chapter 21 Flashcards

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prattle

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v.唠叨

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prosperity

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n.幸运,繁荣,兴旺

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festive

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adj.喜庆的,欢庆的

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flout

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v.轻视,愚弄

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gambit

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n.以优势的开局棋法开始

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balk

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v.阻挠,阻止,突然拒绝前行

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desecrate

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v.亵渎(圣物或圣地)

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perennial

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n.多年生植物

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colloquial

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adj.口语的,口头的

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hoodwink

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v.欺骗,蒙蔽

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churlish

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adj.粗野的

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insomnia

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n.失眠,失眠症

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obfuscate

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v.使混乱,使糊涂,使艰涩难懂

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queasy

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adj.容易呕吐的,易恶心的

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depict

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v.描述,描写

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prelate

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n.高级教士

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undermine

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v.消弱或损害

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protege

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n.被保护人

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misrepresent

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v.误传,歪曲

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quiver

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v.颤抖,振动

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bicameral

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adj.两院制的

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effervescence

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n.兴奋,狂想;冒泡

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hamper

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v.妨碍,牵制

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tribute

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n.贡税,称赞

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loathe
v.厌恶,憎恶
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quagmire
n.沼泽,湿地,难以脱身的困境
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cower
v.畏缩
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hilarity
n.兴高采烈的,狂欢
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plethora
n.过多,过剩
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divest
v.使脱去,卸下,剥夺……的权利
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reprobate
n.恶棍,坏蛋
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dutiful
adj.恭敬的,顺从的
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accede
v.同意
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infirmity
n.虚弱,衰弱
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motif
n.主题,主旨
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dissident
adj.有不同意见的,持不同政见的
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centripetal
adj.向心的
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cadaverous
adj.像尸体的,苍白的
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wrath
n.愤怒,愤慨
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abdicate
v.正式放弃(职责‘权利等)
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astringent
adj.收敛的,止血的
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apocalyptic
adj.启示论的,天启的
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beatitude
n.祝福,至福
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virtue
n.美德,德行,优点
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allocate
v.分派,分配
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exorcise
v.驱除(恶魔)
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bedizen
v.把……打扮得过分俗气
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litigation
n.诉讼,起诉
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predilection
n.爱好,偏袒
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propitiate
v.抚慰,劝解
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acidulous
adj.有酸味的,尖刻的
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kindred
adj.有关系的,有亲属关系的
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jocose
adj.幽默的,诙谐的
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facsimile
n.摹本,精准的复制品
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deadpan
adj.冷淡的,冷漠的
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emissary
n.密使,特使
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infinitesimal
adj.级微小的,微不足道的
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genealogy
n.系谱,宗谱
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detrimental
adj.有害的,不利的
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unmitigated
adj.未减轻的,绝对的
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brindled
adj.有斑点或条纹的
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innuendo
n.暗示,影射
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practitioner
n.从业者,开业者
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guileless
adj.坦率的,正直的
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miasma
n.毒气,沼气,坏的气氛或影响
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liquidate
v.清算,偿还
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tenuous
adj.纤细的,单薄的
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momentum
n.动量,动力,冲力
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adulation
n.奉承,阿谀
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immobility
n.不动,固定
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truncate
v.截去顶端
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remorse
n.懊恼,自责
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harass
v.不断的激怒或折磨
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allegiance
n.忠贞,效忠
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potential
adj.有潜力的
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wallow
v.打滚,沉湎,堕落
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ardent
adj.热切的,热情的
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unprepossessing
adj.不吸引人的
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fodder
n.饲料,草料
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satire
n.讽刺文学,讽刺
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curtail
v.缩减
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nostalgia
n.乡愁,怀旧之情
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virtual
adj.实质的,实际上的
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omnivorous
adj.杂食的,无所不知的
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vigor
n.精力,活力
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oaf
n.愚人,笨人
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fawning
adj.巴结的,讨好的
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truculence
n.好战,凶猛,残忍
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harrowing
adj.痛心的,悲惨的
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subsistence
n.衣食,给养,存在
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insuperable
adj.难以克服的,不可逾越的
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bilious
adj.患胆病的,脾气不好的
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listiess
adj.倦怠的,情绪低落的
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loom
v.隐现,迫近
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squander
v.浪费
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latent
adj.潜在的,潜伏的
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amend
v.修正,改进
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savor
v.品尝,享受
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jaunt
n.短途旅行
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germane
adj.有密切关系的