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inconclusive

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adj. 非决定性的,无结果的

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impassioned

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adj. 充满激情的, 热烈的

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autonomy

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n. 自治,自治权

名 词: autonomist

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heretic

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n. 持异端者

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automaton

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n. 自动机, 机器人

形容词: automatous

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hype

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n. 天花乱坠的广告宣传

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corporate

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adj. 社团的, 法人的

副 词: corporately

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screeching

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发动机啸声

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slashing

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adj. 尖锐的,苛刻的,鲜明的,乱砍的

副 词: slashingly

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utopian

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adj. 空想的;乌托邦的;理想化的

n. 空想家;乌托邦的居民

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veer

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vi. 转向;改变观点

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subjugate

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vt. 征服,降伏
时 态: subjugated, subjugating, subjugates
名 词: subjugation
名 词: subjugator

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mollify

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vt. 使变软,使平静,抚慰

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foe

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n. 敌人, 仇敌

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parched

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adj. 炎热的

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lofty

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adj. 崇高的;高级的;高的;高傲的
比较级: loftier, loftiest
副 词: loftily
名 词: loftiness

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inhospitable

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adj. 不好客的,不友好的

不适于居住的

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balmy

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adj. (指空气)暖和的;温暖的

芳香的;能止痛的;如香酯的

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endow

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vt. 捐赠;天生具有;赋予

时 态: endowed, endowing, endows

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extenuating

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adj. 使减轻的,情有可原的

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disquiet

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vt. 使担心,使忧虑;使不安

n. 担心,不安;焦虑,忧虑

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hub

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central point of activity, interest or importance (活动﹑ 兴趣或要务的)中心

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quotidian

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adj. 每日的,每日发生的

平凡的,普通的

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blighted

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adj. 枯萎的;摧残的

v. 使染上枯萎病;毁坏(blight的过去式和过去分词)

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vertiginous
adj. 头晕的,引起头晕的 | 多变化的
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labyrinthine
adj. 迷宫(似)的,曲折的
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commodious
adj. 宽敞的 副 词: commodiously 名 词: commodiousness
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exquisite
adj. 精致的, 精美的 | 敏感的, 细致的
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majestic
adj. 雄伟的, 威严的 | 壮丽的
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conduct
vi. 带领; | vt. 管理;
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epitomize
vt. 成为(某事物)的缩影 | 时 态: epitomized, epitomizing, epitomizes
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Apt
adv. 适宜地;适当地
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disparate
adj. (两种或多种东西)根本不同的, 不能相比较的 副 词: disparately 名 词: disparateness
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defendant
n. 被告
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implicate
vt. 牵连, 涉及 | 时 态: implicated, implicating, implicates
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faculty
n. 能力, 才能
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indiscretion
n. 不慎重的举止,轻率的言行
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cliche
n. 陈词滥调;铅版;陈腐思想 | adj. 陈腐的
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overlook
vt. 忽视
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smolder
vi. 闷烧;郁积
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aqueous
adj. 水的,水般的
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fruitful
adj. 成功的, 富有成效的 | 多产的, 果实累累的
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impersonal
adj. 不受个人情感影响的,冷淡的 | 客观的
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communal
adj. 公共的;公社的 名 词: communality 副 词: communally
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discard
vt. 丢弃;抛弃;放弃 | vi. 放弃
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ravenously
adv. 大嚼地;饥饿地
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beckon
vt. & vi. (用头或手的动作)示意, 召唤
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inspect
vt. 检查;视察;检阅 | vi. 进行检查;进行视察
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dismantle
vt. 拆开, 拆卸 | 废除, 取消
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surreal
adj. 超现实的; 犹如梦幻的 | 副 词: surreally
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ambience
n. 气氛,布景;周围环境
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obsolescence
n. 废弃 | 陈旧过时
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sluggish
adj. 萧条的;迟钝的;懒惰的;行动迟缓的 | n. 市况呆滞;市势疲弱
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eternal
adj. 永恒的;不朽的 名 词: eternality 副 词: eternally
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ominous
adj. 预兆的;不吉利的 副 词: ominously 名 词: ominousness
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ingenious
adj. 灵巧的, 善于创造发明的 | 设计独特的, 制作精巧的
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tactile
adj. 触觉的,有触觉的;能触知的
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invidious
adj. 会招致不满的,激起怨恨的
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ire
n. 忿怒 | vt. 使发怒
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distressed
adj. 哀伤的
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summation
n. 总和,加在一起 | 总结,概括
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distend
vt. 使…膨胀;使…扩张 | vi. 膨胀;扩张
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infinitesimal
adj. 极微小的 | adv. 无限小地
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grandiloquent
adj. 夸张的,大言不惭的
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pivotal
adj. 作为支点的, 枢轴的 中枢的, 关键的 being of crucial importance
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uproarious
adj. 吵闹的;喧嚣的 引人捧腹大笑的,令人发笑的 非常可笑的
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tutelage
n. 监护;指导
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sanctimony
n. 假装神圣
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saboteur
n. 从事破坏活动者;怠工者,破坏者
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fledging
n. 羽毛初长的雏鸟;刚会飞的幼鸟;无经验的人
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oblique
adj. 斜的;不光明正大的 n. 倾斜物 vi. 倾斜
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motif
n. 主题;动机;图形;主旨;意念
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transience
n. 短暂
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hypocrisy
n. 伪善, 虚伪
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malaise
n. 不舒服;心神不安
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deter
vt. 制止,阻止;使打消念头
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luminous
adj. 发光的;明亮的;清楚的
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wry
adj. 歪斜的,扭歪的;歪曲的
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brandish
vt. 挥舞;炫耀 | n. 挥舞
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ecstatic
adj. 狂喜的;入迷的 | n. 狂喜的人
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piqued
adj. 赌气的;不满的;激怒的 v. 伤害…自尊心;激怒(pique的过去式和过去分词) n. 愤怒;生气
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cartography
n. 制图学,制图法 名 词: cartographer 形容词: cartographic
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taxonomy
n. (生物)分类学,分类系统 | 名 词: taxonomist
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witticism
n. 妙语,俏皮话
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voluble
adj. 健谈的;[植]缠绕的;易旋转的 名 词: volubility or 副 词: volubly
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unkempt
adj. 蓬乱的,不整洁的;(言语等)粗野的
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trifling
adj. 微不足道的;轻浮的 | v. 浪费,闲聊(trifle的现在分词)
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trepidation
n. 惊恐;恐惧;忧虑;颤抖
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torpor
n. 不活泼;麻木;懒散,迟缓 | 形容词: torporific
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tirade
n. 激烈的长篇演说
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threadbare
adj. (衣服等)穿旧的,(衣料等)磨得很薄的 陈旧的 老一套的,乏味的
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tantamount
adj. 等于;相似
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swagger
vt. 吓唬;趾高气扬地行走或行事
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stupefy
vt. 使惊呆;使昏迷 时 态: stupefied, stupefying, stupefies 名 词: stupefier 副 词: stupefyingly
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savory
adj. 可口的;风味极佳的;味美的 | n. 开胃菜;[植]香薄荷
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resplendent
adj. 华丽灿烂的;辉煌的 名 词: resplendence or 副 词: resplendently
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respite
n. 休息(时间), 暂时的缓解或轻松 | (义务的)暂缓履行;(刑罚的)缓期执行
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rescind
vi. 废除;撤回;解除
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repugnant
adj. 令人厌恶的 | 矛盾的
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replete
adj. 充满的;装满的
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remission
n. 缓和, 减轻