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Question 1

candid

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adj. very honest

I will give you my candid opinion, but you may not like what you hear.

Question 2

avert

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v. to prevent, to avoid

Rental averted an unpleasant meeting with her ex-boyfriend by leaving the store before he saw her.

Question 3

concise

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adj. short, without unnecessary words

Because of limited spaces, most newspaper articles must be concise.

Question 4

linger

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v. 流连，徘徊 to continue to exist, be noticeable etc for longer than is usual or desirable

linger over

Question 5

offset

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v. 抵消，补偿 if the cost or amount of something offsets another cost or amount，the two things have an opposite effect so that the situation remains the same

Question 6

antagonist

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n. 敌人，对手

your opponent in a competition, battle, quarrel

Question 7

eccentric

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adj. 怪异的 behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people

Question 8

forfeit

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v. to lose enough some fault; to be forced to give up by way of penalty

Question 9

fortify

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v. 加强 to strengthen

Question 10

shelter

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n. 避难所 a place to live, considered as one of the basic needs of life.

Question 11

reminisce

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v. to talk and think about pleasant events in your past.

Question 12

lenient

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adj. not strict in the way you punish someone or in the standard you expect.

Question 13

menace

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n. 威胁 a threat; a danger

Question 14

overt

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adj. obvious, not hidden

Question 15

antidote

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n. something that reduces the effects of a poison; anything that relieves a harmful situation; remedy. 解药

Question 16

apathy

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adj. lack of interesting; the feeling of not being interesting in something, and not willing to make efforts to change or improve something.

Question 17

propaganda

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n. Information which is false or which emphasizes on just one part of a situation, used by a government or political group to make people agree with them.

Question 18

prospect

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n. the possibility that something will happen.
2 a particular event that will probably or definitely happen in the future.
3 chances of future success

Question 19

radical

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adj. extreme, favoring extreme changes, especially in politics and government.

Question 20

ruthless

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adj. lacking pity,merciless
1 so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it.
2 determined and firm when making unpleasant decisions

Question 21

image ☀

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n. the opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc, or the way a person, organization, product seems to be to the public. = reputation

Question 22

indignant

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adj. angry and surprised when you feel insulted or unfairly treated

Question 23

pressing

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adj. need to be discussed or dealt with very soon

= urgent

Question 24

cataract

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n. 白内障

Question 25

ad hoc

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权宜之计

Question 26

stumble

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v. to hit your feet against something or put your feet down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall. 绊倒，跌跤

Question 27

conspicuous

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adj. very easy to notice

Question 28

condemn

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v. 1 to say very strongly that you do not approve of something or someone, especially you think it is morally wrong. 指责，谴责
2 punish, to give someone a severe punishment after deciding they are guilty of a crime
3 force to do something, especially unpleasant

Question 29

recipient

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n. someone who receives something

区别：receipt n. 发票，收据
recipe n. 菜谱
be a recipe of something 成为某种不好事情的原因

Question 30

cardinal

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adj. very important or basic 非常重要或非常基础的

Question 31

paranoia

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n. a unreasonable belief that you can’t trust other people, or that they are trying to harm you or have a bad opinion of you 受迫害妄想症

Question 32

erratic

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adj. not consistent, not regular

Question 33

fashion

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v. 1 to shape or make something using your hands or only a few tools. 做成
fashion a box from a few old pieces of wood
2 to influence and form someone’s ideas and opinions. 影响或促成某人的观点或想法

Question 34

promising

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adj. showing signs of being successful or good in the future. 对未来某事有信心的，好的，成功的

Question 35

outweigh

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v. to be more important or valuable than something else. 比某事重要或更有价值

Question 36

hysteria

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adj. 歇斯底里的

Question 37

panic

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n. 1 a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly. 2 a situation in which people are suddenly made very anxious, and make quick decisions without thinking carefully

Question 38

contribute

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v. 1 to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in
2 to help to make something happen
3 to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine

Question 39

intimate

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adj. 1 private and friendly so that you feel comfortable 2 亲密的 3 intimate knowledge 通过努力学习研究得到的详尽知识 4 relating to very private or personal matters 5 be intimate with sb 与某人有裙带关系

Question 40

unreflecting

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adj. marked by or exhibiting a lack of serious thought or consideration 未经思考的

Question 41

fret

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v. worry about something, especially when there is no need 毫无必要的忧虑，担心