Monday, April 21, 2014

vocabulary 17


  1. exhort 劝告 (verb): to urge (He exhorted his elder.)
  2. flamboyant 显眼的 (adj): flashy (His clothes were rather flamboyant for such a serious occasion场合.)
  3. foible 弱点 (noun): a minor fault (Talking too much is one of his foibles.)
  4. innocuous 无害的 (adj): without bad effects (It was an innocuous question.)
  5. magnanimous (adj): forgiving (He is a magnanimous person.)
  6. masochist (noun): someone who enjoys being hurt.(Psychologists are trying to understand why masochist obtain satisfaction from suffering.)
  7. meticulous (adj): very careful (She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.)
  8. rancor 深仇 (noun): deep hostility (I have no rancor against him.)
  9. recrimination 吵架 (noun): an accusation 指责 in reply (I don't want any recriminations if this goes wrong.)
  10. repugnant 令人厌恶的 (adj): disgusting (He is repugnant to me.)

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