accord
一致：consistency；相符合，相一致：in harmony；授予，给予：to grant or give
acknowledge
承认：admit
acquire
获取，获得：get as one's own
acquisitive
贪婪的：desirous
adjudicate
裁决，判定：settle
adversity
厄运，逆境：difficulty
affectation
虚伪，做作：not natural, not genuinely felt
affirm
声称...为真，肯定...属实：valid or confirmed
affix
粘合：attach physically
affliction
痛苦，悲伤，折磨：great suffering
agape
急切盼望的：eagerly awaiting
agility
（身手）敏捷：quickness, ease and grace
agonize
折磨，使痛苦：agony；感到痛苦：suffer agony
agreeable
令人愉悦的：pleasing to the mind or senses；随和的：easygoing and pleasing manner；相一致：in harmony
alienate
使...疏远：unfriendly, hostile,indifferent；转让，让渡：convey or transfer
alloy
合金；混合物：combing of two or more different things；掺杂，降低...的纯度：debase by the addition
ambivalent
（尤指感情、态度）矛盾的：opposing feelings
anachronistic
时代错误：chronologically misplaced
analogous
相似的，可比较的：in common
annex
裙楼，副楼：auxiliary building；添加，合并：join；吞并，夺取（土地等）：incorporate
annotate
给...作注解：commentary or explanatory notes
antedate
比...早，早于：earlier date
antipathy
厌恶，反感：aversion, dislike；令人反感的事物：objection of aversion
antiquated
古老的，过时的：out of style
antithetical
完全对立的，相反的：direct and unequivocal opposition
apparition
鬼魂，幽灵：ghostly figure
applicable
可用的，可行的：put to use；相关的，有光的：having to do with；合适的，恰当的：meeting the requirements
apprehensive
知晓的，理解的：impressed on the mind；恐惧的，害怕的：anxious, fearful
arable
适合耕作的：growing of crops
arbitrary
专横的，独断专行的：force one's will on others；独裁的，拥有无限权力的：without interference by others；缺乏计划的，随意的：lacking a definite plan
arcane
（语言）晦涩的，隐晦的：veiled, uncertain；深奥的，难以理解的：difficult to understand
argument
争吵，争论：expression of differing opinions；（逻辑上的）论证：from a premise to a conclusion；观点，论点：idea, opinion
arid
干燥的：little or no precipitation；无趣的，无聊的：lack of interest
array
排列，阵列：arrangement；排列，摆放：arrange or display；装饰，装修：dress or decorate
assail
抨击，严厉批评：criticize harshly；攻击，猛攻：violent action against
asymmetry
不对称，不均衡：lack of balance
atrophy
萎缩，衰退：waste away
attest
证实，为...作证：give evidence
attune
使协调，使和谐：into harmony
august
威严的，严重的：formal and serious or reserved manner；盛大的，令人印象深刻的：large and impressive
auspicious
好兆头的：toward a happy outcome
austere
朴素的，朴实无华的：simple；严肃的，令人生畏的：stern and cold
automatic
（机器等）自动的：independent of external influence；自发的，情不自禁的：spontaneously or unconsciously
avowal
承认，公开宣称：declaration
backfire
产生相反的结果，事与愿违：reverse
backslide
（情况等）倒退，故态复萌：revert to a worse condition
baffle
挫败，阻挠：frustrate or check；使疑惑：mental uncertainty
baffling
令人疑惑的，难以理解的：hard to comprehend
bash
猛击：forceful blow；攻击，用力击打：strike violently；抨击，严厉批评：criticize harshly
bask
休息，悠然自得：lie or relax
beholden
欠他人人情的：owing gratitude
behoove
对...有利：necessary, proper, advantageous
beige
缺乏特征的：lacking distinction
belligerence
好斗，好战：aggressive or truculent
belligerent
好斗的，好战的：assertiveness, hostility, combativeness
beset
使苦恼，骚扰：cause persistent suffering；攻击，袭击：set upon
bewitching
迷人的，令人着迷的：attract
blackmail
敲诈，勒索：extortion of money
bluff
直率的，（说话）直截了当的：direct, brief, potentially rude；欺骗：deceive
bogus
伪造的，假冒的：being such in appearance only；虚伪的，做作的：lacking, spontaneous quality
bore
令人讨厌的人或事物：causes boredom；使厌倦，使厌烦：make weary
brandish
（带有威胁性地）挥舞：shake menacingly
brim
边缘，边界：outer margin；充满：full often to overflowing；加满，倒满：as much as can be
bumble
含糊不清地说，杂乱无章地说：rapidly, inarticulately；笨拙地行动：clumsily
bustle
忙乱，喧嚣：noisy, energetic；（快速地）行走，奔忙：move briskly
cachet*
威望，声望：mark or quality
calamity
大灾难：disastrous event
calculated
经过计算（成败得失）的，经过深思熟虑的：reckoning or estimating
calibrate*
校准，调校：check, adjust, determine
canny
精明的，聪明的：careful and shrewed
canonize
过分宠爱，过分崇拜：admire too much；使崇高，使神圣：high status or value
captious
吹毛求疵的，爱挑毛病的：stress faults and raise objections
careen
蹒跚而行。不稳定行走：to lurch or swerve；狂奔，快速运动：rush
carefree
无忧无虑的：no worries or troubles
cascade
（尤指小的）瀑布：small fall
cellular
多孔的：porous
ceremonious
讲究礼节的，庄重的：careful attention to set forms
certitude
确定无疑：certain
channel
水渠：passageway for water；海峡：between two land masses；将...导入，投入：move to a central point
chaperone
同行，护送：go along with
charisma
魅力，吸引力：charm
cherished
受喜爱的，珍爱的：granted special treatment
chivalrous
有骑士风度的，（尤指对女性）彬彬有礼的：gracious courtesy and high-minded consideration
chorale
赞美诗：hymn or psalm；合唱班，合唱团：group of singers
clamor
喧闹；喧哗，噪声：loud, inharmonious
clan
（有共同爱好的）团体，帮派：united by a common interest
cleave
紧贴，坚持：adhere；分隔，割裂，劈开：divide
cling
粘结，粘合：physical sticking；紧贴；坚持：adhere
coarse
粗糙的，表面不平整的：not smooth；（声音）刺耳的，粗声粗气的：rough in tone；粗俗的：lacking refinement；（质量）低劣的：inferior quality
cohesive
有粘性的；有凝聚力的：cohesion or coherence
collaborate
合作：work jointly
commiserate
表示怜悯，同情：sympathy
compatible
一致的，能共存的：in harmony
compelling
极具说服力的：persuade；迫切的，紧迫的：immediate attention
complacent
自满的，自鸣得意的：excessive or unjustified satisfaction；无所谓的，不关心的：lack of interest or concern
complementary
互补的：supplying each other's
complicate
使复杂化：complex or difficult
comprehend
理解，了解：grasp；包括，包含：contain or hold within
concrete
实体的，实在的：matter；事实性的，明确的：in fact
condemn
谴责（...为不道德的、邪恶的）：declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil