Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
1316. fabricate
释义: build; lie
例句: Because of the child's tendency to fabricate, we had trouble believing her.
1317. facade
释义: front of the building
例句: The facade of the church had often been photographed by tourists because it was more interesting than the rear.
1318. facet
释义: small plane surface (of a gem); a side
例句: The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several facets.
1319. facetious
释义: humorous; jocular
例句: Your facetious remarks are not appropriate at this serious moment.
1320. facile
释义: easy; expert
例句: Because he was a facile speaker, he never refused a request to address an organization.
1321. facilitate
释义: make less difficult
例句: He tried to facilitate repayment of the loan by getting a part-time job.
1322. facsimilie
释义: copy
例句: Many museums sell facsimilies of the works of art on display.
1323. faction
释义: party; clique; dissension
例句: The quarrels and bickering of the two small factions within the club disturbed the majority of the members.
1324. factious
释义: inclined to form factions; causing dissension.
例句: Your statement is factious and will upset the harmony that now exists.
1325. factitous
释义: artificial; sham
例句: Hollywood actresses often create factitious tears by using glycerine.
1326. factotum
释义: handyman; person who does all kinds of work
例句: Although we had hired him as a messenger, we soon began to use him as a general factotum around the office.
1327. faculty
释义: mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
例句: As he grew old, he feared he might lose his faculties and become useless to his employer.
1328. fallacious
释义: misleading
例句: Your reasoning must be fallacious because it leads to a ridiculous answer.
1329. fallible
释义: liable to err
例句: I know I am fallible, but I feel confident that I am right this time.
1330. fallow
释义: plowed but sowed; uncultivated
例句: Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to le fallow every few years.
1331. falter
释义: hesitate
例句: When told to dive off the high board, she did not falter, but proceeded at once.
1332. fanaticism
释义: excessive zeal
例句: The leader of the group was held responsible even though he could not control the fanaticism of his followers.
1333. fancied
释义: imagined; unreal
例句: You are resenting fancied insults. No one has ever said such things about you.
1334. fancier
释义: breeder or dealer of animals
例句: The dog fancier exhibited her prize collie at the annual Kennel Club show.
1335. fanciful
释义: whimsical; visionary
例句: This is a fanciful scheme because it does not consider the facts.
1336. fanfare
释义: call by bugles or trumpets; showy display
例句: The exposition was opened with fanfare of trumpets and the firing of cannon.
1337. fantastic
释义: unreal; grotesque; whimsical
例句: Your fears are fantastic because no such animal as you have described exists.
1338. farce
释义: broad comedy; mockery
例句: Nothing went right; the entire interview degenerated into a farce.
1339. fastidious
释义: difficult to please; squeamish
例句: The waitresses disliked serving him dinner because of his very fastidious taste.
1340. fatalism
释义: belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
例句: With fatalism, he accepted the hardships that beset him.
1341. fathom
释义: comprehend; investigate
例句: I find his motives impossible to fathom.
1342. fatuous
释义: foolish; inane
例句: He is far too intelligent to utter such fatuous remarks.
1343. fauna
释义: animals of a period or region
例句: The scientist could visualize the fauna of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.
1344. fawning
释义: courting favor by cringing and flattering
例句: She was constantly surrounded by a group of fawning admirers who had hoped to win some favor.
1345. faze
释义: disconcert; dismay
例句: No crisis could faze the resourceful hotel manager.
1346. feasible
释义: practical
例句: This is an entirely feasible proposal. I suggest we adopt it.
1347. febrile
释义: feverish
例句: In his febrile condition, he was subject to nightmares and hallucinations.
1348. fecundity
释义: fertility; fruitfulness
例句: The fecundity of his mind is illustrated by the many vivid images in his poems.
1349. feign
释义: pretend
例句: Lady Macbeth feigned illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy.
1350. feint
释义: trick; shift; sham blow
例句: The boxer was fooled by his opponent's feint and dropped his guard.
1351. felicitous
释义: apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
例句: He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet.
1352. felicity
释义: happines; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)
例句: She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great felicity in their wedded life.
1353. fell
释义: cruel; deadly
例句: The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the fell disease
1354. felon
释义: person convicted of a grave crime
例句: A convicted felon loses the right to vote
1355. ferment
释义: agitation; commotion
例句: With the breakup of the Soviet Union, much of Eastern Europe was in a state of ferment.
1356. ferret
释义: drive or hunt out of hiding
例句: She was ferreted out their secret.
1357. fervent
释义: ardent; hot
例句: She felt that the fervent praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.
1358. fervid
释义: ardent
例句: Her fervid enthusiasm inspired all of us to undertake the dangerous mission.
1359. fervor
释义: glowing ardor
例句: Their kiss was full of the fervor of first love.
1360. fester
释义: generate pus
例句: When her finger began to fester, the doctor lanced it and removed the splinter that had caused the pus to form.
1361. fester
释义: rankle, produce irritation or resentment
例句: Joe's insult festered in Anne's mind for days, and made her too angry to speak to him.
1362. festive
释义: joyous; celebratory
例句: Their wedding in the park was a festive occasion.
1363. fete
释义: honor at a festival
例句: The returning hero was feted at a community supper and dance.
1364. fetid
释义: malodorous
例句: The neglected wound became fetid.
1365. fetter
释义: shackle
例句: The prisoner was fettered to the wall.
1366. fiasco
释义: total failure
例句: Our ambitious venture ended in a fiasco and we were forced to flee.
1367. fiat
释义: command
例句: I cannot accept government by fiat; I feel that I must be consulted.
1368. fickle
释义: changeable; faithless
例句: He discovered his supposedly faithful girlfriend was fickle
1369. fictitious
释义: imaginary
例句: Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are fictitious.
1370. fidelity
释义: loyalty
例句: A dog's fidelity to its owner is one of the reasons why that animal is a favorite household pet.
1371. figment
释义: invention; imaginary thing
例句: That incident never took place; it is a figment of your imagination.
1372. figurative
释义: not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech
例句: "To lose one's marbles" is a figurative expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles, no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set.
1373. figurine
释义: small ornamental statuette
例句: In the Maltese Falcon, Sam Spade was hired to trace the missing figurine of a black bird.
1374. filch
释义: steal
例句: The boys filched apples from the fruit stand.
1375. filial
释义: pertaining to a son or daughter
例句: Many children forget their filial obligations and disregard the wishes of their parents.
1376. filibuster
释义: block legislation by making long speeches
例句: Even though we disapproved of Senator Foghorn's political goals, we were impressed by his ability to filibuster endlessly to keep an issue from coming to a vote.
1377. filigree
释义: delicate, lacelike metalwork
例句: The pendant with gold filigree that she wore round her neck trembled with each breath she took.
1378. finale
释义: conclusion
例句: It is not until we reach the finale of this play that we can understand the author's message.
1379. finesse
释义: delicate skill
例句: The finesse and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.
1380. finicky
释义: too particular; fussy
例句: The old lady was finicky about her food and ate very little.
1381. finite
释义: limited
例句: It is difficult for humanity with its finite existence to grasp the infinite.
1382. firebrand
释义: hothead; troublemaker
例句: The police triedto keep track of all the local firebrands when the President came to town.
1383. fissure
释义: crevice
例句: The mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny fissures in the rock.
1384. fitful
释义: spasmodic; intermittent
例句: After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
1385. flaccid
释义: flabby
例句: His sedentary life had left him with flaccid muscles.
1386. flag
释义: droop; grow feeble
例句: When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first period, the home team's spirits flagged.
1387. flagrant
释义: conspicuously wicked
例句: We cannot condone such flagrant violations of the rules.
1388. flail
释义: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about
例句: In medieval times, warriors flailed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.
1389. flair
释义: talent
例句: She has an uncanny flair for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.
1390. flamboyant
释义: ornate
例句: Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.
1391. flaunt
释义: display ostentatiously
例句: She is not the one of those actresses who flaunt their physical charms; she can act.
1392. flay
释义: strip off skin; plunder
例句: The criminal was condemned to be flayed alive.
1393. fleck
释义: spot
例句: Her cheeks flecked with tears, were testimony to the hours of weeping.
1394. fledgling
释义: inexperienced
例句: While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential that we admire everything they write.
1395. fleece
释义: wool coat of a sheep
例句: They shear sheep of their fleece, which they then comb into separate strands of wool.
1396. fleece
释义: rob; plunder
例句: The tricksters fleeced him of his inheritance.
1397. flick
释义: light stroke as with a whip
例句: The horse needed no encouragement; only one flick of the whip was all the jockey had to apply to get the animal to run at top speed.
1398. flinch
释义: hesitate; shrink
例句: He did not flinch in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
1399. flippancy
释义: trifling gaiety
例句: Your flippancy at this serious moment is offensive.
1400. flit
释义: fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
例句: Like a bee flitting from flower to flower, Rose flitted from one boyfriend to the next.
1401. floe
释义: mass of floating ice
例句: The ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice floes.
1402. flora
释义: plants of a region or era
例句: Because she was a botanist, she spent most of her time studying the flora of the desert.
1403. florid
释义: flowery; ruddy
例句: His complexion was even more florid than usual because of his anger.
1404. flotsam
释义: drifting wreckage
例句: Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the flotsam and jetsam of the sea.
1405. flourish
释义: grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures
例句: The orange trees flourished in the sun.
1406. flout
释义: reject; mock
例句: The headstrong youth flouted all authority; he refused to be curbed.
1407. fluctuation
释义: wavering
例句: Meteorologists watch the fluctuations of the barometer in order to predict the weather.
1408. fluency
释义: smoothness of speech
例句: He spoke French with fluency and ease.
1409. fluke
释义: unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune
例句: When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship, some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a fluke.
1410. fluster
释义: confuse
例句: The teacher's sudden question flustered him and he stammered his reply.
1411. fluted
释义: having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
例句: All that remained of the ancient building were the fluted columns.
1412. flux
释义: flowing; series of changes
例句: While conditions are in such a state of flux, I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.
1413. fodder
释义: coarse food for cattle, horses etc.
例句: One of Nancy's chores ar the ranch was to put fresh supplies of fodder in the horses' stalls.
1414. foible
释义: weakness; slight fault
例句: We can overlook the foibles of our friends; no one is perfect.
1415. foil
释义: contrast
例句: In "Star Wars," dark, evil Darth Vader is a perfect foil for fair-haired, naive Luke Skywalker.
1416. foil
释义: defeat; frustrate
例句: In the end, Skywalker is able to foil Vader's diabolical schemes.
1417. foist
释义: insert improperly; palm off
例句: I will not permit you to foist such ridiculous ideas upon the membership of this group.
1418. foliage
释义: masses of leaves
例句: Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall foliage.
1419. foment
释义: stir up; instigate
例句: This report will foment disssension in the club.
1420. foolhardy
释义: rash
例句: Don't be foolhardy. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture.
1421. foppish
释义: vain about dress and appearance
例句: He tried to imitate the foppish manner of the young men of the court.
1422. foray
释义: raid
例句: The company staged a midnight foray against the enemy outpost.
1423. forberance
释义: patience
例句: We must use forbearance in dealing with him because he is still weak from his illness.
1424. ford
释义: place where a river can be crossed on foot
例句: Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge, David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ford.
1425. forebears
释义: ancestors
例句: Reverence for one's forebears (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.
1426. foreboding
释义: premonition of evil
例句: Caeser ridiculed his wife's foreboding about the Ides of March.
1427. forensic
释义: suitable to debate or courts of law
例句: In her best forensic manner, the lawyer addressed the jury.
1428. foreshadow
释义: give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
例句: In retrospect, political analysts realized that Yeltsin's defiance of the attempted coup foreshadowed his emergence as the dominant figure of the new Russian republic.
1429. foresight
释义: ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
例句: A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom.
1430. forestall
释义: prevent by taking action in advance
例句: By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
1431. forgo
释义: give up; do without
例句: Determined to lose weight for the summer, Ida decided to forgo dessert until she could fit into a size eight again.
1432. formality
释义: adherence to established rules or procedures
例句: Signing this petition is a mere formality; it does not obligate you in any way.
1433. formidable
释义: menacing; threatening
例句: We must not treat the battle lightly for we are facing a formidable foe.
1434. forsake
释义: desert; abandon; renounce
例句: No one expected Foster to forsake his wife and children and run off with another woman.
1435. forswear
释义: renounce; abandon
例句: The captured knight could escape death only if he agreed to forswear Christianity and embrace Islam as the one true faith.
1436. forte
释义: strong point or special talent
例句: I am not eager to play this rather seious role, for my forte is comedy.
1437. forthright
释义: straightforward; direct; frank
例句: I prefer Jill's forthright approach to Jack's tendency to beat around the bush.
1438. fortitude
释义: bravery; courage
例句: He was awarded the medal for his fortitude in the battle.
1439. fortuitous
释义: accidental; by chance
例句: There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely fortuitous.
1440. foster
释义: rear; encourage
例句: According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were fostered by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own.
1441. founder
释义: fail completely; sink
例句: After hitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered.
1442. founder
释义: person who establishes (an organization, business)
例句: Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of the Abraham & Straus chain.
1443. fracas
释义: brawl; melee
例句: The military police stopped the fracas in the bar and arrested the belligerents.
1444. fractious
释义: unruly
例句: The fractious horse unseated its rider.
1445. frailty
释义: weakness
例句: The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her frailty.
1446. franchise
释义: right granted by authority
例句: The city issued a franchise to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.
1447. frantic
释义: wild
例句: At the time of the collision, many people became frantic with fear.
1448. fraudulent
释义: cheating; deceitful
例句: The government seeks to prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising.
1449. fraught
释义: filled
例句: Since this enterprise is fraught with danger, I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks.
1450. fray
释义: brawl
例句: The three musketeers were in the thick of fray.
1451. frenetic
释义: frenzied; frantic
例句: His frenetic activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation.
1452. frenzied
释义: madly excited
例句: As soon as they smelled smoke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages.
1453. fresco
释义: painting in plaste (usually fresh)
例句: The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the frescoes by Glotto.
1454. fret
释义: to be annonyed or vexed
例句: To fret over your poor grades is foolish; instead, decide to work harder in the future.
1455. friction
释义: clash in opinion; rubbing against
例句: At this time when harmony is essential, we cannot afford to have any friction in our group.
1456. frieze
释义: ornamental band on a wall
例句: The frieze of the church was adorned with sculpture.
1457. frigid
释义: intensely cold
例句: Alaska is in the frigid zone.
1458. fritter
释义: waste
例句: He could not apply himself to any task and frittered away his time in idle conversation.
1459. frivolous
释义: lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
例句: Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
1460. frolicsome
释义: prankish; gay
例句: The frolicsome puppy tried to lick the face of its master.
1461. frond
释义: fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
例句: After the storm the beach was littered with the fronds of palm trees.
1462. fructify
释义: bear fruit
例句: This peach tree should fructify in three years.
1463. frugality
释义: thrift; economy
例句: In these economically difficult days businesses must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy.
1464. fruition
释义: bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
例句: This building marks the fruition of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
1465. fugitive
释义: fleeting or transitory; roving
例句: The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her.
1466. fulcrum
释义: support on which a lever rests
例句: If we use this stone as a fulcrum and the crowbar as a lever, we may be able to move this boulder.
1467. fulminate
释义: thunder; explode
例句: The people against whom she fulminated were innocent of any wrongdoing.
1468. fulsome
释义: disgustingly excessive
例句: His fulsome praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.
1469. functionary
释义: official
例句: As his case was transferred from one functionary to another, he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.
1470. fundamental
释义: basic; primary; essential
例句: The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressing the fundamental problem.
1471. funereal
释义: sad; solemn
例句: I fail to understand why there is such a funereal atmosphere; we have lost a battle, not a war.
1472. furor
释义: frenzy; great excitement
例句: The story of her embezzlement of the funds created a furor on the stock exchange.
1473. furtive
释义: stealthy; sneaky
例句: The boy gave a furtive look at his classmate's test paper.
1474. fusilade
释义: simultaneous firing or outburs (of missiles, questions, etc.)
例句: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous fusilade of cannon fire.
1475. fusion
释义: union; coalition
例句: The opponents of the political party in power organized a fusion of disgruntled groups and became an important element in the election.
1476. futile
释义: ineffective; fruitless
例句: Why waste your time on futile pursuits?
1477. feckless
释义: feeble, ineffective; unthinking, irresponsible
例句: Einstein was noted for his extraordinary inspirations; on the other hand, he was noted for being feckless in his daily chores.
|
Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
|
|
| You can memorize words in an efficient way if you pronounce them reasonably. Say words correctly, and you will learn them easily. Correct pronunciation means correct spelling of the words. English spelling is not good to guide its pronunciation. But spelling and pronunciation have closed relationship. They match each other perfectly. Sometimes we can pronounce a word according to its spelling. English pronunciation can also guide its spelling. This is a two-way communication. |
|
| |
|
|
|
