Learn English with ASVAB Word Preparation PART 1

 Recklessness 鲁莽、轻率 = Headlong 轻率的、急速的

• We are also racing headlong towards disaster.

• Headlong into the unknown?

• Driving Headlong

Domicile住处、定居= Home:   It’s my domicile. I wish you to leave my domicile.

Cursory草率的 = Superficial肤浅的、缺乏深度的

• That was cursory. It’s a cursory examination.
• I am assuming the author has a cursory knowledge of the city.

Abridge = Shorten

Terse = Brevity

Sturdy坚固的 = Well-built

• It was a sturdy table.

• They are sturdy wings.

• Something to suit your style, but sturdy enough for the forty miles round trip.

Impertinence不适宜的 = Rude = Tactless不得体的、粗鲁的 = Gauche 不善交际的、笨拙的

• Impertinence manner

• He will consider it an impertinence.

• People often think I am tactless and rude.

• I was dull and gauche.

Persistent 坚持不懈的

• Your persistence surprises even me.

• If you are hit, don’t stop. Your persistent will discourage your attackers.

• You are persistent, aren’t you?

• Change begins with persistence and commitment.

 Incoherent不连贯的、不相关的 = Unintelligible不能理解的、莫名其妙的

• I returned to that huge incoherent house once more.

• Incoherent thoughts and images, nothing more.

Superfluous多余的、奢侈的 = Unnecessary

• Doesn’t this seem superfluous?

• A completely superfluous figure.

• They consider knowledge to be superfluous.

Detritus碎石、瓦砾 = Debris碎片、残骸

• Debris that used to be your furniture and personal effects.

• The midtown tunnel’s blocked by debris.

• There was debris everywhere.

Fanatic = Zealot狂热者

• ·         We can see hundreds of UFO fanatics.

• ·         There are too many fanatics out there.

• ·         Stop it, you zealot!

• ·         Can you get a message to the scientist and his zealot girlfriend?

Rigid僵硬的 = Inflexible

• ·         Never to be too strict, too rigid, with the application to our laws.

• ·         Rigid Security

Sentinel哨兵 = Guard   Opposite: Prisoner

• ·         You become the next sentinel.

• ·         The sentinel is nothing but a legend.

• ·         Watch Guard

Defiance蔑视、反抗 = Rebellion

• ·         His every victory is an act of defiance.

• ·         When did defiance become an option in this house?

Chastise严惩 = Lecture

• ·         The chastisement that awaits me in hell is far more severe and lasting.

• ·         Before you chastise these officers, there’s something you should know.

• ·         Perhaps, you chastised her too vehemently.

Finite 有限的 = Limited

• ·         Finite Match

• ·         There’s a finite amount of memory.

• ·         A physical wound is finite.

• ·         The rules of hair care are simple and finite.

Weal幸福 = Happiness

• ·         The Public Weal

• ·         For Weal or Woe悲哀

Limpid 清澈的、透明的= Clear

• ·         The woman whose green eyes are limpid pools of desire.

• ·         Limpid jets of love

• ·         The water is limpid

Contemptuous 蔑视的= Scornful 鄙视的、傲慢的:    

• ·         Contemptuous Gesture

• ·         It makes men contemptuous and unjust.

• ·         You scorned me.

• ·         It was hot, hateful scorn.

• ·         We scorn discriminatory practices.

Inconsequential = Irrelevant

Amateur = Novice

• ·         Amateur Magician

Fallacious 欺骗的= Invalid      Fallacy谬论

• ·         The Fallacious of Hope

• ·         It’s a fallacy that prolonged war will weaken an occupied enemy.

Perpetuate永久   Opposite:   Kill

Proclivity 倾向、癖好= Predisposition 倾向、素质

• ·         Proclivity for violence.

• ·         Predisposition to any inheritable diseases.

Hypocrisy阴谋 Opposite:  Honesty

• ·         You can see the hypocrisy in that, can you?

•           We both are part of the same hypocrisy. 

Mulct 罚金、诈取、抢夺 = Defraud 欺骗

• ·         I defrauded a major corporation.

• ·         Have you ever defrauded or attempted to defraud the gaming industry.

• ·         I don’t do mulct.   

Edible = Digestible

• ·         Edible gaming bear drugs

Legacy 遗产 = Bequest 

• ·         The legacy of my people.

Kvetch抱怨 = complain

• ·         I’m stuck with Sir. Kvetch –a-lot.

• ·         And they kvetched about the Atlantic City Job.

• ·         If I can’t kvetch, I can’t do my job.

Ludic 顽皮的= Playful

• ·         A very ludic side

• ·         You are in a playful mood心情.

Succinct简洁的 = Concise

• ·         The succinct scenes. 景色, 背景

• ·         Her few comments to the press included a succinct summary of her views on capital punishment.

Embonpoint = Plump丰满的

• ·         I am getting plump.

• ·         They say she’s plump.

Charisma 魅力、感召力= Charm

• ·         This incredible charisma.

• ·         I guess charisma and eye line goes a long way.

Ostracize 排斥、流放= Banish = Ban = Exclude = Shun

• They will be ostracized from both school and home.         

Chasm 峡谷 = Hole = burrow

• The Chasm of Death

• They found a cave, a rare chasm that brought them here from their world.

Way worn 旅行疲劳的= Weary

• Way worn travelers

Congruent = Symmetrical

• Behavior are congruent with their expectations.

Mirage 幻影 = illusion= Deceptive虚伪的; 欺诈的

• Your deception was obvious

Debouch 浮现 = Emerge 出现

• They debouch their contents into the river.

• Another will emerge.

Exempt 免除= Excused

• Tax Exemption

• Only one man was exempt from my disgust. 厌恶、嫌恶 that exempts you from the fashion industry.

Ephemeral = Short-lived

• An ephemeral life

Incite 煽动

• It’s an inciting incident.

• Inciting prostitution 卖淫 , kidnapping, extortion敲诈…

Subterfuge 诡计= Evasion借口

• There was no subterfuge.

• I came over here with no subterfuge.

• I apologies for the subterfuge.

Prevail流行、获胜 = Persist

• You prevail!

• We must have alliance with England to prevail here.

• Justice does not always prevail.

Concoct 捏造、图谋 = Invent 发明

• I was just concocting this very plan.

• We can’t concoct a major operation.

Spectator 观众= Observer

• Well, I am sorry to disappoint my spectators, but…

• Crowd 人群： a crowd of spectators has gathered.

Menial = Low

• A good-paying menial labor job.

Crimson = Red

• He was crimson with his blood.

Commodity = Product

• The commodity was sold.

Plenary 无限的、完全的、全体的 = Full

• A plenary indulgence放纵.

• A plenary meeting.

• A plenary session.

Speculate 猜测、推测 = Theorize

• There’s been speculations that I was involved in the events.

• You are full of opinions on speculations.

• I’ve often speculated on why you don’t return to America.

• It’s a huge mistake to theorize before one has data.

• It was previously theorized.

• You certain or just theorizing?

Accountable= Responsible

• Hold accountable if there’s a problem.

Beneficent = Kind

• Beneficent Society

Abeyance 暂停= Suspension

• The court will hold in abeyance.

• This is an order of suspension.

• The suspension of your sentence.

Deplore 反对、哀悼 = Disapprove

• Deplorable 可悲的

• He deplores the incident but accepts our apologies.

• It’s deplorable but true.

Pare 削减= Cut

• I need a sharp paring knife and a bottle of vodka.

• Local authorities must pare their budgets.

Inamorata情人 = Mistress


Listless 倦怠的 = Lazy = Lackadaisical = Inattentive 漫不经心的 = Lethargic

• Do you have that listless feeling?

• My heart is listless without you.

• Listless and Lethargic无精打采的

• Lackadaisical attitude/manners

Vassal 奴仆= Slaves

Yearn 渴望= Long

• Yearn to be king

Confiscate充公 = Seize

• Private property cannot be confiscated.

• This project has completely confiscated my life.

Pardon原谅、宽恕 = Excuse

• I don’t ask you your pardon.

• Begging your pardon, but they haven’t.

• The emperor pardons him.

• Pardon me for asking…

Strident 刺耳的、尖锐的 = Harsh

• Strident, lively tune曲调

• He’s become strident and rigid.

Portable 轻便的 = Drinkable

• He walks into a bank with a portable phone.

Dull 迟钝的、呆滞的、缓和 = Vapid乏味的、无趣的

• You dull creature.

• It will dull your pain.

Eloquent 有口才的= Articulate 善于表达的

• This made his point fairly eloquent.

• I am going back to listen to his father’s eloquent discourse论述、演讲 on…

• Eloquent in its brevity.

Cohort 共犯= Companion 同伴

• Your cohorts are already in pajamas.

• Who are the people in cohorts with you?

Pretense 借口、假装= Dishonesty = Excuse

• We are just living in a pretense.

• I went to her house on the pretense of buying her car.

• Can you drop all this pretense?

• Perhaps we can do without the pretense of the missing child now.

Ameliorate修正、改良 = Meliorate = Mend

• Policy Amelioration

• Ameliorate disease

• Ameliorate your situation

Indigenous 土生土长的、本地的 = Native

• killing the indigenous looks bad.

Opulent 豪华的、富饶的= Lavish过分慷慨的; 非常浪费的; 过分丰富的

• Her lavished affection on her, there’s no doubt about that.

• Some of most lavish castles in the continent.

• Wasn’t there anyone else there to lavish you with attention?

• Portable Water.

• Some indigenous tribes部落and scavengers拾荒者.

Eldritch可怕的、怪异的 = Strange:  Eldritch Creature

Acerbic酸的、尖酸刻薄的 = Sharp = Acute = Keen

• His acerbic but observant diaries.
• My sense of smell was keener, my hearing more acute.

Flagrant 明目张胆的、声名远扬的= Glaring 显眼的、耀眼的

• This attitude and flagrant disregard 忽视for policy is going to end now.
• The world community of nations cannot tolerate this kind of flagrant deception欺骗.   

Magnitude 巨大、重大 = Importance

Enmity 敌意= Hatred

• This is not an enmity.
• There’s a long history of ethnic enmity.

Encore = Repetition

Avocation 喜好= Hobby

Assimilate吸收 = Absorb: Assimilate new races

Fort 堡垒= Garrison守卫

• The old fort is abandoned.
• If the river is taken, if the garrison falls…..
• It would be unfortunate if I had to leave a garrison here.

Philomath 爱学问的人= Scholar

Precocious 早熟的= Smart: Precocious little daughter

Hesitation犹豫 = Pause暂停、犹豫

• We must be fought without hesitation, without pity.
• But I will not hesitate.
• Don not hesitate. Show no mercy.

Emit发射 = Give off

• Emit the right signals.
• It’s giving of fits own energy.

Chimera 幻想= Enigma迷、不可解的事情 = Mirage

• He was a chimera.
• My name is enigma.

Clemency 宽容、仁慈= Mercy

• I granted you clemency.
• Clemency will be our weapon.
• I pleaded for clemency.

Puerile 幼稚的 = Childish

• A puerile brain.
• That was truly puerile.
• Puerile revenge, but effective nonetheless尽管如此、但是.

Abhorrent令人生厌的 = Offensive

• In that interview, Paul made it a point to frequently note how he find discrimination “abhorrent”

Solicitous 热切的、挂念的 =  Careful:  In a concerned and solicitous manner.

Umbrage = Injury

Contravene = Obstruct:  It contravenes the group rules.

Gullible 易受骗的 = Susceptible易受影响的; 易受感染的; 

• But to believe a married couple never got down, that’s just plain gullible.
• So gullible. Bring her here.

Arcanum 秘方= Secret

Conveyed = Transported

Commission = Authorize

Regale = Pleasure:  I’ve never seen a more beautiful, elegant and regale creature.

Customary = Nomic

Contend = Vie:  A leading contender contend with others

Penchant = Interest

Curse = Benison:  Their beauty is their curse.

Misdemeanor = Petty Crime: Misdemeanor was still a crime

Goad 刺激= Incite:   You are trying to goad me into revealing information.

Ardent 炽热的 = Passionate:   Ardent admirers/fans/lovers

Recapitulate 总结= Summary:   Recapitulate the situation

Amiss = Wrong

Isochronous 同步的= Equal

Illustrious 杰出的= Famous:   The old place has had an illustrious past.

Ridicule嘲笑 = Mock

Laudable 值得称赞的= Decision

• A laudable decision
• You talk is all well and good, but your own past if far from laudable

Raffish 放荡的= Expensive:    Handsome, I suppose… in a raffish sort of way..

Fantastic怪诞的; 极好的= Strange

Dulcet悦耳的、美妙的 = Harmonious

• My dulcet darling
• Thought we heard you dulcet tones.

Null = Zero:   The plan becomes null and void无效.

Extraneous无关的、外来的 = Outside

• It seemed extraneous at the time.
• Actually, I am highly logical, which allows me to look past extraneous detail.

Hemorrhage 大出血 = Loss

• He was hemorrhaging internally.
• There’s no sign of fracture or hemorrhage in your skull.