vocabulary 14

1. austere (adj): very plain (The people are still leading an austere life in the mountain.)
2. esoteric (adj): difficult understand (Some words are really too esoteric for this dictionary.)
3. facsimile (noun): an accurate copy (This is a facsimile edition of an eighteenth century book.)
4. grotesque (adj): strange-looking (His face has a grotesque appearance.)
5. mesmerize 使入迷 (verb): to fascinate ( I was mesmerized: she looked so incredible.)
6. metamorphosis 改变( noun): a change in form (A caterpillar's毛虫 transformation into a butterfly is a well-known example of metamorphosis.)
7. notorious 臭名原著的(adj): regarded negatively (He was a notorious as a gambler.)
8. perfunctory 马虎的 (adj): uninterested （He gave a perfunctory nod.)
9. provocative 刺激性的 (adj) : attention-getting (She wore a very provocative dress.)
10. travesty 歪曲 (noun): joke, disrespectful imitation (Michael has betrayed出卖 the family by travestying them in his plays.)