4⃣ An Old Maxim

Question 0

Uplifting

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adj.令人振奋的；使人开心的

Question 1

Stifling

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adj. 令人窒息的；沉闷的

v. 使窒息；粉碎

Question 2

Sensibilities

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n.情感；敏感性；感觉；识别力

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Explicitly

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adv.明确地；明白的

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Prophetic

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adj.预言的，预示的；先知的

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Surreptitiously

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adv.偷偷地；秘密的；不正当的

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Fervently

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adv.热心地；热诚地

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Universal

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adj. 普遍的；通用的；宇宙的；全世界的；全体的

n. 一般概念；普通性

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Anemic

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adj.患贫血症的，贫血的

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Gourmand

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n. 美食家；贪食者

adj. 贪食的

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Affront

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vt. 冒犯，有意冒犯；面对；公开侮辱

n. 轻蔑；公开侮辱

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Envision

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vi.想像；预想

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Affectation

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n.做作；矫揉造作；假装

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Frugal

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adj.节俭的；朴素的；花钱少的

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Ensemble

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n. 总效果；全体；全套服装；全套家具；合奏组

adv. 同时

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Vitiate

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vt.损害，弄坏；使无效；污染

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Bourgeois

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n. 资本家；九点活字；中产阶级的人；追求物质享受和社会地位的者

adj. 资产阶级的；中产阶级的；贪图享受的

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Parsimony

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n.吝啬；过度节俭

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Eclectic

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adj. 折衷的；选择的；折衷学派的

n. 折衷派的人；折衷主义者

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Fantasize

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vt. 幻想；想像

vi. 幻想

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Maxim

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n.格言；准则；座右铭

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Pigeonhole

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vt. 分类；把•••留在记忆中；缓办；把•••隔成小格

n. 分类架；鸽舍出入口；小房间；鸽棚

Question 22

Dimension

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n .【数】维；尺寸；次元；容积

vt. 标出尺寸
adj. 规格的

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Querulous

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adj.易怒的，暴躁的；爱发牢骚的，抱怨的；爱挑剔的

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Confrontation

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n.对抗；面对；对质

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Mechanisms

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n.机制；机构；机械；机构学

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Coherently

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adv.连贯地；前后一致地；条理清楚地；互相偶和地；凝聚性地

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Livid

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adj.铅色的；青灰色的；非常生气的

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Indecorous

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adj.不合礼节的，不得体的

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Dissipated

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adj. 消散的；沉迷于酒色的；闲游浪荡的；放荡的

v. 消散；浪费

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Digress

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vi.离题；走向岔道

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Toady

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vt. 谄媚
vi. 谄媚
n. 谄媚者

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Untenable

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adj.（论据等）站不住脚的；不能维持的；不能租赁的；难以防守的

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Unalterable

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adj.不能改变的；坚定不移的