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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
n. 残余,剩余
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amiss
a. 有毛病的,出差错的
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mollify
v. 使平息,安抚
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forensic
a. 适于法庭的,公开辩论的
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bait
v. 骚扰;戏弄
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servile
a. 奴性的;卑屈的
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orthodox
a. 传统的,正统的
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embroider
v. 刺绣;对...加以渲染
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infantile
a. 幼稚的
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industrious
a. 勤勉的,刻苦的
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heresy
n. 异端邪说,异教
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arable
a. 适于耕种的
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insurgent
a. 起义的,叛乱的
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robust
a. 精力充沛的;强壮的
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buccaneer
n. 海盗
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affirmation
n. 断言,肯定;(法庭)证词
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grueling
a. 折磨的,使筋疲力尽的
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terse
a. 简洁的,扼要的
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sheer
a. 透明的;峻峭的;绝对的
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categorical
a. 绝对的
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egregious
a. 极端恶劣的;令人震惊的
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accelerate
v. 加速
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protrude
v. 突出
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viscous
a. 有黏性的
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abet
v. 教唆(犯罪);煽动
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knave
n. 狡诈的人,恶棍,无赖
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licentious
a. 放肆的,放荡的
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mobile
a. 可移动的,不固定的
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sanction
v. 批准,同意
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exemplary
a. 典范的,(可作)楷模的
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theoretical
a. 理论上的,空谈的;假设的
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vernacular
n. 日常用语;白话
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atypical
a. 非典型的,反常的
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meditation
n. 沉思,冥想
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glimmer
v. 隐约闪现,闪烁
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mellifluous
a. 流畅的;优美动听的
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simper
v. 假笑;痴笑
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flair
n. 才能,本领
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kernel
n. 中心,要点;果核,果仁
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canter
n. 慢跑
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swarm
n. 一大群;蜂群
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antecedent
n. 前事,前情;祖先
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temporize
v. 应付,拖延
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resentment
n. 怨恨,愤恨
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proliferation
n. 迅速增长;扩散;增殖
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indeterminate
a. 不确定的,不明的,模糊的
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impel
v. 推动,驱使
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malingerer
n. 装病以逃避责任的人,装病的人
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coincidence
n. 巧合
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bigotry
n. 固执,顽固
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savant
n. 学者;专家
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parched
a. 焦干的,干透的
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arcade
n. 有拱廊的街道(两旁常设商店)
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predicament
n. 困境,窘境
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embargo
n. 贸易禁令,禁运
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flit
v. 掠过;迅速飞过;闪现
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scintillate
v. 发出火花,闪耀光芒
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besiege
v. 包围;烦扰
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cloister
n. 修道院
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repellent
a. 排斥的;令人反感的
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asperity
n. 刻薄,严厉
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derange
v. 使发狂;扰乱,捣乱
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permeable
a. 可穿透的,可渗透的
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mannered
a. 不自然的,矫饰的
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foil
n. 烘托,衬托 | v. 挫败;阻止
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maim
v. 使残废
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slipshod
a. 不整饰的;懒散的;草率的
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capricious
a. 变化无常的,多变的
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negligence
n. 疏忽,粗心大意
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bizarre
a. 奇异的,古怪的
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instigate
v. 激起,怂恿,煽动
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tenet
n. 信条,原则
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sedate
a. 镇静的,稳重的
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mystify
v. 蒙蔽,迷惑
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efficacy
n. 有效性,功效
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gibe
v. 嘲笑,奚落