condole 英 [kən’dəʊl] 美 [kənˈdoʊl] vi. 慰问；吊唁；哀悼
考点1: vi.表达同情: to express sympathetic sorrow
■e.g. We condole with him on the death of his father 我们对他父亲的死向他深表同情。
■同: compassionate, sympathize with, yearn over
■派: condolence n同情青;sympathy with another in sorrow
ratiocination 英 [ˌrætiˌɒsɪˈneɪʃn] 美 [ˌreɪʃiˌoʊsɪˈneɪʃn] n. 推理；推论
考点1: n.推理: the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
■e.g. As an expert in ratiocination, the detective Sherlock Holmes has few rivals. 作为推理专家，大侦探福尔摩斯可谓无人能及。
■同: deduction, intellection, reason, reasoning, sense
apoplectic 英 [ˌæpəˈplektɪk] 美 [ˌæpəˈplektɪk] adj. 中风的；易怒的 n. 中风患者
考点1: adj.极度愤怒的: extremely angry; furious
■e.g. He became apoplectic about wasteful government spending 他对于政府的浪费开销变得怒不可遏。The coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court教练对球员罚篮不进非常气愤以至于把战术板扔到了球场上。
■同: choleric, enraged, furious, incensed, indignant, infuriated, irate, ireful, outraged
■反: angerless, delighted, pleased不生气的，高兴的
pastiche 英 [pæˈstiːʃ] 美 [pæˈstiːʃ] n. 混成曲；模仿画 vt. 东拼西凑；混杂
考点1: n.(带嘲讽的)模仿: a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work, often with satirical intent
■e.g. a pastiche of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus 波提且利画作《维纳斯的诞生》的仿品
■同: burlesque, caricature, imitation, parody, spoof, travesty
■反: original work 原作
考点2: n.大杂烩: a pasticcio of incongruous parts; a hodgepodge
■e.g. a pastiche of dishes from many countries来自众多国家的饮食杂烩
■同: agglomerate, collage, hodgepodge, jumble, jungle, medley, montage, motley, salad, variety, welter
commodious 英 [kəˈməʊdiəs] 美 [kəˈmoʊdiəs] adj. 宽敞的；方便的
考点1: adj.宽敞舒适的 comfortably or conveniently spacious: roomy
■e.g. a commodious closet宽敞的衣橱
■同: spacious, roomy
■反: constricted, cramped, snug, constringed 狭窄的