torrential

急流的：rapidstreams

disengage

分开，使脱离：set free, entanglement

levity

轻浮：frivolity

vaunt

吹嘘：boastfully

esoteric

深奥难懂的：difficult to understand;少数人知道的：not known by the general

impenitent

不悔悟的：not regretful

conflagration

大火：large destructive fire;武装衝突：armed violent struggle

appeal

申请：application;起诉：charge, crime, accuse

chaos

混乱：disorder, confusion

preclude

预先阻止：make impossible in advance;排斥：exclude

spendthrift

挥霍家，败家子：spends improvidently;挥霍的，不节俭的：spending money freely

egalitarian

平等主义的：promoting equal rights

probity

正直：moral standards

fictitious

虚构的：not real

lustrous

有光泽的：shiny

paradox

表面矛盾实际可能正确的话，悖论：opposed to commonsense

acclaim

称讚：public acknowledgment or admiration;讚扬，讚颂：approval

tumult

骚乱，暴动：disorderly, disturbance

self-absorbed

自恋的，自私的：absorbed in one's own

disjunctive*

分离的：breaks or disunity

doldrums

低迷，中断：inactivity;情绪不佳：low spirits

euphoria

感觉极其愉快：overwhelming usually pleasurable

permeable

可渗透的：penetrated

crass

粗俗的，愚钝的：unrefined

qualify

限定：reduce general;使有资格，使有能力：make competent

chromatic

彩色的：colors

volatile

多变的：rapid change

futile

无效的，无用的：ineffective;不严肃的：lacking in seriousness

rustle

快速地行动：move or act with speed

cast

演员，演员阵容：a set of characters;选派(演员)：assign, actor;提出：give off;抛弃：get rid of

impecunious

贫穷的：no money

impudent

放肆大胆的，无礼的：boldness or disregard

figurine

小雕塑：small statue

tardy

缓慢的，迟缓的：slowly;延后的，迟的：delayed

adversity

厄运，逆境：difficulty

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

reverberate

回荡，迴响：continue or be repeated sound waves

husky

(尤指声音)沙哑的，粗糙的：rough;高大威勐的：muscular

vulnerable

易受攻击的，脆弱的：open to attack

bigot

固执己见者，有偏见的人：obstinately devoted

volition

意志，自愿选择的行为：making one's own choices

succumb

屈服：yield to superior strength;死亡：death

scorch

炙烤，烘乾：burn, make dry

obscure

含义模煳的：not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning;平凡的，不知名的：famous;使模煳：indistinct

infuriate

灌输，使…充满：fill;鼓舞：inspire

obliterate

除去：remove

conform

使协调：bring into harmony;调整(以适应)：change to make it suitable;遵照，遵从：obedient, compliant

fabulous

传说中的：fable;幻想中的，不真实的：in the imagination;令人惊讶的，令人称奇的：causing wonder;极好的：extremely pleasing

adulate

极度谄媚：praise too much

refine

提纯，精炼：free from impurities;改善，改进：improve or perfect

fraught

充满的：full;令人忧虑的：emotional distress

blight

(使)枯萎：affect;损害：impair

pliant

易弯曲的：easily bent;顺从的：yielding

renegade

背教者，叛徒：rejects allegiance

pluck

敢于面对困难的勇气：courage;弹奏(弦乐)：strings pulling releasing

garble

曲解，篡改，混淆(以至使无法理解)：distort misleading;筛选，除杂：remove

lush

茂盛呃：vigorously;多产的：producing abundantly;(声音、味道)优美的，令人愉悦的：appealing

debark

(使)下船(飞机、车等);卸(客、货)：unload, from a ship or an airplane

pine

渴望，奢望：yearn;因渴望而憔悴：lose vigor

dappled

有斑点的，花的：marked with small spots, mottled, spotted;色彩斑斓的：two or more colors

felony

重罪：grave crimes

legion

大量的人，(尤指)军团：large body of men;大量的：numerous

disinterested

公正的，无偏见的：free from selfish, unbiased;没有兴趣的：lack interest, concern

masquerade

捣碎：pulpy mass

convoluted

复杂的，费解的：complicated

tenacious

顽固的，不屈不挠的：persistent;粘着的：adhere to

pertain

有关联的：have a relation

abstract

做总结，概括：abstract, summarize;使分心：away, attention

convert

被改变宗教信仰的人：converted;使改变信仰：bring over from brief;改变，转化：alter

veto

否决，禁止：forbid, prohibit

panacea

万能药，万灵药：remedy for all ills

asymmetrical

不平衡的，不对称的：no balance, symmetry

mirth

欢乐，欢笑：gladness laughter

perceptible

可察觉的：being perceived

milieu

环境，氛围：physical or social setting

outgrowth

结果，后果：traceable to a cause

skittish

容易受到惊吓的，胆小的：easily frightened;容易激动的：easily excited;善变的，多变的：likely to change

designate

任命：to pick for a specific position or duty;命名：give a name to

efficacious

有效的：produce a desired effect

topsy-turvy

混乱的：lacking in order

polemic

争执：argument

acrid

辛辣的，刺鼻的：harsh, taste, odor;刻薄的：wit, cause hurt feelings

nefarious

极坏的，邪恶的：wicked

desecrate

亵渎，玷污：treat shamefully

embarrass

使尴尬：experience distress;阻挠，製造障碍：create difficulty

prosperous

成功的，繁盛的：vigorous growth, well-being

cramped

狭小的，狭窄的：small

tint

涂浅色，微染：slight coloration to

utter

出(声)，说(话)：articulate;完全的，绝对的：entire

verdant

(因长满植物而)翠绿的，郁郁葱葱的：green with vegetation

paucity

少量，缺乏：dearth

complementary

互补的：supplying each other's

abject

adj.无精打采的：spiritless;adj.(地位、身份)悲惨、凄凉的：low state;adj.卑微的，讨好的：humble

pirate

盗版，盗用：without actual right;海岛：robber seas

courteous

礼貌的，谦恭有礼的：polished manners

spectator

观众，目击者，旁观者：watches

circumlocution

绕圈子说话：unnecessarily, indirect, evasion;冗长：too many

vendor

小贩，商贩：sells

mentor ?

导师：guide;教导，指导：give advice

bromide

陈词滥调：hackneyed