Flocab Flashcards

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Myopic

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Short sighted

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Ratiocinate

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To think, contemplate 沉思

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render

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to say, or to make

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recapitulate

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to repeat, reiterate

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5
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loquacious

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talkative

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verbose

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wordy/囉嗦的

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gregarious

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sociable

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8
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elocution

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the art of public speaking

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9
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circumlocution

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indirect language

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10
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recalcitrant

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桀驁不馴的/ defiant

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cogent

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有說服力的

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12
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seminal

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具有開拓性的/ original, ground-breaking

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meritorious

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deserving of praise or merit

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redact

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to revise, edit

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placate

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安撫 to soother, appease

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tedious

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boring, dull

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tome

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a large book

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peruse

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to examine carefully

19
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entomology

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the study of insects

20
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ostracize

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to exclude from a community

21
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pariah

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an outcast

22
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persevere

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to persist, remain constant / 堅持不懈

23
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latent

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present but hidden

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burgeon

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to come forth , blossom /迅速發展

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diligent
careful, showing care / 潛心的
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paragon
model of perfection
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commodious
spacious roomy
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clairvoyant
able to see and detect things that others cannot
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cosmopolitan
worldly, sophisticated (見多識廣的)
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vast
enormous, immense
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voluminous
large, ample
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exorbitant
excessive 離譜的
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extravagant
excessive, over-the-top / 奢侈的
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colossus
an enormous structure
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synopsis
a summary
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cadence
rhythm
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cavort
to prance, dance about / 雀躍
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boisterous
精力旺盛的 / loud, energetic
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daft
insane, foolish
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deft
skilled, adept