2009.02.01 New Words

flinty adj. 堅定不移的

granular adj. 粒狀的

realism n. 寫實主義(文藝創作)

draftsman n. 製圖者; 起草者

boisterous adj. 愛鬧的; 喧鬧的

demanding adj. 高要求的; 苛求的

knack n. 本領; 熟練技巧; 訣竅

insinuation n. 影射; 含蓄的批評

spareness n. 缺乏; 不足

rectitude n. 正直; 公正

inwardness n. 本質, 精神

prelapsarian adj. 墮落前的,(尤指 Adam 和 Eve 犯罪導致)人類墮落前的。

predating adj. 日期上較早的

splay v. 張開

citadel n. 城堡; 堡壘

canon n. (公認的)重要作家、作品

barrister n. 律師

inept adj. 不適當地, 無能的

blustery adj. 吵鬧的; 狂暴的

homespun adj. 簡樸的, 普通的

eloquent adj. 雄辯的, 有說服力的

obscenity n. 猥褻的言語, 令人髮指的事

tart adj. 尖酸的, 刻薄的

scrappy adj. 好鬥的; 愛打架的

episode n. 連續劇的一齣(或一集)

termer n. 服刑者

feudal adj. 封建時代的

oppression n.壓迫, 壓制

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