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common word 2 Flashcards

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stamina

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endurance ;staying power

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staunch

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dependable; strong and loyal in your opinions and attitude

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stealthy

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careful quiet sneaky furtive

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sterile

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barren; antiseptic无菌的

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stint

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a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity

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strident

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harsh loud

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sublime

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exalted; awe-inspiring

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vex

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annoy

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verbose

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wordy

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veracity

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truthfulness

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veneer

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a thin layer of wood or plastic that is glued to the surface of cheaper wood especially on a piece of furniture ;an outer appearance of a particular quality that hides the true nature of sth/sb

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variegated

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having spots or marks of a different color; consisting of many different types of thing or person

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valor

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heroism courage

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vain

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proud ;useless

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utilitarian

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designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive

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usurp

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to seize by force

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urbane

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(especially of a man)good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations appearing relaxed and confident

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ungainly

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clumsy

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unctuous

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oily; slippery;insincere charm:friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and which is therefore unpleasant

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turbulent

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in which there is a lot of sudden change ,confusion, disagreement and sometimes violence; changing direction suddenly and violently; noisy, difficult to control

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truculent

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fierce, ready to fight, pugnacious

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trepidation

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great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen

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travail

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hard work

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transient

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continuing for only a short time; staying or working in a place for only a short time before moving on

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toxic

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poisonous

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torpid

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slow, sluggish

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tirade

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a long angry speech criticizing sb/sth or accusing sb of sth

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tenacious

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persistent stubborn

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tedious

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tiresome boring

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tact

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consideration, sensitivity in dealing with others

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taciturn

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not talkative

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sustain

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to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live/exist; to make sth continue for some time without becoming less; to experience sth bad; to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory etc; sustain weight; to decide that a claim etc is valid

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susceptible

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very likely to be influenced/harmed/affected by sb/sth; easily influenced by feelings/emotions; allowing sth ;capable of sth

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supplement

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to add to; an addition

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succumb

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to yield; to give in; to submit

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subtle

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not very obvious/noticeable(colour /flavour /smell);behaving in a clever way and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth(approach);organized in a clever way(plan); good at noticing /understanding things(mind)

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sublime

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exalted; awe-inspiring

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strident

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harsh loud

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parsimony

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frugality; extreme care in spending money; stinginess

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partial

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like sb/sth very much; showing/feeling too much support for one person/team/idea etc in a way that is unfair

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partisan

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showing too much support for one person/group/idea, especially without considering it carefully

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pathos

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a quality that inspires emotions, particularly of sorrow or empathy感染力

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patron

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a supporter; one who encourages, protects,and defends

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pedantic

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too worried about small details or rules

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perfidious

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disloyal; betraying

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peripatetic

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walking; going from place to place, for example in order to work

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pernicious

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extremely harmful

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perturb

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to disturb

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petty

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of small importance

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pied

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multicolored,patchwork

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pious

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devoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue; of a hope, sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled

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pique

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anger

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pivotal

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of great importance because other things depend on it

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placid

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undisturbed; serene

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plausible

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beliecable;valid

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plunder

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to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war

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potent

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powerful

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precocious

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developing early 过早发育的

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prim

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extremely proper,prudish

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primordial

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first in order ,earliest in origin 原始的

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prodigy

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a very talented young person; sth extraordinary or impressive

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profane

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having or showing a lack of respect for god or holy things; not connected with religion/holy things

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profound

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very great, felt or experienced very strongly(eg.change/effect); showing great knowledge and understanding(eg.insights/book);needing a lot of study or thought(eg.question); profound disability严重的

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prologue

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序言a preface（书）, words introducing a work

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protean

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多变的 taking different forms or shapes ;versatile

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prudent

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sensible, careful, practically wise

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name, an alias, a pen name

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pungent

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describing a sharp, acrid smell or taste

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quench

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+thirst; stop a fire form burning

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query

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a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about sth; question mark

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disperse

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to move apart and go away in different directions; to spread or to make sth spread over a wide area

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distraught

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extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly;agitated

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distress

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a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering; suffering and problems caused by not having enough money/food etc; a situation in which a ship, plane,etc is in danger or difficulty and needs help

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docile

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teachable, gentle

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doctrine

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a teaching; a belief system; a creed; a dogma

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dormant

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resting, temporarily inactive

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dross

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worthless material to be discarded, waste matter

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dubious

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doubtful, suspicious

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duplicitous

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deceitful; double-dealing

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egress

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an exit

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elite

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upper class

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fission

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a splitting, especially a nucleus

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feign

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to pretend; to represent with false appearance

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fallacy

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a misconception

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facile

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easy; superficial

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engender

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to produce; to bring about

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enigma

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a mysterious puzzle

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enmity

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hostile opposition, hatred

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equivocate

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using ambiguous language to hide the truth

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eradicate

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completely destroy

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evoke

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to call forth, especially feelings

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endeavor

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to try; an activity to accomplish sth

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encroach

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to gradually pass the boundary or limit

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embark

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to set out; to leave(originally by ship or bark)

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