Common Words 2 Flashcards by Reena j | Brainscape

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Concede

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Admit failure, surrender

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful

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Mawkish

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矫情的

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Predilection

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Strong liking

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Gossamer

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Light, delicate

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Aesthete

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Person sensitive to beauty

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Decorous

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Proper, 端庄

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Volubility

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健谈

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Fortuitous

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Random

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Bucolic

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乡村（美好的）

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence

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Conspicuous

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Obvious

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Apathetic

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Lacking interest

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Platitude

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Ordinary

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Obscure

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Make…unclear; unknown

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Superfluous

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多余的没用的

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Torpor

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无精打采

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Preclude

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Prevent…from happening

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Entrenched

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根深蒂固的

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Chortle

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Breathy laugh

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Deferential

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Showing respect

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Eschew

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Avoid

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Culminate

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高潮

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop

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Querulous

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Like to argue

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Cryptic

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Vague on purpose

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Exacerbate

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Make…worse

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Germane

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Relevant

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Banal

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Boring, repeating

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Engender

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Give rise to

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Recondite

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高深的

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Gainsay

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Speak against

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Prescience

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Foreseeing future

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Reticent

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沉默不语

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Culpability

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Guilt

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Impudent

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Rude

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Rustic

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乡村的，简陋的

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Gall

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Rude, anger

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Frivolous

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轻浮的

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Perfidy

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Betray

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Vociferous

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Too loud

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Lambast

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严厉责骂

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Audacious

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Brave

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Glut

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Too much

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Incisive

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尖锐的（分析）

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Didactic

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说教的

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Mitigate

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Make…less severe

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Dogmatic

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武断的