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要你命你3000 (A-F) Flashcards

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abdicate

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renounce, cede, renounce

abdicate the throne/ crown

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abiding

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enduring

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abject

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sipritless

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abase

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degrade, profane, vitiate, discredit

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abjure

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recant, renege, renounce, abnegate

abjure one’s belief

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abnegate

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recant, renege, unsay, forswear

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absolute

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arbitrary, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial

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abstract

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digest, recapitulate, synopsize

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abstruse

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arcane, esoteric, hermetic

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abscond

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flee, depart secretly

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absolve

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exculpate, exonerate

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abysmal

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bottomless, profound

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acrimonious

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acerbic, rancorous, resentful, embittered

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acrid

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harsh odor, taste

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adumbrate

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disclose

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adamant

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hardheaded, headstrong, intransigent, pertinacious

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chide

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reprimand, reproach, reprove

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adventitious

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1) alien, extraneous

2) unplanned, accidental

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advert

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attentive, refer 引起注意;提到

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affinity

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bent, penchant, predilection, predisposition

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proclivity

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bent, penchant, predilection, predisposition

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avocation

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recreation

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anathemize

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denounce

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anathema

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curse, execration, imprecation, malediction

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analgesic

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reduce pain, anaesthetic, anodyne 止痛的； 镇痛的

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allay

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to subdue or reduce intensity, assuage, ease, sooth

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ally

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supporter, confederate

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confederate

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supporter, ally

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anaesthetic

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reduce pain, anaesthetic, anodyne

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animus

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animosity, antagonism, antipathy

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antagonize

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counteract, disagree敌对,反对

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anterior

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coming before, antecedent, foregoing, preceding

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apocalyptic

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prophetic, predictive, prognostic

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apocryphal

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spurious, unauthentic

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apopletic

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furious, indignant, infuriated

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indigent

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poor, destitute

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indignant

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furious, incensed, infuriated, irate

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apprise

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inform

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apposite

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pertinent, applicable, apropos, germane

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approbation

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approval

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archaic

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antiquated

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assiduous

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diligent, sedulous

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aver

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allege, assert, avouch, avow, purport, state clearly

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atrocious

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brutal, cruel, heinous

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aversion

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dislike, loathing

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apt

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  1. suitable, appropriate, relevant

2. likely, inclined, tending

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arrest

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cease, check, rein, curb, bring to halt

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arresting

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attracting, absorbing, engaging, enthralling

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ascendant

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dominant in position, superior, dominant

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aseptic

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affectless, impassive, insensible, numb, phlegmatic

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astute

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shrewd, perspicacious, clear-sighted, hardheaded

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asunder

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piecemeal, into pieces

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awning

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a shelter

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awry

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amiss, aside, astray, erroneous

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backhanded

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feigned, hypocritical, two-faced, sarcastic

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portentous

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direful, doomy, ominous, baleful, sinister

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balky

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wayward, willful, obstreperous, refractory

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banish

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deport, exile, expatriate

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barefaced

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brazen, manifest, obvious

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barrage

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salvo, hail, cannonade, bombardment, fusillade

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bawdy

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ribald, vulgar, obscene

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belabor

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beat, baste, excoriate, assail, vituperate

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beleaguer

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besiege, siege, blockade

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bellwether

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to lead, pilot

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beseech

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appeal, conjure, implore, entreat

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besmirch

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to make dirty// defile, smear, stain

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bifurcate

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divide, diverge

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blandishment

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flattery adulation

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blight

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wither, shrivel

damage, deteriorate, impair quality

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bigot

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dogmatist, partisan 固执己见者

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blazon

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to make known openly, annunciate, broadcast

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bluster

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roar, clamor, rattle with arrogance 狂妄自大地大声说:

disturbance, pandemonium, tumult

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boggle

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to do thing in clumsy and unskillful way

hesitate, falter, waver

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boo

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scorn, jeer

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bootless

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useless, futile

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bound

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fully committed, resolute, determined

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bracing

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invigorating, rejuvenating, simulating 令人振奋的

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bristle

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fulminate, to express one’s anger

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brittle

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crispy, friable

lack in friendliness, chilly, frigid

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broach

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to open discussion

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browbeat

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intimidate, hector, bully, cow

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budge

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change position, concede, submit, succumb

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bungle

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mess up, screw up, boggle

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burnish

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to make smooth or glossy, furbish

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buttress

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bolster, corroborate, reinforce, substantiate

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cadge

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beg, sponge

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bequeath

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consign, to confer property

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cajole

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blandish, palaver, wheedle, sweet-talk 哄骗

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caluminate

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asperse, blacken, defame, libel, malign, smear, villfy

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canard

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misleading story

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carouse

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binge, roister, drink liquor freely

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categorical

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definite, downright, utter, thorough, unalloyed, unqualified

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caveat

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a warning, admonish

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cement

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binding force, knot, link, tie

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censure

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condemn, objurgate, rebuke

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chaff

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make jokes, banter, jape, jest, quip

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charade

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insincere behavior or intended to deceive, disguise, pretense, semblance

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chase

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1) to decorate metal by engraving

2) to drive or force out, expel, kick out

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chasm

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contradiction, dissent, discord

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check

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1) arrest, bridle, curb, hold up

2) in agreement, accord, cohere

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chide

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scold mildly, reprimand, reproach

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churl

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1) churlish- boorish, vulgar

2) a mean grasping person who is stingy with money, niggard, penny-pincher

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cipher

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1) no importance, dwarf, nullity

2) to determine mathematical operations

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clarion

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loud and clear

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clout

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influence, power, leverage

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coltish

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1) not subjected to discipline

2) antic, frisky, joking or teasing

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commotion

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tumult, turmoil, pandemonium

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compendious

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concise and comprehensive, laconic, succint

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concatenate

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chain, hook, interconnect, join, yoke

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condign

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deserved, merited, justified

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confluence

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conjunction, the coming together of two or more things to the same point

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conscientious

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1) governed by conscience, ethical, conscionable, honest

2) careful, exact, heedful

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contract

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become affected by disease, catch, get sicken

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contrite

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compunctious, regrettable, remorseful

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convalesce

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recover, recuperate, recoup

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convulsion

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commotion, ferment, tumult

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coop

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cage, encage, enclose, immure, confine

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cordon

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a line preventing people from entering an area, obstruct, block

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convey

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transport, carry, transmit

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court

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seek affections of, pursue

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cozen

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mislead, dupe, cheat, deceive

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creek

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stream, branch, rivulet

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crest

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apex, acme, climax, pinnacle

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crutch

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sth that supports, column, buttress, underpinning

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dabble

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involve superficially; dabble in arts

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daft

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1) sick state of mind, psychotic, bedlam, unsound

2) fatuous, nonsensical, preposterous

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dally

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dawdle, loll, lounge, hang around

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dank

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wet, damp

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daredevil

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brash, madcap, overbold, reckless

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deadpan

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expressionless, impassive

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decant

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to pour off without disturbing the sediment

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decorum

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form, propriety (decorous)

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defuse

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placate, soothe

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defile

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1) to treat with great disrespect, profane

2) make unfit for use, pollute, taint

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delusion

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a false idea

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demagogue

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leader who makes use of prejudices and false claims, firebrand fomenter, incendiary, instigator

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denouement

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final resolution of a plot

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despotic

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monocratic

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depose

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1) testify under oath, attest, swear

2) to remove from a throne, oust

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depravity

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debauchery, licentiousness, perversion, turpitude, dissoluteness

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detain

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to hold or keep as if in custody

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detract

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1) belittle, depreciate, disparage, diminish the importance

2) draw attention away

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detritus

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debris, residue

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devout

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pious, religious, staunch, steadfast

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diehard

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conservative, hidebound, oppose to change

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dilapidate

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ruin , wreck

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dilettante

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dabbler, amateur, nonexpert

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din

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loud noise, blare, bluster, clamor

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dingy

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darkened, dirty, besmirched, dusty, mucky

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disaffected

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discontented, rebellious

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disarm

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assuage, appease

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discrepancy

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contrast, disagreement, disparity

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discrete

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separate entity, detached, disconnected

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disinfect

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sterilize

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disjunctive

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discrete, separate

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dispassionate

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disinterested, equal, evenhanded, impartial

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dissect

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analyze// anatomize, assay, break down

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dissemble

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fake, sham, assume, put on false appearance

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dissolute

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lack moral restraint, libertine, rakish, reprobate

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distal

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away from central

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distend

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expand, dilate

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distraught

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agitated, delirious, frenzied

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divestiture

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deprivation, dispossession

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dogma

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credo, doctrine, gospel

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doldrums

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abeyance, dormancy, latency, quiescence, moratorium

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dour

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1) gloomy, sullen

2) strict, austere, exacting

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doodle

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scribble aimlessly

spend time aimlessly, dawdle

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doyen

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authority, expert, maven, veteran

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draconian

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very harsh, rigid, iron-handed, strict

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drudgery

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labor, slavery, toil, travail

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dupe

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bamboozle, beguile, cheat, cozen, delude

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doze

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nap, sleep lightly, slumber

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drawl

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speak slowly, prolong, protract

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duplicity

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artifice, deceit, cunning, guile

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dyspeptic

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cantankerous, irritable, fretful, peeivsh

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earshot

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range that one may hear

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earsplitting

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blaring, balsting, plangent, raring

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eclat

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fame, renown, brilliance

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eclipse

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1) decade, degenerate

2) exceed, excel, outshine

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effluvium

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malodour, stink, stench

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effrontery

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audacity, brashness, insolence, temerity

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elate

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fill with joy, excite, exhilarate

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elliptical

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arcane, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, murky, nebulous, occult

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emboss

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adorn, beautify, bedeck

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emollient

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appeasing, assuaging, mitigating

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enamel

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glaze, varnish, adorn, beautify, bedeck

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encumber

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hamper, hinder, impede

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engross

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absorb, engage, enthrall, fascinate

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entrance

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fill with wonder, enrapture, enthrall, ravish 使入迷

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epigram

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adage, aphorism, maxim

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equable

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balmy, genial, gentle, moderate (equanimity)

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errant

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1) travel from place to place

2) straying from proper standards, misbehaving

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erratic

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not staying constant, changing ,bizarre, eccentric

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estimable

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admirable, prestigious, reputable, commendable

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evaisve

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equivocal, fugitive, slippery

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evict

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expel

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evince

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to make known, declare, expose, manifest, reveal

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excrete

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discharge waste matter from blood, organs

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excruciate

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agonize, anguish, torment

200
Q

execrate

A

1) anathematise, censure, denounce

2) abhor, abominate

201
Q

exquisite

A

extreme in degree, acute, dreadful, excruciating

202
Q

extol

A

praise, exalt, glorify, laud

203
Q

extort

A

to obtain by force, intimidation

204
Q

extraction

A

origin, lineage, ancestry, genealogy

205
Q

exult

A

delight, glory, joy, rejoice

206
Q

farce

A

burlesque, caricature, parody, travesty

207
Q

fast

A

firm in one’s allegiance, devoted, devout

208
Q

fawn

A

flatter

209
Q

faze

A

abash, annoy, bother

210
Q

feckless

A

bootless, fruitless, futile

211
Q

finicky

A

demanding, exacting, fussy

212
Q

flag

A

decay, decline, deteriorate

213
Q

flatter

A

to show off advantageously使显得更漂亮

214
Q

nimble

A

agile, expeditious, fast

215
Q

flit

A

dart, fleet, flirt, flutter

216
Q

fluky

A

fortuitous, lucky, providential, unintended, casual

217
Q

fluster

A

abash, confound, discomfit, disconcert

218
Q

foil

A

baffle, balk, checkmate, thwart

219
Q

forebear

A

ancestor, ascendant, primogenitor

220
Q

forge

A

1) imitate falsely, counterfeit

2) 锻造; a real man forged by adversity

221
Q

founder

A

fail utterly// become submerged

222
Q

fracas

A

hassle, skirmish, battle, conflict

223
Q

fraught

A

1) full of, abounding, abundant, awash

2) uneasy, agitating, anxious, distressful

224
Q

fretful

A

irritable, fractious, peevish

225
Q

frivolous

A

1) giddy , shallow, superficial 轻浮

2) trivial, light, petty, trifling 不重要的

226
Q

frothy

A

frivolous, light in content 欢乐轻佻

227
Q

frowsy

A

slovenly, unkempt, untidy

228
Q

fusty

A

1) old-fashioned, antiquated, archaic

2) malodorous

229
Q

chaste

A

pure and virtuous

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