GKV 13 Flashcards

Cards 261 - 290; Finesse - Hapless

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1
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finesse

(fin NES)

A

技巧

n. skillful manuevering; subtlety; craftiness

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flagrant

(FLAY grunt)

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明目张胆

adj. glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous

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flaunt

(flawnt)

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标榜

v. to show off; to display ostentatiously

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flout

(flowt)

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蔑视

v. to disregard something out of disrespect

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foible

(FOY bul)

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怪癖

n. a minor character flaw

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foment

(foh MENT)

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v. to stir up; to instigate

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forbear

(for BAYR)

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忍耐

v. to refrain from; to abstain

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forego

(for GOH)

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放弃

v. to go without; to forbear

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forsake

(for SAYK)

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背叛

v. to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish

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fortuitous

(for TOO uh tus)

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偶然

adj. accidental; occurring by chance

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founder

(FOWN dur)

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创始人

v. to fail; to collapse; to sink

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fraternal

(fruh TUR nul)

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兄弟

adj. like brothers

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frenetic

(fruh NET ik)

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狂热的

adj. frantic; frenzied

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frugal

(FROO gul)

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节俭

adj. economical; penny-pinching

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furtive

(FUR tiv)

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鬼鬼祟祟

adj. secretive; sly

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futile

(FYOOT ul)

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徒劳的

adj. useless; hopeless

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garrulous

(GAR uh lus)

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贫嘴

adj. talkative; chatty

18
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gauche

(gohsh)

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左撇子

adj. unskillful; awkward; maladroit

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genre

(ZHAWN ruh)

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类型

n. a type or category, especially of art or writing

20
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genteel

(jen TEEL)

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文雅的

adj. refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement

21
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gesticulate

(jes TIK yuh layt)

A

指手画脚

v. to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking

22
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glut

(glut)

A

过剩

n. surplus; an overabundance

23
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grandiloquent

(gran DIL uh kwunt)

A

豪言壮语

adj. pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive

24
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grandiose

(GRAN dee ohs)

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宏伟的

adj. absurdly exaggerated

25
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gratuitous

(gruh TOO uh tus)

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无偿的

adj. given freely (saif of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for

26
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gravity

(GRAV uh tee)

A

重力

n. seriousness

27
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gregarious

(gruh GAR ee us)

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群居

adj. sociable; enjoying the comp;any of others

28
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guile

(gyle)

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诡计

n. cunning; duplicity; artfulness

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hackneyed

(HAK need)

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陈旧

adj. overused; trite; stale

30
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hapless

(HAP lis)

A

倒霉的

adj. unlucky