| 序号 | 词汇 | 英文释义 | 中文释义 |
| 1 | ambivalent | mixed feelings | 矛盾 |
| 2 | anomaly/atypical | a deviation from the norm | 异常/非典型 |
| 3 | sarcastic/sardonic | derisive mocking comments | 讽刺、讥讽 |
| 4 | dearth/paucity | scarcity or shortage | 缺乏/不足 |
| 5 | prattle | to babble incessantly | 闲聊 |
| 6 | wry | dry humor | 苦笑 |
| 7 | unconventional/unorthodox | not ordinary or typical | 非常规的、非正统的 |
| 8 | painstaking/meticulous/exacting | highly detailed | 艰苦、细致、严格的 |
| 9 | audacious | very bold; daring | 大胆的 |
| 10 | indifferent/apathetic | lack of interest or concern | 冷漠/冷漠 |
| 11 | diffident | lacking self-confidence | 羞怯的，心虚的 |
| 12 | pragmatic | practical, sensible | 务实 |
| 13 | evocation | an imaginative recreation | 唤起 |
| 14 | presumptuous | overbearing; impertinently bold | 放肆 |
| 15 | recalcitrant/obdurate | very stubborn, defiant | 顽固的、冷酷的 |
| 16 | boon | a timely benefit | 福音 |
| 17 | bane | a source of harm | 祸根 |
| 18 | clandestine/surreptitious | secretive, not aboveboard, covert | 秘密/秘密 |
| 19 | affable/amiable/genial/gregarious | agreeable, friendly | 和蔼可亲的/亲切的/亲切/社交 |
| 20 | confounded/perplexed/mystified | puzzled, confused | 该死的/困惑/困惑 |
| 21 | prodigious | enormous, massive | 惊人的 |
| 22 | ambiguous | unclear, not definitive | 暧昧 |
| 23 | reproach/censure | to scold, rebuke | 谴责/指责 |
| 24 | nostalgia | a sentimental longing for the past | 怀旧 |
| 25 | conjecture/supposition | an inference | 猜想/假设 |
| 26 | obsolete | no longer in use | 过时的 |
| 27 | auspicious | very favorable | 吉祥 |
| 28 | morose/despondent | very depressed | 郁闷、沮丧 |
| 29 | impasse | failure to reach an agreement | 僵局 |
| 30 | anachronism | not in the proper time period | 不合时宜 |
| 31 | belie | to give a false impression | 掩饰 |
| 32 | mitigate/mollify/assuage/alleviate | to ease, relieve, lessen | 减轻/安抚/减轻/缓解 |
| 33 | covet | to strongly desire; to crave | 垂涎，渴望 |
| 34 | antithesis/antipodal | direct opposite | 对立/反足 |
| 35 | prototype | an original model | 原型 |
| 36 | aloof | detached, reserved | 冷漠的，疏远的 |
| 37 | trite/hackneyed/pedestrian/platitudinous/banal | commonplace | 陈腐老套的，平庸的 |
| 38 | antecedent/forerunner | a preceding event | 先行/先驱 |
| 39 | plausible | believable | 看似合理的，可信的 |
| 40 | prudent | careful, cautious | 谨慎的 |
| 41 | aesthetic | an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive | 审美 |
| 42 | paradox | a seeming contraction that expresses a truth | 悖论 |
| 43 | enigmatic/inscrutable | mysterious; baffling | 神秘的、不可思议的 |
| 44 | acquiesce | to comply | 默许 |
| 45 | naïve/credulous | unsophisticated | 天真的/轻信的 |
| 46 | autonomous | independent | 独立自主 |
| 47 | futile | doomed to failure | 徒劳的 |
| 48 | indigenous/endemic | native to an area | 本地的 |
| 49 | ubiquitous/prevalent | everywhere, widespread, prevalent | 无处不在/流行 |
| 50 | pandemic | widespread epidemic | 十分流行 |
| 51 | fortitude | strength of mind | 刚毅的，坚韧的 |
| 52 | diminutive | very small | 身材矮小的 |
| 53 | archaic | out of date | 古老的 |
| 54 | exhort | to strongly encourage | 鼓励的 |
| 55 | antipathy/animosity | strong dislike | 反感/仇恨 |
| 56 | digress | to depart from a subject | 偏题，跑题 |
| 57 | tenacious | showing great determination | 顽强的 |
| 58 | indulgent | overly tolerant | 放纵 |
| 59 | polarize/divisive | to break into opposing factions | 极化/分裂 |
| 60 | nebulous | vague, lacking a fully developed form | 模糊的 |
| 61 | analogy | a similarity or likeness | 类比 |
| 62 | fleeting/ephemeral | very brief, short lived | 转瞬即逝 |
| 63 | penchant/predilection | a preference for something; inclination | 嗜好/偏好 |
| 64 | capricious/mercurial | fickle, constant shifting moods | 任性、善变 |
| 65 | boorish/uncouth | vulgar, crude | 粗鲁的/粗鲁 |
| 66 | indignant | outrage at something that is unjust | 气恼的 |
| 67 | innuendo | a veiled reference | 含沙射影 |
| 68 | thwart/stymie | to stop; frustrate | 阻止/阻碍 |
| 69 | adroit, deft, dexterous | skillful | 熟练的，灵巧的，灵巧的 |
| 70 | admonish | to earnestly caution | 告诫 |
| 71 | incontrovertible | indisputable, beyond doubt | 无可争议的事实 |
| 72 | voracious/ravenous | huge appetite, cannot be satisfied, insatiable | 贪婪 |
| 73 | callous | insensitive | 无情的 |
| 74 | intrepid/undaunted | fearless, courageous | 勇敢的、无畏的 |
| 75 | nonchalant | casual indifference | 不经意的 |
| 76 | convoluted | twisted, intricate | 扭曲的，复杂的 |
| 77 | itinerant | mobile, not sedentary | 巡回 |
| 78 | poignant | touching, heartrending | 凄美的 |
| 79 | impetus | a stimulus or encouragement | 动力 |
| 80 | bucolic, rustic, pastoral | charmingly rural | 田园风光 |
| 81 | equanimity | calmness, composure | 平静地 |
| 82 | panache/verve | dash and flamboyant | 华丽，耀眼 |
| 83 | provocative | provokes controversy | 挑衅 |
| 84 | placid/serene | very clam, quiet | 平静/安详 |
| 85 | fortuitous | an accidental but fortunate occurrence | 偶然的 |
| 86 | dispel | to drive away, scatter | 消除 |
| 87 | amalgam | a mixture, combination of different elements | 银汞合金 |
| 88 | viable/feasible | possible | 可行的 |
| 89 | anguish | agonizing physical or mental pain | 痛苦 |
| 90 | intemperate | lacking restraint, excessive | 无节制的 |
| 91 | superficial | shallow, lacking depth | 浅 |
| 92 | laud, extol, tout, acclaim | praise, applaud | 赞美，赞美，吹捧，好评 |
| 93 | dismissive | to reject, disregard | 不屑一顾 |
| 94 | disparage | belittle, slight | 贬低 |
| 95 | pompous | pretentious, filled with excessive self-importance | 自大 |
| 96 | cryptic | mysterious, having a hidden meaning | 神秘的 |
| 97 | subtle | a gradual, almost imperceptible change | 微妙的 |
| 98 | disparity | an inequality, an imbalance | 差距 |
| 99 | curtail | to cut short or reduce | 缩减 |
| 100 | innocuous | harmless | 无害 |
| 101 | diatribe, tirade | a bitter denunciation | 谩骂，长篇大论 |
| 102 | charlatan | a fake, a fraud, a cheat | 骗子 |
| 103 | skeptic | a doubter | 怀疑论者 |
| 104 | rhetorician | an eloquent writer or speaker | 雄辩家 |
| 105 | hedonist | seeker of pleasure | 享乐主义者 |
| 106 | ascetic | a person who leads a life of self-denial | 苦行僧 |
| 107 | raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes | 讲故事的人 |
| 108 | iconoclast | someone who attacks cherished ideas and institutions | 传统的人 |
| 109 | dilettante | an amateur or dabbler | 外行 |
| 110 | partisan | a person with biased beliefs | 党派 |
| 111 | mentor | a teacher, a guide | 导师 |
| 112 | demagogue | a speaker who appeals to emotions, fear or prejudices | 煽动者 |
| 113 | automation | a person who acts in a mechanical fashion, a mindless follower | 自动化 |
| 114 | recluse | a person who leads a secluded solitary life | 隐士 |
| 115 | bungler | a clumsy or inept person | 笨拙的人 |
| 116 | clairvoyant | a person who uses intuition to see into the future | 透视 |
| 117 | prognosticator | a person who makes predictions based upon data | 占卜者 |
| 118 | pundit | a professional commentator | 专家 |
| 119 | zealot | a very enthusiastic person | 狂热者 |
| 120 | neophyte, novice, greenhorn | a beginner | 新手 |
| 121 | benefactor | a person who gives gifts | 恩人 |
| 122 | beneficiary | a person who receives benefits | 受益人 |
| 123 | dissembler/prevaricator | a liar, deceiver | 伪君子 |
| 124 | proponent/advocate | a champion of a cause | 支持者/推动人 |
| 125 | prodigy | a young genius | 神童 |
| 126 | oracle | a person who is a source of wise counsel and prophetic advice | 神谕 |
| 127 | misanthrope | a person who hates humankind | 愤世嫉俗者 |
| 128 | innovator | a person who introduces something new | 创新者 |
| 129 | sycophant/obsequious | a person who behaves in a servile manner, a toady | 谄媚奉承的/ |
| 130 | stoic | a person who is impassive and emotionless | 禁欲的，坚韧的 |
| 131 | reprobate | a morally unprincipled person | 堕落的人 |
| 132 | renegade | a disloyal person | 叛徒 |
| 133 | draconian | very strict laws and rules | 严厉的 |
| 134 | laconic, succinct, terse | very concise, brief | 简短的，简洁的，简洁的 |
| 135 | spartan, austere | plain,simple | 斯巴达式的，简朴的 |
| 136 | halcyon | idyllically calm and tranquil | 宁静 |
| 137 | sophistry | a deliberately misleading argument | 诡辩 |
| 138 | chimerical | a fantastic scheme, unchecked imagination | 空想的 |
| 139 | ostracize | to deliberately exclude from a group | 放逐 |
| 140 | impecunious | poor, penniless, not affluent | 可怜的，身无分文 |
| 141 | nefarious | extremely wicked, vile | 邪恶的 |
| 142 | jovial/jocular | good-humored, cheerful | 快乐的/诙谐 |
| 143 | dirge | a funeral hymn, mournful music | 挽歌 |
| 144 | maudlin | excessively sentimental | 伤感的 |
| 145 | quixotic | foolishly impractical | 不切实际的 |
| 146 | pandemonium | a wild uproar, tumult | 混乱 |
| 147 | martinet | a strict disciplinarian | 严格的人 |
| 148 | fiasco/debacle | a complete failure | 失败/崩溃 |
| 149 | bowdlerize | to remove or delete objectionable parts of a book | 删改（书中令人反感的部分） |
| 150 | galvanize | to electrify, stire into action | 通电，激励 |
| 151 | picayune | something of small value, petty, trifling | 花絮 |
| 152 | gerrymander | to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage | 选区划分 |
| 153 | maverick | an independent person | 特立独行 |
| 154 | juggernaut | an irresistible force | 巨大的力量 |
| 155 | serendipity | an accidental but fortunate discovery | 意外的发现 |
| 156 | zenith and apex | the highest point | 顶点和顶点 |
| 157 | nadir | the lowest point | 最低点 |
| 158 | expunge, excise, expurgate | delete, remove | 消费，删除 |
| 159 | eccentric | an odd, unconventional person | 偏心的人，非常规的 |
| 160 | extricate | to get out of a difficult situation | 解脱 |
| 161 | exemplary | outstanding | 示范的，典型的 |
| 162 | enumerate | to list, to tick off | 列举 |
| 163 | elusive | out of reach, difficult to catch | 难以捉摸的 |
| 164 | exorbitant | unreasonably expensive | 过高的 |
| 165 | repudiate, recant, renounce | to take back, disavow | 拒绝，否认 |
| 166 | redundant | doing or saying something again and again | 多余的 |
| 167 | relinquish | to give something back | 放弃，撤离 |
| 168 | resilient | to bounce back | 弹性 |
| 169 | reaffirm | to assert again | 重申 |
| 170 | reticent | to hold back one's thoughts and feelings | 沉默 |
| 171 | rebuff | to repel or drive back, to reject | 断然拒绝 |
| 172 | renovate | to make new again | 更新 |
| 173 | rejuvenate | to make young again | 振兴 |
| 174 | resurgent | to rise again, surge back | 复活 |
| 175 | deleterious | harmful, injurious | 有害的 |
| 176 | decry | to express strong disapproval | 谴责 |
| 177 | despondent, forlorn | feeling downcast, dejected | 沮丧，绝望 |
| 178 | denounce | to speak against | 谴责 |
| 179 | demise | the final ending of something, the downfall | 让位，转让，消亡 |
| 180 | debunk | to put down by exposing false claims | 揭穿 |
| 181 | deride | to put down with contemptuous jeering | 嘲笑 |
| 182 | devoid | completely lacking in something | 缺乏 |
| 183 | impeccable | faultless, perfect | 无可挑剔的 |
| 184 | implacable | not capable of being appeased | 无情的 |
| 185 | inexorable | relentless, unstoppable | 无情的 |
| 186 | incoherent | lacking organization or lock | 缺乏组织 |
| 187 | insurmountable | not being capable of overcome | 不可逾越的 |
| 188 | irreverent | lacking proper respect, disrespectful | 不敬 |
| 189 | circumspect, prudent | cautious, careful | 慎重的，谨慎的 |
| 190 | circuitous | circular and therefore indirect | 迂回 |
| 191 | circumvent | to avoid by artful maneuvering | 规避 |
| 192 | circumscribe | to narrowly restrict, to limit action, to draw a line around | 限制 |
| 193 | magnanimous | generous and forgiving | 宽宏大量的 |
| 194 | erroneous | filled with errors, wrongs | 错误 |
| 195 | momentous | of great importance | 重大的 |
| 196 | mellifluous | smooth and sweet flowing | 流畅 |
| 197 | ominous | threatening and menacing | 不祥的 |
| 198 | acrimonious | great bitterness | 激烈的 |
| 199 | copious | abundant, a great amount | 丰富的 |
| 200 | abstemious | moderate in eating and drinking | 有节制的 |
| 201 | malodorous | foul smelling | 恶臭 |
| 202 | tedious | boring and tiresome | 乏味的 |
| 203 | synopsis | a brief summary | 简介 |
| 204 | simile | a figure of speech using like or as to compare two unlike things | 明喻 |
| 205 | metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things | 隐喻 |
| 206 | irony | things are not what they are said to be or what they seem | 具有讽刺意味的 |
| 207 | satire | a work that ridicules human vices and foibles | 讽刺 |
| 208 | hyperbole | an exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect | 夸张 |
| 209 | caricature | a deliberately exaggerated portrait | 漫画 |
| 210 | epic | a long narrative poem | 史诗 |
| 211 | saga | a long narrative story | 传奇 |
| 212 | euphony | soothing, pleasant sound | 谐音 |
| 213 | cacophony | jarring, grating sound | 刺耳的声音 |
| 214 | foreshadow | suggest or indicate a future action, presage | 预示 |
| 215 | subplot | a secondary plot in fiction or drama | 情节 |
| 216 | memoir | a personal journal | 回忆录 |
| 217 | anecdote | a short account of an interesting incident | 轶事 |
| 218 | eulogy | a laudatory speech or written tribute | 悼词 |
| 219 | allusion | an indirect or brief reference ot a person, place or event | 典故 |
| 220 | catalyst | an agent that provokes or triggers a change | 催化剂 |
| 221 | caustic | a stinging or bitter remark | 尖酸刻薄地评价 |
| 222 | synthetic | produced artificially | 人工合成 |
| 223 | osmosis | a gradual often unconscious process of assimilation | 渗透 |
| 224 | sedentary | settled, not mobile | 久坐不动的 |
