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Question 1

brutal(adj)

Answer 1

cruel, violent, and completely without feelings
野蠻的，殘忍的；獸性的

a brutal dictator
殘暴的獨裁者

He was imprisoned in 1945 for the brutal murder of a twelve-year-old girl.
1945年，他因殘忍殺害了一名12歲女孩而入獄。

Question 2

dizzying(adj)

Answer 2

causing you to feel dizzy
令人眩暈的，令人頭暈目眩的，令人眼花繚亂的

a dizzying display of acrobatics
令人眼花繚亂的雜技表演

Question 3

the populace

(noun)

Answer 3

the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
平民，大眾

Some studies show that workers in the nuclear industry are more likely than the general populace to get cancer.
一些研究顯示從事核能工業的工人比一般人易患癌症。

Question 4

toss(v)

Answer 4

to throw something carelessly
（隨意地）扔，擲，拋

The bull tossed him up into the air.
公牛把他頂到了半空中。

He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.
他掃了一眼信就把它丟進了垃圾箱。

Question 5

malady(n)

=disease

Answer 5

a disease
病，疾病

All the rose bushes seem to be suffering from the same mysterious malady.
所有的玫瑰叢似乎都得了同一種怪病。