Day 5 - List 3 First Half Flashcards

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recalcitrant

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adj. obstinately (顽固地) stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly (难以管理的)

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incandescent

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adj. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat

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penury

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n. severe poverty; stinginess

penury of

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mischance

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n. ill luck

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oblivious

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adj. inattentive or unmindful; wholly absorbed

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obtrude

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v. push (oneself or one’s ideas) forward or intrude; butt in (干涉,贸然闯入); stick out or extrude

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uninhibited

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adj. unrepressed

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clientele

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n. body of customers

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arrears

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n. being in debt

in arrears with sth

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repel

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v. drive away; disgust

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pigment

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n. coloring matter

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gruel

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n. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water

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sovereign

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adj. efficacious (有效的); supreme or paramount; self-governing

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shoddy

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adj. inferior; trashy; cheap

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alcove

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n. nook (僻静的角落); small, recessed (凹进的) section of a room

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alloy

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n. a mixture as of metals
v. mix; make less pure; less or moderate

alloy sth with sth

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recant

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v. disclaim (公开否认,放弃) or disavow (不承认); retract a previous statement; openly confess error

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shirk

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v. avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger (装病)

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impeach

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v. charge with crime in office; indict

impeach sb for sth

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aversion

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n. firm dislike

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detergent

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n. cleansing agent

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abate

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v. subside (消退); decrease; lessen

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quack

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n. charlatan; impostor

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pterodactyl

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n. extinct flying reptile

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rivulet

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n. small stream

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destitute

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adj. extremely poor

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supplicate

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v. petition (请求) humbly; pray or grant a favor

supplicate for sth

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ape

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v. imitate or mimic

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magnitude

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n. greatness; extent

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vanguard

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n. advance guard of a military force; forefront of a movement

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predetermine

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v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

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fauna

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n. animals of a period of region

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incorporate

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v. introduce something into a larger whole ; combine; unite

incorporate sth in/into/within sth

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subjugate

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v. conquer; being under control

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adverse

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adj. unfavorable; hostile

be adverse to sth

36
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diorama

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n. life-size three-dimensional scene from nature or history

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heckler

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n. person who harasses others

38
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increment

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n. increase

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ebullient

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adj. showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

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calculated

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adj. deliberately planned; likely

be calculated to do sth

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indolent

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adj. lazy

42
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fissure

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n. crevice (裂隙)

43
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trinket

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n. knickknack; bauble [小饰物, 小摆设]

44
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indoctrinate

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v. instruct in a doctrine or ideology

45
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stealth

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n. slyness (狡猾,诡秘); sneakiness; secretiveness

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apogee

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n. highest point

47
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generate

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v. cause; produce; create

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preeminent

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adj. outstanding; superior

49
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stifle

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v. supress; extinguish; inhibit

50
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connotation

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n. suggested or implied meaning of an expression