chapter 20 Flashcards

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cleave

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v.劈开;黏着;忠于

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clip

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n.剪辑,电影的片段

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dulcet

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adj.悦耳的,怡人的

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disjointed

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adj.脱节的

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indentation

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n.槽口,凹陷处

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facade

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n.(尤指大型建筑的)正面;(掩盖真实感情的)外表

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horde

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n.大群,一帮

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tranquility

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n.宁静

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diatribe

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n.抨击,谴责。谩骂

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pristine

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adj.原始的,原来的

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jabber

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v.急促而含糊地说

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diverge

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v.分歧,相异

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celerity

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n.快速,迅速

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discourse

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n. 演讲,正式的讨论,交谈

v. 演讲,讨论

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despondent

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adj.苦恼的,泄气的

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contrived

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adj.做作的,虚伪的

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misgiving

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n.疑虑,担忧

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ballast

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n.压舱物

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bucolic

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adj.田园的

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intermittent

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adj.间歇的,断断续续的

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appraise

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v.估价

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dote

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v.过分喜爱,智力衰退

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phobia

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n.强烈的恐惧

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voyeur

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n.窥淫狂,窥阴癖

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saga

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n.英雄传奇

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enmity

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n.仇恨,怨恨

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opiate

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n.安眠药,麻醉剂

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28
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deadlock

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n.僵局

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irreparable

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adj.不能修复的,无可挽救的

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30
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engross

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v.专注于

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evasive

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adj.模棱两可的,推脱的,回避的

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travesty

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n.滑稽的转写,模仿,歪曲

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jaunty

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adj.轻松的。活泼的

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demented

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adj.发狂的,精神错乱的

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sophisticated

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adj.老于世故的,老练的

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academic

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adj.学院的,学术的

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37
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cognitive

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adj.认知的,认识过程的

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malaise

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n.身体不适

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39
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explicate

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v.解释,说明,阐明

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comprehensive

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adj.综合的,全面的

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plasticity

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n.可塑性

42
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tundra

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n.苔原,冻土地带

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cessation

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n.中断,终止

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waylay

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v.埋伏,伏击

45
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affable

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adj.和蔼的,亲切友善的

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omnipresent

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adj.无所不在的

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carnal

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adj.肉体的

48
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slake

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v.消除,抑制

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superfluous

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adj.过多的, 不必要的

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myopic

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adj.近视的,目光短浅的

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hibernate

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v.冬眠

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obstreperous

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adj.吵闹的,喧嚣的

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draconian

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adj.残酷的,严厉的

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obdurate

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adj.执拗的,顽固的

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lethargic

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adj.昏睡的,没精打采的

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mimicry

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n.模仿

57
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clamor

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n.喧闹

58
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captivate

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v.迷惑

59
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embed

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v.把……嵌入

60
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nirvana

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n.涅槃,解脱

61
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welter

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n.杂乱,混乱的一堆

62
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recrimination

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n.反责,反控

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arbitrary

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adj.武断的,任意的

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filial

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adj.子女的,孝顺的

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perfidious

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adj.不忠的,背信弃义的

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firebrand

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n.挑动争端者,煽动叛乱者

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strew

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v.散播,点缀

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trajectory

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n.弹道,轨道

69
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courier

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n.信使

70
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lilliputian

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adj.微小的,非常小的

71
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preternatural

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adj.超自然的

72
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guffaw

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n.哄笑,狂笑

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distinction

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n.荣誉,对比

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scad

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n.许多,大量

75
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reprisal

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n.报复

76
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doggerel

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n.拙劣的诗

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disfigure

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v.损毁……的外形

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raspy

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adj.刺耳的,焦躁的

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vex

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v.使恼火,使痛苦

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pertinent

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adj.中肯的,恰当的

81
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waft

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v.吹送,飘荡

82
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authoritative

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adj.官方的,权威的

83
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edify

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v.教诲,教导

84
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assimilate

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v.吸收,使相同

85
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vociferous

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adj.喧哗的

86
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simulate

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v.假装,模仿

87
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contortion

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n.扭歪,弯曲

88
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jubilation

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n.欢腾,欢庆

89
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debilitate

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v.使虚弱

90
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surly

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adj.粗暴的,乖戾的

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grill

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v.严加盘问

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heterogeneous

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adj.异类的,完全不同的

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intricate

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adj.复杂的,难以理解的

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obese

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adj.肥胖的,过胖的

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allude

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v.暗指,间接提到

96
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annotate

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v.评注,注释

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inviolable

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adj.无法攻破的,神圣的

98
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disconcert

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v.使困惑,挫败

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friction

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n.矛盾,摩擦

100
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spectrum

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n.光,光谱