Quell:
1 : to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity *quell a riot*
2 : QUIET, PACIFY *quell fears*
*queller noun

earshot:hear::ken:see

earshot: : the range within which the unaided voice may be heard

Braggadocios
1 : BRAGGART
2 a : empty boasting b : arrogant pretension : COCKINESS

Debonair
1 archaic : GENTLE, COURTEOUS
2 a : SUAVE, URBANE b : LIGHTHEARTED, NONCHALANT

Victimize
1Synonyms SACRIFICE 1, immolate
2Synonyms DUPE, bamboozle, flimflam, fool, gull, hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, pigeon, trick

1 : to make a victim of
2 : to subject to deception or fraud : CHEAT

lobster: pot 捕捉工具
loster pot:an oblong case with slat sides and a funnel-shaped net used to trap lobsters called also lobster trap

Avulse <-> suture

backhanded反手拍击的, 间接的<>forthright

Brassy<>unassertive
Brassy: 1 a : being shamelessly bold b : OBSTREPEROUS
2 : resembling brass especially in color
3 : resembling the sound of a brass instrument

bully : intimidation::太傻对应instigator:incite
bully:
2 a : a blustering browbeating person; especially : one habitually cruel to others who are weaker b : PIMP
3 : a hired ruffian

intimidate: to make timid or fearful : FRIGHTEN; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats

Chary<>rash a. 细心的,吝啬的,谨慎的(heedless,rash,perfunctory)

castle:turret::sea:beacon

turret: 1 : a little tower; specifically : an ornamental structure at an angle of a larger structure

2 a : a pivoted and revolvable holder in a machine tool b : a device (as on a microscope or a television camera) holding several lenses

beacon: 1 : a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole

2 a : a lighthouse or other signal for guidance b : a radio transmitter emitting signals for guidance of aircraft

3 : a source of light or inspiration

conscious<>unwitting

conscious: synonym: witting

circuity<>profundity? strength?

Circuity: : lack of straightforwardness : INDIRECTION

dastard懦夫: craven

dehydrate:moisture::desertification:vegetation

desertification : the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change)

vegetation

deject<>gladden

delusion:思考:: hallucination:perception 有mirage:imagination错误，幻觉--正常

hallucination: 1 a : perception of objects with no reality usually arising from disorder of the nervous system or in response to drugs (as LSD) b : the object so perceived

2 : an unfounded or mistaken impression or notion : DELUSION

fecundity: 1 : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : PROLIFIC

2 : intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

explore:veil::** 消除

veil: 3 : a concealing curtain or cover of cloth

4 : something that hides or obscures like a veil

FACILE<>PROFOUND

fastidious:outshine::re***（向石头一样固执）: resist

fastiodious:2 a : having high and often capricious standards : difficult to please *criticsT so fastidious that they can talk only to a small circle of initiates Granville Hicks* b : showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care c : reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude *fastidious workmanship*

3 : having complex nutritional requirements *fastidious microorganisms*

outshine: 1 a : to shine brighter than b : to excel in splendor or showiness

2 : OUTDO, SURPASS *outshone most of the other films in quality Kathleen Karr*

intransitive senses : to shine out

ford:river::shore:lake 位置对应

Furor <> serenity

Furor: 1 : an angry or maniacal fit : RAGE

2 : FURY 4

3 : a fashionable craze : VOGUE

4 a : furious or hectic activity b : an outburst of public excitement or
indignation : UPROAR

frothy<>weighty

frothy: 2 a : gaily frivolous or light in content or treatment :
INSUBSTANTIAL *a frothy comedy* b : made of light thin material

Hamstring:effectiveness::**减少降低

Hamstring: 1 : to make ineffective or powerless : CRIPPLE *hamstrung by guilt*

2 : to cripple by cutting the leg tendons

intimate:communication::allude:reference

intimate: 2 : to communicate delicately and indirectly : HINT

allude: : to make indirect reference; broadly : REFER

IMPENITENT < > contrite

impertubility<>volatility/diffidence我选前者

volatility: LIGHTHEARTED, LIVELY b : easily aroused;

impertubility: marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

incandescent<>dull

incandescent: 1 a : white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat b : strikingly bright, radiant, or clear c : marked by brilliance especially of expression *incandescent wit* d : characterized by glowing zeal : ARDENT *incandescent affection*

2 a : of, relating to, or being light produced by incandescence b : producing light by incandescence

?incipient:realized<>tangible:indefinite反特

incipient: : begin

ning to come into being or to become apparent *an incipient solar system*
*evidence of incipient racial tension*

kudos<>选项有：ignore,disapprobation,我选了后者；

kudos: 1 : AWARD, HONOR *a score of honorary degrees andT other kudos Time*

2 : COMPLIMENT, PRAISE *to all three should go some kind of special kudo for refusing to succumb Al Hine*

DEFERENTIAL<>imperious

Deferential: showing or expressing deference *deferential attention*

Imperious: showing or expressing deference *deferential attention*

Harried: beset by problems : HARASSED

demotic(<>profound

demotic: 1 : of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing

2 : POPULAR 1 *demotic idiom*

3 : of or relating to the form of Modern Greek that is based on everyday speech

BENIGNANT<>VICIOUS

Benignant:

1 : serenely mild and kindly : BENIGN

2 : FAVORABLE, BENEFICIAL *a benignant power*

*benignantly adverb

cabal:association::spat:quarrel

cabal : the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation especially in public affairs; also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues

closed-mind:sway

evacuate<>conquer

---evacuate: to withdraw from a place in an organized way especially for protection

exhaustive:careful 程度对比

--exhaustive: testing all possibilities or considering all elements : THOROUGH

headlong

--syn: precipitant, precipitous, impetuous, RECKLESSLY

leaning<>disinclination

--leaning: a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency

mangy

1 : affected with or resulting from mange

2 : having many worn or bare spots : SEEDY, SHABBY

Synonyms SHABBY 1, decrepit, down-at-heel, moth-eaten, scruffy, seedy,
sleazy, squalid, tagrag, tattered

meliorism:progress=egalitarian:equity

meliorism: : the belief that the world tends to become better and that humans can aid its betterment

monocle:eye
--monocle:单边眼镜: an eyeglass for one eye

pandemonium

1 : the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost

2 : the infernal regions : HELL

3 not capitalized : a wild uproar : TUMULT

recuperate<>

recuperate:

transitive senses : to get back : REGAIN

intransitive senses : to regain a former state or condition; especially : to recover health or strength

relish<>despise

relish: 2 : to be pleased or gratified by : ENJOY

resilience<>unable to recover

resilience:

1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress

2 : an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

shard:??::morsel:food(old)

morsel: 1 : a small piece of food : BITE

2 : a small quantity : FRAGMENT

3 a : a tasty dish b : something delectable and pleasing

4 : a negligible person

tag:identify:: (目的)

trail<> lead

trail:

intransitive senses

1 a : to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground b : to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner *a vine that trails over the ground* c : to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground *trailing branches of a weeping birch*

2 a : to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily : PLOD, TRUDGE b : to lag behind : do poorly in relation to others

3 : to move, flow, or extend slowly in thin streams *smoke trailing from chimneys*

4 a : to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line : STRAGGLE b : DWINDLE *voice trailing off*

5 : to follow a trail : track game

transitive senses

1 a : to draw or drag loosely along a surface : allow to sweep the ground b : HAUL, TOW

2 a : to drag (as a limb or the body) heavily or wearily b : to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance c : to draw along in one's wake

3 a : to follow upon the scent or trace of : TRACK b : to follow in the footsteps of : PURSUE c : to follow along behind d : to lag behind (as a competitor)

synonyms see CHASE

teeter<>

--teeter:

1 a : to move unsteadily : WOBBLE b : WAVER, VACILLATE *teetered on the brink of bankruptcy*
2 : SEESAW

Testiness <>imperturbability

Testy: 1 : easily annoyed : IRRITABLE

2 : marked by impatience or ill humor *testy remarks*

*testily \-t*-l*\ adverb

*testiness \-t*-n*s\ noun

Vaunt<>downplay

Vaunt:

intransitive senses : to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : BRAG

transitive senses : to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully
*people who vaunt their ingenuity*

downplay: : to reduce in relative importance

vivid:intensify(题干，FT) 通过后者动作得到前者
--vivid: producing a strong or clear impression on the senses : SHARP, INTENSE; specifically : producing distinct mental images

wan<>hale

wan: 1 a : suggestive of poor health : SICKLY,
PALLID b : lacking vitality : FEEBLE

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