abyss： hole so deep as to appear bottomless acquiesce agree， accept without protest
affable： polite and friendly， easy to talk to
affliction： distress， suffering
affluent： wealthy， abundant
agitate： move， shake， stir up ambiguous having more then one meaning
annex： take possession of
aqueous： of or like water
arduous： demanding great effort， strenuous
aroma： quality or surrounding atmosphere considered typical
atone： make repayment
avarice： greed
bellicose： inclined to fighting calisthenicsexercises to develop strong bodies
captor： person who takes smb captive
concoct： invent， prepare by mixing together
dangle： hand or swing loosely
deprive： take away from， prevent from using
diligent： hard-working
disrobe： undress
docile： easily trained or controlled
doleful： dismal， mourful
drought： a long period of dry weather
dubious： feeling doubt dumbfound astonish
efface： rub or wipe out， obliterate
elucidate： to make understandable
enchant： charm， delight
endeavor to make an effort， to try very hard
endorse： approve， support a claim or statement
enthral： take the whole attention， enslave
exploit： to use for selfish advantage or profit
extensive： far-reaching
extol： to praise highly
flimsy： lacking solidarity， strength
fraud： a fault， a deception
gaudy： too bright and showy
ghastly： death-like， pale and ill
grumble： to complain
harass： worry， trouble
heretic： very busy； active
impediment smth that hinders （esp in speech） indigenous native
insatiate： never satisfied
intrepid： fearless
irate： angry
jeopardy： danger
leash： control
loafer： an idle， lazy person
lucrative： profitable
lustrous： bright； shining
malign： to slander
meddle： to interfere， to intrude
mend： to repair
mirth： being merry and happy
nausea： feeling of sickness
neglect： pay no attention to
nocturnal： of or in the night
obese： very fat
obsolete： no longer useful， outdated
perch： take up a high position
pervade： spread through every part of
petulant： unreasonably impatient or irritable
pillage： plunder （esp in war）
presumptuoustoo bold or self-confident
quashed ： annuled
quenching：satisfy， put an end to， put out
refurbished make clean， as if like new
rejoicing： happiness， joy
reticent： in the habit of saying little reverberate be sent back， again and again
rigor： sternness， strictness， severe conditions
rotundity： state of being round
salvage： the saving of property from loss
scattered： not situated together
shatter： to break into many pieces
shunned： avoided， kept away from
sketchy： shortly， roughly， quickly
sporadic： happening from time to time
stifled： suppressed， kept back
strive： to make great efforts， to struggle subsequent following
succumb： yield， die
taciturn： unspoken， silent
tantalize： raise hopes that cannot be realized
tentative： uncertain， probable
torpid： dull and slow
treacherous not to be trusted， perfidious
tremor： thrill
tyro： a beginner
uproar： noise and excitement
vanity： a foolish pride vehemence forcefulness； intensity； conviction
vigilance： watchfulness
vindicate： prove the truth
voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures
wan： looking ill， not bright wile：a trick
wrinkle： make small lines （eg forehead）
