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Question 1

Ebullient

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adj. exhilarated(興高采烈的); enthusiastic

興高采烈的

Question 2

Eclectic

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adj. selecting from various sources

Question 3

Effervescence

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n. state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escapes
歡騰；冒泡
adj - effervescent

Question 4

Effete

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adj. depleted of vitality(活力); overrefined; decadent(墮落的)

衰弱的；無能力的

Question 5

Efficacy

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n. efficiency; effectiveness
效力，功效
adj - efficacious

Question 6

Effrontery

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n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness(冒昧)

厚顏無恥；放肆

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Egoism

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n. the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
自我本位

Question 8

Egotistical

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adj. excessively self-centered; conceited(自負的)

自大的; 自負的

Question 9

Elegy

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n. poem or song expressing lamentation(悲痛)

哀歌，挽歌

Question 10

Elicit

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v. to provoke; draw out

引出；誘出

Question 11

Elixir

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n. a substance believed to have the power to cure ills

靈丹

Question 12

Elysian

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adj. blissful; delightful

極樂的；快樂的

Question 13

Emaciated

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adj. thin and wasted

消瘦的；憔悴的

Question 14

Embellish

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v. to adorn(裝飾); decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
美化；裝飾

Question 15

Emollient

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adj. soothing; mollifying(使緩和的)
使柔軟的
n. an agent that soothes or makes more acceptable
軟化劑；潤膚劑

Question 16

Empirical

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adj. derived from observation or experiment

以經驗（或觀察）為依據的

Question 17

Empiricism

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n. the view that experience is the only source of knowledge; the employments of empirical methods, as in science
經驗主義；觀察實驗法

Question 18

Emulate

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v. to imitate; copy

效仿﹐模仿

Question 19

Encomium

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n. a formal expression of praise

讚頌；頌詞

Question 20

Endemic

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adj. inherent; belonging to an area

（疾病等）地方性的

Question 21

Enervate

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v. to weaken

使失去活力；使衰弱

Question 22

Engender

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v. to cause; produce

使產生；引起

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Enhance

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v. to increase; imporve

Question 24

Entomology

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n. the scientific study of insects

昆蟲學

Question 25

Enunciate

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v. to pronounce clearly

清晰地發（音）

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Ephemeral

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adj. short-lived; fleeting(轉瞬間的)

短暫的

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Epistemology

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n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
認識論

Question 28

Equable

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adj. steady; unvarying; serene(安詳的)

穩定的；平和的；寧靜的

Question 29

Equitable

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adj. fair; just; impartial

公平的；公正的

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Equanimity

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n. composure(鎮靜); calmness

平靜；鎮定

Question 31

Equivocate

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v. to intentionally use vague language
含糊其辭
n - equivocation

Question 32

Errant

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adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course

Question 33

Erudite

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adj. learned; scholarly
博學的
n - erudition

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Esoteric

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adj. hard to understand; known only to a few

祕傳的，難理解的

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Essay

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v. to make an attempt; subject to a test

作嘗試；試圖

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Estimable

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adj. admirable; possible to estimate

值得尊敬的；可估價的

Question 37

Ethnocentric

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adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
種族優越感的
n - ethnocentrism

Question 38

Etiology

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n. causes or origins

窮本溯源；病原

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Etymology

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n. origin and history of a word

詞源

Question 40

Eugenics

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n. study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities
優生學

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Eulogy

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n. high praise, especially of a person who has recently died

頌詞；悼詞

Question 42

Euphemism

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n. use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language
婉轉說法

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Euphoria

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n. a feeling of extreme happiness

狂喜

Question 44

Euthanasia

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n. mercy killing

安樂死

Question 45

Evince

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v. to show plainly; be an indication of

表明；顯示出

Question 46

Evocative

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adj. tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
喚起…的；引起…的
n - evocation
v - evoke

Question 47

Exacerbate

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v. to aggravate(使惡化); make worse

使惡化；使加重

Question 48

Exact

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v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority

強要；勒索

Question 49

Exacting

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adj. extremely demanding

嚴格的

Question 50

Exculpate

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v. to clear of blame; vindicate(為…辯白)

開脫；使無罪

Question 51

Execrable

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adj. detestable(可憎的); abhorrent(可恨的)

惡劣的

Question 52

Exhort

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v. to urge by strong appeals

規勸；懇請；激勵

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Exigency

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n. crisis; urgent requirements

應急情況

Question 54

Existential

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adj. having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of existentialism
（有關）存在的

Question 55

Exorcise

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v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences

（以祈禱或符咒）驅除（惡魔）

Question 56

Expatiate

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v. to speak or write at length

細說；詳述

Question 57

Expatriate

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v. to send into exile
流放
n. a person living outside his or her own land
移居國外者
adj - expatriate

Question 58

Expiate

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v. to atone(彌補) for
贖（罪）；補償
n - expiation

Question 59

Explicate

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v. to explain; interpret; clarify
解釋；辯明
n - explication

Question 60

Expository

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adj. explanatory

說明的；評註的

Question 61

Extant

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adj. in existence; not lost

（書籍、文件、畫等）現存的；尚存的

Question 62

Extemporaneous

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adj. unrehearsed

即席的

Question 63

Extirpate

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v. to root up; to destroy

滅絕；破除

Question 64

Extraneous

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adj. not essential

外部的；無直接關係的

Question 65

Extrapolation

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n. the act of estimation by projecting known information
推斷
v - extrapolate

Question 66

Extrinsic

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adj. not inherent or essential

外在的；非固有的；非本質的