Flocab Flashcards by bowie au | Brainscape

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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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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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elocution

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the art of public speaking

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circumlocution

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indirect language

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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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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

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entomology

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the study of insects

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ostracize

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to exclude from a community

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pariah

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an outcast

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persevere

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to persist, remain constant / 堅持不懈

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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

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careful, showing care / 潛心的

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paragon

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model of perfection

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commodious

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spacious roomy

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clairvoyant

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able to see and detect things that others cannot

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cosmopolitan

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worldly, sophisticated (見多識廣的)

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vast

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enormous, immense

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voluminous

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large, ample

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exorbitant

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excessive 離譜的

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extravagant

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excessive, over-the-top / 奢侈的

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colossus

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an enormous structure

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synopsis

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a summary

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cadence

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rhythm

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cavort

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to prance, dance about / 雀躍

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boisterous

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精力旺盛的 / loud, energetic

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daft

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insane, foolish

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deft

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skilled, adept