List 13 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu | Brainscape

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demur

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v. 提出异议，反对；犹豫

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turmoil

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n. 骚动，混乱

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intimacy

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n. 亲密，隐私，亲昵行为

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oust

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v. 驱逐，罢黜

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livid

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adj. 铅灰色；（被打得）青紫色的；狂怒的

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quarry

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n. 猎物，追求目标

v. 挖出

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harangue

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n. 长篇大论，喋喋不休

v. 向…滔滔不绝地讲

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variegated

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a. 染色的，斑驳的

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arbiter

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n. 仲裁人，裁决人

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penchant

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n. 嗜好，爱好

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gentility

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n. 高贵的出身；文雅

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credulity

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n. 轻信，易受骗

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stipulate

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v. 规定；保证

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imperturable

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a. 沉着的，冷静的

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invert

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v. 使里外反向或上下颠倒

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liberator

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n. 解放者，释放者

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figment

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n. 臆造的事物，虚构的事

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paroxysm

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n. （痛苦、大笑、狂怒）发作

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prune

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v. 修剪；删改

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ornate

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a. 装饰华丽的，过分修饰的

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imponderable

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a. 无法精确估量的

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denizen

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n. 居民；常客，老主顾

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spasmodic

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a. 断断续续的，间歇性的

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obsequious

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a. 卑躬的，奉承的

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remnant

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n. 残余，剩余

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amiss

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a. 有毛病的，出差错的

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mollify

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v. 使平息，安抚

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forensic

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a. 适于法庭的，公开辩论的

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bait

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v. 骚扰；戏弄

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servile

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a. 奴性的；卑屈的

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orthodox

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a. 传统的，正统的

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embroider

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v. 刺绣；对…加以渲染

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infantile

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a. 幼稚的

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industrious

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a. 勤勉的，刻苦的

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heresy

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n. 异端邪说，异教

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arable

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a. 适于耕种的

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insurgent

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a. 起义的，叛乱的

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robust

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a. 精力充沛的；强壮的

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buccaneer

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n. 海盗

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affirmation

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n. 断言，肯定；（法庭）证词

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grueling

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a. 折磨的，使筋疲力尽的

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terse

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a. 简洁的，扼要的

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sheer

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a. 透明的；峻峭的；绝对的

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categorical

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a. 绝对的

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egregious

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a. 极端恶劣的；令人震惊的

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accelerate

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v. 加速

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protrude

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v. 突出

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viscous

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a. 有黏性的

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abet

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v. 教唆（犯罪）；煽动

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knave

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n. 狡诈的人，恶棍，无赖

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licentious

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a. 放肆的，放荡的

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mobile

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a. 可移动的，不固定的

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sanction

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v. 批准，同意

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exemplary

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a. 典范的，（可作）楷模的

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theoretical

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a. 理论上的，空谈的；假设的

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vernacular

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n. 日常用语；白话

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atypical

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a. 非典型的，反常的

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meditation

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n. 沉思，冥想

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glimmer

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v. 隐约闪现，闪烁

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mellifluous

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a. 流畅的；优美动听的

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simper

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v. 假笑；痴笑

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flair

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n. 才能，本领

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kernel

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n. 中心，要点；果核，果仁

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canter

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n. 慢跑

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swarm

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n. 一大群；蜂群

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antecedent

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n. 前事，前情；祖先

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temporize

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v. 应付，拖延

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resentment

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n. 怨恨，愤恨

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proliferation

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n. 迅速增长；扩散；增殖

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indeterminate

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a. 不确定的，不明的，模糊的

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impel

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v. 推动，驱使

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malingerer

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n. 装病以逃避责任的人，装病的人

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coincidence

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n. 巧合

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bigotry

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n. 固执，顽固

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savant

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n. 学者；专家

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parched

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a. 焦干的，干透的

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arcade

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n. 有拱廊的街道（两旁常设商店）

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predicament

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n. 困境，窘境

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embargo

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n. 贸易禁令，禁运

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flit

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v. 掠过；迅速飞过；闪现

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scintillate

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v. 发出火花，闪耀光芒

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besiege

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v. 包围；烦扰

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cloister

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n. 修道院

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repellent

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a. 排斥的；令人反感的

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asperity

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n. 刻薄，严厉

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derange

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v. 使发狂；扰乱，捣乱

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permeable

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a. 可穿透的，可渗透的

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mannered

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a. 不自然的，矫饰的

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foil

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n. 烘托，衬托

v. 挫败；阻止

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maim

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v. 使残废

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slipshod

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a. 不整饰的；懒散的；草率的

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capricious

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a. 变化无常的，多变的

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negligence

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n. 疏忽，粗心大意

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bizarre

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a. 奇异的，古怪的

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instigate

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v. 激起，怂恿，煽动

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tenet

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n. 信条，原则

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sedate

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a. 镇静的，稳重的

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mystify

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v. 蒙蔽，迷惑

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efficacy

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n. 有效性，功效

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gibe

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v. 嘲笑，奚落