掌握度0/6的单词 Flashcards
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incite
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to encourage sb to do sth violent, illegal or unpleasant, especially by making them angry or excited
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furtive
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(disapproving) behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed
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frugality
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a traditional value, life style, or belief system, in which individuals are both restrained in acquiring and in resourcefully using economic goods and services in order to achieve longer and more fulfilling goals. Frugality emphasizes economical use of money in meeting long term personal, familial, and communal desires.
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depravity
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(formal) the state of being morally bad
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deprecate
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(formal) to feel and express strong disapproval of sth
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levity
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(written) behaviour that shows a lack of respect for sth serious and that treats it in an amusing way
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volatile
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- (often disapproving) (of a person or their moods) changing easily from one mood to another
- (of a situation) likely to change suddenly; easily becoming dangerous
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dismiss
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- to decide that sb/sth is not important and not worth thinking or talking about
- to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind
- to officially remove sb from their job
- to send sb away or allow them to leave
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turbulence
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- a situation in which there is a lot of sudden change, confusion, disagreement and sometimes violence
- a series of sudden and violent changes in the direction that air or water is moving in
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disinclination
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(formal) a lack of willingness to do sth; a lack of enthusiasm for sth
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explicit
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- (of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand
- (of a person) saying sth clearly, exactly and openly
- said, done or shown in an open or direct way, so that you do not doubt what is happening
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extricate
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- to escape or enable sb to escape from a difficult situation
- to free sb/sth or yourself from a place where they/it or you are trapped
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renounce
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- to state officially that you are no longer going to keep a title, position, etc
- to state publicly that you no longer have a particular belief or that you will no longer behave in a particular way
- to state publicly that you no longer wish to have a connection with sb/sth because you disapprove of them
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vacillate
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- (formal) to keep changing your opinion or thoughts about sth, especially in a way that annoys other people
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discerning
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- (approving) able to show good judgement about the quality of sb/sth
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prodigal
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(formal, disapproving) too willing to spend money or waste time, energy or materials
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quandary
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the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation
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garrulous
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talking a lot, especially about unimportant things
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instigate
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- (especially BrE) to make sth start or happen, usually sth official
- to cause sth bad to happen
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censorious
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(formal) tending to criticize people or things a lot
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suffrage
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the right to vote in political elections
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bounty
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- (literary) generous actions; sth provided in large quantities
- money given as a reward
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crow
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- a large black bird with a harsh cry
- a sound like that of a cock/rooster crowing
- (of a cock/rooster) to make repeated loud high sounds, especially early in the morning
- (disapproving) to talk too proudly about sth you have achieved, especially when sb else has been unsuccessful
- (BrE) (of a baby) to make happy sounds
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patent
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an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this
- connected with a patent
- (of a product) made or sold by a particular company
- (formal) used to emphasize that sth bad is very clear and obvious
to obtain a patent for an invention or a process
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blur
1. a shape that you cannot see clearly, often because it is moving too fast
2. something that you cannot remember clearly
1. if the shape or outline of sth blurs, or if sth blurs it, it becomes less clear and sharp
2. if sth blurs your eyes or vision, or your eyes or vision blur, you cannot see things clearly
3. to become or make sth become difficult to distinguish clearly
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compile
1. to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc
2. (computing) to translate instructions from one computer language into another so that a particular computer can understand them
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garish
very brightly coloured in an unpleasant way
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confer
1. to discuss sth with sb, especially in order to exchange opinions or get advice
2. to give sb an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right
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miniature
[only before noun] very small; much smaller than usual
1. a very small detailed painting, often of a person
2. a very small copy or model of sth; a very small version of sth
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commission
1. an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control sth, or to find out about sth, usually for the government
2. an amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods and which increases with the amount of goods that are sold
3. an amount of money that is charged by a bank, etc. for providing a particular service
4. a formal request to sb to design or make a piece of work such as a building or a painting
5. an officer's position in the armed forces
6. (formal) the act of doing sth wrong or illegal
1. to officially ask sb to write, make or create sth or to do a task for you
2. [usually passive] to choose sb as an officer in one of the armed forces
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deplore
(formal) to strongly disapprove of sth and criticize it, especially publicly
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covet
(formal) to want sth very much, especially sth that belongs to sb else
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dissent
1. the fact of having or expressing opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted
2. (AmE) a judge's statement giving reasons why he or she disagrees with a decision made by the other judges in a court case
(formal) to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted
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stow
to put sth in a safe place
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wistful
thinking sadly about sth that you would like to have, especially sth in the past that you can no longer have
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discrete
(formal or technical) independent of other things of the same type
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unsolicited
not asked for and sometimes not wanted
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conformity
(formal) behaviour or actions that follow the accepted rules of society
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conjure
to do clever tricks such as making things seem to appear or disappear as if by magic
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impart
1. to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people
| 2. to give a particular quality to sth
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insolence
1. the quality or state of being insolent
| 2. an instance of insolent conduct or treatment
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ridge
1. a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills; a high pointed area near the top of a mountain
2. a raised line on the surface of sth; the point where two sloping surfaces join
3. (technical) a long narrow area of high pressure in the atmosphere
[usually passive] to make narrow raised lines or areas on the surface of sth
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tuck
1. to push, fold or turn the ends or edges of clothes, paper, etc. so that they are held in place or look neat
2. to put sth into a small space, especially to hide it or keep it safe or comfortable
3. to cover sb with sth so that they are warm and comfortable
1. a fold that is sewn into a piece of clothing or fabric, either for decoration or to change the shape of it
2. (informal) a medical operation in which skin and/or fat is removed to make sb look younger or thinner
3. (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) food, especially sweets, etc. eaten by children at school
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vicious
1. violent and cruel
2. (of animals) fierce and dangerous
3. (of an attack, criticism, etc.) full of hatred and anger
4. (informal) very bad or severe
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vulgar
1. not having or showing good taste; not polite, elegant or well behaved
2. rude and likely to offend
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feign
(written) to pretend that you have a particular feeling or that you are ill, tired, etc
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injunction
1. an official order given by a court of law which demands that sth must or must not be done
2. (formal) a warning or an order from sb in authority
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precarious
1. (of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous
| 2. likely to fall or cause sb to fall
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scalpel
a small sharp knife used by doctors in medical operations
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stack
1. a pile of sth, usually neatly arranged
2. (informal, especially BrE) a large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth
3. a tall chimney, especially on a factory
4. [pl.] the part of a library, sometimes not open to the public, where books that are not often needed are stored
5. (computing) a way of storing information in a computer in which the most recently stored item is the first to be retrieved (= found or got back)
1. to arrange objects neatly in a pile; to be arranged in this way
2. to fill sth with piles of things
3. if aircraft stack (up) or are stacked (up) over an airport, there are several flying around waiting for their turn to land
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constrain
1. usually passive] to force sb to do sth or behave in a particular way
2. [often passive] ~ sb (from doing sth) to restrict or limit sb/sth
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bump
1. to hit sb/sth accidentally
2. to hit sth, especially a part of your body, against or on sth
3. to move across a rough surface
1. the action or sound of sth hitting a hard surface
2. a swelling on the body, often caused by a blow
3. a part of a flat surface that is not even, but raised above the rest of it
4. a slight accident in which your vehicle hits sth
5. [pl.] (BrE) (on a child's birthday) the act of lifting the child in the air and then putting them down on the ground, once for every year of their age
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contrive
1. to manage to do sth in spite of difficulties
2. to succeed in making sth happen in spite of difficulties
3. to think of or make sth, for example a plan or a machine, in a clever way
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carp
a large freshwater fish that is used for food
to keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way
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infraction
(formal) an act of breaking a rule or law
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delude
to make sb believe sth that is not true
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dissension
(formal) disagreement between people or within a group
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ecstatic
very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm
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contagious
1. a contagious disease spreads by people touching each other
2. [not usually before noun] if a person is contagious, they have a disease that can be spread to other people by touch
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bestow
(formal) to give sth to sb, especially to show how much they are respected
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cramp
1. (AmE also charley horse [C]) a sudden pain that you get when the muscles in a particular part of your body tighten, usually caused by cold or too much exercise
2. [pl.] severe pain in the stomach
to prevent the development or progress of sb/sth
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daunt
[usually passive] to make sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth
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dire
1. [usually before noun] (formal) very serious: living in dire poverty
2. (BrE, informal) very bad
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disgruntle
to make ill-humored or discontented
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entice
to persuade sb/sth to go somewhere or to do sth, usually by offering them sth
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guild
1. an organization of people who do the same job or who have the same interests or aims
2. an association of skilled workers in the Middle Ages
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gloat
to show that you are happy about your own success or sb else's failure, in an unpleasant way
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groom
1. to clean or brush an animal
2. (of an animal) to clean the fur or skin of another animal or itself
3. to prepare or train sb for an important job or position
1. a person whose job is to feed and take care of horses, especially by brushing and cleaning them
2. = bridegroom
