专八英语词汇之阅读篇（10）

46. expedient 应急手段 As she had forgotten her keys, she got into the house by the simple expedient of climbing through a window.

由于忘记带钥匙，她直接从窗户翻了进来。

47. flunk 失败

He flunked the exam again.

他这次又没及格。

48. fallacious 谬误的;靠不住的

His fallacious arguments cannot hold water.

这个观点站不住脚。

49. extoll 赞美;吹捧

Her merits are extolled in the newspaper.

她的功绩受到了报纸的大力表扬。

50. finesse 灵巧

Peter handled the meeting with great finesse.

Peter灵活地主持了这次大会。