cronyism 英 /ˈkrəʊniɪzəm/ 美 /ˈkroʊniɪzəm/ n. 任人唯亲；任用亲信

考点1: n.任人唯亲，对好朋友的偏袒: favoritism shown to old friends without regard for their qualifications

■e.g. officials practicing cronyism任人唯亲的官员

■同: favoritism

pedant 英 /ˈpednt/ 美 /ˈpednt/ n. 学究；书呆子；卖弄学问的人；空谈家

考点1: n.书呆子，墨守成规之人: one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules

■e.g. He is a perfect type of pedant.他是个十足的书呆子

■同: doctrinaire, dogmatist

blazon 英 /ˈbleɪzn/ 美 /ˈbleɪzn/ v. 生动展示；（耸人听闻地）报道，宣布；（用正确的纹章术语）描述（纹章）；装饰 n. 对纹章（图案等）所作的确切描述；纹章

考点1: vt.使知名: to make known openly or publicly

■e.g. Their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair 他们彼此间公开的亲昵举动让他们之间的恋情大白于天下

■同: annunciate, broadcast, declare, publicize, proclaim

■反: withhold保留，不透露

考点2: v.修饰，装扮: to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

■e.g. The university's dormitory has been blazoned with banners celebrating graduation 学校宿舍被那些庆祝毕业的横幅所装点

■同: adorn, bedeck, embellish, garnish

■反: blemish, deface, mar, spoil 损害，破坏

rabble 英 /ˈræbl/ 美 /ˈræbl/ n. 乌合之众；暴民；下层社会；（搅炼用的）长柄耙 vt. 聚众闹事；用长柄耙搅拌

考点1: n.混乱的人群: a disorganized or disorderly crowd of people

■e.g. the crown prince was reminded that even the rabble deserved his attention and compassion 太子应该 知道即使是草民，也值得他的关注和同情

■同: ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, scum, rag, trash, unwashed

blur 英 /blɜː(r)/ 美 /blɜːr/ n. 模糊不清的事物；模糊的记忆；污迹 v. 使……模糊不清，变模糊；使暗淡；玷污，沾上污迹

考点1: v.(使)变得朦胧，(使)变得不清楚: to (cause sth to) become vague or indistinct

■e.g. Sorrowful tears blurred her eyes 悲伤的眼泪模糊了她的双眼

■同: shroud, becloud, befog, obscure

■反: clear使清晰

考点2: v.使不易理解: to make (something) unclear to the understanding

■e.g. An article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol 一 篇针对业余读者的文章把两种胆固醇的区别弄得模糊不清

■同: obfuscate

■反: clarify, illuminate 阐明，说清楚

■派: blurring adj朦胧的