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Cacophonous

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adj. unpleasant- or harsh-sounding

發音不和諧的

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Cacophony

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n. a jarring(刺人耳目的), unpleasant noise

雜音

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Cadge

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v. to beg; sponge(討得)

乞討，行乞

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Callous

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adj. thick-skinned; insensitive

起老繭的；麻木不仁的

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Calumny

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n. false and malicious(惡意的) accusation; slander

誹謗

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Canard

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n. false, deliberately misleading story

謬傳（尤指惡意編選的）

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Canon

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n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgement; a group of literary works
準則，標準；（某作家的）真作集

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Canonical

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adj. belonging to a group of literary works

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Cant

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n. insincere talk; language of a particular group

虛假言辭； 行話，隱語

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Cantankerous

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adj. irritable; ill-humored

脾氣壞且愛嘮叨的

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Capricious

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adj. fickle(易變的)

善變的

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Caprice

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n. an inclination to change one’s mind compulsively

多變；反覆無常

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Captious

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adj. faultfinding(愛挑剔的); intended to entrap, as in an argument
吹毛求疵的；撥弄是非的，強詞奪理的

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Cardinal

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adj. of foremost importance

重要的，主要的

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Carnal

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adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

肉體的；世俗的

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Carp

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v. to find fault; complain

吹毛求疵

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Cartography

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n. science of making maps

地圖製作

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Caste

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n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
種姓；等級制度

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Castigation

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n. punishment; chastisement(懲戒); criticism

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Cataclysm

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n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
劇烈變動

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Catalyst

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n. something causing change

刺激（或促進）因素

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Categorical

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adj. absolute; without exception

絕對的；至上的

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Caucus

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n. smaller group within an organization

核心小組

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Causal

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adj. involving a cause

原因的；因果的

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Caustic
adj. sarcastically biting; burning | （語言）尖刻的；（物質）腐蝕性的
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Celestial
adj. concerning the sky or heavens; sublime(出眾的) | 天空的，天國的；精妙的
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Centrifugal
adj. moving away from a center | 離心的
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Centripetal
adj. moving or directed toward a center | 向心性的
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Champion
v. to defend or support | 擁護，支持
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Chasten
v. to correct by punishment or reproof(指責); to restrain or subdue （為了使人改正或變好而）懲罰；抑制，節制
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Chicanery
n. trickery; fraud | 欺騙；詭計
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Chivalry
n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry(殷勤) toward women 騎士精神
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Churlish
adj. rude; boorish
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Circuitous
adj. roundabout | 迂曲的；繞行的
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Clairvoyant
n. one who can predict the future; psychic
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Clamor
n. noisy outcry 吵鬧聲，喧囂聲；噪聲 v. to cry out noisily 吵鬧，發喧囂聲
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Clique
n. a small, exclusive group
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Cloister
v. to confine(把...局限於); seclude(使隔離) 使與塵世隔絕 n. a monastery or convent(女修道院) 修道院
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Cloistered
adj. shut away from the world | 隱居的，與世隔絕的
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Coagulate
v. thicken; congeal(凝固) | 凝結；凝固
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Coalesce
v. to cause to become one | 聯合﹐合併
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Coda
n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes 完結部；結尾
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Codify
v. to systematize 編纂 n - codification adj - condified
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Cognizant
adj. informed; conscious; aware | 認知的
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Collage
n. artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements 拼貼畫
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Commensurate
adj. proportional | 與…相當的；相稱的
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Compendium
n. brief, comprehensive summary | 概略；概要
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Complacent
adj. self-satisfied | 滿足的；自滿的
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Complaisant
adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging(樂於助人的) | 彬彬有禮的；殷勤的
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Complement
n. something that completes or makes up a whole | 補充物；配對物
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Compliant
adj. yielding | 順從的；應允的
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Compunction
n. uneasiness caused by guilt | 內疚；悔恨
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Concave
adj. curving inward | 凹面的
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Conciliatory
adj. overcoming distrust or hostility | 調和的；和解的
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Concoct
v. to invent | 捏造
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Concomitant
adj. existing concurrently | 相伴的；共存的
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Condone
v. to overlook voluntarily; forgive | 寬恕，原諒
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Confound
v. to baffle(阻撓); perplex(使費解); mix up | 使不知所措；使困惑或驚訝；使相混
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Congenial
adj. similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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Conjugal
adj. pertaining to marriage agreement
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Connoisseur
n. a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating(識別的) taste 行家；鑑賞家
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Conscript
n. person compulsorily enrolled for military service 徵召入伍者 v. to enroll a person for military service 徵召入伍 n - conscription 徵兵；徵兵制度
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Consecrate
v. to declare sacred
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Contend
v. to assert | 堅決主張，聲稱
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Contention
n. an assertion | 論點，主張
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Contentious
adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels | 愛爭論的；引起爭論的
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Contiguous
adj. touching; neighboring; connecting without a break | 接觸的；鄰近的；連續的
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Continence
n. self-control; abstention(戒絕) from sexual activity | 自制；禁慾
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Contrite
adj. very sorrowful for a wrong | 悔罪的；痛悔的
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Contumacious
adj. disobedient; rebellious | 拒不服從的
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Conundrum
n. riddle; puzzle with no solution | 謎語；難題
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Convention
n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device 習俗；傳統手法
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Conventional
adj. customary or commonplace
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Converge
v. to approach; come together; tend to meet | 聚集；會合
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Convex
adj. curved outward | 凸面的
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Convivial
adj. sociable
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Convoluted
adj. twisted; complicated
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Copious
adj. abundant; plentiful
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Coquette
n. woman who flirts
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Cornucopia
n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance | 角狀盛器；大量好東西
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Cosmology
n. study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe 宇宙論
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Cosmos
n. the physical universe regarded as a totality
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Cosmic
adj. relating to the physical universe, especially as distinct from Earth, and suggesting infinite vastness
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Covert
adj. hidden; secret | 隱藏的；暗地的
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Covetous
adj. desiring something owned by another 垂涎的 v - covet
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Cozen
v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
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Craven
adj. cowardly | 怯懦的
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Credence
n. acceptance of something as true | 相信；信任
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Credo
n. statement of belief or principle; creed | 信條

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