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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

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adj. 头晕的,引起头晕的

多变化的

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labyrinthine

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adj. 迷宫(似)的,曲折的

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commodious

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adj. 宽敞的
副 词: commodiously
名 词: commodiousness

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exquisite

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adj. 精致的, 精美的

敏感的, 细致的

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majestic

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adj. 雄伟的, 威严的

壮丽的

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conduct

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vi. 带领;

vt. 管理;

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epitomize

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vt. 成为(某事物)的缩影

时 态: epitomized, epitomizing, epitomizes

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Apt

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adv. 适宜地;适当地

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disparate

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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

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n. 被告

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implicate

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vt. 牵连, 涉及

时 态: implicated, implicating, implicates

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faculty

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n. 能力, 才能

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indiscretion

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n. 不慎重的举止,轻率的言行

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cliche

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n. 陈词滥调;铅版;陈腐思想

adj. 陈腐的

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overlook

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vt. 忽视

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smolder

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vi. 闷烧;郁积

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aqueous

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adj. 水的,水般的

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fruitful

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adj. 成功的, 富有成效的

多产的, 果实累累的

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impersonal

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adj. 不受个人情感影响的,冷淡的

客观的

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communal

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adj. 公共的;公社的
名 词: communality
副 词: communally

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discard

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vt. 丢弃;抛弃;放弃

vi. 放弃

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ravenously

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adv. 大嚼地;饥饿地

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beckon

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vt. & vi. (用头或手的动作)示意, 召唤

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inspect

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vt. 检查;视察;检阅

vi. 进行检查;进行视察

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dismantle

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vt. 拆开, 拆卸

废除, 取消

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surreal

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adj. 超现实的; 犹如梦幻的

副 词: surreally

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ambience

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n. 气氛,布景;周围环境

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obsolescence

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n. 废弃

陈旧过时

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sluggish

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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

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adj. 永恒的;不朽的
名 词: eternality
副 词: eternally

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ominous

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adj. 预兆的;不吉利的
副 词: ominously
名 词: ominousness

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ingenious

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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

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adj. 触觉的,有触觉的;能触知的

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invidious

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adj. 会招致不满的,激起怨恨的

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ire

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n. 忿怒

vt. 使发怒

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distressed

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adj. 哀伤的

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summation

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n. 总和,加在一起

总结,概括

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distend

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vt. 使…膨胀;使…扩张

vi. 膨胀;扩张

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infinitesimal

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adj. 极微小的

adv. 无限小地

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grandiloquent

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adj. 夸张的,大言不惭的

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pivotal

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adj. 作为支点的, 枢轴的
中枢的, 关键的
being of crucial importance

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uproarious

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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

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n. 监护;指导

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sanctimony

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n. 假装神圣

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saboteur

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n. 从事破坏活动者;怠工者,破坏者

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fledging

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n. 羽毛初长的雏鸟;刚会飞的幼鸟;无经验的人

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oblique

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adj. 斜的;不光明正大的
n. 倾斜物
vi. 倾斜

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motif

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n. 主题;动机;图形;主旨;意念

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transience

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n. 短暂

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hypocrisy

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n. 伪善, 虚伪

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malaise

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n. 不舒服;心神不安

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deter

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vt. 制止,阻止;使打消念头

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luminous

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adj. 发光的;明亮的;清楚的

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wry

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adj. 歪斜的,扭歪的;歪曲的

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brandish

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vt. 挥舞;炫耀

n. 挥舞

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ecstatic

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adj. 狂喜的;入迷的

n. 狂喜的人

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piqued

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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

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n. 制图学,制图法
名 词: cartographer
形容词: cartographic

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taxonomy

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n. (生物)分类学,分类系统

名 词: taxonomist

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witticism

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n. 妙语,俏皮话

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voluble

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adj. 健谈的;[植]缠绕的;易旋转的
名 词: volubility or
副 词: volubly

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unkempt

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adj. 蓬乱的,不整洁的;(言语等)粗野的

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trifling

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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

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n. 惊恐;恐惧;忧虑;颤抖

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torpor

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n. 不活泼;麻木;懒散,迟缓

形容词: torporific

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tirade

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n. 激烈的长篇演说

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threadbare

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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

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adj. 等于;相似

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swagger

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vt. 吓唬;趾高气扬地行走或行事

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stupefy

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vt. 使惊呆;使昏迷
时 态: stupefied, stupefying, stupefies
名 词: stupefier
副 词: stupefyingly

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savory

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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

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adj. 华丽灿烂的;辉煌的
名 词: resplendence or
副 词: resplendently

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respite

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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

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vi. 废除;撤回;解除

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repugnant

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adj. 令人厌恶的

矛盾的

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replete

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adj. 充满的;装满的

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remission

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n. 缓和, 减轻