Core Adjectives 1 Flashcards

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Audacious

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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring
Very bold
大胆的,鲁莽的

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Apathetic

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Indifferent
Marked by a lack of interest or concern; nonchalant
冷漠的,无动于衷的

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Diffident, self-effacing

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Hesitant due to a lack of self-confidence; assertive, shy, retiring
不自信的,沮丧的

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Pragmatic

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Practical, sensible, not idealistic or romantic

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Affable, genial, gregarious, amiable

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Agreeable, friendly

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Presumptuous

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Too confident, impertinently bold

做作的,自负的

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Recalcitrant

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Very stubborn, defiant, obstinate, refractory, disobedient

顽固的,固执的

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Clandestine

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Secretive, not aboveboard, covert
秘密的
Surreptitious

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Austere

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Bare, not ornate

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Altruism

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Unselfish concern for others

利他的,无私的

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Auspicious

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Very favorable
Propitious
吉利的,吉祥的

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Morose

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Very depressed

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Ambivalent

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mixed feeling or opposing feelings at the same time

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Anomaly, atypical

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Deviation from the norm or what is expected

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Unorthodox

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Unconventional

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Antithetical

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对立

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Aloof

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Detached, reserved冷漠的,超然的

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Trite, hackneyed, banal, insipid, platitudinous

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commonplace, overused

陈旧的,平常的

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Plausible

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Believable, credible

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Prudent

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Careful, cautious

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Aesthetic

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An appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive

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Enigmatic, inscrutable

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Mysterious, baffling

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Naive, gullible

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Unsophisticated, overly credulous

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Analogous

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类比的

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Nebulous
Vague, lacking a fully developed form
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Indulgent
Overly tolerant
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Tenacious
Showing great determination
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Digress
To depart from a subject; to ramble
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Antipathy, animosity,rancor, enmity
Strong dislike
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Exhort
To strongly encourage
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Trivial, minutiae
Minor everyday details
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Diminutive
Very small
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Ubiquitous, prevalent
Everywhere, widespread, prevalent 无处不在的
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Pandemic
Widespread epidemic广泛传播的
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Futile
Doomed to failure | 失败的,无益的
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Autonomous
Independent
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Fleeting, ephemeral
Evanescent, very brief, short lived
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Capricious, mercurial, fickle
Constantly shifting moods
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Boorish
Uncouth, crass, Vulgar, crude 粗野的,没有教养的
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Indignant
Outrage at something that is unjust | 愤慨的
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Adroit, deft, adept, dexterous
Skillful 灵巧的
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Incontrovertible
Indisputable, beyond doubt
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Voracious, ravenous, rapacious
Insatiable, having a huge appetite 贪吃的,贪婪的
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Callous
Insensitive, unfeeling | 没有感觉的,不理解他人的
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Intrepid, undaunted, resolute
Fearless, courageous | 无畏的,勇敢的
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Nonchalant
Coolly unconcerned 无动于衷的,无所谓的
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Convoluted
Twisting, intricate | 费解的,晦涩难懂的
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Itinerant
Mobile, not sedentary
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Poignant
Touching, heartrending | 动人的,令人心痛的
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Provocative
Provoking controversy
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Bucolic, rustic, pastoral
Charmingly rural
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Placid, serene
Very calm, quiet
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance, especially a lucky chance
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Viable, feasible
Possible
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Intemperate
Lacking restraint, excessive 无度的
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Temperate
适中的
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Superficial
Shallow, lacking depth
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Dismissive
Rejecting, showing disregard | 拒绝接受的,不赞同的
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Draconian
Very strict laws and rules
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Pompous, pretentious, ostentatious
Filled with excessive self-importance
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Cryptic
Mysterious, having a hidden meaning | 秘密的,隐含的
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Laconic, succinct, terse
Very concise, brief
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Curtail
To cut short or reduce
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Innocuous
Harmless
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Spartan, austere
Plain, simple
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Halcyon
Idyllically calm and peaceful
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Chimerical
Fantastic scheme, unchecked imagination | 奇幻的,狂想的
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Impecunious
一文不名的,贫穷的 | Poor, penniless, not affluent
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Nefarious
Villainous, extremely wicked, vile | 邪恶的,不道德的
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Jovial, jocular
Good-humored, cheerful | 开心的,嬉笑的
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Maudlin
Excessively sentimental易伤感的,感情脆弱的
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Painstaking, meticulous, fastidious
Extremely careful, highly exacting | 非常仔细的,非常用心的