1100 Week 28-39單詞卡 | Quizlet

ambience

prevailing atmosphere

archipelago

a chain of islands

asylum

sanctuary

bastion

projecting fortification

berth

a designated place for a ship or bed

bucolic

reminiscent of idyllic countryside

citadel

a fortress

domicile

a home or household

ebb

to decline

enclave

a community surrounded by foreign land

ensconced

protected by a fortification

expatriate

one who lives in another country

extremity

the outer limit of something

hinterland

land surrounding and supporting a city

juxtapose

positioned side by side

locale

a setting

meridian

a dividing line on Earth's surface

milieu

a natural setting

niche

an advantageous position

propinquity

proximity

remote

far away; disconnected

rustic

rural in character

sedate

calm; serious

terminus

a limit or final station

acute

severe; significant

advent

first appearance

alacrity

enthusiasm

celerity

speed

cursory

routine; with little care

deploy

to put into action

disseminate

to circulate widely

elusive

hard to catch

escalation

an increase in intensity

expedient

fast; convenient

expedite

to speed up

febrile

nervous or anxious

flurry

sudden burst of activities

frenetic

feverish; energetic

frenzy

state of wild behavior

imminent

about to occur

peregrination

wandering

perfunctory

with little thought or effort

propagate

to spread; to multiply

romp

an easy win

scurry

to move rapidly with quick steps

spate

a series of similar events in quick succession

spontaneous

self-generated

unabated

without let up

amenable

agreeable

reciprocal

mutually beneficial

beneficent

kind; generous

bohemian

associated with an artistic lifestyle

droll

amusing in a witty or dry way

effusive

freely flowing

exalted

high in importance

extol

to list virtues or achievements

facetious

sarcastic regarding serious matters

facile

having a superficial understanding

iconoclast

one who transcends traditional beliefs

impunity

immunity from punishment

insouciant

carefree

jocose

humorous

jubilant

rejoicing

lampoon

to ridicule

levity

humor; lightness

libertine

one who acts without regard of morality

nonchalance

casualness

philanthropic

generous toward humanity

profligate

wasteful; immoral

raucous

boisterous

venal

corrupt

winsome

attractive

abode

home

cant

an often hypocritical rant

clique

a close-knit group of people

compatible

capable of coexistence

edifice

a man-made structure

extant

still in existence

facet

aspect

homogeneous

uniform in composition

inanimate

not living

incumbent

currently in power

indigenous

native population

indoctrinate

instill a set of beliefs

inevitable

unavoidable

intrinsic

essential to something

menial

describes work that is unskilled

mundane

ordinary; commonplace

nominal

in name only

propensity

natural tendency

repertoire

an array of skills

respite

a pause or reset

rudimentary

basic

steeped

immersed in

tenable

can be maintained

tranquil

peaceful

aggrandize

increase the power of something

aggregate

gather together

amalgamate

to fuse together

augment

to increase or expand