List 14 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu | Brainscape

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shyster

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n. 不择手段的律师；奸诈的人

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matriculate

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v. 被录取入学

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chameleon

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n. 变色龙

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contract

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v. 收缩；订约；感染

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thespian

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a. 戏剧的

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impede

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v. 妨碍；拖延

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credence

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n. 信任

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winnow

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v. 筛掉（米糠等）；辨别，甄别

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limpid

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a. 清澈的，清晰的

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summation

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n. 合计；总结

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circumvent

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v. 智取；包围

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stringent

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a. 严厉的，严苛的

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voluble

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a. 流利的，健谈的

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trough

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n. 槽，饲料槽；波谷，低谷

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odious

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a. 可憎的，可恶的

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petulant

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a. 脾气坏的

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aberrant

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a. 异常的，脱轨的

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abominable

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a. 讨厌的，令人憎恶的；极坏的

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obtuse

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a. 钝的，不锋利的；愚笨的

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agglomeration

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n. 集合；结块，成团

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partisan

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a. 偏袒的；党派的

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manifest

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a. 显然的，明白的

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barrage

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n. 弹幕，火力网；连珠炮似的一大堆（问题、批评等）

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optional

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a. 随意的，可选择的

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connivance

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n. 共谋；纵容；默许

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invigorate

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v. 鼓舞，使有活力

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conciliatory

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a. 调和的；抚慰的

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auxiliary

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a. 辅助的

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atavism

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n. 隔代遗传，返祖现象

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infer

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v. 推断，推论出

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prolific

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a. 多产的，丰富的

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transparent

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a. 显然的，明晰的；透明的

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invoke

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v. 祈求

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amplify

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v. 放大；增强

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finicky

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a. 过于挑剔的；难讨好的

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delete

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v. 划掉，删掉

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toady

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n. 谄媚者，拍马屁的人

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portly

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a. 健壮的，魁伟的；肥胖的

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amiable

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a. 和蔼可亲的，亲切的，友好的

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flippant

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a. 轻浮的，无礼的

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exigency

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n. 紧急情况

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scrupulous

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a. 小心谨慎的，严格认真的

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piety

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n. 虔诚，虔敬

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encumber

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v. 妨碍，拖累

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heterodox

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a. 非正统的，异端的

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autocratic

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a. 独裁的，专制的

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gnarled

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a. 多节的或扭曲的

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berate

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v. 痛斥，严责

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delectable

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a. 使人愉快的；美味的

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theocracy

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n. 神权政治，神权政体

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exacerbate

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v. 使恶化，使加重

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vapid

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a. 索然无味的，枯燥的

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mortician

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n. 丧葬承办者，殡葬业者

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bourgeois

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n. 中产阶级

a. 渴求名利的；平庸的

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cosmopolitan

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a. 老练的

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promulgate

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v. 发布，公布

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pomposity

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n. 妄自尊大

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ineffable

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a. 不可言喻的；避讳的，禁忌的

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cull

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v. 挑选，去掉

n. 杂质

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protuberance

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n. 隆起，结节

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enervate

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v. 使无力，使无精打采

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retrieve

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v. 恢复；取回；找回

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lackluster

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a. 死气沉沉的

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dissimulate

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v. 假装，掩饰（感情、动机等）

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blasé

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a. 厌倦于享乐的

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recipient

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n. 接受者

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clique

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n. 小集团，派系

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camaraderie

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n. 同志之爱，友情

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shun

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v. 避开，躲避

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virulent

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a. 剧毒的；恶毒的，充满敌意的

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gale

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n. 大风，一阵风；情感爆发

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cognate

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a. 同词源的，同类的

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censor

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n. 审查员

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innate

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a. 先天的，天生的

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facilitate

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v. 有助于

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concomitant

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n. 伴随物

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assail

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v. 攻击

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repository

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n. 储藏室

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benefactor

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n. 捐助者；赞助人

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feral

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a. （动物）野生的

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equivocal

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a. 模棱两可的，模糊的

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execrable

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a. 极坏的，极差的

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faction

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n. 派别；小团体；派系斗争

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obnoxious

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a. 使人讨厌的，可憎的

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verge

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n. 边缘，界限

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squalor

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n. 肮脏；悲惨

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trenchant

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a. 有力的，有效的；刻薄的，锋利的

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delineate

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v. 描绘，描写，勾勒

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agent

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n. 媒介；代理人；执行官

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comparable

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a. 类似的

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offhand

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a. 随便的，唐突的

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ravel

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v. 使混乱，使纠缠；解开，松开

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whinny

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v. 马嘶，嘶叫

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diminution

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n. 缩减，降低

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qualms

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n. 担忧，不安，良心责备

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rudimentary

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a. 未充分发展的；基本的；初步的

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embody

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v. 体现（思想、原则等）；包括，收录

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bombastic

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a. 夸大的，言过其实的

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recession

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n. 撤回，退却；（经济）衰退，不景气

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contraband

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n. 违法交易

a. 违禁的，非法买卖的