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prolix
[ˈproʊlɪks]
冗長的；囉嗦的 (adj)
His prolix speech put half the audience to sleep.
apocryphal
[əˈpɑkrəfəl]
虛構的；偽造的 (adj)
That heartwarming story about the founder is almost certainly apocryphal.
cupidity
[kjuˈpɪdəti]
貪婪；強烈貪慾 (n)
The banker's cupidity led him to swindle his oldest clients.
vernal
[ˈvɝnəl]
春天的；青春的 (adj)
The vernal equinox marks the official start of spring.
temerity
[təˈmɛrəti]
魯莽；蠻勇 (n)
She had the temerity to challenge the senior judge in open court.
rapprochement
[ˌræproʊʃˈmɑn]
和解；恢復友好關係 (n)
The two nations achieved a surprising rapprochement after decades of hostility.
disquisition
[ˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən]
長篇論文；專題論述 (n)
He delivered a lengthy disquisition on the origins of jazz.
proscribe
[proʊˈskraɪb]
禁止；排斥 (v)
The new policy proscribes the use of personal devices during meetings.
munificence
[mjuˈnɪfəsəns]
慷慨；豐厚 (n)
The library was built thanks to the munificence of a single donor.
probity
[ˈproʊbəti]
正直；廉潔 (n)
Her unquestioned probity made her the ideal choice for treasurer.
puissant
[ˈpjuəsənt]
強大的；有權勢的 (adj)
The puissant ruler commanded armies across three continents.
peculate
[ˈpɛkjəˌlet]
盜用公款；侵占 (v)
He was caught trying to peculate funds from the company pension.
diffident
[ˈdɪfədənt]
缺乏自信的；羞怯的 (adj)
The diffident new employee rarely spoke up in meetings.
venal
[ˈvinəl]
可收買的；貪贓的 (adj)
The venal customs officer accepted small bribes to look the other way.
parsimonious
[ˌpɑrsəˈmoʊniəs]
吝嗇的；過分節儉的 (adj)
His parsimonious habits puzzled friends who knew he was wealthy.
pusillanimous
[ˌpjusəˈlænəməs]
膽小的；懦弱的 (adj)
The pusillanimous manager refused to defend his own team.
extant
[ˈɛkstənt]
現存的；尚存的 (adj)
Only three copies of the original manuscript are still extant.
meretricious
[ˌmɛrəˈtrɪʃəs]
華而不實的；俗麗的 (adj)
The film's meretricious effects could not hide its weak plot.
xenophobia
[ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbiə]
仇外；排外心理 (n)
Economic downturns often fuel xenophobia against immigrant workers.
quotidian
[kwoʊˈtɪdiən]
日常的；平凡的 (adj)
She found beauty in the quotidian details of small-town life.
exigency
[ˈɛksədʒənsi]
緊急情況；迫切需要 (n)
The exigency of the situation demanded an immediate response.
pulchritude
[ˈpʌlkrəˌtud]
美麗；標致 (n)
The poet praised the pulchritude of the autumn countryside.
denouement
[ˌdenuˈmɑn]
結局；收場 (n)
The film's denouement tied up every loose end in a satisfying way.
fugacious
[fjuˈgeʃəs]
短暫的；易逝的 (adj)
Cherry blossoms are admired partly for their fugacious nature.
turbid
[ˈtɝbɪd]
混濁的；混亂的 (adj)
After the storm, the river ran turbid with sediment.
indefeasible
[ˌɪndɪˈfizəbəl]
不可廢除的；不能取消的 (adj)
Citizens hold an indefeasible right to a fair trial.
disingenuous
[ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəs]
不真誠的；虛偽的 (adj)
It was disingenuous of him to claim he had no prior knowledge.
scurrilous
[ˈskɝələs]
誹謗的；下流的 (adj)
The tabloid printed scurrilous rumors about the actress.
recrudescence
[ˌrikruˈdɛsəns]
復發；再發作 (n)
Doctors warned of a possible recrudescence of the disease in winter.
defenestrate
[diˈfɛnəˌstret]
把…扔出窗外；解雇 (v)
Angry rebels threatened to defenestrate the corrupt official.
dilatory
[ˈdɪləˌtɔri]
拖延的；緩慢的 (adj)
Her dilatory replies frustrated everyone waiting for a decision.
vilify
[ˈvɪləˌfaɪ]
誹謗；中傷 (v)
Opponents tried to vilify her in the press before the election.
phlegmatic
[flɛgˈmætɪk]
冷靜的；不易激動的 (adj)
His phlegmatic temperament made him ideal for crisis management.
adventitious
[ˌædvənˈtɪʃəs]
偶然的；外來的 (adj)
The discovery was adventitious rather than the result of careful planning.
desiccated
[ˈdɛsəˌketəd]
乾燥的；枯萎的 (adj)
The desiccated leaves crumbled at the slightest touch.
comity
[ˈkɑməti]
禮讓；和睦 (n)
A spirit of comity prevailed throughout the difficult negotiations.
specious
[ˈspiʃəs]
似是而非的；表面正確的 (adj)
He offered a specious argument that collapsed under closer examination.
noisome
[ˈnɔɪsəm]
惡臭的；有害的 (adj)
A noisome odor drifted up from the neglected drains.
calumny
[ˈkæləmni]
誹謗；中傷 (n)
She sued the magazine for calumny after the false story ran.
excoriate
[ɛkˈskɔriˌet]
嚴厲斥責；剝皮 (v)
Critics excoriated the director for his careless adaptation of the novel.
lassitude
[ˈlæsəˌtud]
疲倦；無精打采 (n)
A heavy lassitude settled over the team after weeks of overtime.
traduce
[trəˈdus]
誹謗；中傷 (v)
He felt the article was written purely to traduce his reputation.
dishabille
[ˌdɪsəˈbil]
衣冠不整；隨便穿著 (n)
She answered the door in a state of dishabille, clearly just awake.
saturnalia
[ˌsætɚˈneliə]
縱情狂歡；放縱 (n)
The end-of-term party turned into a noisy saturnalia.
extirpate
[ˈɛkstɚˌpet]
根除；滅絕 (v)
The new program aims to extirpate the invasive species entirely.
flagitious
[fləˈdʒɪʃəs]
罪大惡極的；惡名昭彰的 (adj)
The flagitious crimes shocked even hardened investigators.
peripatetic
[ˌpɛrəpəˈtɛtɪk]
巡迴的；四處奔波的 (adj)
Her peripatetic career took her to fifteen countries in five years.
cachinnate
[ˈkækəˌnet]
大笑；狂笑 (v)
The audience began to cachinnate at the comedian's wildest jokes.
manumit
[ˌmænjəˈmɪt]
解放；釋放（奴隸）(v)
The reformer urged plantation owners to manumit their enslaved workers.
expiation
[ˌɛkspiˈeʃən]
贖罪；補償 (n)
He spent years performing expiation for the harm he had caused.