AAI Lp 4

automaton

mechanism that imitates actions of humans

cantankerous

bad sense of humor, irritable

divisive

tending to cause disagreement/hostility between people

embroil

involved deeply in an situation, especially a complicated one

endow

to give income property, establish by donating, to provide with a quality ability

equivocal

ambiguous, can have many interpretations

impasse

死路/僵局

incongruity

quality of disagreeing, being unsuitable不协调

palliate

make a symptom less severe without treating the cause 治标不治本, disguise seriousness of something,减轻,缓和

promulgate

to put into law, declare formally

ratify

approve formally, confirm

rebuttal

contradiction 反驳