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[color=red]lesson two: 跟我一起背单词 new challenges[/color]

Notes:
1. Coloring: [color=red]scarlet[/color] indicates a most significant word; [color=blue]blue[/color] denotes an important word; [color=yellow]yellow[/color] signifies a noticeable word; [color=gray]gray[/color] means a negligible word.
2. All words are given the commonest meanings, while some words of general recognition may be listed for some particular or infrequent usage and will be attached with tags “[color=red]Uni.[/color]”
3. Some special dialectal usage of words will be marked with “[color=red]AmE[/color]” or “[color=red]BrE[/color]” for distinctions. Also, some entries may be followed by certain additional information such as antonyms and synonyms or so.

[color=red]subliminal[/color] a. 潜意识的
[color=red]draught[/color] n. 通风气流 一口酒 一网鱼 起草者 (Uni. pl. BrE. 国际跳棋)
[color=yellow]chimpanzee[/color] n. 黑猩猩 (synonym: [color=yellow]gorilla[/color])
[color=blue]guerilla[/color] n. 游击队
[color=red]subvert[/color] v. 推翻 ** 策返 (synonym: [color=red]overturn overthrow[/color])
[color=yellow]cynic[/color] n. 愤世嫉俗者 (derivation: [color=red]cynical[/color])
[color=red]filial[/color] n. 孝敬的
[color=red]inexorable[/color] a. 无情的 不懈的 不可阻止的 不动摇的 (synonym: [color=red]relentless[/color])
[color=red]lament[/color] v. 悲叹 哀悼 (synonym: [color=red]bemoan[/color])
[color=red]adamant[/color] n. 强硬的 不让步的 (synonym: [color=red]obdurate impervious[/color])
[color=red]susceptible[/color] a. 易受影响的 易于的
[color=red]tinge[/color] v. 微染 n. 少量 (synonym: [color=red]tint[/color])
[color=red]complacency[/color] n. 自满 满足
[color=red]destitute[/color] a. 赤贫的 缺少的 (synonym: [color=red]impoverished[/color])
[color=red]affluent[/color] a. 丰富的 富足的
[color=red]taunt[/color] v./n. 嘲弄 (synonym: [color=red]scorn despise sneer deride jeer scoff[/color])
[color=red]incite[/color] v. 激起 激怒 (synonym: [color=red]provoke[/color])
[color=red]shirk[/color] v. 推卸 逃避 躲避 (synonym: [color=red]shun evade[/color])
[color=red]mediate[/color] v. 调停 (Dist. [color=red]meditate[/color] 思考)
[color=blue]conciliator[/color] n. 调和人 安慰者
[color=red]recalcitrant[/color] a. 反抗的 蔑视权威的 n. 桀骜不驯的人
[color=red]unruly[/color] a. 难以驾驭的 不受拘束的
[color=blue]petulant[/color] a. 易怒的 妄为的 (synonym: [color=red]irritable peevish[/color])
[color=red]stolid[/color] a. 麻木的 不受感动 (synonym: [color=red]impassive callous[/color])
[color=red]invoke[/color] v. 援引 请求 (synonym: [color=red]beseech implore entreat solicit[/color])
[color=red]pervert[/color] v. 误用 贬低 歪曲 使反常 n. 反常者
[color=red]mass[/color] Uni. v. 集中
[color=red]inoculate[/color] v. 注射预防针 灌输 (synonym: [color=yellow]immunize vaccinate[/color])
[color=red]decipher[/color] v. 解密 (synonym: [color=blue]decrypt decode[/color])
[color=red]gag[/color] v. 塞住嘴 n. 塞嘴物 打浑 (usage. [color=gray]blue gag[/color])
[color=red]decency[/color] n. 得体 pl. 社交准则
[color=red]etiquette[/color] 礼仪 (synonym: [color=red]decorum[/color] [color=blue]propriety[/color])
[color=red]quaver[/color] n./v. 颤抖 颤音 (synonym: [color=red]quiver trill[/color])
[color=red]purge[/color] v. 清除 清洗 昭雪 n. 泻药 (usage. be purged of sin)
[color=red]detour[/color] v./n. 绕开 跑题 (synonym: [color=red]bypass[/color])
[color=red]infringe[/color] v. 违背 侵害 (synonym: [color=red]intrude[/color])(usage. i~ on)
[color=red]fillet[/color] n. 头带 无骨肉片 (variant: [color=gray]filet[/color])
[color=yellow]clique[/color] n. 私党 (Dist. [color=blue]cliche[/color] 陈词)
[color=red]maim[/color] v. 使伤残 (synonym: [color=red]mutilate cripple[/color])
[color=red]abject[/color] a. 卑鄙的 可怜的 被鄙视的
[color=red]ignoble[/color] a. 卑贱的, 出身低微的
[color=red]braid[/color] n. 辫子,穗带 v. 编织 (synonym: [color=red]interweave[/color] usage. b~ one's hair)
[color=red]insomuch[/color] adv. 以至于 因为 (synonym: [color=red]inasmuch[/color] usage. i~ as)
[color=red]discretion[/color] a. 审慎 (derived from [color=red]discreet[/color] synonym: [color=red]prudence circumspection[/color])
[color=red]impeccable[/color] a. 不会犯错的 完美的 (antonym: [color=gray]peccable[/color])
[color=red]insolent[/color] a. 无礼的 (synonym: [color=red]haughty arrogant impertinent loutish[/color])
[color=red]bewitch[/color] a. 使着魔 迷人 (synonym: [color=red]enchant fascinate obsess[/color])
[color=red]disproportionate[/color] a. 不成比例的
[color=red]demography[/color] n. 人口统计学
[color=yellow]per se[/color] adv. 本身 本质上
[color=red]exhortation[/color] n. 劝诫 劝告 (derived from [color=red]exhort[/color])
[color=blue]paternalism[/color] n. 家长作风
[color=red]compliance[/color] n. 遵从 (derived from [color=red]comply[/color])
[color=red]incentive[/color] n./a. 刺激 刺激的 (synonym: [color=red]stimulus[/color])
[color=red]default[/color] n./v. 缺省 缺席 拖欠
[color=red]defray[/color] v. 付款 支付
[color=red]gait[/color] n. 步态 步法
[color=blue]gander[/color] n. 一眼 公鹅 傻子 (synonym: [color=yellow]simpleton ninny[/color] [color=red]imbecile[/color])
[color=blue]asphyxiate[/color] v. 使窒息 (synonym: [color=red]smother suffocate stifle[/color])
[color=blue]duet[/color] n. 二重奏
[color=red]gist[/color] n. 要点 精华 (synonym: [color=red]essence[/color])
[color=red]imbibe[/color] v. 吸入 吸收
[color=red]abash[/color] v. 使困窘 (synonym: [color=red]ruffle disconcert agitate[/color])
[color=red]tamper[/color] v. 篡改 捣鼓 (usage. t~ with)
[color=red]repose[/color] n./v. 休息 使休息
[color=red]propound[/color] v. 提出 建议
[color=red]tantalize[/color] 逗弄, 使干着急
[color=red]wade[/color] v./n. 涉水, 费力行走
[color=red]muffle[/color] v. 裹起 减弱声音 使模糊 压仰
[color=red]trophy[/color] n.战利品 (synonym: [color=red]plunder prey[/color])
[color=red]plait[/color] v./n. 辫子 编辫子 (synonym: [color=red]braid pleat[/color])
[color=red]brazen[/color] a. 黄铜般的 厚颜的 (synonym: [color=red]audacious[/color])
[color=blue]impartible[/color] a. 不可分割的
[color=red]imminent[/color] a. 即临的 (synonym: [color=red]impending[/color])
[color=yellow]impellent[/color] a. 推动的
[color=red]speck[/color] n. 斑点
[color=red]adroit[/color] a. 熟练的 (synonym: [color=red]dexterous deft[/color])
[color=red]cursory[/color] a. 草率的 (synonym: [color=red]rash hasty[/color])

I'm starting a new program devised by myself which is called "[color=red]The Bricks of The Language Mansion[/color]". In this program, I’m going to memorize about two thousand words within two months or so. Now, here's the outset, and the process of doing so is mainly to follow the route of the vocabulary book "EasyTest vocabulary for Tem8".
So, if, you, my friend, or anyone, wants some learned or profound words to become your own property, Just Follow Me. We, together, can certainly learn a lot from this book during the forthcoming two months.
Therefore, why just look at me in such a daze? Get ready! Here we go~~~

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[color=Red]Lesson one: 跟我一起背单词 第一课[/color]

Notes:
1. Coloring: [color=red]scarlet[/color] indicates a most significant word; [color=blue]blue[/color] denotes an important word; [color=yellow]yellow[/color] signifies a noticeable word; [color=gray]gray[/color] means a negligible word.
2. All words are given the commonest meanings, while some words of general recognition may be listed for some particular or infrequent usage and will be attached with tags “[color=red]Uni.[/color]”
3. For some special dialectal usage of words will be marked with “[color=red]AmE[/color]” or “[color=red]BrE[/color]” for distinctions. Also, some entries may be followed by certain additional information such as antonyms and synonyms or so.

Vocabulary for lesson one:

[color=Red]fray[/color] v. 磨破 使不安,紧张
[color=Red]archaic[/color] n. 古语 a. 古代的
[color=Red]slavish[/color] a. 像奴隶的 奴性的 无原创力的
[color=Red]strained[/color] a. 紧张的 做作的 牵强的
[color=Red]groom[/color] n. 马夫 新郎 v. 训练
[color=blue]far-fetched[/color] a. 牵强附会的
[color=Red]shun[/color] v. 躲避
[color=yellow]geriatric[/color] a. 老年医学的
[color=Red]civility[/color] n. 礼貌
[color=blue]gentility[/color] n. 教养 假派头 (derived from [color=Red]genteel[/color])
[color=Red]loutish[/color] a. 粗鲁的
[color=Red]cumulative[/color] a. 累积的
[color=Red]spongy[/color] a. 海绵似的 软而有弹力的
[color=Red]puncture[/color] v. 刺穿(synonym: [color=Red]prick penetrate[/color])
[color=Red]manifest[/color] n. 名单表 v. 显示
[color=Red]resonace[/color] n. 回响 共振
[color=Red]derision[/color] n. 嘲笑 (derived from [color=Red]deride[/color]) usage: in d~
[color=Red]imbecile[/color] n. 傻子 a. 傻的
[color=Gray]celozoic[/color] a. 体腔寄生的
[color=Red]villainous[/color] a. 坏人的 邪有暗香盈袖恶的 (derived from [color=Red]villain[/color])
[color=yellow]toff[/color] n. BrE花人比黄花瘦花公半夜凉初透子 纨绔子弟 (synonym: [color=blue]dandy dude[/color])
[color=yellow]cardiology[/color] n. 心脏病学
[color=red]raffish[/color] a. 艳俗的 粗卑的 (synonym: [color=Red]vulgar[/color] [color=Red]tawdry [/color][color=blue]gaudy[/color])
[color=red]trendy[/color] n.新潮人物 a. 流行的 时髦的
[color=red]bemoan[/color] v. 悲叹 (synonym: [color=Red]deplore lament[/color])
[color=red]deliberate[/color] Uni. v. 思考 考虑 (usage: d~ with sb. on sth.)
[color=yellow]sartorial[/color] a. 裁缝的 服装的
[color=red]ubiquitous[/color] a. 随处可见的 (synonym: [color=Red]omnipresent[/color])
[color=red]utilitarian[/color] a. 功利主义的 实用的
[color=yellow]oxidize[/color] v. 氧化 生锈
[color=blue]nectar[/color] n. 神酒 花蜜
[color=red]flex[/color] v. 伸缩 弯曲(肢体)
[color=red]abyss[/color] n. 深坑 (synonym: [color=yellow]chasm[/color])
[color=red]crook[/color] n. 手杖 骗子(usage: on the crook)
[color=yellow]aerosol[/color] n. 气雾剂
[color=red]prowess[/color] n. 勇气 超凡的技艺
[color=red]defraud[/color] v. 欺骗
[color=red]detonator[/color] n. 引爆器 雷玉枕纱厨管 (derived from [color=Red]detonate[/color])
[color=red]zest[/color] n. 热情 干劲 (usage: with zest)
[color=red]rigging[/color] n. 船具 索具 传动装置
[color=red]swirl[/color] n. 漩涡 v. 旋转 (synonym: [color=Red]whirl whirlpool[/color])
[color=red]trudge[/color] v./n. 跋涉 (synonym: [color=Red]plod[/color])
[color=red]tributary[/color] n. 附庸国 支流 a. 进贡的
[color=red]stub[/color] Uni. v. 碰伤脚趾
[color=red]cathode[/color] n. 阴极 (antonym: [color=red]anode[/color])
[color=red]armistice[/color] n. 停战 休战 (synonym: [color=red]truce[/color])
[color=red]fetter[/color] n. 脚镣 v. 束缚
[color=red]languish[/color] v. 衰弱 憔悴 (derived from [color=red]languor[/color])
[color=blue]amnesty[/color] n. 政治 ** (synonym: [color=red]absolution[/color])
[color=yellow]asylum[/color] n. 政治避难 庇护

[color=red]spanking[/color] n. 打屁股 a. 突出的 v. 非常
[color=blue]dishevelment[/color] n. 凌乱 不整洁 (derived from: [color=red]dishelveled[/color])
[color=yellow]cookie cutter[/color] n. 俗套
[color=red]phoney[/color] a. 假的 伪造的
[color=red]think tank[/color] n. 智囊团，思想库
[color=red]jostle[/color] n./v. 挤 堆
[color=red]emeritus[/color] a. 荣誉退休的 (synonym: [color=red]honorary[/color])
[color=red]poise[/color] n./v. 平衡 镇静 (synonym: [color=red]composure[/color])
[color=blue]impetuosity[/color] n. 冲动 急躁 (derived from [color=red]impetus[/color])
[color=red]chancellor[/color] n. 大臣 部长 司佳节又重阳法官
[color=yellow]vicar[/color] n. 教区牧师

[color=red]distend[/color] v. 扩大 扩张
[color=red]attenuate[/color] v. 削弱 稀释
[color=red]pillage[/color] v./n. 掠夺 (synonym: [color=red]plunder[/color])
[color=red]audit[/color] n. 审计
[color=blue]bonanza[/color] n. 富矿 好运
[color=blue]canyon[/color] AmE n.峡谷
[color=blue]ford[/color] n. 浅滩
[color=red]quarry[/color] n./v. 采石 采石场 搜集
[color=gray]sphinx oedipus[/color] (希神)斯芬克斯 & 俄狄浦斯(恋母情结)
[color=yellow]crate[/color] n. 板条箱
[color=gray]margarine[/color] n. 人造黄油
[color=red]gadget[/color] n. 小工具 小玩意
[color=red]prowl[/color] v. 潜行 游荡
[color=blue]psalm[/color] n. 圣歌 (synonym: [color=red]chant[/color] [color=red]anthem[/color])
[color=red]psyche[/color] n. 心智 心灵
[color=red]posterior[/color] n. 较后的 较晚的 (antonym: [color=red]prior[/color])
[color=red]nullify[/color] n. 使无效
[color=red]accost[/color] v. 搭讪 勾引
[color=red]waft[/color] n./v. 飘送 漂荡
[color=red]proffer[/color] v. 提供 提出 (synonym: [color=red]tender[/color](v.))
[color=red]deflect[/color] v. 偏转 偏离 (synonym: [color=red]deviate[/color])
[color=yellow]zephyr[/color] n. 西风
[color=red]yelp[/color] v. 叫喊 短而利的叫声
[color=blue]embroider[/color] v. 刺绣
[color=yellow]plop[/color] n./v. 扑通一声 (synonym: [color=red]flop[/color])
[color=red]stump[/color] n. 树桩 残根 (synonym: [color=red]stub[/color])
[color=red]wilt[/color] v. 枯萎 (synonym: [color=red]languish wither blight[/color])

ok, at long last, it's all done, altogether more than 100 words
it really tired me up, let's call it a day
so, can you and will you learn them by heart? good luck and gear up!