41. rife / strife / stifle

　　rife: If you say that something, usually something bad, is rife in a place or that the place is rife with it, you mean that it is very common.

　　strife: Strife is strong disagreement or fighting. (FORMAL)

　　stifle: If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.(=repress)

　　If you stifle your natural feelings or behavior, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.(=suppress)

　　42. retrench / entrench

　　retrench: If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money. (FORMAL)

　　entrench: If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it.

　　43. pejorative / prerogative

　　pejorative: A pejorative word or expression is one that expresses criticism of someone or something. (FORMAL)

　　prerogative: If something is the prerogative of a particular person or group, it is a privilege or a power that only they have. (FORMAL)

　　44. patent / latent / salient / valiant

　　latent: Latent is used to describe something which is hidden and not obvious at the moment, but which may develop further in the future.

　　salient: The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. (FORMAL)

　　valiant: A valiant action is very brave and determined, though it may lead to failure or defeat.

　　45. imminent / preeminent / prominent / eminent

　　imminent: If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.

　　preeminent: If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group. (FORMAL)

　　prominent: important.

　　46. loutish / outlandish

　　loutish: If you describe a man or a boy as loutish, you are critical of them because their behavior is impolite and aggressive.

　　47. sprout / spout / flout / pout / tout

　　sprout: start to grow

　　spout: A spout of liquid is a long stream of it which is coming out of something very forcefully.( = jet)

　　If you say that a person spouts something, you disapprove of them because they say something which you do not agree with or which you think they do not honestly feel.

　　flout: If you flout something such as a law, an order, or an accepted way of behaving, you deliberately do not obey it or follow it.

　　pout: If someone pouts, they stick out their lips, usually in order to show that they are annoyed or to make themselves sexually attractive.

　　tout: If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.

　　If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. (mainly BRIT)

　　48. flout / flaunt

　　flaunt: If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people's admiration.

　　flout - 蔑视

　　49. apt / opt / adept / adapt / adopt

　　opt: If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.

　　apt：(1) 合适的(2)有倾向的(3) 聪敏的

　　50. swift / sift / rift / drift / thrift

　　sift: If you sift through something such as evidence, you examine it thoroughly.

　　rift: A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.

　　swift - 快速的

　　thrift - 节约的

　　drift - 漂移

　　51. wary / chary / awry

　　chary: If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.

　　awry: If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.

　　wary - 谨慎的

　　52. ignoble(卑鄙的) / ignorable(可忽略的)

　　53. glib / glide / gild / goad

　　glib: If you describe what someone says as glib, you disapprove of it because it implies that something is simple or easy, or that there are no problems involved, when this is not the case.

　　glide: If you glide somewhere, you move silently and in a smooth and effortless way.

　　gild: If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.

　　goad: If you goad someone, you deliberately make them feel angry or irritated, often causing them to react by doing something.

　　54. voracious / veracious

　　voracious: If you describe a person, or their appetite for something, as

　　voracious, you mean that they want a lot of something. (LITERARY)

　　veracious: truthful, honest.

　　55. ingenuous / ingenious / indigent / indigenous

　　ingenuous: If you describe someone as ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. (FORMAL)

　　ingenious: Something that is ingenious is very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment.

　　indigent: Someone who is indigent is very poor. (FORMAL)

　　indigenous: Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country. (FORMAL)(=native)

　　56. sympathy / apathy / antipathy / pathetic

　　apathy: You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.(=indifferent)

　　antipathy: Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something. (FORMAL)

　　pathetic: If you describe a person or animal as pathetic, you mean that they are sad and weak or helpless, and they make you feel very sorry for them.

　　57. don / doff / dour

　　don: If you don clothing, you put it on. (WRITTEN)

　　doff: If you doff your hat or coat, you take it off. (OLD-FASHIONED)

　　dour: If you describe someone as dour, you mean that they are very serious and unfriendly.

　　58. impervious / imperious / impetuous / imperil

　　impervious: If you are impervious to someone's actions, you are not affected or influenced by them.

　　imperious: If you describe someone as imperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed.(WRITTEN)

　　impetuous: If you describe someone as impetuous, you mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful.

　　imperil: Something that imperils you puts you in danger. (FORMAL) (=endanger)

　　59. reap / heap / leap

　　reap - 收获，英?中我们经常说 to reap what you sow

　　60. blandish / brandish

　　blandish: to coax with flattery

　　brandish: If you brandish something, especially a weapon, you hold it in a threatening way.

　　61. vanish / varnish

　　varnish: The varnish on an object is the hard, clear, shiny surface that it has when it has been painted with varnish.(表饰)

　　vanish - 消失

　　62. veto / vote

　　veto-否决

　　vote-投票

　　63. viscid / viscous / vicious / vicarious / vivid

　　viscid: having an adhesive quality

　　viscous: A viscous liquid is thick and sticky.

　　vicious: A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel.

　　vicarious: A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself.(间接体验的;代理的)

　　64. prodigal / prodigious

　　prodigal: You can describe someone as a prodigal son or daughter if they leave their family or friends, often after a period of behaving badly, and then return at a later time as a better person. (LITERARY)

　　prodigious: Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive.(LITERARY)

　　65. seethe / soothe

　　seethe: When you are seething, you are very angry about something but do not express your feelings about it.

　　soothe: If you soothe someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer.

　　Something that soothes a part of your body where there is pain or discomfort makes the pain or discomfort less severe.

　　66. trenchant / penchant

　　trenchant: You can use trenchant to describe something such as a criticism or comment that is very clear, effective, and forceful. (FORMAL)

　　penchant: If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it. (FORMAL)

　　67. command / commend / comment

　　commend: If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally. (FORMAL)

　　68. accent / ascent / ascend / scent

　　ascent: An ascent is an upward, vertical movement.

　　ascend: If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. (FORMAL)

　　69. daft / deft / dart

　　daft: If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange. (BRIT INFORMAL)

　　deft: A deft action is skilful and often quick. (WRITTEN)

　　dart: If a person or animal darts somewhere, they move there suddenly and quickly. (WRITTEN)

　　If you dart a look at someone or something, or if your eyes dart to them, you look at them very quickly. (LITERARY)

　　70. woo / woe

　　woo: If you woo people, you try to encourage them to help you, support you, or vote for you, for example by promising them things which they would like.

　　woe: woe is very great sadness. (LITERARY)

　　71. curb / curt

　　curt: If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.(敷衍的)

　　72. avid / avoid

　　avid: You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.

　　73. quip / pique

　　quip: A quip is a remark that is intended to be amusing or clever;(WRITTEN)

　　To quip means to say something that is intended to be amusing or clever. (WRITTEN)

　　pique: Pique is the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly.

　　If something piques your interest or curiosity, it makes you interested or curious.

　　74. savvy / savor

　　savvy: If you describe someone as having savvy, you think that they have a good understanding and practical knowledge of something. (INFORMAL)

　　e.g. He is known for his political savvy and strong management skills.

　　savor:Enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by lingering over it:

　　75. brink / brisk

　　brink: If you are on the brink of something, usually something important, terrible, or exciting, you are just about to do it or experience it.(=verge)

　　brisk: active and energetic

　　76. glean / glisten / gleam

　　glean: If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly.(=gather)

　　glisten: If something glistens, it shines, usually because it is wet or oily.

　　gleam: If an object or a surface gleams, it reflects light because it is shiny and clean.

　　If your eyes gleam, they look bright and show that you are excited or happy. (WRITTEN)(=glisten, shine)

　　A gleam of something is a faint sign of it.

　　77. toxic / tonic

　　tonic: A tonic is anything that makes you feel stronger, more cheerful, or more enthusiastic.

　　toxic ：有害的。注意intoxicate表?的是吸引

　　78. girth / mirth

　　girth: The girth of an object, for example a person's or an animal's body, is its width or thickness, considered as the measurement around its circumference. (FORMAL)

　　mirth: Mirth is amusement which you express by laughing. (LITERARY)

　　79. hazard / haphazard

　　hazard: A hazard is something which could be dangerous to you, your health or safety, or your plans or reputation.

　　haphazard: If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan.

　　80. bookish / boorish

　　bookish: Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.(=studious)

　　boorish: Boorish behavior is rough, uneducated, and rude.

编辑：张雨

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