日期：2008-12-29 aromatic :: fragrant arrant :: thorough; complete; unmitigated ascetic :: practicing self-denial; austere ashen :: ash-colored asinine :: stupid askance :: with a sideway or indirect look askew :: crookedly; slanted; at an angle assiduous :: diligen... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 aboriginal :: being the first of its kind in a region: primitive: native abortive :: unsuccessful: fruitless abstemious :: temperate: sparing in drink, etc. abstruse :: obscure: profound: difficult to understand acetic :: vinegary acidulous :: sligh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 stanch :: check flow of blood stigmatize :: brand; mark as wicked stultify :: cause to appear foolish or inconsistent stymie :: present an obstacle; stump subjugate :: conquer; bring under control sublimate :: refine; purify substantiate :: verify;... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 preponderate :: be superior in power; outweigh presage :: foretell prevaricate :: lie probe :: explore with tools procrastinate :: postpone; delay profane :: violate; desecrate prognosticate :: predict promulgate :: make known by official proclamati... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 mitigate :: appease mollify :: soothe molt :: shed or cast off hair or feathers mortify :: humiliate; punish the flesh muddle :: confuse; mix up mulct :: defraud a person of something muse :: ponder mutilate :: maim nauseate :: cause to become sick;... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 imply :: suggest a meaning not expressed; signify importune :: beg earnestly imprecate :: curse; pray that evil will befall improvise :: compose on the spur of the moment impugn :: doubt; challenge; gainsay impute :: attribute; ascribe incapacitate... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 fester :: generate pus fete :: honor at a festival fetter :: shackle filch :: steal flagellate :: flog; whip flail :: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap flaunt :: display ostentatiously flay :: strip off skin; plunder fleck :: spot flinch :: hesit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 decant :: pour off gently decimate :: kill, usually one out of ten decry :: disparage defalcate :: misuse money held in trust defile :: pollute; profane deflect :: turn aside deign :: condescend delete :: erase; strike out delude :: deceive demean :... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 capitulate :: surrender castigate :: punish cauterize :: burn with hot iron or caustic cavil :: make frivolous objections cede :: transfer; yield title to censure :: blame; criticize chafe :: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing champ :: chew noisi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 apprehend :: arrest a criminal; dread; perceive apprise :: inform arraign :: charge in court; indict arrogate :: claim without reasonable grounds ascertain :: find out for certain ascribe :: refer; attribute; assign assail :: assault assay :: analyz... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 abase :: lower: humiliate abash :: embarrass abdicate :: renounce: give up abhor :: detest abjure :: renounce upon oath abominate :: loathe: hate abrade :: wear away by friction: erode abrogate :: abolish abscond :: depart secretly and hide absolve... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 vent :: a small opening; outlet verbiage :: pompous array of words verdigris :: a green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather verity :: truth; reality vertex :: summit vertigo :: dizziness vestige :: trace; remains viand :: food vi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 tribulation :: distress; suffering tribunal :: court of justice tribute :: tax levied by a ruler; mark of respect trident :: three-pronged spear trilogy :: group of three works triolet :: eight-line stanza troglodyte :: cave dweller trope :: figure... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 syllogism :: logical formula utilizing a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion symmetry :: arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity synthesis :: combining parts into a whole talisman :: charm talon :: claw of bird tantru... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 serenity :: calmness; placidity severance :: division; partition; separation shambles :: slaughterhouse; scene of carnage sheaf :: bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together sherbet :: flavored dessert ice shibboleth :: watchword;... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 repercussion :: rebound; reverberation; reaction repertoire :: list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to presen replica :: copy repository :: storehouse reprieve :: temporary stay reprisal :: retaliation reprobate :: person har... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 purgatory :: place of spiritual expiation purport :: intention; meaning purveyor :: furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer purview :: scope pyromaniac :: person with an insane desire to set things on fire quack :: charlatan; impostor quadruped :: four-foo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 polygamist :: one who has more than one spouse at a time porphyry :: igneous rock containing feldspar or quartz crystals portent :: sign; omen; forewarning posterity :: descendants; future generations postulate :: self-evident truth potentate :: mon... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 patois :: local or provincial dialect patriarch :: father and ruler of a family or tribe patricide :: person who murders his father; murder of a father patrimony :: inheritance from father paucity :: scarcity peccadillo :: slight offense peculation... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-12-29 opportunist :: individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage opprobrium :: infamy; vilification optician :: maker and seller of eyeglasses optometrist :: one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects opulence :: wealth opus... 阅读全文>>