| absolve |
使无罪，解除责任：free from, guilt, exculpate |
| bale |
痛苦，悲哀：sorrow |
| bluff |
直率的，（说话）直截了当的：direct, brief, potentially rude；欺骗：deceive |
| bluster |
狂妄自大地大声说：loudly arrogant; 大声吹嘘，恐吓：loudly; 喧闹的状态：noisy |
| contrived |
不自然的，刻意的：lacking spontaneous quality |
| cozen |
诱骗：mislead |
| desultory |
无计划的，无目的的：lacking plan；令人失望的：disappointing |
| diatribe |
长篇抨击性演讲：long scolding；挖苦，讽刺的指责：ironic, satirical |
| dreary |
单调乏味的：nothing cheer；令人不悦的：causing unhappiness |
| effete |
衰弱的，衰落的：depleted；缺乏信念的，懦弱的：lacking strength of will |
| elate |
使开心，使自豪：fill with joy |
| enamel |
涂亮漆；使具有光滑或亮泽的表面：give a glossy surface；用亮丽的表面装饰：adorn |
| enamored |
迷恋的，热爱的：intense or excessive love |
| extrapolate |
（通过逻辑）判断：form an opinion through reasoning |
| feisty |
好斗的，好争论的：aggressiveness |
| garble |
曲解，篡改，混淆（以至使无法理解）：distort misleading；筛选，除杂：remove |
| gawky |
（举止）笨拙的：inability to move in a graceful manner |
| grisly |
令人反感的，令人恐惧的：repugnance |
| groggy |
虚弱的，（走路）不稳的：weak and unsteady；无法思考的，头脑不清的：not able to think or move |
| hew |
遵守：confirm, hold to something firmly；支持：steadfast support |
| impetuous |
冲动的，性急的，轻率的：impulsive vehemence；剧烈的，猛烈的：violence of movement |
| implacable |
固执的：sticking to an opinion；无法平息的：not capable of being appeased |
| importune |
宏伟壮丽的：impressive |
| indolent |
懒惰的：averse to activity |
| insipid |
（食品）清淡无味的：lacking favor；平淡的，无聊的：lacking interest |
| jaundice |
（因嫉妒或厌世而产生的）偏见：bias |
| jest |
轻浮的态度，戏谑：frivolous |
| jolt |
突然移动：move sudden；惊吓：unpleasant surprise |
| lassitude |
乏力，没精打采：diminished energy |
| lurch |
蹒跚：swaying |
| lurid |
恐怖的：令人反感的：causing revulsion；面色苍白的，病态的：pale in appearance |
| lush |
茂盛呃：vigorously；多产的：producing abundantly；（声音、味道）优美的，令人愉悦的：appealing |
| mash |
捣碎：pulpy mass |
| misgiving |
担忧，忧虑：doubt |
| moratorium |
延期，暂缓施行：suspension |
| obsolete |
过时的，被淘汰的：no longer useful |
| obstreperous |
难驾驭的，任性的：unruly；吵闹的：loud and insistent cries |
| opprobrious |
辱骂的：reproach；臭名昭著的，令人鄙视的：infamous |
| ostentatious |
卖弄炫耀的：conspicuous, pretentious |
| overwrought |
十分激动的，非常不安的：agitation；（装饰、文风等）过分华丽的：excessively decorated |
| palatable |
感到愉悦满足的：pleasure or contentment |
| palpable |
摸得到的：capable touched；明显的，易觉察的：obvious |
| panache |
炫耀：flamboyance |
| panegyric |
赞颂之词，颂文：eulogistic |
| parenthesis |
间断：interruption |
| parody |
（以嘲笑原作作者的）模仿作品：imitated for ridicule；模仿（以嘲弄）：copy to make fun |
| pastiche |
（带嘲讽的）模仿：imitates with satirical intent；大杂烩：hodgepodge |
| paucity |
少量，缺乏：dearth |
| peeve |
打扰，惹恼：disturb |
| pensive |
沉思的，（尤指）哀思的：thinking |
| perforate |
打孔，穿透：make a hole |
| perimeter |
边界，界限：outer limit |
| peripatetic |
巡游的，四处游历的：place to place |
| pernicious |
有害的：injurious |
| petulant |
易怒的，爱发脾气的：easily irritated |
| platitude |
陈词滥调：banal statement；缺乏原创性：lack of originality |
| pleat |
打褶：fold |
| portentous |
预兆性的，凶兆的：sign of evil；勾起兴趣的，令人遐想的：eliciting amazement |
| prate |
闲聊，空谈：talk idly |
| provisory |
有附带条件的；临时的：conditional |
| raffish |
低俗的：crudeness |
| rapprochement |
和睦，友好：cordial relations |
| rarefy |
草率的，仓促的：lack caution |
| ravish |
使陶醉，使沉迷：overcome with emotion |
| recoil |
退却，畏缩：shrink back |
| redolent |
芳香的：fragrance |
| renege |
放弃，摒弃：formally reject |
| repose |
（劳作后的）休息：state of resting；平静，宁静：freedom from storm；休息：take a rest；放置，交给他人：safekeeping or another |
| repugnant |
令人厌恶的：arousing aversion；不和谐的，不协调的：not harmony |
| rumple |
使皱，弄皱：form creases；打乱，使不整齐：undo the proper order |
| somnolence |
瞌睡，嗜睡：needing sleep |
| spoof |
轻松幽默的模仿，小恶搞：exaggerates for comic effect；诱骗，诱使相信：believe what is true |
| spurious |
假的，伪造的：lacking authenticity |
| stingy |
小气的，吝啬的：unwilling；极少量的：less plentiful |
| strut |
趾高气昂地走：walk pompous；支柱，压杆strengthen a framework |
| stupor |
迟钝，麻痹，无知觉：suspended sense |
| supercilious |
高傲的，傲慢的：haughty |
| supine |
懒散的，倦怠的，消极的，漠不关心的：lethargy, indifference |
| surmount |
战胜，获得胜利：achieve a victory |
| surveillance |
监视，监控：close observation |
| swill |
痛饮，大口地吃：drink greedily, eat greedily |
| tacit |
暗示的：implied, not actually expressed |
| tamper |
恶意篡改，损害：mischievously；玩弄：rashly or foolishly |
| tantalize |
激起，挑逗，引诱：excite |
| temerity |
鲁莽，冒失：foolhardy |
| temporal |
世俗的，尘世的：earthly life |
| transcend |
超越，超过极限：beyond the limits |
| travail |
辛苦劳动：arduous |
| travesty |
拙劣的，嘲弄性模仿：exaggerated imitation |
| trudge |
吃力而笨拙地走：heavily or clumsily |
| vigilant |
警醒的，警惕的：alertly watchful |
