字彙的力量 — Level 6

legerdemain

[ˌlɛdʒɚdəˈmen]

戲法；騙術 (n)

The magician dazzled the audience with his impressive legerdemain.

puerile

[ˈpjuərəl]

幼稚的；孩子氣的 (adj)

His puerile jokes annoyed everyone at the meeting.

complicity

[kəmˈplɪsəti]

共謀；同謀 (n)

She was charged with complicity in the robbery.

transmute

[trænsˈmjut]

使變形；使變化 (v)

Alchemists once tried to transmute lead into gold.

abstruse

[æbˈstrus]

深奧的；難解的 (adj)

The professor's abstruse lecture confused most students.

edify

[ˈɛdəˌfaɪ]

教誨；啟迪 (v)

The documentary aims to edify viewers about climate change.

supercilious

[ˌsupɚˈsɪlɪəs]

傲慢的；自大的 (adj)

The supercilious waiter looked down on the casual diners.

dissemble

[dɪˈsɛmbl̩]

掩飾；偽裝 (v)

He tried to dissemble his disappointment with a forced smile.

vacuous

[ˈvækjuəs]

空洞的；茫然的 (adj)

Her vacuous stare suggested she wasn't paying attention.

capacious

[kəˈpeʃəs]

容量大的；寬敞的 (adj)

The capacious trunk easily held all our luggage.

mnemonic

[nɪˈmɑnɪk]

記憶的；幫助記憶的 (adj)

Students often use a mnemonic device to remember historical dates.

sonorous

[səˈnɔrəs]

響亮的；洪亮的 (adj)

The actor's sonorous voice filled the entire theater.

admonish

[ədˈmɑnɪʃ]

告誡；警告 (v)

The teacher had to admonish the students for being late.

paradigm

[ˈpærəˌdaɪm]

典範；範例 (n)

Her research has shifted the paradigm in modern physics.

circuitous

[sɚˈkjuɪtəs]

迂迴的；繞道的 (adj)

We took a circuitous route to avoid the heavy traffic.

vindicate

[ˈvɪndəˌket]

證明…無辜；辯護 (v)

New evidence will vindicate the wrongly accused man.

bucolic

[bjuˈkɑlɪk]

田園的；鄉村的 (adj)

The painting depicts a bucolic scene of sheep grazing in meadows.

ostracize

[ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz]

排斥；放逐 (v)

His classmates began to ostracize him after the incident.

plethora

[ˈplɛθərə]

過多；過剩 (n)

The library offers a plethora of resources for researchers.

proclivity

[proˈklɪvəti]

傾向；癖性 (n)

He has a proclivity for spending money on rare books.

commensurate

[kəˈmɛnsərət]

相稱的；相當的 (adj)

His salary is commensurate with his experience and skills.

incessant

[ɪnˈsɛsn̩t]

不停的；不斷的 (adj)

The incessant noise from the construction site kept us awake.

sycophant

[ˈsɪkəfənt]

馬屁精；諂媚者 (n)

The boss was surrounded by sycophants who praised his every idea.

tangential

[tænˈdʒɛnʃəl]

離題的；切線的 (adj)

His comments were tangential to the main topic of discussion.

tenable

[ˈtɛnəbl̩]

站得住腳的；可維持的 (adj)

His argument is no longer tenable in light of new evidence.

impalpable

[ɪmˈpælpəbl̩]

摸不到的；無形的 (adj)

There was an impalpable tension in the air during the meeting.

odious

[ˈodɪəs]

可憎的；令人厭惡的 (adj)

Cleaning the dirty kitchen was an odious task.

ubiquitous

[juˈbɪkwətəs]

無所不在的；普遍的 (adj)

Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern society.

ruminate

[ˈrumәˌnet]

沉思；反芻 (v)

She likes to ruminate on her decisions before acting.

remuneration

[rɪˌmjunəˈreʃən]

報酬；酬勞 (n)

He received generous remuneration for his consulting work.

peccadillo

[ˌpɛkəˈdɪlo]

小過失；小毛病 (n)

Forgetting her birthday was just a peccadillo in their long marriage.

supine

[suˈpaɪn]

仰臥的；懶散的 (adj)

The patient lay supine on the examination table.

banal

[bəˈnæl]

平凡的；陳腐的 (adj)

The movie's banal plot failed to engage the audience.

heterodox

[ˈhɛtərəˌdɑks]

異端的；非正統的 (adj)

His heterodox views challenged the established theories.

grandiloquent

[grænˈdɪləkwənt]

誇張的；浮誇的 (adj)

The politician's grandiloquent speech impressed no one.

lugubrious

[luˈgubrɪəs]

悲哀的；陰鬱的 (adj)

He spoke in a lugubrious tone about the loss of his friend.

infinitesimal

[ˌɪnfɪnəˈtɛsəml̩]

極小的；微小的 (adj)

The difference between the two samples was infinitesimal.

goad

[god]

刺激；驅使 (v)

His teasing was meant to goad her into an argument.

malinger

[məˈlɪŋgɚ]

裝病以逃避 (v)

Some employees malinger to avoid difficult assignments.

aver

[əˈvɝ]

斷言；證明 (v)

The witness continued to aver that he saw the suspect.

cacophony

[kəˈkɑfəni]

刺耳的聲音；雜音 (n)

The cacophony of car horns filled the busy intersection.

refractory

[rɪˈfræktəri]

倔強的；難駕馭的 (adj)

The refractory child refused to follow any instructions.

iconoclast

[aɪˈkɑnəˌklæst]

打破傳統者；偶像破壞者 (n)

She was an iconoclast who challenged every cultural norm.

enervate

[ˈɛnɚˌvet]

使虛弱；使無力 (v)

The intense heat began to enervate the marathon runners.

levity

[ˈlɛvəti]

輕浮；輕率 (n)

The judge warned the lawyer against levity in the courtroom.

equanimity

[ˌikwəˈnɪməti]

鎮定；沉著 (n)

She faced the crisis with remarkable equanimity.

stricture

[ˈstrɪktʃɚ]

嚴厲批評；限制 (n)

The report contained harsh strictures on government policy.

opulent

[ˈɑpjələnt]

豪華的；富裕的 (adj)

They lived in an opulent mansion overlooking the sea.

disparage

[dɪˈspærɪdʒ]

貶低；輕視 (v)

It is unfair to disparage someone's efforts without understanding them.

discursive

[dɪˈskɝsɪv]

散漫的；離題的 (adj)

His discursive writing style made the essay hard to follow.