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vocabulary 10000 第三部分
Lesson 7
She continued to work in a blithe1 spirit in spite of all difficulties.
She was feeling dejected and unhappy until the good news cheered her up.
He is an erratic2 fellow whose actions are usually completely unpredictable.
When he was a child, his life contained noble ambitions and immaculate thought.
The little girl loathed3 leaving her mother for studying abroad.
The woman in this painting has a pensive4 smile.
I was restarted from keeping an appointment by a business conference that lasted most of the day.
She was proud of her stalwart good-looking grandson.
During his illness he shunned6 all society, and in particular those who had been his dearest.
They quarreled with such a loud noise that their voices were audible to the neighbor.
The new boy had an auspicious7 first day in the elementary school.
She was filled with elation8 at the new that she won the first prize in her class.
The haughty9 man thinks highly of himself while holding others in contempt.
The officer’s violation10 of a regulation is more of jeopardy11 than the enlisted12 man’s offense13.
It is mandatory14 to pay a debt within a certain period of time.
The teacher rebuked15 the student for throwing the examination paper on the floor.
Not many people came to see the game; the sparse16 crowd was scattered17 thinly through the stadium
A miser18 gives undue19 importance to making and saving money.
The doctor’s friendly manner helped the patient allay20 his fear.
Gluttony and drunkenness have been called carnal vices21.
A family name becomes defunct22 when the only heir dies without any son.
Of the many plans submitted the committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.
The boy showed ingenuity23 in making toys out of scraps24 of discarded wood.
My joke caused a great deal of mirth among the little children.
Soldiers on the battlefield lead a precarious25 life.
Some people believe that fate has preordained whether they will be happy or unhappy.
At the council broad he was taciturn and never opened his lips.
His eldest26 brother died after the venomous bite from the rattlesnake.
The doctor said there was nothing amiss with her.
This anthology comprises samples from the work of ten authors.
Families that quarrel in the privacy of the home do well do dissemble when they to out to dinner.
A glib27 door to door salesman sold her a set of books that she did not want.
Before World War II, the French thought their Magnet Line as an invincible28 bulwark29 against German invasion.
The lazy little boy gave his face perfunctory washing.
The Disneyland tour was replete30 with unexpected thrills and suspense31.
We respectfully solicit32 your continuous friendship and patronage33.
The nation will soon be liberated34 from the foulest35 thralldom.
Give the flowers some water regularly, or they will wilt36.
That abominable37 place was so dirty and evil smelling that he turned away in disgust.
Brainy students could understand easily what the teacher explained to them.
As the mooring38 progressed, the weather deteriorated39 more and more.
In German he was an exquisite40 stylist, and he brought to that language a new sensitivity in the art of story telling.
Cancer is no longer an incurable41 disease nowadays, it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
Manual workers often earn more than office workers do.
This workbook has a teacher’s manual in which examination problems and their answers are included.
He is a potential leader to control this large state.
They are such ruthless parents that they never give presents to the children on Christmas Day.
Her explanations for failure to do the work were voluble but not easily believed.
Theatre lobbies were filled with a vociferous42 crowd during the intermission.
Lesson 8
The weather in early December was bleak43 and unpleasant.
The electric inspector44 was castigated45 for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to.
We should overcome the worst that the tyrant’s enmity can do.
In any case, parents should be impartial46 to their every child.
The teacher asked me to give a lucid47 explanation of my being late for class.
The old man is confused most of the time but he does have lucid moments.
A square has four 90-degree angles made by its four perpendicular48.
In retrospect49, many good opportunities were neglected in my lire.
The politician showed a good sagacity avoiding the mistakes he’d made in the previous campaign.
Urbane50 speech is educated speech, as distinguished51 from the speech of the ignorant.
After Redding about the lives of several great Americans, John became an ardent52 student of American history.
I can’t bear his derogatory remarks about my brother’s character.
I won’t tell you what time to leave; you’re old enough to use your own discretion53.
The house of the meetings will be fixed54 at the chairman’s discretion.
The party got quite hilarious55 after they brought more wine.
It is a paramount56 responsibility of every officer to take care of his men before caring for himself.
Houses and trees seem to recede57 as we ride past in a train.
The whole city was rife58 with rumors59 of political corruption60 and bribery61.
Both sides burst into spontaneous cheers at the magician’s skillful tricks.
The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous62.
A baseball player usually reaches the acme63 of his skill before he is thirty.
He spared no one’s feelings and expressed his views with great candor64.
The father finally dissuaded65 his son from leaving school.
Her advice was quite gratuitous66, I can think for myself.
The house of representatives has the sole power to impeach67 an officer of the United States Government.
Her ostensible68 purpose was to borrow some sugar, but she really wanted to see her neighbor’s new furniture.
The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry69 sum of money.
The poor family lived in a sordid70 log cabin in the valley.
She makes it a rule to keep her room neat and tidy after coming back from school.
One tall boy stood aloof71 from all the small children.
Regular meals and exercise are of cardinal72 importance to our health.
There are many drab houses in the Smokey mining town.
The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.
The two families had been at feud73 with each other for three generations.
His insolent74 speech and behavior upset everyone in the room.
The judge said that nothing could mitigate75 the cruelty with which the man had treated the child.
A summary of the events leading up to this situation would be pertinent76 information.
His predecessor77 quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
Let me apologize for my being tardy78 in answering your letter.
You’d think she would never climb again, after falling down the mountain, but it just whetted79 her appetite.
The man accused of stealing the money was acquitted80 for lack of witnesses.
Be careful not to break the box of glass, that thin glass is hard but brittle81.
The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the famous picture.
To extirpate82 weeds is not only to destroy their visible parts but also to pull them out by the roots.
The indulent mother bought her children everything they wanted.
The indulgent teacher praised every poem we wrote.
The mendacious83 beggar told a different tale of woe84 at every house.
For my own sake, I’ve told a plausible85 lie at the club meeting, but the members did not believe me at all.
We have the sanction of the recreation department to play ball in this park.
Youngsters usually rush into marriage with only the shallow notions of what love and responsibility mean.
We parked the car on the grass verge86 at the side of the highway.
Lesson 9
No one in the adjacent apartments was awakened87 by their quarreling sounds.
The spring floods were a great calamity88 to the farmers whose crops and houses were ruined.
The floods and storms, which have no precedent89 in the recorded history, devastated90 the country.
The exultant91 players were dancing on the ground over their team’s victory.
The wealth of our country seems inexhaustible to many people abroad.
We saw a maudlin92 movie about an orphan93 who lost his parents in the war.
The enemies plundered94 all the valuable things they could find in the village.
A scrupulous95 man never fails to give back the borrowed money to its owner.
From sundry96 hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.
The children made zealous97 efforts to clean up the house for the Christmas party.
We wonder if human beings are primarily altruistic98 or selfish.
The public clamor for lower taxes continued year after year.
The old manuscripts had been disintegrated99 into a pile of fragments and dust.
Although Napoleon was Corsican, he is considered by most modern Frenchmen to have been French as their own forebears.
The boy who found it on the street returned the money intact.
We did not molest100 the big dog because we were afraid of him.
The mourner’s profuse101 tears at the burial were heartbreaking.
He was slack in fulfilling his promises and responsibilities.
Tart5 apples taste sharp and are pleasantly acid in their taste.
This plan looks all right in principle, but in practice it wouldn’t be viable102.
The carpenters made the roof aslant103 to allow water to run down.
They conceded that victory was no longer attainable104 and agreed to a negotiated surrender.
She could not allow the stranger to enter her house, for she distrusted him.
The table is very groggy105. I think the leg is going to fall off.
The intrepid106 fireman saved persons trapped in a burning building disregarding of his own safety.
We found it hard to like the boy because of his overbearing manners.
Only a rash person would have rushed into the burning house to save some clothes.
Though polio has been practically wiped out, there have been sporadic107 cases of the disease.
Fumes108 from automobiles109 and factory chimneys are toxic110.
The driver averted111 an accident by a quick turn of the steering112 wheel.
Mother deduced from my loss of appetites what had happened to the cookies.
Our ship embarked113 passengers and wool at an Australian port.
After leaving college, the young man embarked on a new business career.
The boy humiliated114 his parents by behaving badly in front of the guests.
A gregarious115 man, be enjoyed the companionship of a large number of jovial116 friends.
Baseball has been called American’s national pastime through four seasons.
The prince renounced117 his right to the throne.
My grandmother likes to read a newspaper in a snug118 corner near the fireplace.
She doesn’t need to borrow a book because she’s got umpteen119 books waiting to be read at home.
The boy blurred120 the picture by touching121 it before the paint was dry.
The slums were demolished122 before the town was extended.
Education makes people easy to govern but impossible to enslave.
Many a man is impeded123 in his career by a lack of belief in himself.
The mother lulled124 the baby to sleep by singing a song.
In the court the plaintiff asserted that the thief had stolen two hundred dollars from his store.
He was strong and healthy but he’s never been robust125 since his illness.
We had a strenuous126 day moving into our new house.
Pollution from smoke and dust vitiates the air.
All his attempts to improve were vitiated by his lack of will power.
1 blithe | |
adj.快乐的,无忧无虑的 | |
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adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的 | |
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v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢 | |
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4 pensive | |
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5 tart | |
adj.酸的;尖酸的,刻薄的;n.果馅饼;淫妇 | |
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6 shunned | |
v.避开,回避,避免( shun的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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7 auspicious | |
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8 elation | |
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9 haughty | |
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10 violation | |
n.违反(行为),违背(行为),侵犯 | |
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12 enlisted | |
adj.应募入伍的v.(使)入伍, (使)参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 );获得(帮助或支持) | |
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15 rebuked | |
责难或指责( rebuke的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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18 miser | |
n.守财奴,吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly) | |
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adj.过分的;不适当的;未到期的 | |
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20 allay | |
v.消除,减轻(恐惧、怀疑等) | |
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21 vices | |
缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳 | |
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22 defunct | |
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23 ingenuity | |
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造 | |
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25 precarious | |
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26 eldest | |
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27 glib | |
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28 invincible | |
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29 bulwark | |
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30 replete | |
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31 suspense | |
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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32 solicit | |
vi.勾引;乞求;vt.请求,乞求;招揽(生意) | |
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33 patronage | |
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场 | |
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35 foulest | |
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36 wilt | |
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37 abominable | |
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38 mooring | |
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恶化,变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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41 incurable | |
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43 bleak | |
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44 inspector | |
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46 impartial | |
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47 lucid | |
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48 perpendicular | |
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51 distinguished | |
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52 ardent | |
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55 hilarious | |
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57 recede | |
vi.退(去),渐渐远去;向后倾斜,缩进 | |
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65 dissuaded | |
劝(某人)勿做某事,劝阻( dissuade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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70 sordid | |
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76 pertinent | |
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v.(在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的过去式和过去分词 );引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等) | |
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80 acquitted | |
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81 brittle | |
adj.易碎的;脆弱的;冷淡的;(声音)尖利的 | |
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82 extirpate | |
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83 mendacious | |
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84 woe | |
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的 | |
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93 orphan | |
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97 zealous | |
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98 altruistic | |
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99 disintegrated | |
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104 attainable | |
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105 groggy | |
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106 intrepid | |
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108 fumes | |
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109 automobiles | |
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乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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117 renounced | |
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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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121 touching | |
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125 robust | |
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