GKV 4 Flashcards by Wesley Chee

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artifice

(AHRT uh fus)

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诡计; 奸计

n. a clever trick; cunning

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ascendency

(uh SEN dun see)

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优势

n. supremacy; domination

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ascetic

(uh SET ik)

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苦行者

adj. hermitlike; practicing self-denial

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assiduous

(uh SIJ oo us)

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兢兢业业的; 勤勤恳恳的

adj. hardworking; busy; diligent

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assimilate

(uh SIM uh layt)

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吸收

v. to take in; absorb; learn

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assuage

(uh SWAYJ)

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缓和

v. to soothe; pacify; ease the pain; relieve

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astute

(uh STOOT)

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精明

adj. shrewd, keen judgment

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atheist

(AY thee ist)

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无神论者

n. non-believer of god

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attrition

(uh TRISH un)

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损耗

n. gradual wearing away; decrease in size

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audacity

(aw DAS uh tee)

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大胆

n. boldness; daring; impertinence

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augment

(awg MENT)

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增加

v. to make bigger; add to; increase

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auspicious

(aw SPISH us)

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吉祥

adj. favorable; promising; pointing to a good result

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austere

(aw STEER)

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朴素的; 简陋的; 严肃的; 严厉的

adj. unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess

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autocratic

(aw tuh KRAT ik)

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专制

adj. ruling with absolute authority; extremely bossy

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autonomous

(aw THAN uh mus)

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自治的; 有自治权的; 自主的; 有自主权的

adj. acting independently

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avarice

(AV ur is)

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贪婪

n. greed; excessive love of riches

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avow

(uh VOW)

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承认

v. to claim; declare; admit

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avuncular

(uh VUNG kyuh lur)

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像伯伯(或叔叔)似的; 长辈风范的; 慈爱的

adj. like an uncle; kind, helpful, generous, understanding in an uncle-y sort of way

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awry

(uh RYE)

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错了

adj. off course; twisted

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axiom

(AK see um)

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公理

n. a self-evident rule; widely accepted saying

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banal

(buh NAL)

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平庸的

adj. unoriginal; ordinary

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bane

(bayn)

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祸根

n. poison; torment; cause of harm

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bastion

(BAS chun)

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堡垒

n. stronghold; fortress

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beget

(bih GET)

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产生

v. to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

**belabor** | (bi LAY bur)

毒打一顿；责骂; 就…作过度的说明；向…唠叨; 反复研究（或讨论） v. to go over repeatedly

**beleaguer** | (bih LEE gur)

围攻者 v. to surround; besiege; harass

**belie** | (bih LYE)

掩饰; 遮掩; 使…给人以假象; 显示(某事)不正确; 证明(某事)错误 v. to give a false impression; to contradict

**belittle** | (bih LIT ul)

贬低 v. to make to seem little; to put someone down

**belligerent** | (buh LIJ ur unt)

好战的 adj. combative; quarrelsome; waging war

**bemused** | (bih MYOOZD)

困惑 adj. confused; bewildered