unctuously: insincerely 油腔滑调的mortification: shame and embarrassment 屈辱，禁欲discreet: careful and prudent 谨慎的；小心的
rectify: correct
ostentatiously: showily 招摇的，铺张的bellicose: fond of fighting or quarreling 好战的，好斗的
deferentially: respectfully 谦恭的，表示敬意的
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reproof: censure, rebuke 责备，谴责virile: full of masculine strength 有男子气概的
apathy: lack of interest, indifferent 冷漠，没兴趣
plenipotentiary: fully empowered 全权代表的
impervious: not affected or influenced 不受影响的，无动于衷的unobtrusive: not too noticeable 谦虚的，不引人注目的
doleful: sad, sorrow
fortify: strength 加强，增强
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telltale: revealing 泄密的，搬弄是非的；迹象，搬弄是非者
raring: very eager 渴望的，急切的whisk: cause to move very quickly 飞奔，疾过
notorious: infamous
resignation: passive acceptance, patient submission 顺从，放弃
primed: brief, prepare 待发的，准备好的
nonchalantly: indifferently, unconcernedly 冷淡的，漠不关心的visualize: from a mental picture, imagine 形象化
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head-on: firm and direct 正面的，直接的
showdown: final fight to settle a dispute 最后一决胜负，摊牌irksome: troublesome, annoying 令人厌烦的
intimate: hint, make known indirectly 暗示，通知
compliance: willingness to yield, agreement 顺从，服从
Unit 2 College Pressures
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scribble: write very fast or carelessly 潦草的写，乱写
authentic: true, reliable unswervingly: unchangingly, firmly 坚定不移的
savor: relish, enjoy 尽情享受；品尝，欣赏
venerated: respect deeply
induce: lead, cause 诱导，引用intangible: that cannot be easily defined, vague
dimension: aspect, side
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visualize: form a clear picture in the mind, imagine
sample: get to know by experience 取样，尝试
exhilarated: make cheerful and excited, thrill 振奋的，高兴地
accrue: accumulate 获得，累积exhort: urge or advise 忠告，劝诫tenacity: doggedness, perseverance 韧性，固执
pay-off: reward
synthesize: bring separate parts into a whole, fuse(融合) 合成，综合
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vacillate: be uncertain of what action to take 踌躇，犹豫
furtively: stealthily, secretly 偷偷地，暗中地
symptomatic: indicative, being a sign 有症状的
perceive: view, interpret things in a certain way 感觉，理解，认知contagious: tending to spread easily from
person to person 感染的
reverse: change around completely juggle: rearrange
nurture: train, educate, develop
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circuitous: long and indirect 迂回的potent: very effective and powerful 有效的，强有力的
positively: definitely, indeed, really 明确的，断然的
intertwine: intermingle, interweave, be twisted so as to become joined 纠结，缠绕
steer: direct the course of 控制，引导drab: uninteresting, dull 单调的；浅褐色的
Unit 4 Portrait of an Actress
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congenial: agreeable 意气相投的，一致的
seasoned: experienced 老练的，经验丰富的
grate: make a harsh unpleasant sound 发摩擦声
growl: say in a low, rough, angry voice 咆哮
phantom: illusion
insubstantial: imaginary, not real scribble: write quickly and roughly buffet: push roughly from side to side 与…搏击；斗争
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stumble: walk unsteadily 蹒跚
sham: fraud, something not real 假装incongruous: out of place 不协调的domesticity: the state of living at home with your family 家庭生活
forsake: abandon, desert 放弃，断念solitude: the state of being alone 孤独，隐居
surge: arise suddenly and intensively 汹涌，起大浪，蜂拥而来outrageous: very usual and slightly shocking 令人吃惊的
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defy: be so difficult as to make impossible 对抗
stock: commonly used 存货的，常备的
Unit 5 A Wagner Matinee
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legacy: something left behind scourge: cause great pain and suffering 鞭打，蹂躏
fumble: finger or handle awkwardly 摸索，笨拙的做
upshot: final result, outcome 结果revert: return, come back 恢复，归回原状
doggedly: perseveringly 顽强的，固执的haggard: tired and thin-faced 憔悴的conjecture: guess, speculate 推测，猜想，
inert: not wanting to move or act or think 呆滞的，迟缓的
trepidation: fear or nervousness 恐惧excruciatingly: intensely, unbearably 极其痛苦的，难以忍受的
matinee: a performance held in the afternoon or morning 日场演出drowsy: half asleep, feeling sleepy 昏昏欲睡的
jocularity: the quality of being humorous or given to joking and jesting 滑稽，幽默deluge: flood, an overwhelming amount 洪水，泛滥
interminably: endlessly 无限的，漫无止境的
seething: boiling 沸腾的
myriad: countless, innumerable 无数的infatuation: intense but foolish love 迷恋，醉心
contour: outline, shape 轮廓slender: slight, small, poor微薄的turmoil: a state of confusion or disorder
混乱，骚动
gaunt: so thin that the bones under the skin can be seen 枯瘦的
aloofness: the state of being cool and unconcerned 冷漠，高傲
perceive: notice, become aware of 感知，认识到