adjunct n.附加物,附件(addition, accessory)
barter v/n.实物交易(trade, deal)
besiege vt.包围(surround)
bouquet n.花束(bunch)
convict vt.定罪,宣告...有罪(criminate)
dispersal n.疏散,散开
elicit vt.得出,引出(bring out, educe)
eviscerate vt.取出内脏; 除去主要部分
fin n.鳍
hypothesize vt.假定(speculate, suppose)
lash v.将(物品)系牢(fasten); (风雨)猛烈打击
minute a.微小的(tiny); 详细的
notwithstanding ad/prep.虽然,尽管如此(despite)
periphery n.外围(circumference, boundary)
predator n.食肉动物
prodigious a.巨大的(extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree)
raven n.大乌鸦; 掠夺 v.掠夺
Saturn n.土星
save vt.拯救(rescue); 保存(store); 节省(economize) prep.除...之外
sprout vi.萌芽,长出
stalk n.茎,柄(stem)
versatile a.多才多艺的(talented); 多用途的(all-purpose)
allergy n.过敏症
arid a.干旱的; 贫瘠的(barren)
aroma n.香气
assign vt.指派(prescribe); 分配(apportion); 布置作业
aviation n.航空(navigation),航空学; 飞行
bedrock n.基础,根基; 基石
cardinal a.主要的,最重要的
carnivore n.肉食动物
convex a.凸出的(bulging) | convex lens 凸透镜
dismay v/n.(使)气馁,(使)沮丧
drastic a.剧烈的(fierce, intense)
flake n.薄片(slice) v.使成薄片(chip);雪花般落下
hind a.(成对的事物)后面的,在后的
hominid a/n.原始人类的
illegible a.难以辨认的,字迹模糊的
legible a.清楚的(distinct); 易读的(readable)
lizard n.蜥蜴
mosaic n.马赛克; 镶嵌细工
pebble n.小圆石,鹅卵石
posthumous a.死后的,身后的
publicize vt.宣传(advertise, promote); 宣扬
rite n.宗教的仪式(ritual)
rugged a.崎岖的(uneven); 生活艰难的(tough)
stark a.赤裸的(barren, bare); 十足的(utter, sheer)
swell vt.增大,膨胀
tactic n.手段(means); 战术(strategy)
vestige n.痕迹,遗迹,残余(remnant, remains)
aquatic a.水生的,水中的(marine)
asteroid n.小行星
chronical a.慢性的,延续很长的(inveterate)
clam n.蛤(oysters 牡蛎,crab 蟹,abalone 鲍鱼,sponge 海绵,coral 珊瑚)
decadent a.颓废的(depraved)
extol vt.赞美,颂扬(praise, compliment)
extrinsic/intrinsic a.外来的,外在的/固有的,内在的
glean v.点击搜集; 拾
gourmet n.美食家
identical a.相同的(exactly alike); 同一的(selfsame)
intimate a.亲密的; 详尽的; 个人的
ledge n.(建筑物或岩石的)突出部分
lore n.口头传说,学问,知识
magma n.岩浆
neon n.氖; 霓虹灯
scarce a.缺乏的,稀有的(rare, lacking)
smelting n.冶炼
submission n.屈服,服从; 提交; 呈递; 恭顺
tarnish vt.失去光泽
abrupt a.突然的,意外的
aggressive a.挑衅的(combative, offensive); 强有力的; 有进取心的
constricted a.狭窄的(confined); 收缩的(contractive)
daisy n.雏菊
discern vt.洞悉(ascertain); 识别(identify)
fresco n.壁画(mural)
frivolity n.轻浮(flippancy, levity)
herb n.药草 | herbicide(除草剂) | herbivore(食草动物)
huddle vi.挤在一起
hue n.颜色(color); 类型(type)
jogging n.慢跑
mansion n.公寓(flat),府邸(dwelling);大厦
mottled a.有杂色的,斑驳的(spotted)
paralyze vt.使麻痹
parasite n.寄生物
resilience n.弹力,弹性;回弹能力
tundra n.苔原;冻土地带
voracious a.狼吞虎咽的;贪婪的(greedy, insatiable)
amble vi.缓行,漫步(stroll, wander)
bellows n.风箱
caterpillar n.毛虫,蝴蝶的幼虫
continuum n.连续统一体
eclecticism n.折衷主义
embellish vt.修饰(decorate);渲染(exaggerate)
evacuation n.撤离(withdrawal)
fracture vt/n.使破裂(crack)
horn n.(牛,羊,鹿的)角;号角
inflammation n.炎症,发炎
irreverent a.不敬的
jewelry n.首饰(ornament);珠宝(gem)
maize n.玉米
mime vt.模拟(simulate) n.喜剧(comedy)
mimic vt.模仿(imitate)
pinpoint vt.精准定位
situated a.坐落在...的(located)
skull n.颅骨;头脑
slog v.艰难行进(tramp)
stake n.利害关系
thrifty a.节省的,节俭的
tinker n.补锅工人 v.做焊锅匠
turbulent a.动乱的(disorderly);狂暴的,汹涌的(violent)
unconsolidated a.松散的,疏松的(loose)