apostate
n. person who gives up his faith or turns away from his religion 叛教者；变节者
Hector was an apostate of the Democratic party, and not only joined the Republicans but also became a party leader.
赫克特脱离了民主党，他不仅加入共和党，而且还成为党的领袖。
Synonym
同义词：renegade; defector; turncoat
Antonym
反义词：adherent; convert
aquatic
adj. related to water 水的；水生的
Unlike fish, aquatic mammals breathe air and have hair, not scales.
水生的哺乳动物和鱼类不同，他们呼吸空气，而且身上长着毛发而非鳞片。
* mammal
哺乳动物
* scale
鳞片
calorific
adj. producing heat 生热的
As natural gas is very calorific, it would make an ideal fuel for this engine.
由于天然气非常容易生热，它会是这种引擎的理想燃料。
cardiac
adj. related to the heart （关于）心脏的
After his heart attack, Joseph was placed in the hospital's cardiac care unit.
心脏病发作后，约瑟夫被安置在医院的心脏科病房。
corpuscle
n. blood cell 血球
The nurse took some blood from Winston's arm so a corpuscle count could be done in the laboratory.
护士从温斯顿的手臂抽取血液，送至实验室做血球数量检验。
demoniac
adj. demonlike; devilish 似恶魔的；凶恶的
Babysitting that demoniac brat was a mistake Rosa would not make again.
当那个恶魔般的小鬼的临时保姆，这种错误罗莎永远不愿再犯。
* babysit
当临时保姆
* brat
小鬼；淘气鬼
Synonym
同义词：fiendish; diabolic; satanic
Antonym
反义词：angelic
enigmatic
adj. puzzlelike, puzzling 谜一般的；难解的
To many parents, teenager5 s liking for music parents consider noise is enigmatic.
对许多父母而言，青少年喜爱那些父母认为是噪音的音乐，令人难以理解。
Synonym
同义词：mysterious; cryptic; inscrutable
follicle
n. small sac 小囊；滤泡
adj. follicular
As he was bald as a billiard ball, Brian was very interested in the new chemical that would stimulate dead hair follicles.
由于秃头，布莱恩对于能剌激死去毛囊的新化学药品，非常感兴趣。
* billiard ball
撞球
fructify
v. to produce fruit; to become fruitful 结果实
Due to the dry local climate, the coconut tree Anne planted never fructified.
由于当地气候干燥，安种植的椰子树从未结果实。
idiosyncrasy
n. way of behaving peculiar to a person 特质；习性
Always drinking a glass of low-fat milk after lunch is a little idiosyncrasy of Jeremy's.
午餐后喝一杯低脂牛奶,是杰瑞米一个小小的的癖好。
Synonym
同义词：peculiarity; characteristic; eccentricity
imponderable
adj. that cannot be weighed or measured 无法衡量的
The effect on the public mind of such an event is imponderable.
这个事件对一般人心理的影响是无法衡量的。
Synonym
同义词：unmeasurable; incalculable
insolvency
n. bankruptcy; inability to pay debts 破产
After he failed to make payments on his business loan, the bank forced Roger's company into insolvency.
由于罗杰无法支付他的商业贷款，银行强迫他宣布公司破产。
Synonym
同义词：liquidation
interminable
adj. unable to be ended 无终止的
The nanny could no longer stand the child's interminable questions of "why."
小孩子不停地问「为什么」,让奶妈再也受不了。
Synonym
同义词：ceaseless; infinite; never-ending
lapidary
n. one who cuts, polishes, or engraves gems 宝石匠
Since her father is a lapidary, Shirley has gained some understanding of gems?
因为父亲是个宝石匠，雪莉对于宝石有些了解。
magnify
v. to make greater 1. 扩大 2. 夸大
The outbreak of fires after the earthquake magnified the death toll by hundreds.
地震后发生的火灾，使死亡人数增加了数百人。
* toll
伤亡人数
Synonym
同义词：1. expand; amplify 2. exaggerate; inflate
Antonym
反义词：1. minimize 2. understate
molecule
n. small mass 分子
adj. molecular
A water molecule is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
水分子是由二个氢原子和一个氧原子所组成的。
* atom
原子
* hydrogen
氢
* oxygen
氧
Synonym
同义词：particle
mollify
v. to make calmer or quieter 缓和
n. mollification
The gentle piano playing coming from the neighbor's house mollified Mrs. Tate5s mood.
隔壁传来柔和的钢琴声，缓和了泰特太太的情绪。
Synonym
同义词：pacify; relieve; soothe
Antonym
反义词：exasperate
obstinacy
n. stubbornness 顽固
adj. obstinate
The father slowly overcame his obstinacy and allowed his youngest daughter to travel abroad alone.
那个父亲渐渐地克服顽固的个性，允许他的小女儿单独出国旅行。
Synonym
同义词：doggedness; obduracy; tenacity
Antonym
反义词：compliance; docility; tractability
petrify
v. 1. to make into stone 使变成石头2. to freeze with fear 使僵硬
Centuries of being buried deep in the earth caused the wood artifacts to petrify.
深埋于土里数世纪使得木制品石化了。
The thought of riding on a roller coaster petrifies Anthony.
想到要坐云霄飞车，安东尼就吓呆了。
* artifact
人工制品
* roller coaster
云霄飞车
Synonym
同义词：1. fossilize; calcify 2. stiffen; harden
plausible
adj. seeming to be reasonable 似合理的
Although it was plausible the fire was started by natural causes, we still suspected arson.
虽然大火似乎有可能是自然引起的，我们还是怀疑有人为纵火。
* arson
纵火
Antonym
反义词：illogical; incredible; unreasonable
relevancy
n. quality of being connected with the subject 贴切；关联
There is no relevancy between my interest in going skiing and the fact that Kelly will be at the ski resort.
我想去滑雪和凯莉将会在那个滑雪胜地出现，这两件事之间没有关联。
Synonym
同义词：pertinence; applicability
soporific
adj. making sleepy 想睡的；催眠的
Our chemistry teacher's soporific lectures usually leave half the class nodding off.
我们化学老师讲课像在催眠，常使全班一半的同学打瞌睡。
* nod off
打瞌睡
Synonym
同义词：slumberous; somnolent; hypnotic
sudorific
adj. making someone sweat 使发汗的
In this heat and humidity, even walking around the block is a sudorific activity.
天气这么炎热潮湿，连沿着街道走都会使人岀汗。
supernumerary
adj. person in excess of the normal number 1. 冗员 2. 临时演员
The director arranged to have a number of supernumeraries appear on the set that day.
导演安排许多临时演员当天到摄影棚来。
* set
（戏剧、电影等的）布景
Synonym
同义词：1. extra 2. stand-in; walk-on
vilify
v. to say evil things about someone 谤诽，中伤
n. vilification
The country accused the world media of vilifying their judiciary system.
该国指控世界的媒体中伤他们的司法制度。
* judiciary
司法的
Synonym
同义词：malign; defame; libel; slander
Antonym
反义词：eulogize; commend; praise