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Question 1

liberal

Answer 1

思想前卫的：not bound；慷慨的，大方的：generosity

Question 2

libertine

Answer 2

放荡不羁者：without moral restraint

Question 3

licentious

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放荡的，性欲强的：lacking restraints

Question 4

liken

Answer 4

显示相似，把…比作：show as similar

Question 5

limber

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可塑的，柔软的：flexible

Question 6

limp

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柔软的，松散的：lacking firm；软弱的，没有精神的：lacking strength；跛行，艰难地行走：haltingly or unsteadily

Question 7

limpid

Answer 7

透明清澈的：transparent clearness；镇定的，淡定的：free from agitation

Question 8

linger

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磨蹭，闲荡：proceed slowly

Question 9

lissome

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柔软的：easily bent；敏捷的，轻盈的：move with ease

Question 10

list

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（使）倾斜：at an angle

Question 11

lithe

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敏捷的，轻盈的：grace；柔软的：easily bent

Question 12

loath

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不情愿的，讨厌的：reluctant

Question 13

loathe

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厌恶：dislike

Question 14

lofty

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崇高的：elevated；高的：rising；自大的：superiority

Question 15

loll

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懒洋洋地行动：lazy；偷懒，打发时间：doing nothing

Question 16

lopsided

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歪的，倾斜的：leaning；不平衡的，不协调的：lacking in balance

Question 17

loquacious

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话多的：excessive talk

Question 18

loutish

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粗鲁的：awkward, stupid and boorish

Question 19

lubricate

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使润滑：reduce friction

Question 20

lucid

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有光亮的：suffused with light；神志清楚的：full use of one’s mind；表达清晰的，简单易懂的：easily understood

Question 21

lug 

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拖动，拉动：cause to follow；费力搬运：laboriously

Question 22

lugubrious

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（故作夸张的）悲哀的：mournful

Question 23

lull

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相对平静时期，间隙：momentary halt；使镇静，使安心：free from distress

Question 24

lullaby

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催眠曲：song lull sleep；使镇静，使安心：free from distress

Question 25

lumber

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木材：tree logs；笨拙地行动：clumsiness；使负担（从而拖累）：burden

Question 26

luminary

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杰出人物：eminence

Question 27

lurch

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蹒跚：swaying

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lurk

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潜伏：lie in wait

Question 29

lush

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茂盛呃：vigorously；多产的：producing abundantly；（声音、味道）优美的，令人愉悦的：appealing

Question 30

lustrous

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有光泽的：shiny

Question 31

luxurious

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豪华的：wealth and comfort；奢侈的：excessive gratification

Question 32

lyric

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（可以哼唱的）小曲：musical composition；如诗歌般流畅优美的：suggestive of poetry or music

Question 33

macabre

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恐怖的：horror of death

Question 34

macerate

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浸泡（以软化）：soaking or steeping

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maculate

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使有斑点，弄脏；玷污，损坏：spot

Question 36

maelstrom

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漩涡：violent whirlpool；混乱、动荡的局势：turbulent

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magnificent

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壮丽的：strikingly impressive

Question 38

maladroit

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笨拙的：lack of nimbleness

Question 39

malaise

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不舒服：bodily discomfort

Question 40

malcontent

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不满分子：opposition；不满的：dissatisfied

Question 41

malicious

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恶意的：deliberately harmful

Question 42

malign

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恶意的：cause suffering；诽谤：utter injuriously

Question 43

malinger

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装病以逃避工作：pretend illness

Question 44

malleable

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可塑的：capable of being shaped；易控制的：capable of being controlled

Question 45

malodorous 

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恶臭的：unpleasant smell

Question 46

mandatory

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强制的：forcing compliance

Question 47

mangle

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损毁，使伤残：injury；弄砸：ruin

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mangy

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卑劣的：contemptible

Question 49

mania

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热衷，狂热：intense enthusiasm

Question 50

manifest

Answer 50

显然的，明显易懂：understanding；显现，显露：make evident