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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 9
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:17:04 星期一), 站内信件
champion support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports
strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)
championship position of champion; defense or support; competition held to d
etermine a champion
chaotic in utter disorder
charisma divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism
charlatan quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)
chary cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving
; OP. bold
chase ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
chasm abyss; very deep crack
chassis framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which co
mponents are attached
chaste morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest;
simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
chasten discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate
chastise punish as by beating; criticize severely
chauvinist blindly devoted patriot; zealous adherent of a group, cause, or s
ex; ADJ. chauvinistic; CF. chauvinism; Nicolas Chauvin
check stop motion; curb or restrain
checkered(chequered) marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes o
f fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares
cherubic angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of
the highest order
chicanery trickery; deception
chide scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong)
chimerical fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal
fancy; fire-breathing female creature
chisel swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting
chip lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off
something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp
chivalrous courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
choleric hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera
choreography art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of d
ances
chore daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unplea
sant task
chortle huckle with delight; N.
chuckle laugh quietly
chronic long established as a disease
chronicle report; record (in chronological order)
churlish boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo
ciliated having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash
cipher nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.
circlet small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, ar
ms, or neck as decoration)
circuitous roundabout
circuit closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeat
ed journey from place to place
circumlocution indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily
large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult questi
on directly)
circumscribe limit; confine; draw a line around
circumspect prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought
circumvent outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid
; get around
cistern reservoir or water tank
citadel fortress
cite quote; commend; Ex. cited for bravery in an official record
civil having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and p
olite; Ex. married in a civil ceremony; Ex. civil strife/disorder/law; N. ci
vility; CF. civic
clairvoyant having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance
hindsight understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happene
d
clamber climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
clamor loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large
number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudl
y; ADJ. clamorous
clandestine secret
chaperon older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman
clangor loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging
clapper striker (tongue) of a bell
clap strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; c
ome together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. clap the
thief in jail; N: clapping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
clarion shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
claustrophobia fear of being locked in
clavicle collarbone
scrimmage disorderly fight between two or more people
cleave split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. clov
en
cleft N: split
clemency disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of t
he weather; ADJ. clement
clich\'e phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed
bromide platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
clientele body of customers
climactic relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
clime climate
clique small exclusive group of people
cloister monastery or convent
clout great influence (especially political or social); hard blow with fist
cloying distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V
. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
coagulate congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
clot half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.
pudding hot sweet dish
coalesce combine; fuse; N. coalescence
coalition partnership; league; union of separate political parties
coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition
coddle treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in
water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
codicil supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
codify arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words
used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established so
cial customs
coercion use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce
coeval living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time;
contemporary; of the same age
cog tooth projecting from a wheel
cogent convincing
cogitate think over; ponder
cognate having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; si
milar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N.
cognitive having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental proc
esses; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing
cognizance knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
cohabit live together
cohere stick together
cohesion tendency to keep together
cohorts group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group
of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
coiffure hairstyle
coin make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word o
r phrase recently invented
coincidence the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingl
y connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement; C
F. coincident; CF. coincidental
colander utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
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