Flocab2 Flashcards

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quotidian

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daily, everyday

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fey

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magical

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gay

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happy, cheery or homosexual

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pervasive

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inclined to spread throughout

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douse

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to drench, saturate

ie. 浇灭

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pliable

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flexible, bendable

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neologism

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the creation of new words, or a new word

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commendable

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worthy of praise

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profuse

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abundant, lavish, prolific

ie. produced or given in 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬

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myriad

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many, of great numbers, plethora, abundant

ie. A 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 number or multitude

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plethora

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plenty, a great number, an abundance, myriad, abundant sacred, holy
ie. a large or 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 amount of something (than u want/need/can deal w/)

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abundant

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a great number, myriad, plethora, profuse

ie. 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡

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radiant

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bring, beaming

happy/smile or heat/light

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fecund`

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fertile, fruitful

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forestall

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to impede (阻礙), to delay

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poach

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to hunt or fish illegally

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fetter

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to restrain, chain, tie

ie. 束縛;限制;抑制

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figurative

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symbolic

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sacrosanct

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sacred, holy

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fabricate

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to invent, make up, concoct

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facile

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easy, effortless, easily achieved​

more shallowness compared to “easy”

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

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perfunctory

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showing little enthusiasm, done as duty

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mandatory

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required, not optional

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flaccid
limp, weak, not effective (?
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flabbergasted
astounded, stupified
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forage
to rummage, scavenge, graze for food
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licentious
immortal, lewd | ie. sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable way
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lewd
vulgar, offensive, rude, licentious | ie. (of behavior, speech, dress, etc.) sexual in an obvious and rude way
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profane
indecent, blasphemous (世俗的) | eg. swear words
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fortuitous
lucky, occurring by CHANCE
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serendipity
the act of finding things not sought, luck | ie. FATEY LUCK
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abrogate
to abolish, often by authority | ie. 正式廢除
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algid
frigid, cold 凉
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brumal
wintry, relating to winter
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hiemal
wintry, relating to winter
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hapless
unlucky and usually unhappy
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impecunious
excessively poor
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hiatus
an interruption in continuit, a break
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gregarious
sociable, outgoing
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inquisitor
some who asks question or make an inquiry
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iniquity
a wicked act, a sin | ie. a very wrong and unfair action or situation
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goad
to urge, provoke | ie. 招惹
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ingenious
marked by special intelligence
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subsist
to live, exist | ie. 維持生計;勉強生存
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notoriety
the state of being famous for something bad (infamy)
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blandish
to coax through flattery
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flattery
compliments, sycophancy
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innocuous
harmlass
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neonate
a newborn baby
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incessant
without interruption
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narrate
to tell a story
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flout
to scorn (輕蔑), ignore, show contempt for
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pedagogue
a school teacher/ v. lechering
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buffet
to hit or strike