1. rancorous [ˈræŋkərəs]
adj. A rancorous argument or person is full of bitterness and anger.
Ever since the family has been characterized by a rancorous bitterness.
The deal ended after a series of rancorous disputes.
2. solicit [səˈlɪsɪt]
(1). v. If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it.
(2). v. When prostitutes solicit, they offer to have sex with people in return for money.
Bill solicited my opinion.
He's already solicited their support on health care reform.
3. aria [ˈɑ:riə]
n. An aria is a song for one of the leading singers in an opera or choral work.
An aria in music was originally any expressive melogy, usually, performed by a singer.
4. feeble [ˈfibəl]
(1). adj. If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak.
(2). adj. If you describe someone as feeble, you are criticizing them because they are afraid of taking strong action or seem to make no effort.
(3). adj. If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it is not very good or convincing.
The national government made a feeble attempt to make larger holdings available to homesteaders.
He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far...
5. influx [ˈɪnˌflʌks]
n. An influx of people or things into a place is their arrival there in large numbers.
...the influx of American popcorn into the British market.
The rapid growth of Boston during the mid-nineteenth century coincided with a large influx at European immigrants.
6. nourish [ˈnʌrɪʃ]
(1). v. To nourish a person, animal, or plant means to provide them with the food that is necessary for life, growth, and good health.
(2). v. To nourish something such as a feeling or belief means to allow or encourage it to grow.
...microbes in the soil which nourish the plant.
The rain nourished the crops.
7. engulf [ɪnˈgʌlf]
(1). v. If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way.
(2) v. If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it.
The movie star was engulfed by a crowd of his fans.
8. bedrock [ˈbedrɒk]
(1). n. The bedrock of something is the principles, ideas, or facts on which it is based.
(2). n. Bedrock is the solid rock in the ground which supports all the soil above it.
Honestyis the bedrock of any healthy relationship.
9. seep [si:p]
(1). v. If something such as liquid or gas seeps somewhere, it flows slowly and in smail amounts into a place where it should not go.
(2). v. If something such as secret information or an unpleasant emotion seeps somewhere, it comes out gradually.
Some parts of this country are dry because rainwater seeps quickly through sandy soil and into the rock below.
10. patriarch [ˈpeɪtriɑ:k]
(1). n. A patriarch is the male head of a family or tribe.
(2). n. A patriarch is the head of one of a number of Eastern Christian Churches.
整理自《柯林斯词典》、《新东方托福词汇》，侵删歉。