【正文】 1alloyverbto mingle。 to debase by mixing with something inferior。 unalloyed means pureappropriateverbto take for one39。s own use, confiscatearrest, arrestingverb / adjectiveto suspend。 to engage。 holding one39。s attention as in arrested adolescence, an arresting portraitaugustadjectivemajestic, venerablebentnounleaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency: He had a naturally artistic bent.broachverbbring up, announce, begin to talk aboutbrookverbto tolerate, endure, countenancecardinaladjectivemajor, as in cardinal sinchauvinistnouna blindly devoted patriotcolorverbto change as if by dyeing, ., to distort, gloss or affect (usually the first): Yellow journalism colored the truth.consequentialadjectivepompous, selfimportant (primary definitions are: logically following。 important)dampverbto diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sounddienouna tool used for shaping, as in a toolanddie shopessayverbto test or try。 attempt, experiment: The newly born fawn essayed a few wobbly steps.exactverbto demand, call for, require, take: Even a victorious war exacts a heavy price.fellverbto cause to fall by striking: The lumberjacks arrived and felled many trees.felladjectiveinhumanly cruel: Fell beasts surrounded the explorers.flagverbto sag or droop, to bee spiritless to decline: Think of a flag on a windless day, as in her flagging spiritsflipadjectivesarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant: a flip remarkfordverbto wade across the shallow part of a river or streamgrouseverbto plain or grumbleguynoun / verba rope, cord, or cable attached to something as a brace or guide。 to steady or reinforce using a guy: Think guideintimateverbto imply, suggest, or insinuate: Are you intimating that I cannot be trusted?listverbto tilt or lean to one side: The ship39。s broken mast listed helplessly in the wind.lumberverbto move heavily and clumsily: Lumbering giants on land, walruses are actually graceful swimmers.meetadjectivefitting, proper: It is altogether meet that Jackie Robinson is in the baseball hall of fame.milkverbto exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of: I milked the position for all it was worth.minceverbpronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully: Don39。t mince words. Also, to take tiny steps, tiptoeniceadjectiveexacting, fastidious, extremely precise: He made a nice distinction between the two cases.obtainadjectiveto be established, accepted, or customary: Those standards no longer obtain.occultadjectivehidden, concealed, beyond prehensionpedestrianadjectivemonplace, trite, unremarkable, quotidianpiedadjectivemulticolored, usually in blotches: The Pied Piper of Hamlin was so called because of his multicolored coat.pineverbto lose vigor (as through grief): to yearnplasticadjectivemoldable, pliable, not rigidplucknouncourage, spunk, fortitude: Churchill39。s speeches inspired the pluck of his countrymen during the war.prizeverbto pry, to press or force with level。 something taken by force, spoils: The information was prized from him.railverbto plain about bitterly: Early American progressives railed against the railroad barons.rentverb / nountorn, past of rend: He rent his garments。 an opening or tear caused by such: a large rent in the fabricquailverbto lose courage, turn frightenedqualifyverbto limit: Let me qualify that statement.sapverbto enervate or weaken the vitality of: That race sapped my strength.sapnouna fool or nitwit: Don39。t be a sap!scurvyadjectivecontemptible, despicable: He was a scurvy old reprobate.singularadjectiveexceptional, unusual, odd: He was singularly wellsuited for the job.standnouna group of treessteepverbto saturate or pletely soak, as in to let a tea bag steep: She was steeped in esoteric knowledge.strutnounthe supporting structural crosspart of a wingtableverbto remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration: They tabled the motion and will consider it again later.tenderverbto proffer or offer: He tendered his resignation.waffleverbto equivocate。 to change one39。s position: His detractors say that the President waffles too much。 he can never make up his mind.wagnounwit, joker: Groucho Marx was a wellknown wag.BEYOND THE HIT PARADE GROUP 2abjureverbto renounce or reject solemnly。 to recant。 to avoidadumbrateverbto foreshadow vaguely or intimate。 to suggest or outline sketchily。 to obscure or overshadowanathemanouna solemn or ecclesiastical (religious) curse。 accursed or thoroughly loathed person or thinganodyneadjective / nounsoothing, something that assuages or allays pain or fortsapogeenounfarthest or highest point。 culmination。 zenithapostatenounone who abandons longheld religious or political convictionsapotheosisnoundeification, glorification to godliness, an exalted example, a model of excellence or perfectionasperitynounseverity, rigor。 roughness, harshness。 acrimony, irritabilityasseverateverbto aver, allege, assertassiduousadjectivediligent, hardworking, sedulousaugurynounomen, portentbellicoseadjectivebelligerent, pugnacious, warlikecalumniateverbto slander, make a false accusation。 calumny means slander, aspersioncaptiousadjectivedisposed to point out trivial faults, calculated to confuse or entrap in argumentcavilverbto find fault without good reasonceleritynounspeed, alacrity。