supercilious 英 [ˌsuːpəˈsɪliəs; ˌsjuːpəˈsɪliəs] 美 [ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs] adj. 目空一切的，高傲的；傲慢的，自大的
考点1: adj.高傲的，傲慢的: feeling or showing haughty disdain
■e.g. The aristocrat reacted to their breach of etiquette with a supercilious smile. 贵族对破坏他们破坏礼节的行为报以傲慢的一笑。
■同: arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, haughty, imperious, pompous, presumptuous, overbearing, superior
■反: humble, moderate, modest 谦逊的
kindred 英 [ˈkɪndrəd] 美 [ˈkɪndrəd] n. 家族；相似；亲属关系 adj. 同类的；血缘的；同族的；类似的，相关的
考点1: adj.类似的；具有相似或相近的起源，本性或性质的: having a similar or related origin, nature, or character
■e.g. finally found people who were kindred spirits when she joined the hiking club 她加入登山俱乐部的时候 终于发现了志向相同的人
■同: agreeable, amicable, compatible, congenial, frictionless, unanimous, united
■反: disagreeable, discordant, disharmonious, disunited, incompatible, inharmonious, uncongenial 不一致不和谐的
decipher 英 [dɪˈsaɪfər] 美 [dɪˈsaɪfər] v. 破译，译解；辨认，解释，理解 n. 密电（或密信的）译文
考点1: vt.破译: to read or interpret (ambiguous, obscure, or illegible matter)
■e.g. we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet 破解了暗语后，发现我们要碰头
■同: break, crack, decrypt, decode
■反: cipher, encipher, encode, encrypt 加密
考点2: v.有清晰想法，理解，解读: to have a clear idea of
■e.g. a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher 一部错综复杂的恐怖电影，情节我一直没有理解
■同: apprehend, perceive, recognize, seize, sense, make out
vestigial 英 [veˈstɪdʒiəl] 美 [veˈstɪdʒiəl] adj. 退化的；残余的；发育不全的
考点1: adj.退化的，发育不全的: (of certain organs or parts of organisms) having attained a simple structure and reduced size and function during the evolution of the species
■e.g. snake that has vestigial limbs 拥有退化四肢的蛇
■同: incomplete, rudimentary, undeveloped
■反: adult, full-blown, full-fledged, matured, ripe, ripened 成熟的，发育完全的
captious 英 ['kæpʃəs] 美 [ˈkæpʃəs] adj. 挑剔的；吹毛求疵的
考点1: adj.吹毛求疵的，爱挑毛病的: marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
■e.g. a captious and cranky eater who has never met a vegetable he didn't hate 一个古怪又挑剔的食客，从来就没有他不讨厌的蔬菜
■同: carping, caviling, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, judgmental, overcritical
■反: appreciative 表示欣赏的
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