Saturday, April 19, 2014

vocabulary 7


  1. equivocate 使用模棱两可的话隐瞒真相 (verb): to be unclear (didn't equivocate about her real purpose in coming)
  2. fortuitous 偶然发生的 (adj): accidental (A series of fortuitous circumstances advanced her career.)
  3. impeccable (adj): flawless, perfect (He stood before them, impeccable as ever.)
  4. liaison (noun): a link (He's our liaison with a number of interested parties.)
  5. predisposed 先倾向于…的 (adj): likely (His lifestyle predisposed him to high blood pressure)
  6. propensity习性 (noun): an inclination (He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol.)
  7. reprehensible 应斥责的 (adj) : shameful, wrong (The company's failure to clean up the oil spill流出 was reprehensible and drew harsh刺耳的 criticism.)
  8. sham (noun): something false (Are those real diamonds or only shams?)
  9. solace 安慰(noun): relief (She sought <seek> solace in her religion.) 
  10. solicitous 关心的 (adj): attentive (She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.)

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