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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 8
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:16:12 星期一), 站内信件
canto division of a long poem
canvass determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to so
licit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.
capacious spacious
capacity mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to acco
mmodate; Ex. in my capacity as president
capillary having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex.
capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity
capitulate surrender; give up all resistance
caprice whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
capricious unpredictable; fickle
caption title; chapter heading; text under illustration
captious faultfinding; too critical
carafe glass water bottle; decanter
carapace shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
carat(karat) unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of go
ld
carcinogenic causing cancer; N. carcinogen
cardinal chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that show
s quantity rather thatn order
cardiologist doctor specializing in ailments of the heart
careen lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement
; stagger
career rush wildly; go at full speed
sway swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion;
N.
caricature distortion; burlesque
carillon a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
carnage destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people
or animals
carnal fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body
carnivorous meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore
carousal drunken revel; V. carouse
carping petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
carrion rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture
cartographer map-maker
cascade small waterfall
caste one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification
; prestige
castigation punishment; severe criticism or disapproval
casualty serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident
or battle
casual happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feel
ing little interest; Ex. casual reader/labor/remark
cataclysm deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change
catalyst agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffec
ted and unchanged; CF. catalysis
catapult slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult
hurl throw forcefully; shout out violently
cataract great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesig
ht)
catastrophe calamity ; disaster
catcall shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sport
s match); boo; V.
catechism book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religi
ous instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
categorical without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified;
absolute
qualify reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated
catharsis purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weake
ning of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art
cathartic purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
catholic (of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including man
y different parts; wide-ranging liberal; Ex. catholic opinions/tastes
caucus private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select o
fficers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston
caulk(calk) make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)
causal implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality
caustic burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically
biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless
cauterize burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substan
ce to stop bleeding and prevent infection
cavalcade procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry
cavalier casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
cavil quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
cede yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender for
mally; N. cession
celerity speed; rapidity
celestial heavenly
hereafter life after death
afterlife life after death; later part of one's life
celibate abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
censor (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); perso
n who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.
censorious severely critical
censure blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism;
strong disapproval
centaur mythical figure, half man and half horse
centigrade denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsi
us)
centrifugal radiating; departing from the center
centrifuge machine that separates substances by whirling them
centripetal tending toward the center
centurion Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)
cerebral pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emo
tional; CF. cerebrum
cerebration thought; working of the brain
ceremonious marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony:
conventional social courtesy
unceremonious not done politely without due formalities
certitude certainty
cessation stoppage
cession yielding to another; ceding
chafe warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
chaff worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated f
rom grain; Ex. separate the wheat from the chaff
chaffing bantering; joking
chagrin annoyance and disappointment; vexation (caused by humiliation or in
jured pride)
chalice goblet; consecrated cup
chameleon lizard that changes color in different situations
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