500 Hard SAT Word List | Match Practice in Chinese

500 Hard SAT Words

Group (1) - Matching Quizzes

abhor

	(嚴厲批評,懲罰) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

abrasive

	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

abrogate

	(迂迴累贅的話,遁詞) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(廢除) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning

absolution

	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstain

	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(反抗,敵對) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

abstemious

	(奉承,恭維) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

abstruse

	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

accolade

	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down

acquiesce

	(默許) assent; agree without protesting
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

acrid

	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(尖銳,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

acrophobia

	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

acuity

	(發芽,成長) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(默許) assent; agree without protesting

adamant

	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(堅硬,不動搖) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

adroit

	(熟練,有技巧) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
	(嚴厲批評,懲罰) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

adulation

	(奉承,恭維) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

adversity

	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(貧困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

advocate

	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person

aesthetic

	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(過時的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(審美的) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable

	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(歡樂,高興) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly

alacrity

	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

alchemy

	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(隊伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest

allay

	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

alleviate

	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

aloof

	(大鍋) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

amass

	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
	(反抗,敵對) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(官僚機構) over-regulated administrative system
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly

ambiguity

	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(不公正的不合理的批評) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

ambiguous

	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

ambivalence

	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity
	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

ambulatory

	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
	(反抗,敵對) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition

ameliorate

	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(發芽,成長) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

amiable

	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(尖銳,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amity

	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

amorphous

	(導瀉,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(無形的,不成形的) formless; lacking shape or definition
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

analgesic

	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
	(解脫,釋放,釋然) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
	(節制（飲食）,調節) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

analogous

	(類似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly

anarchy

	(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

anecdote

	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(過時的,陳舊的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

animosity

	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

annex

	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

anomaly

	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
	(不規則,異常,反常) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference

antagonism

	(反抗,敵對) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down

antediluvian

	(尖銳,尖酸) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
	(隊伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(遠古,上古,及其久遠) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

anthology

	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning

antiquated

	(過時的,陳舊的) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

apathetic

	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(歡樂,高興) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

apathy

	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

apocryphal

	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering

appease

	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(憎恨) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

apprehensive

	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(製圖者,制地圖的人) one who makes maps or charts

arable

	(平易近人的) easily approachable; warmly friendly
	(官僚機構) over-regulated administrative system
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(默許) assent; agree without protesting

arbitrary

	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(反抗,敵對) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
	(反复無常,隨機的) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

arcane

	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

archaic

	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(過時的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

bigot

	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(大鍋) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics

bilk

	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(騙) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

billowing

	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(提高) make or become better; improve; grow better
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

blasphemy

	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
	(褻瀆) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity

blatant

	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

blighted

	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

blithe

	(恐高症) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
	(歡樂,高興) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

bolster

	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(奉承,恭維) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

boorish

	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

bourgeois

	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(貧困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

braggart

	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(自誇,吹噓) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed

brevity

	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(收集) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

broach

	(赦免,免除) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

brusque

	(唐圖,直率,粗暴無禮) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(隊伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series

bulwark

	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
	(恐懼的,擔心的) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(類似的) comparable; similar or alike

bureaucracy

	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(官僚機構) over-regulated administrative system
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference

burgeon

	(辯護) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
	(漠不關心) lack of caring; indifference
	(發芽,成長) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

burnish

	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish
	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame

buttress

	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(官僚機構) over-regulated administrative system
	(支持) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence

cajole

	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(波濤翻滾) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms
	(擦拭) make shiny by rubbing; polish

caldron

	(製圖者,制地圖的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(大鍋) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron
	(矛盾的觀點或情緒) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

callow

	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(隊伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(喧鬧,俗麗) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
	(可移動的,不固定) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

candid

	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(率直的,坦白的) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
	(堅硬,不動搖) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
	(遠古,上古,及其久遠) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

candor

	(奇聞軼事) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(開誠佈公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

cantankerous

	(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(可耕種的) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

capacious

	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
	(止痛的) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

capitulate

	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply
	(煉金術士) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

carping

	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(不公正的不合理的批評) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure

cartographer

	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(製圖者,制地圖的人) one who makes maps or charts
	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
	(投降) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply

castigate

	(類似的) comparable; similar or alike
	(嚴厲批評,懲罰) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication
	(壁壘) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
	(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

catharsis

	(導瀉,通便,疏泄) purging or cleansing of any passage of body
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(中產階級,平庸的) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

caucus

	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(哄騙,勾引) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
	(核心小組會議（秘密）) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
	(嚴厲批評,懲罰) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication

caustic

	(腐蝕,挖苦) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	(不公正的不合理的批評) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure
	(可愛的,友好的,愜意的) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

cavalcade

	(貧困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
	(隊伍) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger
	(唐圖,直率,粗暴無禮) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

celerity

	(速度) swiftness of action or motion; speed
	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(分離,保留) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
	(模棱兩可) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

censorious

	(批判的) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure
	(年幼,稚嫩,無經驗) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers
	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(脾氣壞,易發怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

censure

	(過時的) no longer current or applicable; antiquated
	(控制,限制（自己）) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
	(責怪,批評) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
	(秘密,謎) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

cerebral

	(接手) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
	(尖銳) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
	(腦的,智力的) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional
	(被毀壞的,受病害的) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

certitude

	(確實) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence
	(摩擦的,粗糙的,研磨劑) rubbing away; tending to grind down
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(介紹,提出,引見) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce

chary

	(謹慎,吝嗇) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving
	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	((宗教,政治等的)盲信者,頑固者) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics
	(寬敞的) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy

chicanery

	(平靜下來,（使）冷靜下來) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
	(仇恨) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
	(簡短,短暫) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
	(強辯,狡辯,欺騙) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

chimerical

	(難以理解的,複雜的) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
	(不現實,空想) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative
	(無政府主義) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
	(默許) assent; agree without protesting

choleric

	(歡快的情緒) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
	(模棱兩可) unclear or doubtful in meaning
	(冷漠的,無動於衷的) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
	(易發怒的,脾氣壞) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

circuitous

	(友誼) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
	(平靜,安撫) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
	(迂迴的) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
	(支持,增援) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion

circumlocution

	(迂迴累贅的話,遁詞) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing
	(選集) book of literary selections by various authors
	(假的,捏造的) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious
	(出名的大獎) award of merit; expression of approval; praise

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