Libido (n.): psychic energy generally；specifically，a basic form of psychic energy，comprising the positive。loving instincts manifested variously at different stages of personality development欲望
lucrative (adj.) : producing wealth or profit；profitable；remunerative有利可图的；赚钱的
hideous (adj.) : horrible to see, hear, etc.; very ugly or revolting; dreadful骇人听闻的;非常丑陋的;可怕的
forlorn (adj.) : in pitiful condition；wretched；miserable可怜的；悲惨的；不幸的
macabre (adj.) : gruesome；grim and horrible；ghastly可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；恐怖的
computation (n.) : the act of computing；calculation 计算
abominable (adj.) : nasty and disgusting；vile；loathsome讨厌的，可恶的
alley (n.) : a narrow street or walk；specifically，a lane behind a row of buildings or between two rows of buildings that face on adjacent streets胡同；小巷；小街
filth (n.) : disgustingly offensive dirt，garbage，etc．污秽，污物；垃圾
allude (v.) : refer in a casual or indirect way(随便或间接)提到，涉及；暗指
monstrousness (n.) : strange shape奇形怪状
lacerate (v.) : tear jaggedly；mangle(something soft，as flesh)；wound or hurt(one’s feelings，etc．)deeply；distress撕裂；割碎(肉等软组织)；伤害unequal(感情等)；使…伤心
pretentious (adj.) : making claims，explicit or implicit，to some distinction，importance，dignity，or excellence自负的；自命不凡的；自大的
linger (v.) : continue to stay，esp．through reluctance to leave逗留(尤指不愿离开)
downright (adv.) : thoroughly；utterly；really彻底地，完全地；真正地
dormer (n.) : a window set upright in a sloping roof屋顶窗
leprous (adj.) : of or like leprosy；having leprosy麻风的；似麻风的；患麻风病的
rat-trap (n.) : a trap for catching rats捕鼠夹(子)
misshapen (adj.) : badly shaped；deformed奇形怪状的；畸形的
uncomely (adj.) : having unpleasant appearance不美观的，不好看的
grime (n.) : dirt，esp．sooty dirt，rubbed into or covering a surface，as of the skin(尤指经摩擦而深入或覆盖皮肤等表面的)积垢；污秽
gully (n.) : a channel or hollow worn by running water; small，narrow ravine沟壑，狭沟，冲沟
chalet (n.) : a type of Swiss house，built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves(瑞士的木造)农舍，山上小舍
high-pitched (adj.) : steep in slope said of roofs)(屋顶)坡度陡的
dingy (adj.) : dirty-colored；not bright or clean；grimy不干净的；不明亮的；弄脏的
clapboard (n.) : a thin，narrow board with one edge thicker than the other，used as siding护墙板，隔板
preposterous (adj.) : so contrary to nature，reason， or common sense as to be laughable；absurd；ridiculous反常的；乖戾的；十分荒谬的；愚蠢的
pier (n.) : a heavy column，usually square. used to support weight，as at the end of an arch角柱；支柱
cemetery (n.) : a place for the burial of the dead；graveyard公墓，墓地；坟场
swinish (adj.) : of or like a swine；beastly；piggish；coarse，etc．猪(似)的；鄙贱的；粗俗的
perpendicular (adj.) : exactly upright；vertical. straight up or down垂直的；矗立的
precarious (adj.) : uncertain；insecure；risky不稳定的；不安全的；危险的
eczematous (adj.) : of itching skin disease湿疹的
patina (n.) : a fine crust or film on bronze or copper．usually green or greenish—blue，formed by natural oxidation and often valued as being ornamental(青铜器上的)绿锈
uremia (n.) : a toxic condition caused by the presence in the blood of waste products normally eliminated in the urine and resulting from a failure of the kidneys to secrete urine尿毒症
loathsome (adj.) : causing loathing；disgusting；abhorrent；detestable讨厌的；厌恶的；令人作呕的
laborious (adj.) : involving much hard work；difficult.；industrious；hard—working费力的；困难的；勤劳的；辛苦的
incessant (adj.) : never ceasing；continuing or being repeated without stopping or in a way that seems endless：constant不停的，连续的；不间断的
decompose (v.) : break up or separate into basic components or parts；rot分解；(使)腐烂，(使)腐败
forsake (v.) : give up；renounce(a habit，idea，etc．)；leave；abandon抛弃，放弃(思想
、习惯等)；遗弃；背弃
malarias (adj.) : of fever conveyed by mosquitoes疟疾的；空气污浊的
hamlet (n.) : a very small village小村庄
incomparable (adj.) : no beyond comparison；unequalled；matchless无与伦比的，举世无双的；无敌的，无比的
titanic (adj.) : of great size，strength，or power巨大的；力大无比的；有极大权力的
aberrant (adj.) : turning away from what is right，true，etc．：deviating from what is normal or typical与正确或真实情况相背的；偏离常规的；反常的
uncompromising (adj.) : not compromising or yielding；firm；inflexible；determined不妥协的；坚定的；不让步的；坚决的
inimical (adj.) : 1ike an enemy；hostile；unfriendly；adverse；unfavorable敌人似的；敌对的；不友好的；相反的；不利的
ingenuity (n.) : cleverness，originality，skill，etc．机智；创造力，独创性；熟练
grotesquery (n.) : the quality or state of being grotesque奇形怪状；怪诞
retrospect (n.) : a looking back on or thinking about things past；contemplation or survey of
the past回顾，回想；追溯
diabolical (adj.) : of the devil or devils；fiendish恶魔的；残忍的，凶暴的
concoct (v.) : devise，invent，or plan计划，策划；虚构，编造
insensate (adj.) : not feeling，or not capable of feeling，sensation无感觉的，无知觉的
brute (n.) : an animal；a person who is brutal or very stupid，gross，sensual，etc．畜生；笨蛋，粗野的人
abomination (adj.) : great hatred，and disgust；anything hateful and disgusting憎恨，厌恶；令人讨厌的东西
putrid (adj.) : decomposing；rotten and foul—smelling腐烂的，腐败的
deface (v.) : spoil the appearance of；disfigure；mar损坏…的外表；丑化
inadvertence (n.) : the quality of being inadvertent；oversight；mistake掉以轻心，粗心大意；疏漏；错误
obscene (adj.) : offensive to one’s feelings，or to prevailing notions，of modesty of decency；lewd；disgusting猥亵的；诲淫的；可憎的
unfathomable (adj.) : which cannot be understood；which cannot be reached不可理解的；
深不可测的
enigmatical (adj.) : of or like an enigma；perplexing；baffling谜一般的，谜似的；不可思议的，费解的
dogmatic (adj.) : of or like dogma；doctrinal教条(主义)的；教义的
edifice (n.) : a building，esp．a large，imposing one建筑物；尤指大型建筑物，大厦
depravity (n.) : a depraved condition；corruption；wickedness堕落，腐化，腐败
penthouse (n.) : a small structure，esp．one with a sloping roof，attached to a larger building小棚屋，(尤指靠在大楼边上搭的)披屋
lust (n.) : a desire to gratify the senses；bodily appetite欲望；贪欲
etiology (n.) : the assignment of a cause，or the cause assignment本源，原因(的说明)
pathological (adj.) : of pathology；of or concerned with diseases病理学的；病理上的
border upon :  to be like；almost be相近，类似
       例： His emotion is bordering upon hysteria．他的情绪接近歇斯底里。
put down…to :  attribute to归因于
       例： I put Jane’s moodiness down to the stress she was under．我认为简由于所承受的压力而闷闷不乐。