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aphorism [ ] n. 格言(pithy maxim)
apophasis [ ] n. 表面上否认实际就是要说的话
apoplectic [ ] adj. 易怒的,狂怒的(greatly agitated)
apparel [ ] v. 装饰n.服装(clothing, especially outer garments; attire)
appreciable [ ] adj. 可感知的,可评估的(capable of being perceived or measured) approbation [ ] n. 认可,嘉许(warmly commending acceptance or agreement)
aquiline [ ] adj. 鹰的, 象鹰的, 弯曲的
arbor [ ] n. 树阴,凉亭
archaic [ ] adj. 过时的 (no longer current or applicable; antiquated)
arduous [ ] adj. 费劲的(hard to accomplish or achieve)
arrest [ ] vt. 阻止(check),使不活跃 (to make inactive)逮捕
arrogate [ ] v. 盗用权力,僭越(to claim or seize without justification)
arroyo [ ] n. 峡谷, 小河(a brook;a creek ;a water-carved gully or channel)
artful [ ] adj. 巧妙的;狡猾的;人工的
artifacts [ ] n. 史前古器物(products of primitive culture)
artless [ ] adj. 朴质的;率直的(free from guile or craft:sincerely simple)
ascendant [ ] n. 优势 adj.上升的,占优势的 (同ascendent)
aver v. 断言(to declare positively)证明(to verify to be true in pleading a cause)
asperity [ ] n. 性情粗暴(sharpness of temper)
aspiration n. 强烈的愿望,抱负(a strong desire )吸入(inhalation)
assertive [ ] adj. 过分自信的,有进取心的(Inclined to bold or confident assertion;
astute [ ] adj. 机敏的,狡猾的(having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity)
audition n. 试听(a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits)
aversion [ ] n. 嫌恶,憎恨,反感(firm dislike)
avid [ ] adj. 热切的(characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit)
avulse [ ] vt. 撕脱(to separate by avulsion)
awash
badger [ ] adj. 浸满水的(covered with water) [ ] vt. 不断纠缠(to harass or annoy persistently) backhanded [ ] adj. 间接的,含沙射影的(indirect,devious;especially·sarcastic)
bait [ ] v. 折磨(to persist in tormenting or harassing another;badger)
baleful [ ] adj. 邪恶的,有害的(deadly or pernicious in influence)
balk [ ] vt. 阻止(block)不肯前行,退缩(refuse to proceed)
balky [ ] adj. 不肯前行的,倔强的(refusing to proceed;restive, wrongheaded)
balm [ ] n. 香膏(an aromatic preparation)安慰剂(a soothing restorative agency)
banister [ ] n. 栏杆的支柱,楼梯的扶栏(a handrail with its supporting posts)
barrage [ ] v. 枪弹齐发n. 连续质问
barrage 2 n. 拦河坝,堰(artificial obstacle built across a river)
barricade v. 阻碍 (to block off with a barricade)
baseboard [ ] n. 护壁板,脚板(a molding covering the joint of a wall)
beatitude [ ] n.至福, 祝福
bedeck [ ] vt. 装饰,修饰(to clothe with finery)
bedizen [ ] v. 穿着俗丽,打扮俗气(to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner) belabor [ ] vt. 冗长的解释(to explain or insist on excessively)
beleaguer
benign [ ] vt. 使困扰,使烦恼(trouble,harass)围攻 bemused [ ] a. 困惑的,发呆的(bewildered) [ ] adj.(病)良性的, 仁慈的(showing kindness and gentleness)
bent [ ] n. 天赋,天才(a special inclination or capacity:talent);倾向, 爱好(bias)
bewail [ ] v. 悲悼,哀泣;表示悲叹
bilious [ ] a. 胆汁质的,坏脾气的
bland [ ] adj. 没有味道的,不刺激的(not irritating·soothing)