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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]$ \3 h9 E. c3 \1 [3 k
我认为对解题很重要的都用红色标出来了！4 c( t' f6 I0 }4 j: p9 q
大家继续加油！
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Main Entry:calumny/ p# \# K' j& @# S8 o
1 : a misrepresentation intended to blacken another's reputation5 {( i) O) J3 B! e
2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another's reputation& J: ?) a) G6 y9 G: M
8 ~5 ^; M* H3 s- yMain Entry:quaint# [( _% ~- p/ [$ a
1 obsolete : EXPERT, SKILLED y5 m* A: _! [" Z% @/ q
2 a : marked by skillful design *quaint with many a device in India ink Herman Melville* b : marked by beauty or elegance4 c1 y4 N# y$ ?7 Z+ b+ q
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
" p' ~- Q7 o+ x) d. @" v/ l8 qsynonyms see STRANGE* w4 Y& x0 D3 H- K& Y: D
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Main Entry: pack2 y. M% E9 g% e _0 c: _- G
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 PACK$ L3 [) }; N) u: i. E
* _# q' K- t8 oMain Entry:bromide
- { i9 Q! I* T1 : a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
! y3 s- V& T% P* h; L4 f2 a : a commonplace or tiresome person : BORE b : a commonplace or hackneyed statement or notion E1 D! [! g% |7 g% x
* W5 P( b7 C( k ?& h/ kMain Entry: precept& r* C; A9 d# M: p' e' b9 Y
1 : a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
( K4 y; M! Q8 W% Z2 : an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official
+ l I$ J# Q4 Z3 v7 U* s+ z% dsynonyms see LAW
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Main Entry:1caption# w4 m+ N$ |7 g- m9 U
1 : the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed# d* p9 f2 ?/ ]+ f' d# i3 }
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 subtitle
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Main Entry:stanza
2 Q. ~4 p8 y9 jSTANCE
! `9 J$ D; s& g3 i: 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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5 M- l4 x* p6 A- Q' c; O0 ?Main Entry:ballad
7 a/ J) \- {9 y& e$ c! I/ T: W1 a : a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing b : an art song accompanying a traditional ballad! u9 N" [) Q i9 _% O; W
2 : a simple song : AIR& _$ B" a7 @# Z R/ N7 C1 m' I; E
3 : a popular song; especially : a slow romantic or sentimental song
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Main Entry:1script$ q6 ]4 r# f6 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
2 u+ d. H# i L8 \% u6 k& H2 a : a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting b : written characters : HANDWRITING c : ALPHABET
2 y6 N) f( d% R& U7 o: x2 N3 : a plan of action
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' c- h- ^$ b% V1 r1 ]( Y' _' sMain Entry:dereliction
$ F, V; f" U( N0 ^9 c2 a1 a : an intentional abandonment b : the state of being abandoned
9 @, e' o' B' j. K$ q! Y0 |" {1 b2 : a recession of water leaving permanently dry land
3 r: Y' t$ T) z. G# c3 a : intentional or conscious neglect : DELINQUENCY *dereliction of duty* b : FAULT, SHORTCOMING
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Main Entry:temerity1 a: H1 C) R, ]& M" U2 t3 Z: o# v! z
1 : unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : RASHNESS, RECKLESSNESS: A) f- Y9 R+ P4 z
2 : an act or instance of temerity1 T3 I! N# M5 ]/ {
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*.8 r& a& a$ S, U- [' k
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Main Entry: parsimonious
, X0 S y5 A+ m; z( m% W! C: exhibiting or marked by parsimony; especially : frugal to the point of stinginess
- @5 P4 E: o+ f2 f! Z7 B/ tsynonyms see STINGY
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8 ~ t& B9 q& {& P# XMain Entry: pompous [with the synonym is bombastic]
9 M2 ~. f9 m5 o& q$ v6 {/ p$ p& [1 : excessively elevated or ornate *pompous rhetoric*
& n3 N$ P. B- R2 : having or exhibiting self-importance : ARROGANT *a pompous politician*
4 `3 ?5 `' r8 z; {/ ^9 c# O+ m5 N3 : relating to or suggestive of pomp : MAGNIFICENT
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Main Entry:serried [I think this word is similar to the another word serrated which also contains the ser-]
1 c% a1 Y/ ^, Q: y$ N0 A1 : crowded or pressed together : COMPACT *the crowd collected in a serried mass W. S. Maugham*6 J3 y1 o) i$ R0 _$ u0 |* J
2 [by alteration] : marked by ridges : SERRATE *the serried contours of theT mountains Amer. Guide Series: Oregon*5 U6 O* f6 ?: D% r. O
4 M& j& f1 D- a& E9 Z1 dMain Entry:abnegate
- g0 \7 Y8 o, z" v% s$ X8 B( ^+ ^. p1 : DENY, RENOUNCE *abnegated their God*
- z% K; ~9 i7 s+ ]2 : SURRENDER, RELINQUISH *abnegated her powers*" k* b! @6 ^6 K# W
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Main Entry:gaggle
+ L3 ?# t. z6 B1 : FLOCK; especially : a flock of geese when not in flight compare SKEIN
7 { l0 e5 V% O; @. ~- Z2 : AGGREGATION, CLUSTER *a gaggle of reporters and photographers*, O* L& G1 F L0 y
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Main Entry:stamina' R3 r& ~/ |7 q9 p6 r3 \2 h4 E
: STAYING POWER, ENDURANCE [from this definition we can see that it is not the antonym of the word deplete]5 M" n4 V# n+ m+ o/ U& Q8 s# _
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Main Entry:2antic
& t- g0 Y7 ]5 D' o. [* D1 archaic : GROTESQUE, BIZARRE2 X* ]% |3 V$ e5 I( q
2 a : characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity b : whimsically gay : FROLICSOME
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; I( D2 `8 m* [: fMain Entry:brat) v( G) T- f. K: }( X9 J1 i
1 a : CHILD; specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child b : an ill-mannered immature person; R7 M! M7 W! k7 E$ X, u
2 : the son or daughter of a career military person/ i5 E! i1 Z8 }: C& U
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Main Entry:bigot g+ n8 Z$ c. Z9 P$ G, ?. w
: a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices& b5 _+ n) G" z' b+ f
3 e; Y$ B1 K! l) a: r* }1 `6 {, QMain Entry:3rogue
$ T7 v/ \& |1 R, A$ v1 of an animal : being vicious and destructive
x% k% W9 h$ L. b B: F2 : resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated and dangerous or uncontrollable *capsized by a rogue wave*
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4 x4 ~2 F! h4 @+ E# HMain Entry:empathy
0 H8 L* o# ?; h. I; |) B% K( ^Synonyms SYMPATHY 2, compassion, fellow feeling' E, r# j" ] r% l' H3 `
Related Word accord, affinity, communion, compatibility, concord, congeniality, fellow feeling, rapport, responsiveness, warmth; appreciation, comprehension, understanding
% Y' e# ` N- ?- FIdioms community of interests
# ~7 O. ^2 C! Z1 ^# cContrasted Words animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, enmity
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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]
* q9 T' y2 m' {: free from defect, disease, or infirmity: SOUND; also : retaining exceptional health and vigor *a hale and hearty old man*
, z! F7 {% M3 s. Ssynonyms see HEALTHY* r& ?6 U# |4 W4 g4 ]5 U$ x
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Main Entry:1foil7 K# g7 T, D4 O
1 obsolete : TRAMPLE
0 @8 Q& y4 R7 s9 p+ V7 K" b' j; G2 a : to prevent from attaining an end : DEFEAT b : to bring to naught : THWART
1 q- M- l. }' n0 ~5 W6 Dsynonyms see FRUSTRATE2 \; P( A$ I7 L4 Q5 _( L' S" z
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Main Entry:2amble
v6 U# l' c- O' z/ M4 d1 a : an easy gait of a horse in which the legs on the same side of the body move together b : 7RACK b7 D. E9 p# G5 Q+ {
2 : an easy gait9 d, S. R; \+ O
3 : a leisurely walk
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Main Entry:repeal, W7 N1 y) p# ^
apeler to appeal, call
3 A7 O+ d! R8 O2 F3 Y1 y( ]( c1 : to rescind or annul by authoritative act; especially : to revoke or abrogate by legislative enactment+ J3 r" Z. s+ m! M* C
2 : ABANDON, RENOUNCE3 l( t/ @# W- Z: ~
3 obsolete : to summon to return : RECALL$ P9 o1 s( @3 z
! P. u C0 x# n0 `Main Entry:ratify
5 s! U& C! s; N# ~) Y/ c: to approve and sanction formally : CONFIRM *ratify a treaty*" s* n9 O* n, N/ {
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Main Entry:1profligate
# d' E( {1 R- V4 x* x) @' f5 d1 : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness$ M5 A, N5 z9 [
2 : wildly extravagant : PRODIGAL
' r5 V" `+ e7 o3.: a person given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self-indulgent expenditure( Z' z5 w* n* ~. P) H
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Main Entry:2drone2 b" h9 j/ M" b1 i
intransitive senses 9 y/ t9 J/ I0 c3 K# \
1 a : to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound b : to talk in a persistently dull or monotonous tone
; S7 X9 H8 L" @6 h! a% z2 : to pass, proceed, or act in a dull, drowsy, or indifferent manner
' r' a! T6 [, @+ U$ r5 C4 ntransitive senses
: K+ f& C9 ^5 n) a. M% M2 ~8 I1 : to utter or pronounce with a drone$ j8 ?9 b% z6 x2 B7 \& f* J w
2 : to pass or spend in dull or monotonous activity or in idleness
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( F9 t* T# G3 k- }Main Entry: personable$ b( z. J2 R- H3 d+ p
: pleasant or amiable in person : ATTRACTIVE
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Main Entry:2mire [originally it means the wet mud in rainy days where something else could easily be caught into]: W w" M. c; f$ k! y) Z: q/ S
transitive senses 9 B+ }7 b0 J) ?& R* ]
1 a : to cause to stick fast in or as if in mire b : to hamper or hold back as if by mire : ENTANGLE% D0 i& z, O3 O- P% e
2 : to cover or soil with mire5 F2 r: Z7 ]) p# d' \: J: H
intransitive senses : to stick or sink in mire" N- g! s# Z6 L# k4 a* J
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Main Entry:atrocious7 o, u* E- r+ D4 w
1 : extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : BARBARIC' s% z/ L+ A4 k: [
2 : APPALLING, HORRIFYING *the atrocious weapons of modern war*9 E, j8 z" D5 m6 x
3 a : utterly revolting : ABOMINABLE *atrocious working conditions* b : of very poor quality *atrocious handwriting*
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6 a( Y x6 _$ l5 o' M. L# ?Main Entry:momentous
+ ^, [8 u9 p6 `% Y {, Q: IMPORTANT, CONSEQUENTIAL$ s$ m2 P. w6 o/ K, r
) u- b% l7 `/ I' B1 xMain Entry:1stunt
, m% h. w4 J5 g- G, W$ c: to hinder the normal growth, development, or progress of
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3 s$ U$ O' j+ R e7 s$ ]9 CMain Entry:1audition
# V) B3 c4 ^ _ c3 t1 : the power or sense of hearing
: V/ p( _! ?" a# ^0 {7 c0 M- Y* A2 : the act of hearing; especially : a critical hearing *an audition of new recordings* w- U+ h7 \! `7 B) c
3 : a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits: n8 v# d# x B9 T# ~! R. X/ M
. w f) T/ [2 F% fMain Entry:1chaff
2 n% Q! O' t1 O1 : the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain @# d3 v, Z9 E
2 : something comparatively worthless7 n. [ D2 |/ a' A
3 : the scales borne on the receptacle among the florets in the heads of many composite plants2 p9 h1 V. T2 z8 _, o
4 : 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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- c. e! K v& X: u* D& TMain Entry:1volume6 `' }3 n5 h5 f& [8 I
1 a : a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : BOOK b : a series of issues of a periodical c : ALBUM 1c. C; Y3 y$ {# e9 z
2 : SCROLL 1a7 Y+ U6 ]" ], E- R
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
) V r: [) G0 A+ j# E0 D4 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
2 T& D1 J2 ]8 o. a5 : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also : LOUDNESS# p, E8 W3 k; f. x6 d6 u0 s* k
synonyms see BULK; A( T$ l8 Q* x
% x7 V% ? }$ m1 ~, Q) R8 D# tMain Entry:1vignette S$ [: ~% r0 _5 d
1 : 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 placed5 @2 a3 S$ _6 |% }, ?+ Q
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+ G/ V. j: _2 ~3 G" l2 t
3 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
5 |& H j5 T1 v; f( r) C; x& I. a1 : 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*
# t$ D2 o+ d9 n) o8 x2 : to recreate imaginatively
' A% l5 p: w+ j& y9 [synonyms see EDUCE [it does not only mean provoking!]2 F; i6 ~: T( \$ |+ r3 D# n
0 j! S H; ?) E* T9 s+ eMain Entry: ostentation: P) I7 F, S+ S: U
1 : excessive display : PRETENTIOUSNESS
' K+ Q' D0 r4 X; T2 archaic : an act of displaying7 [4 ?7 T3 ?1 }$ |
7 j# R( F- G& f4 L* C' GMain Entry:austere
9 ^6 S: z2 R Y, E: L* `& g; `1 a : stern and cold in appearance or manner b : SOMBER, GRAVE *an austere critic*6 ~3 V$ X% Y# V q; Y" ^9 y
2 : morally strict : ASCETIC
0 W/ t+ f" i8 n$ B" V' S' Y9 T( J3 : markedly simple or unadorned *an austere office* *an austere style of writing*. Q/ @( r# K& T3 X+ g
4 : giving little or no scope for pleasure *austere diets*
% W: q1 _2 u- h. L( s% [5 of a wine : having the flavor of acid or tannin predominant over fruit flavors usually indicating a capacity for aging9 q. G( I, W9 |: o ], Y
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+ h# j( A ~1 a% q4 x; uMain Entry:aggrandize [it does not mean being worse and worse]0 C2 g! s5 L* c( d" `% L- K
1 : to make great or greater : INCREASE, ENLARGE
- b( C6 y0 `' |- Z+ ^ y7 B2 : to make appear great or greater : praise highly
' O9 n: ~$ ?3 o# t8 R. O7 d- j3 : to enhance the power, wealth, position, or reputation of *exploited the situation to aggrandize himself*
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6 f: c3 t+ W s! ~Main Entry: abjure [do not intend to have something and therefore, it is opposite to the word affirm]
" U7 W: g. P4 f6 i) ]1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly
# t0 i# w4 G" ]) t* n2 : to abstain from : AVOID *abjure extravagance*
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Main Entry: lugubrious" k4 `! P7 ?* B) K A& L& A C
1 : MOURNFUL; especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful *dark, dramatic and lugubrious brooding V. S. Pritchett** A1 Q% G# o+ F7 _0 m q* N' d7 A4 _
2 : DISMAL *a lugubrious landscape*
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6 y* y8 l1 n7 G8 K; z9 X0 RMain Entry: inveterate5 P1 s; C8 ~; I* V: }
1 : firmly established by long persistence *the inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious*+ |) b' m1 M) _6 A
2 : confirmed in a habit : HABITUAL *an inveterate liar*. g! z+ G6 I& m
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