31.insignificant

　　of little importance or influence or power; of minor status

　　不重要，没有影响力或者没有权利;

　　“Hell, a kid’s already scared of being small and insignificant,” he once said.

　　— The New Yorker (Nov 5, 2014)

　　32.intimate

　　marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

　　亲密的相识，联系或者熟悉为标志的;

　　The couple grew so intimate that the woman promised she would move to New York in six months.

　　— New York Times (Nov 7, 2014)

　　33.jealous

　　suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

　　怀疑或者害怕被对手取代;

　　"I think it was really hard. I think he was a little jealous of the video guy at first," Gomez joked.

　　— Los Angeles Times (Nov 6, 2014)

　　34.optimistic

　　expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds

　　期待可能发生最美好的事情，乐观的;

　　She said the talks were going well and she felt optimistic that progress could be made.

　　— BBC (Nov 12, 2014)

　　35.perplexed

　　full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

　　感到为难，迷惑，茫然不知所措;

　　The bankers who arrange the loan deals say that they are perplexed.

　　— New York Times (Nov 4, 2014)

　　36.playful

　　full of fun and high spirits

　　幽默有趣，很高的情绪;

　　He says the fourth “Toy Story” installment will “open a new chapter” in the lives of Woody, Buzz and their playful pals.

　　— Washington Times (Nov 7, 2014)

　　37.rejected

　　rebuffed (by a lover) rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

　　被爱人毫无征兆的拒绝;

　　The break up with his best friend left him feeling lonely, rejected, and generally out of sorts.

　　38.remorseful

　　feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

　　对罪恶和所犯下的罪行感觉很抱歉，痛苦;

　　In a statement, Chow said the running back was “contrite, embarrassed andremorseful.”

　　— Washington Times (Oct 15, 2014)

　　39.repugnant

　　offensive to the mind

　　心里很反感，令人厌恶;

　　These incidents now strike us as repugnant discrimination.

　　— Slate (Nov 7, 2014)

　　40.resentful

　　full of or marked by indignant ill will

　　心里充满愤怒的情绪;

　　This is how we, the electorate, are being described: sour, dyspeptic, demoralized, disgusted, rebellious, frustrated, resentful, angry.

　　— Seattle Times (Nov 7, 2014)

　　41.scared

　　made afraid

　　害怕;

　　"I'm scared right now," she said as she watched smoke from the burning house.

　　— US News (Nov 11, 2014)

　　42.skeptical

　　marked by or given to doubt

　　怀疑，心存疑惑;

　　Faced with skeptical — or sexist — editors and colleagues, the women found that work sometimes came at the price of their personal lives.

　　— New York Times (Nov 12, 2014)

　　43.submissive

　　inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others

　　倾向,愿意屈服别人的要求和意愿;

　　Finally, a textbook that teaches women the manly pursuit of science in terms that our feeble, submissive lady brains will understand.

　　— Salon (Oct 14, 2014)

　　44.terrified

　　thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

　　陷入一种惊慌害怕，绝望的境地;

　　"She knew she was going to be murdered. She was terrified".

　　— BBC (Nov 12, 2014)

　　45.threatened

　　likely in the near future to become endangered

　　可能在不久的将来濒临危险;

　　"I was disgusted that my voice was ignored, but they felt threatened after being called by a politician."

　　— BBC (Nov 12, 2014)

　　46.victimized

　　of persons; taken advantage of

　　受害者，利用;

　　Any girl suspected of being attracted to girls was gossiped about, victimized, and shunned.

　　— Middlesex: A Novel

　　47.vulnerable

　　capable of being wounded or hurt

　　容易受伤，易受攻击的;

　　"She is so funny and vulnerable," he said.

　　— Los Angeles Times (Nov 12, 2014)

　　48.withdrawn

　　tending to reserve or introspection

　　取出，撤退;

　　Executive coach Maureen Moriarty believes that those who fail to communicate their feelings at work are often perceived as aloof, cold,withdrawn or untrustworthy.

　　— US News (Nov 11, 2014)

　　49.worried

　　afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble

　　对某人或者某事焦虑不安;

　　According to the survey, 80% of Americans are worried about the government’s monitoring of phone and Internet communications.

　　— Wall Street Journal (Nov 12, 2014)

　　50.worthless

　　lacking in usefulness or value

　　没有用处或价值;

　　“I was just tired of it. I was letting my family down; I was feeling worthless.”

　　— US News (Nov 5, 2014)

（编辑：何莹莹）