List 3 Flashcards by isabel li | Brainscape

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Audacious

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Fearlessly daring

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Attenuate

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Reduce in thickness

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Augur

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预言家

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Autocracy

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独裁政府

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Avarice

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Excessive desire for wealth

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Aver

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To verify to be true

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Avid

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Keen interest and enthusiasm

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Avules

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撕脱

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Awash

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Covered by water

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Awl

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锥子

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Awning

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雨棚

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Awry

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In a twisted position

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Backhanded

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Indirect

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Badge

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徽章

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Badger

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To annoy persistently

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Badinage

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打趣

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Bait

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To deliberately try to make someone angry

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Bale

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Sorrow

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Balk

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To stop short

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Balky

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不服管束的

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Ballast

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压舱物

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Banal

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Lacking originality

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Bane

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A source of harm or ruin

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Banister

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Handrail

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Banter

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Playful conversation

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Barb

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A biting critical remark

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Barefaced

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毫无忌惮的

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Barrage

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弹幕

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Barter

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以物换物

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Baseboard

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护壁板

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Batch

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一炉烘烤出来的数量

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Bathetic

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平凡的

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Bawdy

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Referring to sex in a humorous way

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Bedeck

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To clothe with finery

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Belabor

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To explain excessively

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Beleaguere

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Trouble

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Belie

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To show to be false

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Bellwether

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One that takes the lead

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Beneficent

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Performing acts of kindness

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Berate

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To scold at length

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Beseech

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To make supplication

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Besmirch

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To stain

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Bifurcate

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To cause divide into two parts

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Bigot

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A person devoted to his own opinions

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Bland

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Not irritating

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Blandishment

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哄骗

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Blasé

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过度放纵后的厌倦享乐

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Blatant

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Noisy in a vulgar manner

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Blazon

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华美装饰的展示

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Blemish

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A noticeable imperfection

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Blight

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使枯萎

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Blithe

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Extreme happiness

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Blunder

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A gross error resulting from stupidity

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Blunt

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To make less sharp

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Blurb

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A short publicity notice

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Blurt

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突然说出

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Bluster

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To speak in a loudly arrogant manner

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Boggle

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To hesitate because of doubt

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Boisterous

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Noisily turbulent

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Bolster

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A structural part provide support

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Bonhomie

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Geniality 和蔼

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Boon

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Benefit

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Boor

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A rude person

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Bootless

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Useless, futile

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Bracing

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Giving strength

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Braided

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