chapter 11 Flashcards by John Zhang | Brainscape

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abstemious

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节约的 moderate

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censurable

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该责备的 deserving of blame

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contingent

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不一定的 likely but not certain to happen

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corroborate

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证实 to confirm

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denizen

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居民 an inhabitant

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discursive

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散漫的 passing

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disseminate

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宣传 spread widely

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dowdy

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寒酸 poorly colored

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florid

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绚丽的 highly colored

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foist

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蒙骗 to impose by fraud

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gauche

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笨拙的 awkward

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heresy

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异教 an opinion different from accepted belief

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inculcate

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反复灌输 to impress on the mind by repetition

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palapable

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明显的 easily seen

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perceptive

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感知的 having sympathetic

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pernicious

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有害的 harmful

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salient

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显著的跳跃的 leaping

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satiate

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充分满足 to satisfy completely

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sear

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干枯 become dry

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specious

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华而不实的 deceptive