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【记】联想记忆：和充实的（full）相反的是乏味的（dull）
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【例】It assures your audience that you won’t be speaking in a dull monotone that will put them to sleep, especially if you’re talking after a heavy meal. （2000听力）
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【用】(as) dull as ditch-water是固定搭配，意思为“非常沉闷乏味”。
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esoteric［ˌesəuˈterik］adj. 只有内行才懂的；难懂的
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【例】The esoteric nature of the knowledge of alchemists contributed to secrecy of the early chemical science.
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babble［ˈbæbl］v. 含糊不清地说；唠叨
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【记】与形近词bubble（n. 泡沫）一起记
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【例】David began to babble incoherently when he was in a high fever.
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spar［spaː］n. 圆材（木质或金属质）vi. 用拳轻击；（与某人）争辩
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【例】The two have sparred with each other for weeks over the problem.
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grumpy［ˈgrʌmpi］adj. 脾气坏的
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【记】联想记忆：grump（发脾气，生气） + y→坏脾气的
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【例】When the boss’s grumpy, the life’s hard.
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secretive［ˈsiːkrətiv］adj. 守口如瓶的
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【记】联想记忆：secret（秘密的） + ive→把它当成秘密的→守口如瓶的
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【例】He was white, and the firm had never hired a black. They managed this by being secretive and never soliciting job applications. （2003）
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histrionic［ˌhistriˈɔnik］adj. 做作的，不自然的；表演的，戏剧的
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【例】Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, usually beginning in early adulthood.
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positive［ˈpɔzətiv］adj. 确定的，确信的；积极的；有效的；正极的，阳性的
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【记】联想记忆：pos（放置） + it + ive→就那么放→确定的
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【例】These two generations of museums play positive roles in spreading scientific knowledge, but they both put visitors in the position of passive observers. （2000）
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forcible［ˈfɔːsəbl］adj. 用暴力的，强行的；有说服力的，强有力的
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【例】①The law permits that the police has the right to make a forcible entry into any houses.
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②The forcible salesman has high endowment in selling.
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tilt［tilt］v. （使）倾斜，（使）翘起 n. 倾斜，斜坡
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