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
n.英雄传奇
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enmity
n.仇恨,怨恨
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opiate
n.安眠药,麻醉剂
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deadlock
n.僵局
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irreparable
adj.不能修复的,无可挽救的
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engross
v.专注于
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evasive
adj.模棱两可的,推脱的,回避的
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travesty
n.滑稽的转写,模仿,歪曲
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jaunty
adj.轻松的。活泼的
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demented
adj.发狂的,精神错乱的
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sophisticated
adj.老于世故的,老练的
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academic
adj.学院的,学术的
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cognitive
adj.认知的,认识过程的
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malaise
n.身体不适
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explicate
v.解释,说明,阐明
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comprehensive
adj.综合的,全面的
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plasticity
n.可塑性
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tundra
n.苔原,冻土地带
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cessation
n.中断,终止
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waylay
v.埋伏,伏击
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affable
adj.和蔼的,亲切友善的
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omnipresent
adj.无所不在的
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carnal
adj.肉体的
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slake
v.消除,抑制
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superfluous
adj.过多的, 不必要的
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myopic
adj.近视的,目光短浅的
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hibernate
v.冬眠
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obstreperous
adj.吵闹的,喧嚣的
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draconian
adj.残酷的,严厉的
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obdurate
adj.执拗的,顽固的
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lethargic
adj.昏睡的,没精打采的
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mimicry
n.模仿
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clamor
n.喧闹
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captivate
v.迷惑
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embed
v.把……嵌入
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nirvana
n.涅槃,解脱
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welter
n.杂乱,混乱的一堆
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recrimination
n.反责,反控
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arbitrary
adj.武断的,任意的
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filial
adj.子女的,孝顺的
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perfidious
adj.不忠的,背信弃义的
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firebrand
n.挑动争端者,煽动叛乱者
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strew
v.散播,点缀
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trajectory
n.弹道,轨道
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courier
n.信使
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lilliputian
adj.微小的,非常小的
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preternatural
adj.超自然的
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guffaw
n.哄笑,狂笑
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distinction
n.荣誉,对比
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scad
n.许多,大量
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reprisal
n.报复
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doggerel
n.拙劣的诗
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disfigure
v.损毁……的外形
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raspy
adj.刺耳的,焦躁的
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vex
v.使恼火,使痛苦
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pertinent
adj.中肯的,恰当的
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waft
v.吹送,飘荡
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authoritative
adj.官方的,权威的
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edify
v.教诲,教导
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assimilate
v.吸收,使相同
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vociferous
adj.喧哗的
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simulate
v.假装,模仿
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contortion
n.扭歪,弯曲
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jubilation
n.欢腾,欢庆
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debilitate
v.使虚弱
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surly
adj.粗暴的,乖戾的
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grill
v.严加盘问
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heterogeneous
adj.异类的,完全不同的
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intricate
adj.复杂的,难以理解的
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obese
adj.肥胖的,过胖的
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allude
v.暗指,间接提到
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annotate
v.评注,注释
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inviolable
adj.无法攻破的,神圣的
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disconcert
v.使困惑,挫败
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friction
n.矛盾,摩擦
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spectrum
n.光,光谱