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Lopsided

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Lacking in balance , symmetry

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Loll

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To act or move in a lazy manner

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Loquacious

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Very talkative

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Loutish

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Having the character of a lout, awkward, stupid

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Lubricate

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To make smooth or slippery

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Lucid

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Easily understood

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Lucubration

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刻苦钻研

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Lug

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使劲拉

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Lugubrious

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Mournful to an exaggerated degree

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Lull

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To cause to sleep or rest

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Lumber

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To walk or move with heavy clumsiness

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Lumen

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流明,量度单位

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Luminary

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杰出人物

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Lurch

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蹒跚

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Lurk

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To wait in a place of concealment for an evil purpose潜伏

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Lush

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Growing vigorously with luxuriant foliage

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Lustrous

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Having a sheen or glow

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Macabre

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Suggesting the horror of death and decay

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Macerate

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To make soft by soaking in a liquid

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Maculate

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To spot,使有斑点,弄脏

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Maelstrom

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A whirlpool of extraordinary size

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Maladroit

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Lacking adroitness,inept笨拙

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Malaise

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A vague feeling of bodily discomfort

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Malcontent

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Dissatisfied with the existing state if affairs

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Malign

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Speak evil of

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Malinger

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装病以逃避工作

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Malleable

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可塑的

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Malodor

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An offensive odor

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Mandatory

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Containing a command, obligatory

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Mangle

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To spoil, injure

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Mangy

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Mean

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Mania

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An excessively intense enthusiasm

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Manifest

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载货清单

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Mannered

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Having an artificial character

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Manumit

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To release from slavery

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Mar

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污损,破坏

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Marsh

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An area of soft , wet land沼泽

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Marsupial

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有袋类动物

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Martial

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Suited for war

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Martinet

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A strict disciplinarian

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Marvel

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Strong surprise

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Masquerade

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伪装

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Mash

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捣碎

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Masticate

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咀嚼

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Mastery

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Possession of great skill or technique

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Matriculate

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To enroll as a member of college or university

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Mattress

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床垫

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Maudlin

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Sentimental in a foolish way

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Maven

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Expert, one who is experienced or knowledgeable

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Maverick

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An independent individual who doesn’t go along with a group

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Mawkish

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Excessively sentimental

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Meager

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Deficient in quality

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Meander

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To move aimlessly闲逛

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Measly

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少得令人鄙视 (gave the parking attendant a measly tip)

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Measured

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Deliberated, calculated慎重的

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Meddle

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Interfere, to intrude into other people’s business

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Media

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营养基

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Mediate

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调解,调停

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Mediocre

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Ordinary

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Medley

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歌曲串烧

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Meek

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Showing patience and humility

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Meet

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Very proper

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Meliorism

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世界改良论

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Mellifluous

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Smooth and sweet

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Melodrama

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情节剧

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Membrane

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薄膜,细胞膜

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Menace

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To make a show of intention to harm

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Mendacious

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Lying, untruthful

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Mercenary

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Motivated only by a desire for monetary or material gain,雇佣兵

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Mercurial

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Changeableness of mood

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Merited

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To be worthy or liable to

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Mesh

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使啮合

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Mesmerism

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Fascination,难以抗拒的魅力

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Metamorphose

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To change into a different physical form

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Meteoric

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流星般短暂的

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Meteorology

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气象学

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Methodical

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Arranged in regular, systematic order

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Metrical

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韵律的

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Mettle

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Staying quality, endurance

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Miff

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A trivial quarrel

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Migratory

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Relating to migration

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Mime

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哑剧

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Mimicry

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拟态

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Minaret

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清真寺的塔尖

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Minatory

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Of a threatening nature 威胁的

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Mince

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To walk with very short steps