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rarified
['reərɪfaɪd]

adj.崇高的；机密的
elevated in character or style, lofty; belonging to or reserved for a small select group, esoteric

recipe
['resəpi]

n. 食谱
a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food

recondite
['rekəndaɪt]

adj. 深奥的，难解的
not easily understood: abstruse

reconsideration
[,ri:kən,sɪdə'reɪʃn]

n. 重新考虑，再审，再议
the act to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing

reelection
['ri:ɪ'lekʃn]

n. 再选，改选
the act to elect for another term in office

renewable
[rɪ'nu:əbl]

adj. 可更新的，可再生的
capable of being renewed

rigmarole
['rɪɡməroʊl]

n. 冗长无聊的废话
confused or meaningless talk

scorn
[skɔ:rn]

v. 轻蔑，鄙视
to consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy

serendipity
[,serən'dɪpəti]

n. 善于发掘新奇事物的天赋，易遇奇缘的运气
the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for

slim
[slɪm]

adj. 苗条的，细长的
small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length, slender

snappy
['snæpi]

adj. 精力充沛的，敏捷的
marked by vigor or liveliness

snobbish
['snɑ:bɪʃ]

adj. 势利的
being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob

sociable
['soʊʃəbl]

adj. 好交际的，社交的
inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species

solicitude
[sə'lɪsɪtu:d]

n. 关心，挂念，焦虑
the state of being solicitous, care or concern, as for the well-being of another

soporific
[,sɑ:pə'rɪfɪk]

adj. 催眠的，想睡的
inducing or tending to induce sleep

spiteful
['spaɪtfl]

adj. 恶意的，怀恨的
filled with, prompted by, or showing spite: malicious

splendor
['splendər]

n. 光辉，壮丽
magnificent appearance or display; grandeur

spuriousness
['spjʊriəsnəs]

adj. 假的，伪造的
the state of falsified or erroneously attributed origin

stagnation
[stæɡ'neɪʃn]

n. 停滞
the state to become or remain stagnant

stiffness
[stɪfnəs]

n. 僵硬，硬度
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

stinting
['stɪntɪŋ]

v. 节俭
to be sparing or frugal

streamlined
['stri:mlaɪnd]

adj. 流线型的
contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (as air)

sullied
['sʌlid]

adj. 被玷污的，被弄脏的
have been made soiled or tarnished

taciturn
['tæsɪtɜ:rn]

adj. 沉默寡言的
temperamentally disinclined to talk

thrift
[θrɪft]

n. 节俭，节约
careful management especially of money

timidity
[tɪ'mɪdəti ]

n. 胆小，胆怯，羞怯
the state of lacking in courage or self-confidence

ubiquity
[ju:'bɪkwəti]

n. 到处存在
presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously: omnipresence

unabashed
[,ʌnə'bæʃt]

adj. 不畏惧的
not disconcerted or embarrassed, poised

unanimity
[,ju:nə'nɪməti]

n. 一致同意，全体一致
the quality or state of being unanimous

unconfrontational
[,ʌnkɑ:nfrʌn'teɪʃnl]

adj. 不具对抗性的
incapable of confronting

unfazed
[ʌn'feɪzd]

adj. 无畏的，无顾虑的
not fazed or disturbed

uninspiring
[,ʌnɪn'spaɪərɪŋ]

adj. 不鼓舞人的，引不起兴趣的
not having an animating or exalting effect

unplausible
[ʌn'plɔ:zəbl]

adj. 难信的，不像真实的
seemingly or apparently incredible

unruffled
[ʌn'rʌfld]

adj. 平静的，镇定的
poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion

unsullied
[ʌn'sʌlid]

adj. 没弄脏的，清白的，纯洁的
spotlessly clean and fresh

ursine
['ɜ:rsaɪn]

adj. 熊的，像熊的
of or characteristic of bears or a bear

vainglorious
[,veɪn'ɡlɔ:riəs]

adj. 非常自负的，虚荣心强的
characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity: boastful

valediction
[,vælɪ'dɪkʃn]

n. 告别，告别演说，告别辞
an act of bidding farewell

vertical
['vɜ:rtɪkl]

adj. 垂直的
being or situated at right angles to the horizon: upright

vociferous
[voʊ'sɪfərəs]

adj. 喧哗的，大叫大嚷的
marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

volubility
[vɑ:ljʊ'bɪləti]

n. 健谈，流畅
the state of easily rolling or turning

wiretap
['waɪərtæp]

v. 窃听
to tap a telephone or telegraph wire in order to get information

yield
[ji:ld]

v. 投降，屈服
to give up, as in defeat, surrender or submit