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augury

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n. 预言;预兆

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decimate

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v. 大批杀害;十中抽一

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degradation

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n. 丢脸;降级,贬黜;退化

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hoax

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n. 骗人的把戏,骗局

v. 愚弄,欺骗

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concerted

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a. 商定的;共同完成的

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guile

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n. 狡诈;诡计

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champion

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v. 捍卫,支持

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agrarian

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a. 土地的,耕地的

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taint

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v. 玷污;败坏;腐蚀

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adjacent

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a. 临近的,接近的

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moratorium

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n. 延期偿付

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proximity

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n. 接近,亲近

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subsequent

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a. 后来的,随后的

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tentative

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a. 犹豫的,踌躇的;试验性的,暂定的,不确定的

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salacious

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a. 猥亵的,好色的

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browse

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v. 吃草;浏览

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sleight

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n. 技巧;戏法

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acrimonious

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a. (言辞、态度等)尖刻的

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conduit

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n. 沟渠;导水管

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rider

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n. 附文;附件

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assessment

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n. 评估,评价

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debutante

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n. 首次进入社交界的年轻女子

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poseur

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n. 装模作样的人,装腔作势的人

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austere

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a. 严厉的;简朴的

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misapprehension
n. 误会,误解
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compress
v. 压缩,挤压
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obviate
v. 排除,消除
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substantiate
v. 证明,证实;支持
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verbatim
ad. 逐字地,一字不差地
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vendetta
n. 族间血仇,深仇
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arrogance
n. 傲慢
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spry
a. 充满生气的,敏捷的
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cliché
n. 陈词滥调,老生常谈
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wanton
a. 无节制的;肆意的;不贞洁的
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tender
v. 提出,提供
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unintimidating
a. 不恐惧的,不受惊吓的
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comely
a. 有吸引力的;秀丽的
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malodorous
a. 有恶臭的
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recumbent
a. 靠着的,斜躺着的
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incontrovertible
a. 无可辩驳的,不容置疑的
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decry
v. 强烈反对,谴责;贬低,轻视
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proclivity
n. 倾向,偏好
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accentuate
v. 强调;重读
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succinct
a. 简洁的;压缩的
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audacious
a. 大胆的,鲁莽的
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merger
n. (企业等的)并吞;结合
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pastiche
n. 模仿作品;大杂烩,拼凑物
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impasse
n. 绝境,思路;僵局
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tract
n. 地方,地域;小册子
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compelling
a. 强制的;有说服力的
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incarcerate
v. 把...关进监狱,监禁
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behemoth
n. 庞然大物,巨兽
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buffet
n. 饮食柜台;自助餐
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celebrated
a. 著名的
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indenture
n. 契约,合同 | v. 以契约约束服务关系/学徒关系
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defeatist
a. 失败主义的 | n. 失败主义者
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conservatory
n. 音乐学校
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noncommittal
a. 中立的;不承诺的;不表态的
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infamous
a. 臭名昭著的
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celibate
a. 单身的;禁欲的
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countenance
v. 赞同,容忍 | n. 面容
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alienate
v. 离间;使孤立
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gaffe
n. 失礼,失态
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espouse
v. 拥护,支持
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cozen
v. 欺骗,蒙蔽
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philology
n. 语言学
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seclusion
n. 隔离;隐居
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reprimand
v. 严责,指责,非难
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pedant
n. 学究
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amass
v. 收集,积聚
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suppress
v. 抑制,克服,约束
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maudlin
a. 伤感的;感情脆弱的
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tonic
a. 滋补的,强身的;使精神振作的
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gourmet
n. 美食家
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inept
a. 无能的;不称职的
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rapt
a. 被深深吸引的,入迷的
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misconception
n. 误解,错觉
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abject
a. 可怜的,卑贱的
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killjoy
n. 令人扫兴的人或事
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maul
v. 粗手粗脚地摆弄;粗野地对待
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bullion
n. 金条,银条
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contagion
n. 传染
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autonomous
a. 自治的
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sanguine
a. 乐观的;有望的
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expedite
v. 促进,加快(进程)
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deify
v. 把...神化
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alimentary
a. 提供营养的,消化的
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vehement
a. 猛烈的,(情感)热烈的
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marsupial
n. 有袋动物
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repudiate
v. 断绝关系;否认
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diabolical
a. 恶魔似的,残忍的
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intangible
a. 感觉不到的,无形的
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insolence
n. 傲慢无礼
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molt
v. 脱毛,换毛
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chauvinist
n. 盲目的爱国者
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rebuke
v. 指责,谴责 | n. 叱责
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acclivity
n. 向上的陡坡
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hulking
a. 庞大笨重的
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rig
v. 装配;操纵