: n8 | T9 w$ e4 n
Idioms community of interests
4 v4 |- I& ]% X3 F& I' X0 @Contrasted Words animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, enmity" A" J- y+ N9 }) v
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Main Entry:1hale [from the definition of this word, it is clearly that it is the antonym of infirm since the infirmity is included in the defination]5 J6 | t g. c( e6 F
: free from defect, disease, or infirmity: SOUND; also : retaining exceptional health and vigor *a hale and hearty old man*
+ r$ A/ y) O) A# z* t8 X* |synonyms see HEALTHY
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2 t0 }& S6 n1 [* n% JMain Entry:1foil
0 k9 F6 b+ Q/ t$ d: F+ S* S S6 L1 obsolete : TRAMPLE: r+ H6 s8 N5 y% m2 C, S, \$ R& D/ c
2 a : to prevent from attaining an end : DEFEAT b : to bring to naught : THWART
3 ]% \ {8 i @) V$ `& k' esynonyms see FRUSTRATE
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Main Entry:2amble
. j1 E( c& ~& Q ]) T% `1 a : an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together b : 7RACK b
( u9 |/ b4 o, i3 u/ s2 : an easy gait! A1 l; S% {% b9 S4 H
3 : a leisurely walk' M0 J2 \- ~6 f$ B# K
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Main Entry:repeal/ E) A. n, d. i
apeler to appeal, call, N" O# ~8 ? K- W. \" [0 t
1 : to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment
% q% t* x' \, I8 i7 J. m2 : ABANDON, RENOUNCE) D: o7 m+ _# `7 I7 ], s
3 obsolete : to summon to return : RECALL9 u. Y" s; \: p8 I0 D& X
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Main Entry:ratify
4 E4 I% w+ F/ E: W: to approve and sanction formally : CONFIRM *ratify a treaty*
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Main Entry:1profligate6 U9 ~ G' R. m9 J. A: i
1 : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness
1 U" [% o7 S% \$ T' H5 r( ~( G! Z2 : wildly extravagant : PRODIGAL" u% L; u1 p0 f6 y8 Z
3.: a person given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self-indulgent expenditure
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Main Entry:2drone; Y1 k0 u0 O+ U" y
intransitive senses ; T7 h7 \9 N. t2 J! O4 X
1 a : to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound b : to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone
" ]9 y9 t8 _# i, q4 L; m2 : to pass, proceed, or act in a dull, drowsy, or indifferent manner
( d1 n4 i/ ^1 W1 u( m- s+ utransitive senses 5 E6 c7 m( u# R& \7 Y E0 t
1 : to utter or pronounce with a drone) ^ m! T0 _2 |" d" \6 r
2 : to pass or spend in dull or monotonous activity or in idleness) S' v. H8 K2 Z! i( q
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Main Entry: personable ^* {! u5 R+ S8 [0 H( J
: pleasant or amiable in person : ATTRACTIVE1 T# F, w/ n1 G
7 ]7 Q" H2 l7 b6 FMain Entry:2mire [originally it means the wet mud in rainy days where something else could easily be caught into]
5 d' B% C1 f* B% Etransitive senses " h& \0 Y/ Y4 c2 h! n1 \
1 a : to cause to stick fast in or as if in mire b : to hamper or hold back as if by mire : ENTANGLE' P8 P+ C- X! A; y3 ?6 U @* I" ~
2 : to cover or soil with mire9 h I, l! `. u8 I2 y8 M
intransitive senses : to stick or sink in mire
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1 J5 G4 w: y8 D# lMain Entry:atrocious
1 j( i( W" W( Q3 o0 o9 f; W& c1 : extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : BARBARIC
+ l4 I* u2 @& Q' D# v0 T& E2 : APPALLING, HORRIFYING *the atrocious weapons of modern war*
* U- r. J- |% a, B- A1 Y3 a : utterly revolting : ABOMINABLE *atrocious working conditions* b : of very poor quality *atrocious handwriting*
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9 n/ X8 D- r" I! SMain Entry:momentous
- `$ t$ z( s& Q) h: IMPORTANT, CONSEQUENTIAL; p3 d& u2 p- r( N$ G, u
# P. B5 \) i, CMain Entry:1stunt" i" O% H6 u4 a& j
: to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
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# D9 N1 \/ d6 s) t2 [, f% S6 SMain Entry:1audition
: b: K5 A& l% A( m+ t& f9 Z1 |4 M1 : the power or sense of hearing
- K4 w7 J( s& O2 : the act of hearing; especially : a critical hearing *an audition of new recordings*/ b7 l4 h8 T4 v0 V/ T ~1 D
3 : a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits. J3 `3 G5 w7 K
! {4 E$ s( G7 pMain Entry:1chaff
2 Q3 ]" D, ?7 ~9 x" `1 : the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
& X8 U: {0 R+ Z2 : something comparatively worthless0 u' s7 y$ n. b* U6 G# g7 C3 L
3 : the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants
# ]9 n! J1 f- V- ?4 U% ^0 I# u4 : material (as strips of foil or clusters of fine wires) ejected into the air for reflecting radar waves (as for confusing an enemy's radar detection or for tracking a descending spacecraft)
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% r. O5 Y- E* U" g3 JMain Entry:1volume8 ?3 A4 H6 Y4 o
1 a : a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : BOOK b : a series of issues of a periodical c : ALBUM 1c9 c, ^$ a7 f1 ~1 ^( u7 j- d# M
2 : SCROLL 1a5 v# `2 F! a6 X
3 : the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (as quarts or liters) : cubic capacity see METRIC SYSTEM table, WEIGHT table$ Z, j* f; P+ ?( S, Y/ M
4 a (1) : AMOUNT; also : BULK, MASS (2) : a considerable quantity b : the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume c : mass or the representation of mass in art or architecture
* }4 V! T' b# z& w* t/ _3 z5 : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also : LOUDNESS
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/ L" V p! S% B( I$ L1 M! {! UMain Entry:1vignette
3 L d1 E; {3 ]9 S' O- Z1 : a running ornament (as of vine leaves, tendrils, and grapes) put on or just before a title page or at the beginning or end of a chapter; also : a small decorative design or picture so placed8 ~! c/ F% `5 S) P- I1 N
2 a : a picture (as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper b : the pictorial part of a postage stamp design as distinguished from the frame and lettering
. Y" \6 }/ P! U3 a : a short descriptive literary sketch b : a brief incident or scene (as in a play or movie)
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Main Entry:evoke
1 m, @ W! o/ ^& Y6 r6 ?6 \3 w, h1 : to call forth or up: as a : CONJURE 2a *evoke evil spirits* b : to cite especially with approval or for support : INVOKE c : to bring to mind or recollection *this place evokes memories*
- R! m+ ^$ o# w% u: w, B2 : to recreate imaginatively- }; l- ^5 M0 g% T1 s- ]7 O9 s
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Main Entry: ostentation) @( M7 |* D ~0 F+ d' o+ h
1 : excessive display : PRETENTIOUSNESS# X. r W2 p8 H; f- e' a
2 archaic : an act of displaying
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" d" L; w7 G0 p1 cMain Entry:austere
. Y, J$ R6 n% G& b, ^4 C1 a : stern and cold in appearance or manner b : SOMBER, GRAVE *an austere critic*, j p# A' g. `- c( V4 `
2 : morally strict : ASCETIC; w8 W ?) j2 L0 R" Y
3 : markedly simple or unadorned *an austere office* *an austere style of writing*
; E! |8 _, `" c/ H! @4 : giving little or no scope for pleasure *austere diets*
% O) j3 w- z6 `* e5 of a wine : having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging
( w5 T' U4 R9 Zsynonyms see SEVERE
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( U0 r7 Y4 u) G0 y' JMain Entry:aggrandize [it does not mean being worse and worse]
* e3 W9 m0 V- V1 : to make great or greater : INCREASE, ENLARGE7 d8 _/ p: ], Q) P
2 : to make appear great or greater : praise highly
; m, S- a- y) n4 g/ K, r0 f; }$ K3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of *exploited the situation to aggrandize himself*) M5 w) m1 ^$ d8 Z! F) i& V
0 v+ g' z. e$ P8 \6 U5 nMain Entry: abjure [do not intend to have something and therefore, it is opposite to the word affirm]
5 n! n; } R) }3 g9 W+ L1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly1 [# g5 y; _' a: w6 a& i$ Q
2 : to abstain from : AVOID *abjure extravagance*: K5 c* c4 m$ a$ p8 D1 ]
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Main Entry: lugubrious
% W! u7 W% W0 S1 : MOURNFUL; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful *dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding V. S. Pritchett*
4 C7 n( f& `" ~: Z1 ~) g; h6 Y' T2 : DISMAL *a lugubrious landscape*
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( s) }. T) U/ h$ M/ g: r- cMain Entry: inveterate* a2 M2 E+ P: d8 D
1 : firmly established by long persistence *the inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious*
% q" R7 A6 [) b* x+ O2 : confirmed in a habit : HABITUAL *an inveterate liar*
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