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。