1501-2000 Flashcards by Bor-Jiun Tseng

ministration

n.幫助

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mingle

vt.混合，結合

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minimize

vt.將…減到最少；vt.可以低估

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mint

adj.無損壞的

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minuscule

adj.極小的

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minute

adj.仔細的，謹小慎微的；adj.小的，不重要的

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minutiae

n.次要的細節，小事

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mirage

n.海市蜃樓，幻想

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mire

n.困境；vt.使陷入困境，拖後腿

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mirth

n.歡樂，歡笑

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misanthropic

adj.反人類的

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misbehaving

adj.調皮的，行為不端的

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mischievous

adj.調皮的，淘氣的

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misconstrue

vi.誤解，曲解

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miscreant

n.惡棍，罪犯

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misdemeanour

n.輕罪

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miserly

adj.吝嗇的

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manacle

vt.限制，給…製造困難

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misgiving

n.擔憂，疑慮

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mishap

n.不幸之事

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misrepresent

vi.誤傳，篡改

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mite

n.微小的東西，很少的錢

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mitigate

vt.減輕痛苦，使緩和

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majestic

adj.宏偉壯麗的

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mockery

n.鄙視，嘲弄；n.以嘲笑為目的的模仿

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moderate

vt.使緩和；adj.適度的，中庸的

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modicum

n.少量

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mollify

vt.平息，撫慰，緩和

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mollycoddle

vt.寵愛，溺愛

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molt

vi.脫(羽、皮等)

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momentous

adj.極重要的

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momentum

n.動力；勢頭

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mongrel

adj.雜種的，混血兒的

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monochromatic

adj.單調無聊的

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monologue

n.獨白

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monotonous

adj.無聊的

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montage

n.大雜燴

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moratorium

n.延期，暫緩實行

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morbid

adj.疾病的，疾病所指的；adj.(思想性格)變態的

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mordant

adj.尖酸刻薄的

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moribund

adj.即將過時的

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morose

adj.憂鬱的

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mosaic

n.綜合物，馬賽克般的東西

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monolithic

adj.大一統的

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moth-eaten

adj.過時的

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motile

adj.能動的

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motivate

vt.刺激，激發

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motley

adj.混雜的，富於變化的

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mottle

vt.標記上雜色斑點的

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multifarious

adj.多種多樣的

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mournful

adj.悲傷的

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metaphor

adj.暗喻

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muddy

adj.渾濁的，不清晰的；vt.使難以理解

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muffle

vt.使消聲

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mulish

adj.固執的

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mumble

v.說話含糊

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mundane

adj.平凡的

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munificent

adj.慷慨的

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murky

adj.模糊的，晦澀的

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murmur

vi.低聲抱怨，發牢騷

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mutate

v.(使)改變，(使)變異

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mute

adj.不說話的，緘默的

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mutter

vi.低聲抱怨

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myopic

adj.缺乏遠見的，缺乏辨識能力的

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myriad

adj.無限的，大量的

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nadir

n.最低點

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na‹ve

adj.天真純樸的

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narcissistic

adj.自戀的

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nascent

adj.新生的

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natty

adj.整潔的，時髦的

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nauseate

v.(使)厭惡，(使)作嘔

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nautical

adj.航海的

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naysay

vt.拒絕，否認

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nebulous

adj.模糊的

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needy

adj.貧困的

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nefarious

adj.極壞的，邪惡的

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negation

n.否定

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negligent

adj.疏忽大意的

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negotiate

v.商量，談判

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neophyte

n.初學者，新手

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nerve

n.(堅強的)意志，勇氣；vt.給予勇氣，鼓勵

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nettle

vt.惹怒

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neutralize

vt.使無效

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nexus

n.連結；n.核心，最重要的地帶

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nibble

vt.小口咬

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nicety

n.準確，精確

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nil

n.不存在，零

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nip

n.少量；vi.小口吃喝

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nitpick

v.吹毛求疵

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nocturnal

adj.夜間的

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noisome

adj.惡臭的；adj.非常令人厭惡的

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nomad

adj./n.遊牧的；居無定所的人

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nominal

adj.不重要的

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nonchalant

adj.冷漠的

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nondescript

adj.平凡的，不吸引人的

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nonentity

n.不重要的人

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nonplus

vt.使迷惑，使困窘

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numinous

adj.神秘的，超自然的

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notch

vt.通過努力獲得

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novel

adj.新奇的

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noxious

adj.有害的，有毒的；adj.產生強烈厭惡的

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nuance

n.細微的差異

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nudge

vt.說服某人做某事

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nugatory

adj.無關緊要的

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nurture

vt.培育，培養

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obtrusive

adj.扎眼的，難看顯眼的

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obdurate

adj.固執的；adj.冷酷無情的

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obedient

adj.服從的，順從的

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obeisance

n.敬禮，尊重

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obfuscate

vt.使困惑，使模糊

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obligatory

adj.強制性的

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obliging

adj.樂於助人的

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oblique

adj.斜的

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obliterate

vt.除去

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oblivious

adj.不知道的，不知情的

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obloquy

n.謾駡，誹謗

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obscure

adj.含義模糊的；adj.平凡的，不知名的

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obsequious

adj.諂媚的，奴性的

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obsess

vt.迷住；使困擾

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obstinate

adj.固執的

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obstreperous

adj.不聽話的，任性的

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obstruct

vt.妨礙，給…製造困難

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obtuse

adj.愚鈍的

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obviate

vt.排除，使不必要

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occult

adj.難以理解的

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odium

n.憎惡，討厭

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offbeat

adj.不平常的

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offhand

adj.即興的，沒有準備的

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officious

adj.多管閒事的

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offish

adj.冷淡的

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off-key

adj.不尋常的，不合適的

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ominous

adj.凶兆的

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omniscient

adj.無所不知的

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onerous

adj.費時間花心思的

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opaque

adj.晦澀的

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opine

v.表達觀點；想，認為

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opportune

adj.合適的，適當的

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opprobrious

adj.辱駡的；adj.臭名昭著的，令人鄙視的

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outrageous

adj.過分的，難以容忍的；adj.極壞的，極可怕的

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orient

vt.使確定方向，使熟悉或適應

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original

adj.創新的；adj.最初的，最早的

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orthodox

adj.傳統的

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oscillate

vt.猶豫，變化

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ossify

v.(使)硬化，(使)僵化

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ostentatious

adj.炫耀賣弄的

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ostracize

vt.驅逐

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oust

vt.驅逐

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overweening

adj.傲慢的，專橫的

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outlandish

adj.古怪的，奇異的

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outmaneuver

vt.以策略取勝

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outset

n.開端，開始

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outwit

vt.欺瞞，以智取勝

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overbearing

adj.專橫傲慢的

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overlap

v.(與…)部分重疊

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overt

adj.明顯的，公開的

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overture

n.前言；n.序曲

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oxymoron

n.矛盾修飾法

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pacify

vt.使平靜，安慰

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padding

n.誇張，廢話

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paean

n.歡樂頌，讚揚

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painstaking

adj.煞費苦心的

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palatable

adj.感到愉悅滿足的

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palatial

adj.宮殿般奢華的

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pall

vi.失去興趣

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palliate

vt.平息，減輕

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pallid

adj.無生氣的，缺乏活力的；adj.蒼白無血色的

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palmy

adj.繁榮的

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palpable

adj.明顯的，易覺察的

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palter

vi.欺騙；討價還價

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paltry

adj.無價值的，微不足道的

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pan

vt./n.嚴厲批評

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panache

n.炫耀

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pandemic

adj.大範圍流行的

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pandemonium

n.喧囂，騷動

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panegyric

n.讚頌之詞，頌文

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panoramic

adj.全景的

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provenance

n.來源，起源

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paradigm

n.典範，模範

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paradise

n.快樂，狂喜

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paradox

n.矛盾，悖論

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paragon

n.優秀模範；vt.把…比作；顯示相識

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paramount

adj.最重要的

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paranoid

adj.多疑的，對他人極端恐懼和懷疑的

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paraphrase

v.轉述，意譯，改寫

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parch

v.熾，烤；烤幹

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parenthesis

n.間斷

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pariah

n.被排斥或鄙視的人

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parity

n.相稱，同等，平等

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parody

n.(以嘲笑原作作者的)模仿作品，惡搞；v.模仿(以嘲弄)

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paroxysm

n.(政治、社會領域的)大動盪

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parrot

vt.(機械地)模仿，複製

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parry

vt.躲避(問題)

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parsimonious

n.過度節儉的，吝嗇的

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partial

adj.偏袒的，偏愛的；adj.部分的，不完整的

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particularize

vt.詳述

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partisan

n.有偏見的人；adj.偏袒的

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pastiche

n.(帶嘲諷的)模仿；n.大雜燴

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partition

n.分割，劃分

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patent

adj.顯而易見的，明顯的；n.專利

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pathological

adj.不正常的，病態的

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patina

n.外表；n.(由內而外散發的)氛圍，氣場

patrician

n.貴族，名門望族；adj.貴族的，地位高的

patriot

n.愛國者

patronize

vt.贊助；vt.以高人一等的態度對待

paucity

n.少量，缺乏

province

n.職能範圍

peck

n.大量；v.(不情願地)小口咬

pedagogue

n.教育者，老師

pedant

n.書呆子，墨守成規之人

predestine

vt.預先註定

pedestrian

adj.平庸無奇的，令人厭倦的

peep

n.一瞥

peer

n.同等地位的人，同輩；v.好奇地凝視

peeve

v.打擾，惹惱

pejorative

adj.輕蔑的，貶低的

pellucid

adj.清晰明確的，易懂的

plaintive

adj.悲傷的

polymath

n.學識淵博的人，博學者

penchant

n.嗜好，迷戀

penitent

adj.悔過的

pensive

adj.沉思的，(尤指)哀思的

penury

n.貧窮；n.吝嗇，節儉

perambulate

v.徒步穿越，走過

perceptible

adj.可察覺的

peremptory

adj.不容反抗的；adj.傲慢的

parochial

adj.狹隘的

perfidy

n.不忠，背信棄義

perforate

v.打孔，穿透

perfunctory

adj.敷衍的，呵呵的

perimeter

n.邊界，界限

periodical

adj.週期性的，有固定間隔的

peripatetic

adj.巡遊的，四處遊歷的

peripheral

adj.輔助性的

perish

vi.死亡，消亡

permanent

adj.永恆的

permeable

adj.可滲透的

pernicious

adj.有害的

patchwork

n./adj.混合物(的)

perpetual

adj.永恆的，不斷的

persecute

v.迫害，折磨

persevere

vi.堅持不懈，不屈不撓

persiflage

n.打趣

persistence

n.堅持，持續

personable

adj.風度翩翩的，吸引人的

perspicacious

adj.極敏銳的，有洞察力的

perspicuity

n.清晰明瞭

pertain

v.有關聯

pertinacious

adj.頑固的，固執地堅持的

pertinent

adj.相關的，恰當的

penance

n.懺悔

peruse

v.細讀

pervade

v.彌漫，充滿

pessimistic

adj.悲觀的

petition

n.請願，正式的申請；申請書；v.(尤指正式地)請求

petrify

v.使僵化，使失去活力

petty

adj.細微的，不重要的

phenomenal

adj.不尋常的，非凡的

philanthropic

adj.博愛的，為他人著想的

philistine

n.市儈(注重物質而鄙視智慧或藝術的人)

phlegmatic

adj.冷靜的，無感情的，淡漠的

piddling

adj.微不足道的

piebald

adj.混合的，雜糅而成的

pigment

n.顏料；v.給…上顏色

pilfer

v.偷竊

precocious

adj.早熟的

pillory

v.當眾嘲弄

pilot

adj.初步的，試驗性的；v.帶領通過

pine

v.渴望，奢望

pinnacle

n.頂峰

pinpoint

adj.非常精確的；v.精確定位或確認

piquant

adj.令人振奮的

pique

v.激起，刺激

pirate

v.盜版，盜用

pithy

adj.精練的，簡潔的

pitiless

adj.沒有同情心的

pittance

n.少量津貼

placate

v.(通過讓步以)平息撫慰

placebo

n.安慰性的事物

plagiarize

v.剽竊，抄襲

plangent

adj.淒涼的，哀傷的

plastic

adj.可塑的

plateau

n.高原；n.穩定時期，平臺期

platitude

n.陳詞濫調

plausible

adj.可信的

plague

n.瘟疫；v.折磨，使…痛苦

poignant

adj.令人感傷的

plethora

n.過量，過剩

pliable

adj.易彎曲的，柔軟的；adj.易受影響的，溫順的

pliant

adj.易彎曲的；adj.順從的

plight

n.困境

plodding

n.無聊的，單調乏味的

pluck

n.敢於面對困難的勇氣

plumb

adj.完全的，絕對的；v.仔細深入地檢查；探索，探究

plummet

v.突然下降

plump

adj.豐滿的；v.鼎力支持，讚不絕口

plunge

v.突然下降

polarize

v.使分開對立，使兩極分化

polemic

n.爭執

polished

adj.有教養的

politic

adj.合時宜的，明智的

pompous

adj.浮誇的；adj.傲慢的

ponderable

adj.值得考慮的，有價值的

ponderous

adj.沉重的

pontificate

v.傲慢地做或說

pore

v.仔細流覽，仔細研究

porous

adj.多孔可滲透的

portentous

adj.預兆性的，凶兆的

poseur

n.故作姿態、不真誠的人

posit

v.假定，斷定

postulate

n.假定，假設；v.假定為真

posture

v.故作姿態，裝模作樣

potable

n.飲品，尤指有酒精飲料；adj.適於飲用的

potentate

n.有權勢的人

potentiate

v.加強，啟動

pout

v.(尤指撅嘴或板著臉)表示不悅

practitioner

n.職業人士

premium

adj.高端的

prate

v.閒聊，空談

preach

v.傳道，佈道

precarious

adj.危險的，不穩定的；adj.可疑的，不明確的

precedent

n.先例，前例；adj.先前的

ploy

n.計策，手段

precipitate

adj.匆忙的；v.促使，導致

precipitation

n.倉促；n.沉積物，尤指降水

precipitous

adj.非常陡峭的；adj.匆忙的

preclude

v.預先阻止

precursor

n.先驅者，先導

predecessor

n.前任，先輩

predilection

n.愛好，偏袒

preeminent

adj.優秀的，重要的

preempt

v.預先佔有

preen

v.打扮修飾

preface

n.序言

pregnant

adj.重要的，意味深長的

premeditate

v.預謀

preoccupation

n.非常關心，全神貫注

preponderant

adj.佔優勢的，更重要的

prepossessing

adj.給人好感的，有魅力的

preposterous

adj.荒謬的，不符合常理的

presage

n.徵兆；v.預示，預言

prescience

n.預知，先見

prescription

n.處方；n.規定，傳統的規矩

primitive

adj.原始的

prestige

n.聲望，威望

presumptuous

adj.傲慢的

pretense

n.虛假，偽裝；n.自大，優越感

preternatural

adj.超乎尋常的

prognosis

n.預兆

prevalent

adj.流行的，普遍的

prevaricate

vi.支吾其詞，撒謊

primordial

adj.原始的，最初的

primp

v.精心打扮

peddle

v.叫賣，兜售

pristine

adj.純淨的，質樸的，未被文明腐蝕的

privation

n.缺乏，窮困

probe

v./n.深入調查

probity

n.正直

proclivity

n.癖性，偏好

procrastinate

v.(因為懶散)拖延

procure

v.獲得，取得

prod

v.促使…行動

prodigal

adj.揮霍的；n.敗家子

prodigious

adj.巨大的；adj.驚人的，了不起的

profane

v.褻瀆

proffer

v./n.獻出，提供

proficient

adj.熟練的，精通的

profligate

adj./n.揮金如土的，揮霍的；n.敗家子

pushover

n.容易做的工作

profusion

n.豐富，大量

prohibitive

adj.(價格高得)抑制購買的

proliferate

v.快速繁殖；激增

prolix

adj.囉嗦的，冗長的

prologue

n.序言

prolong

v.延長，拖延

promulgate

v.正式宣佈

proofread

v.校對

propagate

v.傳播，宣傳

propensity

n.傾向，癖好

prophetic

adj.預言的，預示的

propitiate

v.撫慰，勸解

propitious

adj.吉祥的

proponent

n.建議者，支持者

propriety

n.適當，得體

prosaic

adj.單調的，常見的

proscribe

v.禁止，排斥

prosecution

n.實行，執行

proselytize

v.(使)改變信仰

prospect

v.探查，勘探

prosperous

adj.成功的，繁盛的

prostrate

adj./vt.平躺(的)/使平躺；adj./v.衰弱的/使衰竭

protean

adj.善變的；多才多藝的

protocol

n.正確的禮儀規範

protract

v.延長，拖長

protrude

v.突出

protuberant

adj.隆起的，凸出的

provident

adj.有遠見的；adj.節儉的

providential

adj.天意的，幸運(的)

provincial

adj./n.狹隘(的)

provisional

adj.臨時的

provisory

adj.有附帶條件的；臨時的

provoke

vt.激怒；vt.驅使，激起

prowess

n.英勇，勇敢

prowl

v.巡遊以獵取食物；徘徊

prude

n.過分正經的人：一個過分關心自己是否得體、謙遜或正確的人

prudent

adj.明智的；adj.小心謹慎的，審慎的

prudish

adj.過分守禮的

prune

vt.修剪；修整

pry

vi.刺探，打聽

pseudonym

n.假名，筆名

putative

adj.推測的，假定的

pecuniary

adj.金錢上的

puckish

adj.淘氣的，頑皮的

puerile

adj.幼稚的，不成熟的

puissance

n.權力

pulchritude

n.美麗

pulverize

vt.將…研磨成粉；將…徹底摧毀

permeate

v.彌漫，滲透

punctilious

adj.注意細節的，一絲不苟的

pundit

n.權威人士，專家

pungent

adj.辛辣的，諷刺的

puny

adj.微小的，弱小的

purport

v.聲稱，打算

purlieu

n.常去的地方；n.臨近的地區

purloin

vt.偷竊

purvey

v.(大量)供給，供應

pusillanimous

adj.懦弱的，膽小得令人鄙視的

quack

n.騙子醫生，江湖郎中

quaff

vt.大口地喝

quail

vi.膽怯，畏縮

qualify

vt.限定；vt.使有資格，使有能力

quandary

n.困惑，窘境

quarantine

n.隔離

qualm

n.擔憂，不安

quash

vt.鎮壓，阻止

quirky

adj.古怪的，奇葩的

quell

vt.壓制；vt.使平靜，使安靜

quench

vt.熄滅；vt.使滿足

querulous

adj.抱怨的，愛發牢騷的

quibble

vi.吹毛求疵

quiescent

adj.平靜的，靜止的

quixotic

adj.不切實際的，空想的

quota

n.配額，限額

quotidian

adj.每日的；平凡的

rabble

n.混亂的人群；暴民；下層民眾

rabid

adj.狂熱的，不冷靜的

racy

adj.活潑生動的

raffish

adj.低俗的

recapitulate

v./v.概括，摘要

rage

n./v.暴怒

ragged

adj.凹凸不平的，不光滑的

rail

vi.怒駡，猛烈抨擊

rakish

adj.放蕩的，行為不檢點的

ramble

vi.漫談；長篇大論(並經常離題)地說或寫

rambunctious

adj.喧鬧的，騷亂的

ramshackle

adj.搖搖欲墜的

rancor

n.敵意，深仇

random

adj.隨機的，隨意的

rankle

vt.激怒

rant

n.(尤指長時間的)訓斥，責駡

rapacious

adj.過度貪婪的

rapport

n.和睦，友好

rapprochement

n.和睦，友好

rapscallion

n.流氓，惡棍

rapt

adj.狂喜的，狂熱的

rarefy

vt.使稀薄

rash

adj.草率的，倉促的

raspy

adj.聲音刺耳的

ratify

vt.(官方地)認可，批准

ratiocination

n.推理

ration

vt.按比例分配

rational

adj.理性的

rave

vi.狂熱讚揚；vi.(發瘋般地)怒吼

ravel

vt.解開，鬆開；vt.闡明；vt.使糾纏，使複雜化

ravish

vt.使陶醉，使沉迷

raze

vt.摧毀，粉碎

row

n.爭吵，爭執

reactionary

adj.反對變革的，極保守的

ream

vt.怒斥，訓斥

ramification

n.影響，結果

reassure

vt.使安心，打消疑慮

rebuff

vt.嚴詞拒絕

recalcitrant

adj.頑抗的，不順從的

recant

vt.撤回，放棄，改變

recessive

adj.內向的，內斂的

recidivate

vi.回到原先的習慣，尤指重新犯罪

reciprocate

vt.報答，回報

reckless

adj.不考慮後果的，大膽魯莽的

recluse

n.隱士/adj.隱居的，不愛社交的

recoil

vi.退卻，畏縮

reconcile

vt.使和解，協調

recondite

adj.深奧的，難解的

reconnoiter

vt.偵察，勘查

reconstitute

vt.重建，(尤其是通過加水)使復原

repentant

adj.悔過的

rectitude

n.正直

recumbent

adj.躺著的

recuperate

v.恢復(健康或力量)，康復

redolent

adj.芳香的

redoubtable

adj.傑出的，值得尊敬的；adj.可怕的

redundant

adj.多餘的，冗餘的

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