preeminent

adjective
pree-EM-uh-nunt

1. more important, skillful, or successful

exact

verb
ig-ZAKT

1. to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
2. to call for as necessary or desirable

gulosity

noun
goo-LAH-suh-tee

1. excessive appetite: greediness

sarcophagus

noun
sahr-KAH-fuh-gus

1. a stone coffin; broadly: coffin

ad hominem

adjective
ad-Hah-muh-nem

1. appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
2. marked by or being an attack on an opponent’s character rather than by an answer to the contentions made

insouciance

noun
in-SOO-see_unss

1. lighthearted unconcern: nonchalance

itinerant

adjective
eye-TIN-uh-runt

1. traveling from place to place; especially: covering a circle

jeopardy

noun
JEP-er-dee

1. exposure to or imminence of death, loss, or injury: danger
2. law: the danger that an accused person is subjected to when on trial for a criminal offense

retrocede

verb
ret-roh-SEED

1. to go back: recede
2. to cede back (something, such as a territory)

nostrum

noun
NAHSS-trum

1. a usually questionable remedy or scheme: panacea
2. 江湖药。英译英我没看懂哈哈哈。

gadabout

noun
GAD-uh-bout

1. a person who goes from place to place in social activity
2. 中文是“四处寻欢作乐的人”。怎么感觉中文比英文多了点贬义？