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DISC-1
NOTE: The word lists are in alphabetical order, not in the orderof the recording.
ALL OR NOTHING
1 AGGREGATE -
n.
a sum, a total; a combination, a collection;
adj.
entire, whole
2 ATTRITION -
n.
a gradual loss; natural or accepted decrease innumber and size
3 DEARTH -
n.
a lack, a scarcity
缺乏
4 FRUGAL -
adj.
economical, penny-pinching
FRUGALITY
节俭的
,
朴素的
-
n.
thriftiness
5 MINUSCULE -
adj.
tiny, very small
6 MUNIFICENT -
adj.
generous, lavish
MUNIFICENCE -
n.
generosity, charity
宽宏的
,
慷慨的
7 NOMINAL -
adj.
insignificant or small, in name only
8 PARSIMONY -
n.
stinginess
过度节俭
,
吝啬
PARSIMONIOUS
= adj.
stingy, miserly
9 PAUCITY -
n.
scarcity, insufficiency
极小量
10 PENURY -
n.
poverty
贫困
,
贫穷
11PLETHORA -
n.
a great deal, an excess
过剩
,
过多
,
多血症
12 PRODIGIOUS -
adj.
enormous, extraordinary
巨大的
13 PRODIGY -
n.
a gifted child
天才
(
特指神童
),
奇观
,
奇事
14 PROLIFERATE -
v. to spread or grow rapidly
PROLIFERATION -
n.
anincrease in number; a rapid spread
PROLIFIC -
adj.
veryproductive, fruitful, fertile
增生扩散
15 SQUANDER -
v. to waste
浪费
 
I LOVE YOU ... I HATE YOU
16 ACRID -
adj.
bitter; stinging, or caustic
ACRIMONIOUS -
adj.
bitter; hurtful and nasty
ACRIMONY -
n.
bitterness, harshness
辛辣的
, (
言语或语调
)
刻薄的
17 ADULATION
 
奉承
--
n.
wild or excessive admiration
18 AFFINITY -
n.
attraction; sympathy; kinship; similarity 
密切关系
,
吸引力
,
姻亲关系
,
亲合力
19 ALACRITY -
n. cheerful eagerness; briskness; readiness to respond 
敏捷
,
活泼
,
爽快
20 ANTIPATHY -
n. a firm dislike
ANTIPATHETIC -
adj.
hostile, antagonistic
21 BANE -
n. poison; torment; cause of harm
毒药
,
祸害
BANEFUL -
adj.
destructive; poisonous
有害的
,
使人苦恼的
22 CONFLUENCE -
n. a flowing together, a convergence
汇合
23 DERIDE -
v. to ridicule or laugh at contemptuously
嘲笑
 
DERISION -
n. contempt; mockery
DEROGATORY
 
贬损的
-
adj.
disapproving; degrading adj.
丧失体
面的
,
可耻的
,
不名誉的
24 NARCISSISM -
n. an abiding love of oneself 
自我陶醉
,
自恋
NARCISSISTIC -
adj.
conceited, self-centered
25 NIHILISM -
n. a belief that there are no values, morals, or goodnessin the world
虚无主义
,
极端怀疑论
NIHILIST -n.
 
虚无主义者
-
n. someone who doesn't believe in any objectivestandards of right and wrong
ANNIHILATE -
v. to completely destroy
26 PREDILECTION -
n. a natural preference
爱好
,
偏袒
27 PRUDENT -
adj.
having foresight; being careful or wise
谨慎的
28 RANCOR -
n. bitter, long-lasting ill will or resentment
深仇
,
怨恨
RANCOROUS -
adj.
showing bitterness or animosity
 
29 REVERE -
v. to respect highly, to honor 
尊敬
,
敬畏
,
崇敬
30 VILIFY -
v. to say vile things about, to defame
诽谤
,
辱骂
,
贬
低
,
轻视
VILIFICATION -
n. denigration, slander 
污蔑
,
中伤
,
诽谤
THE NAUGHTY AND THE NICE
31ACERBIC -
adj.
bitter, sour, severe
ACERBIC -
adj.
bitter, sour, severe (synonym of ACERBIC)
ACERBITY -
n. bitterness
32 AFFABLE -
adj.
easy to talk to, pleasant
AFFABILITY -
n. graciousness, friendliness
33 ALTRUISM -
n. selflessness, generosity, serving otherswithout expectation of person gain
ALTRUISTIC -
adj.
charitable, selfless 
ALTRUIST -
n.
a benefactor 
34 AMIABLE -
adj.
friendly, genuinely likeable (often used to describe arelationship)
35 AVUNCULAR -
adj.
kindly, like an understanding uncle
36 BELLIGERENT -
adj.
combative, quarrelsome, warlike;
n.
acombatant
BELLERIGERENCE -
n.
aggression, animosity
37 CAUSTIC -
adj.
corrosive, burning like acid
38 CHICANERY -
n.
deceitful, underhanded behavior (especially legal or political)
39 CONGENIAL -
adj.
agreeably suitable, pleasant
GENIAL -
adj.
pleasing, kind, sympathetic, helpful
CONGENITAL-
adj.
hereditary, inborn, natural
40 CONTENTIOUS -
adj.
argumentative, quarrelsome
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