pique
【考法 1】 vt. 使愤怒： to arouse anger or resentment in
【例】 She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation. 他们拒绝她的邀请让她很生气。
【近】 aggravate, annoy, exasperate, infuriate, irritate, peeve, provoke, rile, roil, ruffle, vex
【反】 delight, gratify, rejoice 使高兴
【考法 2】 vt. 激起，刺激： to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
【例】 radical remarks that pique their curiosity 引起他们兴趣的激进评论
【近】 arouse, encourage, excite, fire, impassion, incite, instigate, move, stimulate, stir
【反】 allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe 平息，缓和
pirate
【考法 1】 vt. 盗版，盗用： to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
【例】 a pirated version of the software 盗版软件
【近】 arrogate, commandeer, convert, expropriate, preempt, press, seize, usurp
【考法 2】 n. 海盗： a robber on the high seas
【例】 little boys dreaming of sailing as pirates 梦想成为海盗的小男孩
【近】 corsair, freebooter, rover
pithy
【考法 1】 adj. 精练的，简洁的： precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
【例】 The professor gave a pithy introduction to this course. 教授就这门课程做了简短的介绍。
【近】 apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, concise, laconic, succinct, telegraphic, terse
【反】 circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, rambling, prolix, verbose, windy, wordy 冗长累赘的
【派】 pithiness n. 简洁，犀利
pitiless
【考法 1】 adj. 没有同情心的： devoid of or unmoved by pity
【例】 a pitiless humiliation 毫不留情的羞辱
【近】 affectless, callous, coldhearted, cruel, harsh, indurate, merciless
【反】 charitable, clement, compassionate, humane, merciful, sympathetic, tender 有同情心的，仁慈的
pittance
【考法 1】n. 少量津贴：a small portion, amount, or allowance
【例】 The internship offers only a pittance for a salary, but it is a great opportunity to gain experience. 实习所能挣到的报酬是很少的，但是它提供了获得经验的绝佳机会。
【近】 bit, mite, modicum, peanuts, trace
【反】 cornucopia, opulence 富饶；boodle, bundle, fortune 大笔财富
placate
【考法 1】 vt. （通过让步以）平息抚慰： to lessen the anger or agitation of
【例】 The colonists implemented a new policy to placate local opposition 殖民者采取新政策以缓和当地的反抗情绪。
【近】 appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, pacify, propitiate, tranquilize
【反】 anger, enrage, foment, gall, incense, inflame, infuriate, peeve, rile 激怒，使气恼
【派】 placation n. 安抚
placebo
【考法 1】 n. 安慰性的事物： something of no intrinsic remedial value that is used to appease or reassure
another
【例】 Candies are often adopted as the placebo for the dying patients. 糖果通常作为安慰剂给重症患者服用。
plagiarize
【考法 1】v. 剽窃，抄袭：to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
【例】 In scientific community, plagiarizing other's paper is a felony. 在学术界，剽窃他人的论文是一项重罪。
【近】 steal
【派】 plagiarism n. 剽窃
plangent
【考法 1】 adj. 轰鸣的： having a loud reverberating sound
【例】 The camera man was stunned by the plangent roar of wild animals. 摄影师被野生动物发出的怒号吓得不知所措。
【近】 blaring, blasting, clamorous, deafening, earsplitting, resonant, resounding, sonorous, thunderous, vibrant
【反】 muffled, muted 声音被减弱的；gentle, low, soft 声音轻柔的
【考法 2】 adj. 凄凉的，哀伤的： having an expressive and especially plaintive quality
【例】 a plangent song about a long-ago love 一首关于往日爱情的凄凉歌曲
【近】 doleful, dolorous, funeral, grieving, lamentable, lugubrious, plaintive, rueful, sorrowful, woeful
【反】 agreeable, cheerful, delightful, enjoyable, jolly, pleasing 令人愉快的
plastic
【考法 1】 adj. 可塑的： susceptible of being modified in form or nature
【例】 the plastic quality of modeling clay 模型泥的可塑性质
【近】 adaptable, ductile, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, resilient, supple
【反】 inflexible, rigid, stiff 僵硬的
【考法 2】 adj. 虚假的，做作的： lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
【例】 There's usually a plastic cordiality at these corporate events. 通常在公司的活动上都有一种虚假的热情和友好。
【近】 affected, assumed, bogus, factitious, fake, false, feigned, mock, phony, pretended, pseudo, spurious
【反】 artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned 真诚的
【派】 plasticity n. 可塑性