Barron's

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concise

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adj. 简洁的，简练的

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laconic

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adj. 简明的，言简意赅的

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pithy

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adj. 精炼的，简练的

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quiescent

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adj. 沉寂静止的；不活动的

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reticent

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adj. 沉默寡言的，有所保留的

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succinct

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adj. 简明扼要的

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taciturn

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adj. 不苟言笑的，沉默寡言的

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terse

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adj. 简明扼要的；生硬的；唐突草率的

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brevity

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n. 简短

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bombastic

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adj. 夸夸其谈的

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circumlocution

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n. 委婉曲折；拐弯抹角

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colloquial

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adj. 口语化的，通俗的

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diffuse

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adj. 分散的，弥漫的

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digress

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v. 跑题，偏题

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eloquence

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n. 口才，雄辩

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garrulous

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adj. 喋喋不休的

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grandiloquent

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adj. 词藻浮夸的，夸夸其谈的

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loquacious

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adj. 话多的，健谈的

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prattle

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n. 胡扯，瞎聊

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ramble

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v. 闲聊，漫谈

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rant

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v. 大声叫嚷，咆哮

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rhetorical

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adj. 修辞的；夸张的

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verbose

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adj. 冗长的，啰嗦的

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voluble

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adj. 健谈的，口若悬河的

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braggart

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n. 吹牛者，自夸者

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complacent

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adj. 心满意足的；得意的

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contemptuous

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adj. 轻蔑的，瞧不起人的

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disdainful

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adj. 鄙视的，轻蔑的

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egotistical

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adj. 自恋的，任性的

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haughty

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adj. 傲慢的

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insolent

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adj. 粗野无礼的，傲慢的

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narcissistic

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adj. 自恋的

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ostentatious

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adj. 炫耀卖弄的，铺张的

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presumptuous

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adj. 专横的；冒昧的

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pretentious

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adj. 自命不凡的；矫饰做作的

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supercilious

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adj. 目空一切的，高傲的

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swagger

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v. 昂首阔步，趾高气扬

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banal

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adj. 陈腐乏味的，老一套的

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cliche

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n. 陈词滥调

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derivative

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adj. 非原创的，衍生的

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hackneyed

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adj. 陈腐平庸的

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insipid

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adj. 平淡乏味的

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lackluster

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adj. 暗淡乏味的

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mundane

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adj. 平凡的，日常的

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platitude

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n. 老生常谈，陈词滥调

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prosaic

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adj. 平淡无奇的

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trite

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adj. 老一套的，陈腐的

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vapid

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adj. 索然无味的

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allay

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v. 减轻，缓解 +（stress）

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alleviate

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v. 减轻，缓和 + (pain/discomfort)

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ameliorate

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v. 改善；减轻（痛苦）

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appease

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v. 安抚，平息 +(人)

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assuage

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v. 平息，缓和 +(物)

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conciliate

conciliatory

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v. 调和，安抚

adj. 调和的、安抚的

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mediate

mediator

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v. 调解

n. 中间人

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mitigate

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v. 缓和，减轻 +(物)

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mollify

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v. 平息，缓和 +(人)

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pacify

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v. 安抚，平定 +(人)

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placate

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v. 安抚 +(人)

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quell

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v. 减轻，镇压 +(物)