35. CALUMNY:: (A) approbation 诽谤 认可;赞许 [词义] calumny n. 诽谤, 中伤 1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation 2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation approbation n. 证实; 认可; 赞许 1 obsolete : PROOF 2 a : an act of approving formally or officially b : COMMENDATION, PRAISE
36. CHICANERY:: (A) ingenuous (B) genuine 诡计,狡诈 坦白的;直率的 真诚的 [分析] chicanery n. 诡计, 狡诈 1 : deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : TRICKERY 2 : a piece of sharp practice (as at law) : TRICK ingenuous adj. 纯朴的, 单纯的 1 obsolete : NOBLE, HONORABLE 2 a : showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness *her ingenuous thirst for experience — Christopher Rawson* b : lacking craft or subtlety *ingenuous in their brutality* synonyms see NATURAL genuine adj. 真的; 真诚的 1 a : actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character *genuine vintage wines* b : actually produced by or proceeding from the alleged source or author *the signature is genuine* c : sincerely and honestly felt or experienced *a deep and genuine love* d : ACTUAL, TRUE *a genuine improvement* 2 : free from hypocrisy or pretense : SINCERE synonyms see AUTHENTIC [分析] 两个选项都很接近题目的反义。chicanery表示为欺骗行为,ingenuous是缺乏手段和精明,而genuine是情感上的真诚,但没有行为上的明确定义。
37. ALIGNED:: (A) awry (B) curved (C) patchy 排列的 歪斜的 弯曲的 补丁的;不调和的 [词义] align v. 将某物排列在一条直线上; 与某人结盟 transitive verb 1 : to bring into line or alignment 2 : to array on the side of or against a party or cause *he aligned himself with the protesters* intransitive verb 1 : to get or fall into line 2 : to be in or come into precise adjustment or correct relative position awry adj. 扭曲的, 走样的 1 : in a turned or twisted position or direction : ASKEW 2 : off the correct or expected course : AMISS patchy adj. 补丁的; 不一致的, 斑驳的 1 : marked by, consisting of, or diversified with patches 2 : irregular in appearance, makeup, or quality [词义] align的第二义是"处于正确位置",awry有偏离正确路线的含义。 aligned <> warped <> irregular <> askew <> awry <> improperly adjusted