List 29 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu | Brainscape

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regal

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a. 皇家的，王室的

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jostle

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v. 挤，推推搡搡地前进

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evanescent

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a. 短暂的，瞬间的

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avenge

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v. 报仇

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schism

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n. 分裂，不和

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hodgepodge

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n. 大杂烩；一团糟

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recapitulate

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v. 概况，总结

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supersede

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v. 代替，取代；废除

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avarice

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n. 贪婪

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collaborate

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v. 合作，协作

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nomenclature

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n. 术语；命名法

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banal

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a. 陈腐的；平庸的；普通的

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preen

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v. 把（自己）打扮漂亮；自满

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montage

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n. 蒙太奇，混合画，拼集的照片

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oblique

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a. 间接的；倾斜的

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swagger

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v. 摆架子，大摇大摆；昂首阔步

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pessimism

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n. 悲观主义，悲观

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refrain

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v. 节制，避免；制止

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reverie

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n. 白日梦，幻想

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despoil

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v. 抢劫，掠夺

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endorse

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v. 赞同，支持

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fulsome

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a. 过分的，令人生厌的

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euphonious

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a. 悦耳的，动听的

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blasphemy

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n. 亵渎，渎神

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renegade

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n. 背叛者，变节者

a. 背叛的，谋叛的

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opportunist

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n. 机会主义者

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debauch

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v. 使堕落，败坏

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atone

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v. 弥补，补偿

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bureaucracy

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n. 官僚主义，官僚机构

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limber

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a. 有弹性的，（身体）柔软的

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attentive

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a. 注意的，留心的；体贴的

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beleaguer

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v. 围困，攻击；困扰，骚扰

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equine

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a. 马的；像马的

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agitate

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v. 煽动，使不安

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mercurial

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a. 多变的，善变的

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floe

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n. 大浮冰

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personable

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a. 英俊的，有风度的

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outlandish

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a. 奇特的，怪异的

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subversive

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a. 颠覆性的，破坏性的

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acute

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a. 敏锐的；急性的，剧烈的

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prologue

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n. 序言

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aerie

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n. 猛禽的巢，（尤指）鹰巢

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disclaim

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v. 放弃；否认

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belie

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v. 与…矛盾，掩饰

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reprove

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v. 训斥，谴责

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grate

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v. 发出刺耳的声音；使气恼；磨损

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inclusive

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a. 包括的，包罗广泛的

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jaundiced

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a. 有偏见的，不满的；黄色的

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delve

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v. 挖掘，挖地；钻研

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mercenary

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a. 唯利是图的

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morbid

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a. 有成见的；病态的，忧郁的；病的，病理的

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authoritarian

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a. 独裁的；专横的

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monumental

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a. 巨大的

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restive

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a. 不安宁的；难驾驭的；不听话的

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rigid

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a. 坚决的；严格的；坚硬的

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host

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n. 大量；主人，东道主；宿主

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crest

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n. 顶峰，浪头

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turbulence

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n. 骚乱，动荡

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artisan

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n. 工匠，技工

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garner

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v. 获得，收集，储藏

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prognosis

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n. 预后，预知

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dais

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n. 讲台

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antecede

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v. 先前，先行

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spangle

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n. （缝在衣服上做装饰的）发光的小金属片

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scanty

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a. 缺乏的，不足的

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annihilate

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v. 消灭，歼灭

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mutability

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n. 易变性；性情不定

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dissertation

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n. 论文；学术演讲

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protract

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v. 延长

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ramify

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v. （使）分歧，（使）分叉

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hedonist

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n. 享乐主义者

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bludgeon

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n. 短棒

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nicety

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n. 微妙之处；精确；细节，细微之处；美好

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cognizance

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n. 认识

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dynamic

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a. 有活力的，生机勃勃的

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reconcile

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v. 使符合，使一致；使和解

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pedestrian

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a. 平淡的，缺乏想象力的

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contingent

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a. 因事而定的，依条件而定的

n. 代表团

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amputate

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v. 截肢；切除

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intrude

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v. 闯入，侵入

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connoisseur

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n. 鉴赏家

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euphemism

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n. 委婉语，委婉说法

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tedious

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a. 单调乏味的；冗长的；沉闷的

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recast

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v. 改写；重塑，重制

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secession

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n. 脱离

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compliant

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a. 顺从的，服从的

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generic

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a. 一般的，普通的

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adjunct

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n. 附件，辅助物

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trivial

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a. 不重要的，琐碎的

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extort

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v. 敲诈，勒索

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boorish

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a. 粗鲁的；不敏感的

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insidious

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a. 暗中为害的；潜伏的，隐伏的

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exult

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v. 欢欣鼓舞

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urbane

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a. 彬彬有礼的，文雅的；都市化的

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laceration

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n. 撕裂，裂伤

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nonentity

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n. 无足轻重的人；不存在

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cuisine

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n. 烹饪法

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spatula

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n. （涂油漆、涂药等用的）抹刀；铲

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censorious

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a. 挑剔的，吹毛求疵的

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brusque

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a. 生硬无礼的；唐突的，鲁莽的