New Words
lobby
n. entrance hall 门廊,门厅
porter
n. an employee who sweeps, cleans, does errands, etc. as in a bank, store, or restaurant 勤杂工
mop
vt. wash or wipe up; clean with a mop 擦;用拖把擦洗
commercial
a. having to do with business
hearsay
n. information or new heard from another person 传闻
furious
a. extremely angry; violent
denunciation
n. the act of denouncing; condemnation 谴责,痛斥
scorn
n. strong disrespect; contempt 鄙视,轻蔑
denounce
vt. criticize severely and publicly
castigate
vt. criticize severely
riverfront
n. the part of a city or town on or near a river or harbor area
patronize
vt. be a regular customer, reader, etc. of; give regular business to
insecure
a. anxious and unsure of oneself; not confident
offhand
a. careless or disrespectful in manner; casual
banter
vi. talk in a joking way
contempt
n. a feeling that sth. is of little value or worthless; scorn 轻视,轻蔑
solidarity
n. agreement of interests, aims, or standards
Baptist
n. 浸礼会教徒
comprehend
vt. understand
Kluxer
n. a member of the Ku Klux Klan 三K党成员
sympathizer
n. a person who sympathizes with another persons or is favorably inclined toward a particular belief
anti-
prefix against; opposed to
refer(to)
vi. mention or speak about
pope
n. head of the Roman Catholic Church(罗马天主教的)教皇
lover
n. one who is in love with sb. or sth.
southerner
n. a person from a southern region
imponderable
a. unable to be weighed or assessed
suspiciously
ad. distrustfully
pose
vt. put forward fro discussion; state
supervise
vt. keep watch over( work or workers) as the person in charge
forge
vt. make or write(sth. false) to deceive
foolproof
a. that can not go wrong
nigger
n. (derogatory) a Negro
errand
n. a short journey made to get sth. or carry a message
doff
vt. take off
respectful
a. having or showing respect
unbookish
a. not inclined to read and study
patron
n. a person who uses a particular shop, hotel, etc, esp. regularly
optical
a. of or relating to light or the sense of light 光学的;视力的
suspicious
a. causing one to suspect; deserving or exciting suspicion
suspicion
n.
duck
vt. try to escape by hiding quickly 闪避
hold
a. showing or needing courage
pointedly
ad. in such a way as to make some meaning, reference or application quite unmistakable
doubtful
a. having, showing or causing doubt
title
n. a name given to a book, painting, play, etc.
thumb
vi. turn pages of (a book, etc.) rapidly with a thumb, reading only portions
frown
vi. draw the brows together in deep thought, anger or disapproval
pork
n. meat from pigs
bean
n. a rounded seed of a plant related to peas 豆
jar
vt. have a harsh, unpleasant effect on; shock
sweeping
a. forceful; comprehensive and wide-ranging
raging
a. violent; furious
rage
vi. be furious with anger; act violently
demon
n. an evil spirit
slash
vt. cut with a sweeping stroke of a sword, knife or whip
extol
vt. praise highly
mock
vt. laugh at; make fun of; ridicule
reality
n. the condition or quality of being real; the state of things as they are
weapon
n. an instrument used to attack another or defend oneself from attack
club
n. a heavy stick with one thick end, use as a weapon