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发信人: bonjovi (bonjovi), 信区: Flyingoverseas
标 题: Barron's word list 12
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2001年03月12日13:19:05 星期一), 站内信件
counterpart thing that completes another; things very much alike; thing that
has the same purpose in a different system
coup highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup
de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills
couple join; unite; OP. uncouple
courier messenger
covenant binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter i
nto a covenant; promise
bargain agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a pri
ce advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power
covert secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt
covetous avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: des
ire eagerly (someone else's possessions)
cow terrorize; intimidate
cower shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
coy shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; mod
est; coquettish; CF. job offer甫 罐疽阑 锭
cozen cheat; hoodwink; swindle
crabbed sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
peevish bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry
crass very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating; Ex. c
rass behavior
craven cowardly
credence belief
credo creed
credulity belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous
creed system of religious or ethical belief
crescendo increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; clima
x; CF. crescent
far-fetched too improbable to be believed; implausible; Ex. far-fetched stor
y
overture musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or propos
al (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement); Ex. overtures for
peace
crestfallen dejected; dispirited
crest top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
crevice crack; fissure
cringe shrink back as if in fear; cower
criteria standards used in judging; CF. criterion
crone hag; ugly old woman
crotchety (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotc
het: odd or whimsical notion
crux essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of
deciding importance
crypt secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (und
er a church)
cryptic mysterious; hidden; secret
cubicle small chamber used for sleeping or work
compartment one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
cuisine style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine
culinary relating to cooking or kitchen
cull pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; co
llect (information); N.
culmination highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point
in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war
culpable deserving blame; blameworthy
culprit one guilty of a crime
culvert artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
cumbersome heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome pa
rcel/uniform
cumulative growing by addition; accumulative
cupidity greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid
curator superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
curmudgeon churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
cursive (of writing) flowing; running; having the successive letters joined
cursory casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
curtail shorten; reduce
cynical skeptical or distrustful of human motives; N. cynicism; CF. cynic:
person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
cynosure object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of at
tention; CF. Ursa Minor
dabble work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a li
quid
dais raised platform for speakers or other important people
dally trifle with; toy with; treat without the necessary seriousness; procr
astinate; waste time
dank damp; unpleasantly wet
dapper neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and
quick in movements; neat; spry
dappled spotted
daub smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clo
thes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
smear spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing
smudge dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.
daunt intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten
dauntless bold; fearless
dawdle loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing
deadlock standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces;
stalemate
standstill condition of no movement or activity; stop
deadpan wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless
face
dearth scarcity
d\'eb\^acle sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
debase degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; di
sgrace; N. debasement
kneel go down on one's knee(s)
debauch corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (
with sex and alcohol)
seduce lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive
debilitate weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
bout match; short period of great activity; Ex. wrestling bout; bout of dri
nking/flu
debonair (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to ple
ase; CF. of good disposition
d\'ebris rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroye
d
debunk expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
debutante young woman making formal entrance into society
debut d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woma
n to society
decadence decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art);
ADJ. decadent
decant pour off gently (wine or liquid)
decapitate behead
decelerate slow down
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