字彙的力量 · Level 10

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jejune
[dʒɪˈdʒun]
幼稚的；乏味的 (adj)
His jejune remarks embarrassed everyone at the dinner table.
paucity
[ˈpɔsətɪ]
少量；缺乏 (n)
There is a paucity of evidence to support his claim.
minatory
[ˈmɪnəˌtɔrɪ]
威脅的；恫嚇的 (adj)
The minatory tone of the letter alarmed the recipient.
putative
[ˈpjutətɪv]
推定的；公認的 (adj)
He is the putative author of the anonymous manuscript.
lucubration
[ˌlukjəˈbreʃən]
苦心鑽研；夜間勤學 (n)
Her lucubration on ancient texts produced a remarkable thesis.
troglodyte
[ˈtrɑɡləˌdaɪt]
穴居人；隱士 (n)
He lives like a troglodyte in his cluttered basement apartment.
aleatory
[ˈelɪəˌtɔrɪ]
偶然的；依賴運氣的 (adj)
The composer wrote an aleatory piece where performers improvise sections.
farrago
[fəˈrɑɡo]
混雜物；大雜燴 (n)
The report was a farrago of facts and unfounded rumors.
cynosure
[ˈsaɪnəˌʃʊr]
焦點；眾人矚目的對象 (n)
The bride was the cynosure of all eyes at the wedding.
badinage
[ˌbædəˈnɑʒ]
戲謔；玩笑 (n)
Their lively badinage kept the dinner guests entertained.
hieratic
[haɪəˈrætɪk]
祭司的；神聖的 (adj)
The hieratic script was reserved for religious texts in ancient Egypt.
saturnine
[ˈsætɚˌnaɪn]
陰鬱的；憂愁的 (adj)
His saturnine expression suggested he had received bad news.
execrate
[ˈɛksɪˌkret]
痛恨；咒罵 (v)
The villagers execrated the tyrant who had oppressed them for years.
vitiate
[ˈvɪʃɪˌet]
損害；使無效 (v)
Fraud will vitiate any contract signed under such circumstances.
venial
[ˈvinɪəl]
可寬恕的；輕微的 (adj)
Forgetting a birthday is a venial offense compared to lying.
risible
[ˈrɪzəbl̩]
可笑的；引人發笑的 (adj)
His attempt to lift the heavy crate alone was frankly risible.
lionize
[ˈlaɪəˌnaɪz]
尊崇；把…捧為名人 (v)
Critics lionized the young author after her debut novel.
contretemps
[ˈkɑntrəˌtɑ̃]
尷尬意外；不幸事件 (n)
A small contretemps at the airport delayed our departure.
rodomontade
[ˌrɑdəmɑnˈted]
誇張的吹噓 (n)
His rodomontade about wealth fooled no one at the party.
hebetude
[ˈhɛbəˌtjud]
遲鈍；愚鈍 (n)
The afternoon heat induced a hebetude that made work impossible.
sanguine
[ˈsæŋɡwɪn]
樂觀的；紅潤的 (adj)
She remained sanguine about her prospects despite repeated setbacks.
deipnosophist
[daɪpˈnɑsəfɪst]
席間善談者 (n)
As a renowned deipnosophist, he made every dinner party memorable.
frangible
[ˈfrændʒəbl̩]
易碎的；脆弱的 (adj)
Pack the frangible glassware in extra bubble wrap.
apodictic
[ˌæpəˈdɪktɪk]
確證的；必然的 (adj)
Mathematical proofs offer apodictic certainty unavailable in other fields.
fulminate
[ˈfʌlməˌnet]
猛烈抨擊；爆炸 (v)
The senator fulminated against corruption in his fiery speech.
scarify
[ˈskærəˌfaɪ]
劃破；嚴厲批評 (v)
The reviewer scarified the novel for its clumsy prose.
hebdomadal
[hɛbˈdɑmədl̩]
每週的 (adj)
The committee holds hebdomadal meetings every Tuesday morning.
divagate
[ˈdaɪvəˌɡet]
離題；漫遊 (v)
The lecturer tended to divagate from his topic into personal anecdotes.
iatrogenic
[aɪˌætrəˈdʒɛnɪk]
醫源性的 (adj)
The patient suffered iatrogenic complications from the new medication.
tergiversation
[ˌtɝdʒɪvɚˈseʃən]
推託；變節 (n)
His tergiversation on the issue cost him the public's trust.
nacreous
[ˈnekrɪəs]
珍珠般的；虹彩的 (adj)
The inside of the shell had a nacreous sheen in the sunlight.
faineant
[ˈfenɪənt]
懶散的；無所事事的 (adj)
The faineant prince left his kingdom in the hands of advisors.
hispid
[ˈhɪspɪd]
有粗毛的；多剛毛的 (adj)
The hispid leaves of the plant deterred most grazing animals.
longanimity
[ˌlɔŋɡəˈnɪmətɪ]
堅忍；寬容 (n)
Her longanimity in caring for her ailing mother was admirable.
sciolist
[ˈsaɪəlɪst]
略知皮毛者 (n)
The supposed expert turned out to be a mere sciolist.
propinquity
[prəˈpɪŋkwətɪ]
鄰近；親近 (n)
Their friendship grew naturally from the propinquity of their desks.
factitious
[fækˈtɪʃəs]
人為的；虛假的 (adj)
The factitious enthusiasm at the rally did not fool the reporters.
plexiform
[ˈplɛksəˌfɔrm]
網狀的；錯綜複雜的 (adj)
The plexiform arrangement of nerves in the body is highly intricate.
susurrus
[suˈsɝəs]
低語聲；沙沙聲 (n)
A susurrus of leaves accompanied the evening breeze.
triturate
[ˈtrɪtʃəˌret]
磨碎；研磨 (v)
The pharmacist triturated the tablets into a fine powder.
protean
[ˈprotɪən]
多變的；變化多端的 (adj)
The actor's protean talents allowed him to play any role convincingly.
crepitate
[ˈkrɛpəˌtet]
發出爆裂聲 (v)
Dry leaves crepitate underfoot on cold autumn mornings.
noctivagant
[nɑkˈtɪvəɡənt]
夜遊的；夜行的 (adj)
Owls and other noctivagant creatures hunt while the world sleeps.
fuliginous
[fjuˈlɪdʒənəs]
煤煙色的；黑暗的 (adj)
A fuliginous haze hung over the industrial district.
hortatory
[ˈhɔrtəˌtɔrɪ]
勸告的；激勵的 (adj)
The coach delivered a hortatory speech before the championship game.
heliolatry
[ˌhilɪˈɑlətrɪ]
太陽崇拜 (n)
Ancient heliolatry shaped the religious practices of many civilizations.
sciamachy
[saɪˈæməkɪ]
與假想敵戰鬥 (n)
Arguing with himself was a futile sciamachy that solved nothing.
glabrous
[ˈɡlebrəs]
光滑無毛的 (adj)
The glabrous skin of the newborn felt remarkably soft.
pettifogger
[ˈpɛtɪˌfɔɡɚ]
訟棍；耍小聰明的律師 (n)
The pettifogger exploited every loophole to win the trivial case.
epicene
[ˈɛpəˌsin]
雌雄同體的；中性的 (adj)
The fashion designer favored epicene styles that suited any wearer.