1. dehydrate [di:ˈhaɪdreɪt]
(1). v. When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
(2). phrase. If you dehydrate or if something dehydrates you, you lose too much water from your body so that you feel weak or ill.
The little girl's body had dehydrated dangerously with the high temperature.
2. sinuous [ˈsɪnjuəs]
(1). adj. Something that is sinuous moves with smooth twists and turns.
(2). adj. Something that is sinuous has many smooth turns and curves.
They walked along the sinuous course of the river.
3. instinctual [ɪnˈstɪŋktʃuəl]
adj. An instinctual feeling, action, or idea is one based on instinct.
We must completely understand and be aware of its instinctual behavior.
4. uncanny [ʌnˈkæni]
adj. If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain.
The magician says it doesn't end here, and the uncanny part is yet to come.
5. sprinkle [ˈsprɪŋkl]
(1). v. If you sprinkle a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it.
(2). v. If something is sprinkled with particular things, it has a few of them throughout it and they are far apart from each other.
(3). v. If it is sprinkling, it is raining very lightly.
Sprinkle some pepper on the dish when it's done.
6. orthodox [ˈɔ:θədɒks]
(1). adj. Orthodox beliefs, methods, or systems are ones which are accepted or used by most people.
(2). adj. If you describe someone as orthodox, you mean that they hold the older and more traditional ideas of their religion or party.
(3). adj. The Orthodox churches are Christian churches in Eastern Europe which separated from the western church in the eleventh century.
The orthodox Thanksgiving dinner must have turkey and pumpkin pie.
7. preliterate [pri:'lɪtərɪt]
In preliterate societies oral literature was widely shared; it saturated the society and was as much a part of living as food, clothing, shelter, or religion.
8. hustle [ˈhʌsl]
(1). v. If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along.
(2). v. If you hustle, you go somewhere or do something as quickly as you can.
(3). v. If someone hustles, they try to earn money or gain an advantage from a situation, often by using dishonest or illegal means.
(4). n. Hustle is busy, noisy activity.
I hate the hustle and bustle of the city life.
9. engrave [ɪnˈgreɪv]
v. If you engrave something with a design or words, or if you engrave a design or words on it, you cut the design or words into its surface.
The teacher told us to engrave these rules on our minds.
10. homage [ˈhɒmɪdʒ]
n. Homage is respect shown towards someone or something you admire, or to a person in authority.
Many people came to pay homage to those soldiers who died in the war.
11. infatuate [ɪn'fætjʊeɪt]
The part that makes people infatuate Barbie the most is her countless.
12. cynical [ˈsɪnɪkl]
(1). adj. If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly.
(2). adj. If you are synical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest.
With a cynical view, the young man is easily to go to extremes.
13. toxic [ˈtɒksɪk]
adj. A toxic substance is poisonous.
Some piant tissues contain a diverse array of toxic or potentially toxic substances.
14. rustproof [ˈrʌstpru:f]
Stainless products are so popular because they are rustproof.
15. sunlit [ˈsʌnlɪt]
adj. Sunlit places are brightly lit by the sun.
Icebergs are graceful, stately, inspiring in calm, sunlit seas.
16. microbe [ˈmaɪkrəʊb]
n. A microbe is a very small living thing, which you can only see if you use a microscope.
Microbes are one of the oldest forms of life on Earth.
17. homestead [ˈhəʊmsted]
(1). n. A homestead is a farmhouse, together with the land around it.
(2). n. In United States history, a homestead was a piece of government land in the west, which was given to someone so they could settle there develop a farm.
18. canyon [ˈkænjən]
n. A canyon is a long, narrow vallery with very steep sides.
The Grand Canyon was considered a barrier to travelers.
19. portraiture [ˈpɔ:trətʃə(r)]
n. Portraiture is the art of painting or drawing portraits.
Many innovations in the various forms of portraiture evolved during this fertile period.
20. alloy [ˈælɔɪ]
n. An alloy is a metal that is made by mixing two or more types of metal together.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
21. lush [lʌʃ]
(1). adj. Lush fields or gardens have a lot of very healthy grass or plants.
(2). adj. If you describe a place or thing as lush, you mean that it is very luxurious.
(3). n. If you describe someone as a lush, you mean that they drink too much alcohol.
Severin began to paint large, lush still lifes of flowers, fruit, or both.
22. igneous [ˈɪgniəs]
adj. In geology, igneous rocks are rocks that were once so hot that they were liquid.
Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from magma that cools and solidifies within the crust of a planet.
23. salient [ˈseɪliənt]
(1). adj. The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones.
(2). n. A salient is a narrow area where an army has pushed its front line forward into enemy territory.
He pointed out the salient features of the new design.
24. shrivel [ˈʃrɪvl]
phrase. When something shrivels or when something shrivels it, it becomes dryer and smaller, often with lines in its surface, as a result of losing the water it contains.
The hot weather had shriveled the leaves on the plants.
25. syrup [ˈsɪrəp]
(1). n. Syrup is a sweet liquid made by cooking sugar with water, and sometimes with fruit juice as well.
(2). n. Syrup is a very sweet thick liquid made from sugar.
(3). n. Syrup is a medicine in the form of a thick, sweet liquid.
The syrup may also be sugar-free.
26. hemp [hemp]
n. Hemp is a plant used for making rope or the drug marijuana.
It is illegal to grow hemp in the United States, although some related medicines are legally imported.
27. dilate [daɪˈleɪt]
phrase. When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them, they become wider or bigger.
28. flagellum [flə'dʒeləm]
Many bacteria lack flagella and cannot move about by their own power.
29. intricate [ˈɪntrɪkət]
adj. You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details.
A city is more intricate than a village.
30. mighty [ˈmaɪti]
(1). adj. Mighty is used to describe something that is very large or powerful.
(2). adv. Mighty is used in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize the quailty that they are describing.
This circumstance was mitigated by the mighty river and lake systems.
31. inflammation [ˌɪnfləˈmeɪʃn]
n. An inflammation is a painful redness or swelling of a part of your body that results from an infection, injury, or illness.
The connection between inflammation and heart disease, arthritis, and other chronic ailments has become increasingly clear.
整理自《柯林斯词典》、《新东方托福词汇》，侵删歉。