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gallant

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1) brave, bold

2) chivalrous, elevated, loft

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gambol

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to leap about playfully, cavort

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garish

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gaudy, blatant, flamboyant, glaring, marked by strident color

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gash

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incision, laceration, rip , tear

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gibe

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deride, jeer, ridicule, mock, sneer

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giddy

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1) frivolous, flighty, frothy, not serious

2) elated, euphoric, exhilarated

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gild

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polish to give deceptive appearance

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gladiator

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belligerent, fighter

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glitch

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fault, lapse, peccadillo, minor malfunction

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glutinous

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adherent, gluey, sticky

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glutton

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gourmand, a person who eats immoderate amount of food

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gobble

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devour, gorge, guzzle, swill

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grandstand

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to play or act to impress others

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grate

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1) rasping sound, abrade, scrape

2) irritate, gall, nettle, peeve

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gripe

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1) to carp, fuss, grumble
2) disturb, annoy, bother
constant complaints from the customers griped her to the point where she started snapping back

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grisly

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appalling, dreadful, gruesome, horrifying, macabre

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grovel

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to crouch in fearful submission

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gull

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to cause to believe what is untrue, bamboozle, beguile, cozen, dupe, delude, hoodwink

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gush

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flow in great volume, outpour

water gushing from the hydrant

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grimace

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frown, scowl, a face expression with pain and disgust

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hack

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1)雇佣文人
2) to deal with sth skillfully, address, cope with, manoeuvre
just couldn’t hack the new job

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hale

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bouncing, fit, robust, sound

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half-baked

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daft, preposterous, not judicious, harebrained

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hard-bitten

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hardened, sturdy, tough, stout

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harrow

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agonise, beset, torment

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hallow

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consecrate, sacralise, sanctify

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harry

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harass, disturb

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haven

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a place of safety, asylum, harbor, refuge

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havoc

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disarray, disarrangement, welter, demolishment, devastation

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hearken

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attend, heed, mind

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jeremiad

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diatribe, harangue, rant, philippic

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haunt

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visit often, frequent

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hidebound

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die-hard, conservative, favor established ideas

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hie

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rush, hasten, hurry

we had best hie home before the rain gets worse

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hovel

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cabin, hut, a wretched house

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husk

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to remove the natural covering, shell

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husky

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1) big and muscular

2) coarse, grating, harsh, rusty

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idyll

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frisk, frolic, gambol, revel, a carefree episode

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ignominy

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discredit, dishonor, odium, obloquy 耻辱

He spent the remainder of his life in ignominy after being involved in a bribery scandal.

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immanent

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essential, inborn, inbred, indigenous, innate, ingrained

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immemorial

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dating or surviving from the distant past

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imperative

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1) compulsory, forced, obligatory 命令的

2) needing immediate attention, critical, emergent, exigent 迫切的

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imperious

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1) autocratic, despotic 命令的
2) arrogant, bumptious, pompous, peremptory, presumptuous
3) compelling, dire, emergent 迫切的

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implacable

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adamant, dogged, headstrong, intransigent 固执的, 无法平息的

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incandescent

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1) beaming, brilliant, luminous

2) ardent, demonstrative, emotional, fervid

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incantation

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spoken words with magic power, bewitchment, enchantment, glamour

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inconsequential

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1) fallacious, illogical, invalid

2) frivolous, insignificant, minor, minute

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incursion

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invasion, foray, raid

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indelible

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ingrained, ineradicable

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indulgent

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decadent, forbearing, sybaritic, tolerant 放纵

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inexorable

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inflexible, adamant, odurate

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inkling

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clue, cue, hint

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insolent

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impertinent, impudent

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insentient

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1) insensible, lacking perception

2) not having a deep understanding, unwise

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instate

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appoint, designate, inaugurate, induct 任命

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instigate

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arouse, foment, goad, incite

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insular

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local, provincial, regional

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intemperate

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immoderate, overindulgent, unrestrained, extreme

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intercessor

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buffer, conciliator, intermediate

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interim

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gap, interval, interlude, parenthesis

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inveigh

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gripe, object, protest, remonstrate 漫罵

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inveigle

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allure, bait, entice, win over by coaxing 誘騙

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invidious

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1) abhorrent, detestable, repugnant 令人反感

2) covetous, envious, jealous

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invoke

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1)enforce, effect
New train timetable has been invoked.
2)bring, catalyze, cause

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irate

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apoplectic, choleric

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jabber

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babble, blabber, drivel

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jape

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jest, quip, banter

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jibe

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accord, conform, agree

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jitters

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nerves, shivers, butterflies, dither

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kindred

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unanimous, amicable, compatible, friction-less

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knack

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artifice, device, gambit, ploy

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kudos

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1) credit, homage, honor, distinction

2) acclaim, accolade, applause

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laible

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capricious, fluctuating, mercurial

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lampoon

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burlesque, caricature, farce, parody

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lank

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1) emaciated, lean, slender

2) flaccid, floppy, yielding 柔软松弛

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latitude

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license, freedom, free hand

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legion

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1) army, flock, herd, swarm

2) beaucoup, multi-fold, numerous

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libertine

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backslider, decadent, debaucher, profligate

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limpid

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1) clear, crystal
2) collected, composed, level, peaceful, placid
the limpid outlook of a man who is at peace with himself as he awaits death

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lithe

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1) agile, gracile, nimble

2) flexible, limber, pliable

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loutish

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boorish, churlish, clumsy, crude, uncivilized

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lugubrious

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mournful, deploring, doleful, lamentable, melancholy

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lull

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1) break, a momentary halt
2) balm, becalm, compose
The absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security.

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lurch

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careen, falter, stagger, stumble, teeter

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lurk

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snake, steal, 潜伏

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macabre

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appalling, atrocious, dreadful

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maculate

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dot, besmirch, spot, stain, dirty

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malaise

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decrepitude, feebleness,infirmity, sickliness

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malicious

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malevolent, malign, despiteful, spiteful 恶意

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mangle

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1) deform, distort, to injure with deep disfiguring wounds

2) ruin, spoil, screw up

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mangy

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contemptible, despicable, execrable, sordid, squalid

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matriculate

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admit, enroll, recruit, register

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measly

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inconsiderable, minute, paltry, petty

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meet

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applicable, apt, becoming, fitting

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mesh

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ensnare, entoil, entrap, snare, tangle

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miff

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aggravate, annoy, ire, enrage, vex

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mint

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1) abundant amount

2) intact, original, perfect, pristine

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mire

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dilemma, entangle, entrap, broil

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misdemeanor

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infraction, infringnement, offense, peccadillo

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mite

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hint, molecule, pittance, trace

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monologue

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solo, soliloquy

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mosaic

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montage, motley, variety, welter

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montage

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collage, hodgepodge, medley, motley

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mottle

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to mark spots or blotches of different colors, dapple, marble

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muffle

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attenuate, dampen, mute, soften

close the window to muffle outside noises

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mulish

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immovable, intractable, obstinate

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mutter

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gripe, grizzle, grouch, grumble, moan, repine抱怨

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grouch

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gripe, grizzle, grumble, moan, repine, fuss, carp

“there’s not a lot to grouch about”抱怨

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natty

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trimly neat and tidy, dapper

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nefarious

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atrocious, degenerate, devious, heinous, miscreant, vicious

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nerve

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1) bravery, guts, intrepidity, stamina

2) animate, cheer, embolden, encourage

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nettle

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arouse anger, aggravate, exasperate, inflame

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nicety

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accuracy, delicacy, finesses, precision

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nip

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nibble, sip, mite, snap, hint

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notch

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1) v-shaped cut

2) obtain through effort, attain, gain

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noxious

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1) unwholesome, baneful, deleterious, pernicious

2) abhorrent, abominable, appalling, dreadful, hideous, loathsome

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nudge

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encourage, exhort, goad, prod, prompt

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nugatory

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inconsequential, inconsiderable, negligible

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obliging

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accommodative, friendly , willing to do favour

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oblivious

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not knowing, unwitting, insensible, incognizant

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obscure

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1) ambiguous, arcane
2) not prominent or famous, uncelebrated
3) to make dim, indistinct

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obviate

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forestall, preclude, avert

The new treatment obviates the need for surgery.

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offhand

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ad-lib, extemporary, improvised 臨時

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offish

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aloof, detached

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offkey

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strange, abnormal, out of accord of normal . 不寻常的，不合适的

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ominous

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baleful, portentous, sinister, threatening, minatory

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opine

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comment, note, reflect, express opinions

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oration

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harangue, declamation, a speech in pompous manner

（颇有野心、自高自大的）演说

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oust

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deprive, displace, unthrone, drive out

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ostensible

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apparent, seemingly

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overt

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open and observable, not hidden

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oxymoron

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combination of contradictory or incongruous words

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padding

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embellishment, embroidery, hyperbole vs meiosis, understatement

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paean

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joyous song or hymn of praise, accolade, eulogy

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pallid

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ashen, ashy, wan, dull, lack of vitality 无生气的，缺乏活力的

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paltry

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inconsequential, niggling, piddling, trifling

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panache

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flamboyance in style 炫耀

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panegyric

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eulogy, hymn, paean, accolade

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paroxysm

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1) outburst of emotion, flush, eruption

2) bouleversement, cataclysm, violent disturbance 大动荡

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parsimonious

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mean, mingy, miserly, stinting

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pastiche

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1) motley, hodgepodge, medley

2) burlesque, caricature, parody

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patriot

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loyalist, nationalist, partisan

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peck

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abundance, bunch, mass, much, a considerable amount

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pen

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jail, prison, encase, encage, immure

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peremptory

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1) compulsory, forced, imperative

2) haughty, imperious, lofty, pompous

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peroration

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conclusion, denouement, epilogue, finale

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persecute

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agonize, anguish, harrow, torment

people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith

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petrify

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damp, dampen, deaden, ossify

Pressure from family has petrified his once innovative mind.

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phenomenal

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exceptional, extraordinary, rare

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philistine

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市侩（注重物质而鄙视智慧或艺术的人）

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pillory

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abase, debase, degrade, humiliate 被示众嘲弄

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plangent

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1) blaring, blasting, resonant, sonorous

2) doleful, lugubrious

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plateau

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a stable level, stasis 稳定时期，平台期

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plumb

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1) absolute, complete
2) examine deeply, measure the depth (fathom)
3) exactly vertical

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plump

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advocate, champion, endorse, give full support

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ponderous

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1) cumbersome, heavy, onerous

2) dreary, dull, monotonous

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portentous

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baleful, direful, foreboding, inauspicious, menacing

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potentate

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authority, monarch, ruler 君主

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pout

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grump, sulk, show displeasure , pucker（特别是撅嘴）表示不悦

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prate

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babble, chat, talk idly

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precipitate

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1) cursory, headlong, hurried

2) accelerate, escalate, expedite

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preempt

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displace, replace, supersede

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pregnant

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meaningful, profound, significant

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privation

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deprivation, loss

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propitiate

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appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, placate

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prosaic

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everyday, commonplace

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prostrate

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debilitated, effete, enervated, languid, sapped

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providential

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lucky, fluky, fortuitous

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provisory/ provisional

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conditional, short-term, provisional

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prude

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moralist, easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

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prudish

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prim, 过分守礼

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puckish

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devilish, waggish, mischievious

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pundit

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savant, scholar, expert

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puny

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diminutive, dwarfish, weak, inferior size

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purvey

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supply, furnish (food)

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