List 30 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu | Brainscape

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anecdote

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n. 轶事，趣闻

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gait

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n. 步态，步法；速度

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lithe

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a. （指人的身体）柔软的，易弯的

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prevaricate

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v. 撒谎；支吾，搪塞

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orator

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n. 演说家

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ensemble

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n. 小乐队，合奏组；成套的东西；套服

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definitive

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a. 决定性的，最后的

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citadel

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n. 堡垒

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disconsolate

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a. 忧郁的，闷闷不乐的

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upbraid

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v. 责备，叱责

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dolt

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n. 笨蛋，傻瓜

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pugilist

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n. 职业拳击运动员

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kinetic

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a. 运动的

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forswear

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v. 发誓戒除；放弃

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reminiscence

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n. 回忆，怀旧

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castigate

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v. 严厉批评；惩罚

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epoch

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n. 时代，纪元

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clime

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n. 地方；气候

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gourmand

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n. 美食家；贪食者，暴食者

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vortex

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n. 旋风；漩涡；（动乱、争论等的）中心

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cumulative

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a. 累积的

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shrewd

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a. 机灵的，精明的

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chaste

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a. 纯真的；贞洁的；正派的

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hazardous

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a. 危险的，冒险的

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vitriolic

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a. 硫酸的；刻薄的

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sporadic

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a. 零星的，偶发性的

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arrest

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v. 停止；吸引注意

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extrovert

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n. 性格外向的人

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dexterous

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a. 灵巧的，熟练的，敏捷的

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purse

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v. 起皱，皱缩

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analogous

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a. 类似的

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mottled

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a. 杂色的；斑驳的

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skinflint

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n. 吝啬鬼

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glaze

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v. 装玻璃；上釉

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ruthless

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a. 无情的，残忍的

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orgy

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n. 狂欢，放荡

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exhume

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v. （尤指为验尸而从墓内）掘出（尸体）

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snicker

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n. 窃笑

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animus

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n. 敌意

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graduated

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a. 分等级的，分阶段的

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insightful

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a. 有洞察力的，有深刻见解的

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abut

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v. 邻接，毗邻

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grotesque

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a. 奇怪的，怪诞的

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exhilarating

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a. 令人极度兴奋的，令人兴高采烈的

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genteel

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a. 受良好教育并有礼貌的

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subterfuge

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n. 借口；托辞；欺骗，诡计

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humility

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n. 谦逊，谦恭

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migrant

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a. 迁移的，移居的

n. 候鸟；迁徙动物；移居者，移民

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fallible

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a. 易犯错误的

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tarry

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v. 延迟，逗留

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测的

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v. 割让；屈服

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emend

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v. 校订，修改

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bustle

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v. 奔忙；充满

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inculcate

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v. 淳淳教诲；灌输

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faculty

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n. 才能；（大学）全体教师

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distort

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v. 扭歪，使变形

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exhaustive

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a. 彻底的，全面的

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dismay

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v. 使失望；使惊慌

n. 灰心；惊慌

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hostility

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n. 敌意，敌视

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luminous

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a. 明亮的；发光的

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sycophant

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n. 拍马屁的人，谄媚者，奉承者

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avuncular

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a. （像）叔伯的

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studied

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a. 有计划的，故意的

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natty

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a. 整洁的，漂亮的

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wane

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v. 变小；衰退，结束

n. 月亏

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versatile

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a. 多才多艺的，多面手的

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novice

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n. 初学者，新手

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apocryphal

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a. 伪的，杜撰的

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humid

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a. 湿润的，潮湿的

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catastrophe

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n. 大灾祸，灾祸

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deference

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n. 遵从，敬重

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declivity

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n. 斜坡，倾斜

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diligence

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n. 勤勉，勤奋

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engage

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v. 使参与；吸引；雇佣；保证；交战

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knotty

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a. 错综复杂的

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admonish

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v. 警告，告诫

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verdant

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a. 翠绿的；长满绿色植物的

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collate

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v. 核对；整理

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neophyte

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n. 新信徒；初学者；敌手

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beeline

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n. 直线

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distill

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v. 吸取…的精华；净化；提炼

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burgeon

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v. 迅速成长；萌芽

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anthropoid

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a. 与人类相似的

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aplomb

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n. 沉着，泰然自若

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prate

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v. 空谈；瞎聊

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dinghy

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n. （舰、船上的）小型供应艇，救生艇

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tyro

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n. 初学者，新手

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altercation

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n. 激烈的争论，争吵

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commemorate

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v. 纪念，庆祝

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blare

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n. 响而刺耳的声音；耀眼的光

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perspicacious

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a. 有洞察力的，敏锐的

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usurp

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v. 篡夺，篡位

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inherent

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a. 固有的，与生俱来的

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intransigence

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n. 不妥协，不让步

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prevail

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v. 劝诱；战胜，获胜

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travail

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n. 辛苦，苦役；痛苦，折磨

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epilogue

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n. （电影、戏剧等的）收场白

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subliminal

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a. 下意识的，潜意识的

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machination

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n. 诡计

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subjective

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a. 主观的，个人的