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foul

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offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled: a foul odor | his foul breath.
• informal very disagreeable or unpleasant: the news had put Michelle in a foul mood.

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frail

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feeble; (of a person) weak and delicate: she looked frail and vulnerable | a frail voice.

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frantic

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agitated

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fraternal

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of or like a brother or brothers: his lack of fraternal feeling shocked me.

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fraternize

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associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to: she ignored Elisabeth’s warning glare against fraternizing with the enemy.

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fraudulent

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cheating; deceptive, usually against laws

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fraught

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1 [predicative] (fraught with) (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable): marketing any new product is fraught with danger.
2 causing or affected by anxiety or stress: there was a fraught silence | she sounded a bit fraught.

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fray

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(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: cheap fabric soon frays | (as adjective frayed) : the frayed collar of her old coat.

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freakish

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bizzare; abnormal

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frenetic

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fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way: a frenetic pace of activity; frantic, frenzied

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fret

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[no object]worried about; be constantly or visibly worried or anxious: she fretted about the cost of groceries | [with clause] : I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.

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frigid

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very cold in temperature

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fringe

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1 (the fringe or the fringes) the border or outer edges of an area or group: the southern fringes of the city | people on the fringe of the crowd had trouble hearing him.

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frivolous

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not having any serious purpose or value

• (of a person) carefree and not serious: the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties.

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frugal

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sparing or economical with regard to money or food: he led a remarkably frugal existence.

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frustrate

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discourage; obstruct; dishearten; demoralize

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fudge

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[with object] present or deal with something in vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead; dodge (conceal truth); falsify (alter information so as to mislead)

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fully-fledged

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comletely developed

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fulsome

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  1. complementary or flattering to an excessive degree

2. of large size or quantity; generous or abundant: a fulsome harvest.

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fumble

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(fumble around/about) move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one’s way: Greg fumbled around in the closet and found his black jacket.

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furtive

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surreptitious
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive: they spent a furtive day together | he stole a furtive glance at her.
• suggestive of guilty nervousness: the look in his eyes became furtive.

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gaffe

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an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder: an unforgivable social gaffe.

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gainful

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profitable; money-making

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gallantly

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in a brave or heroic manner: these young soldiers fought gallantly for their nation.

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gape

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be or become wide open: [with complement] : a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet.

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garble

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reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way: the connection was awful and kept garbling his voice.

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garish

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obtrusively bright and showy; lurid: garish shirts in all sorts of colors.

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obstrusive

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noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way: high-powered satellites can reach smaller and less obtrusive antennas.

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garnish

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decorate, embellish

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gash

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a long deep slash, cut, or wound: a bad gash in one leg became infected.

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gaudy

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tacky; gaudiness

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gaunt

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(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age: a tall, gaunt woman in black.

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genial

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gracious; affable 亲切的

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germ

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微生物

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ghastly [adj.]

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causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre: she was overcome with horror at the ghastly spectacle.

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gibber [noun.: gibberish]

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speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock: they shrieked and gibbered as flames surrounded them.

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gibe

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make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer

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glid

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镀金

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gingerly

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in a careful or cautious manner: Jackson sat down very gingerly.

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gist

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the essence of a speech

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glamorous

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attrative; fetching; having glamor

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glaze

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  1. cover with a smooth, shiny coating

2. lose brightness and animation

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gleeful

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exuberantly joyful

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exuberant

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filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement:

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triumphant

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showing great happiness at a victory or achievement

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glide

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no object, with adverbial of direction] move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise: a few gondolas glided past.

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glimmer

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shine faintly with a wavering light: the moonlight glimmered on the lawn.

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glisten

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shine

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glitter

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shine

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gloat

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contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure: his enemies gloated over his death. 幸灾乐祸

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smugness

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excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements

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malevolent

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having or showing a wish to do evil to others; malignant

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gloom

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partial or total darkness: he strained his eyes peering into the gloom.

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gloss

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shine or luster on a smooth surface: hair with a healthy gloss.
2. (gloss over) try to conceal or disguise (something embarrassing or unfavorable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly: the social costs of this growth are glossed over; fudge

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gnaw

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bite at or nibble something persistently: watching a dog gnaw at a big bone.
• [with object and adverbial] bite at or nibble (something): she sat gnawing her underlip.
2 cause persistent and wearing distress or anxiety: the doubts continued to gnaw at me.

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glut

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  1. an excessively abundant supply of something: a glut of something
  2. indulge in excessively: glut oneself on something
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goad

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  1. goad sb. on something/to do; urge, especially by provoking one’s anger
  2. a spiked stick used for driving cattle.
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gobble up

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  1. eat hurriedly and noisily;

2. incorporate or take over

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grandeur

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splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style: the austere grandeur of mountain scenery.

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gouge

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凿子

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grandiose

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excessively grand or ambitious

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grate

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reduce by rubbing

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gratify

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satisfy

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ostensible

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seemingly true but not necessarily so

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