List 14 Flashcards by isabel li | Brainscape

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Husbandry

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Careful management of resource

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Humility

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The quality of being humble

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Husk

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谷物或果类无价值的外壳

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

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Hypnotic

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Tending to produce sleep

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Hypocritical

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虚伪的

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Ichthyologist

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鱼类学者

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks beliefs

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Idolatrize

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Admires intensely and often blindly

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Idyll

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A carefree episode or experience

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Ignite

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To cause to burn

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Ignominy

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Deep personal humiliation

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Illiteracy

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文盲

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Illuminati

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Person who claim to be unusually enlightened

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Illumination

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A lighting up; clarification; 插画

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Illusory

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Based on illusion, deceptive

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Imbibe

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To absorb as if by drinking

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Imbroglio

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纠纷

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Immanent

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Existing within, inherent

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Immaterial

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Of no importance or relevance

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Immemorial

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古老的

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Immure

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Imprison

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Immutable

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Not capable of change

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Imp

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顽童

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Impassive

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冷漠无感情的

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Impeccable

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Having no flaws

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Impecunious

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Lacking money

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Impede

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To interfere with or slow the progress of

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Impend

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To be about to occur

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Impenitent

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Not feeling humble or regretful for sins

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Imperative

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Expressing a command

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Imperial

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Having supreme authority

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Imperious

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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing 傲慢的

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Impertinent

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Rudeness, not restrained within proper bounds

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Imperturbable

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Marked by extreme calm, impassivity

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Impervious

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Not capable of being damaged( a carpet impervious to rough treatment)

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Impetuous

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Characterized by sudden emotion, impulsive

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Impiety

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无信仰

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Implacable

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Impossible to appease不能和解或平息

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Implement

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To put into practical effect

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Implode

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To collapse inward violently

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Imposing

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Impressive, as by virtue of size, bearing or power

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Importune

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To beset with insistent or repeated requests

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Imposter

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One that assumes false identity for the purpose of deception

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Impotent

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Lacking in power

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Impresario

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剧院，乐团经理人

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Impromptu

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即兴的

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Improvise

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即兴而作

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Imprudent

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Lacking discretion

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Impudent

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Impertinent, characterized by offensive boldness

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Impugn

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Challenge in argument责难

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I puissance

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Lack of power of effectiveness

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Inadvertent

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Marked by unintentional lack of care

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Inalienable

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Incapable of being alienated, surrendered or transferred

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Inane

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Lacking significance

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Inanimate

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无生命的

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Inaugurate

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To induct into an office with suitable ceremonies

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Incandescent

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Bright, radiant, or clear

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Incantation

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咒语

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Incarnate

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化身的人体化地

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Incendiary

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Agitator, 煽动者

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Incense

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激怒，to arouse the extreme anger

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Inception

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The beginning of something

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Inch

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To move slowly

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Incessant

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Without interruption

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Inchoate

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Imperfectly formed

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Incinerate

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To burn completely

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Incipient

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Beginning to come into being or become apparent

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Incite

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To provoke and urge on

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Inclement

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Lacking mildness

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Incogitant

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Thoughtless, inconsiderate

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Incongruent

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不一致的

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Inconsequential

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Illogical, not significant

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Incontrovertible

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Unquestionable

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Incorrigible

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Incapable of being corrected

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Incriminate

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To accuse of a crime

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Incubator

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早产儿保育室

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Inculpate

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Incriminate

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Incursion

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A hostile entrance into a territory

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Indelible

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Impossible to remove, erase; permanent

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Indemnity

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Security against hurt

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Indict

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To accuse of wrongdoing, charge

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Indigenous

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Originating naturally in an area or environment

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Indigent

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Poor

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Indispensable

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Essential