01、Laconic

　　【释义】adj.简洁的

　　【例句】Jessica is so talkative that her sister thought the situation warranted conciseness, and her being laconic.

　　02、Insipid

　　【释义】adj.无味道的，乏味的

　　【例句】Too much sugar tends to make this otherwise delightful fruit pie insipid.

　　03、Pragmatic

　　【释义】adj.务实的

　　【例句】After five years of war, both sides have found pragmatic ways to make peace with one another, as the bloodshed has grown viscous and brutal.

　　04、Iconoclast

　　【释义】n. 反传统者

　　【例句】Irrespective of his actuating motives, his deeds as an iconoclast will be treated harshly and is answerable in court.

　　05、Arduous

　　【释义】adj.艰苦的

　　【例句】James and Mathew are planning to leave for the states next week for their masters, following months of arduous GRE preparation.

　　06、Chicanery

　　【释义】n. 欺诈

　　【例句】The judge has plenty of reason to suspect chicanery because the lawyer has a reputation of aggressively defending his clients and of getting verdicts of innocence on guilty Policemen.

　　07、Dispassionate

　　【释义】adj.冷静的，不带偏见的

　　【例句】The heart of the ruthless monarch seems dispassionate to the plight of those people suffering in his kingdom.

　　08、Providential

　　【释义】adj.及时的，适时的

　　【例句】Sam's dangerous and providential escape, made her tremble; and so pale did he still look, that she could scarcely believe he was uninjured.

　　09、Malign

　　【释义】adj.有害的

　　【例句】Often, people suffering psychological disorders are considered by their families to be under the influence of malign spirits, or showing sign of a physical confliction.

　　10、Obsequious

　　【释义】adj.谄媚的

　　【例句】It was evident that the manager was flattering – from his obsequious manner in receiving his boss.

　　11、Conspicuous

　　【释义】adj.明显的

　　【例句】The recent recession is yet another example of how making rules without forethought and acting without taking the arbitrary and capricious effects these changes in policies have on our economy.

　　12、Innocuous

　　【释义】adj. 无害的

　　【例句】Companies that track their visitor's online behavior have long claimed that the data they collect is anonymous, and therefore innocuous. But the interpretation of the word "anonymous" has changed over time in the online world.

　　13、Cacophony

　　【释义】n. 刺耳的嘈杂声

　　【例句】The cacophony surrounding the multi-billion dollar buyout of leading messaging service by a social networking company shook the whole tech industry.

　　14、Vocferous

　　【释义】adj.喧嚣的

　　【例句】The protesters were vociferous in their demands as they screamed outside of the mayor's house.

　　15、Alacrity

　　【释义】n. 欣然同意

　　【例句】After marriage, Jenny rushed off with excitement to visit her parents, but her father did not accept their marriage with equal alacrity.