candid dialogue was the most efficient way to get what you want.
incandescent 白热的,遇热发光的
The embers of the fire were still incandescent even though the flames had disappeared.
cap 取,头
capable 有能力的,能干的
incapacitate 使无能,使无资格
debilitate 使衰弱
captious 吹毛求疵的
a captious eye
captivate 迷惑,吸引
The moive captivate the audience and no one could take their eyes off it.
capitulate (有条件的)投降
recapitulation 扼要重述
cata 向下,相反
cataclysmic 灾难的
The poor economy has driven companies to a cataclysmic end.
cav 洞
cave 洞穴
cavern 大洞穴
concave 凹陷
excavate 挖出,挖掘
The manager instructed the engineering team to carefully excavate the site.
ced,cess 行走,前进
accede 应允,同意
If I accede to his demand for backmail,I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.
accessory 附属的
concede 让步,承认
excessive 过度的,过分的,过多的
The police was accused of using excessive force when the he punched the innocent man.
antecedent 先辈;先行的
Scientists cannot agree on whether the egg or the chicken was the antecedent.
anterior 较早的
recede 倒退,后退,撤回
We watched the harbor recede from view as our ship headed out to sea.
rescind 废除
recess 壁凹,休息,休息持续的时间
During school recess,the children like to go to the playground.
centr 中心
central 中心
concentrate 浓缩,集中精力 浓缩液
centrifuge 分离,离心机
eccentric 古怪的
egocentric 自我中心的,利己主义的
During medieval times,many men held the egocentric belief that the sum revolved around the earth.
egotist 自我主义者
circ
circular 圆形的
circulate 流通;发行;传播;循环
The boy circulated newspapers to houses throughtout the neighborhood.
articulate 发音清晰
immaculate 洁净的
circuitous 迂回的,绕圈子的
circuity 迂回,绕行
The taxi driver took the tourists on a circuitous path to the airport.
cyclical 循环的
cynical 玩世不恭的,愤世嫉俗的
cynic 玩世不恭的人
cynicism 愤世嫉俗
cronyism 任人唯亲
cyclone 飓风
encyclopedia 百科全书
circum
circumference 圆周
circumlocution 迂回累赘的陈述
circumspect 慎重的,仔细的
circumvent 包围,智取;绕行,避开
cis 切
scissors 剪刀
concise 简洁的
precis 摘要,大纲
give a precis on a new book
incise 切割,雕刻
incision 切割,刀口
incisive 一针见血的
The journalist wrote an incisive article about the political scandal.
excise 切除,删去
The doctor excised some scar tissue after the burn was healed.
cite 引用
incite 煽动,激发,刺激
solicitous 热切的,挂念的,关心的
During her daughter's surgery the solicitous neighbour stayed in the hospital waiting to hear news of her daughter's health.
solicitation 恳求,教唆
solicitousness 关心,焦虑
recital 朗诵,独奏会
resuscitate 复苏,复兴
resuscitation 复活,复兴
claim 呼喊
acclaim 称赞,欢呼
disclaim 放弃权利,拒绝承认
exclaim 大喊大叫
clud 关闭
include 包括,包含
conclude 得结论
occlude 使闭塞,封闭,排除出去
recluse 隐居的,隐士
seclusion 隐居,隔离
contra
contradict 同...矛盾
The defendant contradicted his words and was accused of perjury(作伪证)
contradictory 自相矛盾的
His contradictory statements raised suspicion of her honesty.
contravene 违背(法规,习俗)
The rebellious studnet contravene the schools's formal uniform policy and attended class in casual clothes.
counter 相反
counterargument 辩论,抗辩,反论据
The winning team of the debate contest had the best arguments and counterarguments.
counterfeit 伪造,伪钞
This bill looks genuine,but it is really a counterfeit.
forfeit 丧失,被罚没收 丧失物 surfeit 过多,过度,过饱
cracy 统治,政体
autocracy 独裁统治,独裁政体
aristocracy 贵族阶级
Earls 伯爵
duchess 公爵夫人
bureaucracy 官僚政治
gerontocracy 老人统治
technocracy 技术统治
cre 增长
creature 生物
accrete 自然增加
Over time the trees'roots accreted into one.
cred 相信
discredit v.败坏名声,怀疑
credence n相信,信任
credulous adj轻信的
The credulous policeman was tricked by the cunning robber and let him go free.
crimin 罪行,犯罪
recriminate 反责,反控
The company defended that it had not infringed on any trademarks
incriminate 归罪于,控告,牵连
The robber's confession incriminated two others who helped to rob the bank.
incrimination 连累
cur 关心
curative 医疗的
curator 博物馆馆长
epicure 美食家(享乐主义者)
The epicure lived an exorbitantly expensive life.
procure 努力获得
The man filed an application to procure a business licenses from the relevant authorities.
cur 跑
concur 同意,同时发生
The directors concurred to accept a new company policy that would increase professionalism.
occurrence 事件,发生的事情
Solar eclipses are rare occurrences that draw the attention of many people.
curs 流,跑
cursory 草率的,粗略的
The chief editor was not resposible for reviewing cursory details such as spelling mistakes in the book,but more the general tone and subject matter.
precursory 先驱的,先兆的
The black cat walking across tha path was a precursory sign of bad luck.
excursive 离题的
Politicians often give excursive answers to sensitive questions that they do not want to answer.
discursive 散漫的,离题的
They were annoyed and bored by his discursive remarks.
incursion 袭击,侵入
dec 适当的,得体的
decent 体面的,相当好的
The decent thing to do is to
indecency 粗鄙,下流
speak with indecency in front of people.
decorous 有礼貌的,符合礼节的
have decorous manners
decorum 礼貌,礼节
Decorum is required in the court.
dem 人民
demagogue 煽动家,群众领导者
He was accused of being a demagogue because he made promises which aroused futile hopes in his listeners. 他的承诺让听众燃起希望后又落空。
demography 人口学,人口统计学
endemic 地方性的,某地特有的
endemic diseases 地方性疾病
dent 牙齿
dent 凹痕
The accident left a large dent in the side of the car.
denture 假牙
The old man relied on his dentures to eat food.
indent 使成锯齿形
His punched indented a hole in the wall.
rodent 啮齿类动物
Rats,mice and squirrels are all rodents.
dict 说话
indict 控告,起诉
indict him for a criminal offense.
verdict 判决,决定
judge their verdict on the defendant
valediction 告别演说,告别词
give a valediction at tha party
vindicate 为。。。平反;证明。。。正确
sue the plaintiff to vindicate his reputation. 原告