Unit 19

ignoble / ignorable / ignominous / ignorant

ignoble adj. 卑鄙的 (characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness) / ɪɡˈnoʊbəl /

• The most ignoble character in The Lord of the Rings is Gollum, whose base desire for the ring leads him to terrible actions.

ignorable adj.可忽略的 (someone or something that can be disregarded) / ɪgˈnɔr ə bəl/

• The dog was small, but his incessant yapping ensured that he was far from ignorable.

ignominious adj.可鄙的 (causing disgrace or shame) /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪnɪəs/

• While ruled a mistrial, Bill Cosby's assault charges will be remembered as an ignominious chapter in his otherwise impressive biography.

ignorant adj. 无知的 (destitute of knowledge or education) / ˈiɡnərənt /

• George's ignorance about politics, history, and higher math stems from never having received any formal education beyond primary school.

glib / glide / gild / goad

glib adj. 即兴的 (performed with a natural, offhand ease) / ɡlɪb /

• The best politicians are known for having a glib ability to easily convince people to like them.

glide v. 滑行，滑动 (to move in a smooth way) / ɡlaɪd /

• The pianist's fingers glided so smoothly over the keys that it seemed as though they were floating.

gild v. 镀金 (to cover (something) with a thin layer of gold) / ɡild /

• The jeweller made necklaces out of non-precious metals such as brass and aluminium but he gilded each piece with a thin layer of gold in order to make it look more expensive.

goad v. 刺激 (to urge or force (someone) to do something) / ɡōd /

• Marcus would not stop goading his sister until she gave in and handed him her uneaten dessert.

voracious / veracious

voracious adj. 贪婪的 (excessively eager) / vəˈreɪʃəs /

• Kimiko is a voracious reader who can read an entire novel over the course of a single day.

veracious adj. 真实的，准确的，真诚的 (marked by truth) / vəˈreɪʃəs /

• The legal jargon in the Bill Cosby assault case was so complex that the jury was unable to decide whether his testimony was veracious or false.