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intrepid

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adj. 无畏的;勇敢的
名 词: intrepidity
副 词: intrepidly

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exemplary

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adj. 杰出的;值得效仿的

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vacillation

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n. 踌躇;不果断;游移不定

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irksome

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adj. 令人厌烦的,讨厌的;令人厌恶的
副 词: irksomely
名 词: irksomeness

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cogent

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adj. 使人信服的;强有力的

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haste

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n. 匆忙;急忙;轻率
vi. 匆忙;赶紧
vt. 赶快

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spurious

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adj. 假的;伪造的;欺骗的
副 词: spuriously
名 词: spuriousness

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verbatim

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adj. & adv. (完全)照字面的(地),逐字的(地)

n. 逐字翻译

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awestruck

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adj. 敬畏的,肃然起敬的

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jovial

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天性快活的

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apprehensive

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adj. 不安的;害怕的;担心的;恐惧的;焦虑的
善于领会的;敏悟的
知晓的,有认识力的

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staggering

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adj. 难以置信的;令人震惊的

adv. 难以置信地;令人震惊地

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pugnacious

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adj. 好战的;好斗的;好挑衅的
副 词: pugnaciously
名 词: pugnaciousness or

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dissemble

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vt. 假装;掩饰(感情、意图等)

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winsome

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adj. 迷人的;可爱的;引人注目的
副 词: winsomely
名 词: winsomeness

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garrulous

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adj. 饶舌的,多嘴的,话多的;喜欢讲话的
副 词: garrulously
名 词: garrulousness

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nefarious

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adj. 极坏的;恶毒的
副 词: nefariously
名 词: nefariousness

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fortuitous

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adj. 偶然发生的,偶然的
副 词: fortuitously
名 词: fortuitousness

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sagacity

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n. 睿智;聪敏;有远见

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punctilious

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adj. 拘礼的,拘谨的

谨小慎微的,拘泥形式的

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sectarian

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adj. 宗派的,派系的

名 词: sectarianism

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ostracize

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vt. 放逐,流放

摈弃;排斥

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rebuff

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n. 断然拒绝;回绝;漠不关心

vt. 断然拒绝

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adjure

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vt. (以起誓或诅咒等形式)命令要求,命令
祈求,恳求
n. 祈求,命令

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indigent

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adj. 贫穷的,贫困的,缺少钱财的

副 词: indigently

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recession

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n. 经济衰退; 不景气

后退; 撤退; 撤回

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ogre

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n. 食人魔鬼,怪物(童话等中的);令人害怕的人

形容词: ogreish

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cursory

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adj. 粗略的;草率的;匆忙的
副 词: cursorily
名 词: cursoriness

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uncouth

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adj. 笨拙的;粗野的

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forlorn

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adj. 孤立无助的,凄凉的,被遗弃的

被弃置的,荒凉的

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bemused

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adj. 困惑的; 茫然的; 不知所措的

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deplorable

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adj. 可叹的;凄惨的
名 词: deplorableness or
副 词: deplorably

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intermittent

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adj. 间歇的; 断断续续的
名 词: intermittence
副 词: intermittently

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buffet

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n. 打击;猛烈冲击

vt. 与…搏斗

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inhibiting

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adj. 抑制作用的,约束的

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disciple

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n. 信徒, 门徒

名 词: discipleship

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paragon

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n. 模范;完美之物;优秀之人

adj. 完美的

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contender

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n. (冠军)争夺者;竞争者

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chastise

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vt. 严惩(某人)(尤指责打)

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emulate

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vt. 与…竞争, 努力赶上

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unruly

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adj. 蛮横的;任性的;难驾驭的;难控制的;不守规矩的

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enticing

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adj. 迷人的;引诱的

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tempt

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vt. 引诱或怂恿(某人)干不正当的事

使想要

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fictive

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adj. 想象上的;虚构的;虚伪的
副 词: fictively
名 词: fictiveness

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inadvisable

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adj. 不明智的,不可取的,不妥当的

名 词: inadvisability

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onerous

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adj. 繁重的;麻烦的;负有义务的;负有法律责任的
副 词: onerously
名 词: onerousness

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auspicious

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adj. 有前途的,有希望的,吉祥的,吉兆的

有利的,吉利的,有帮助的

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resort to

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诉诸于, 求助于,凭借

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robust

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adj. 强健的;健康的;粗野的;粗鲁的
副 词: robustly
名 词: robustness

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recollection

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n. 回忆, 追忆

往事, 回忆录

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enmesh

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vt. 使绊住;使陷入
时 态: enmeshed, enmeshing, enmeshes
名 词: enmeshment

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inextricably

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adv. 逃不掉地,解决不了地,解不开地

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audacity

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n. 大胆,无畏

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stink

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vi. 散发出恶臭; 发臭味

名声臭; 糟透

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malodorous

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adj. 难闻的,恶臭的
副 词: malodorously
名 词: malodorousness

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impair

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vt. 削弱;损害;减少
时 态: impaired, impairing, impairs
名 词: impairment

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petty

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adj. 小规模的;小气的;琐碎的

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reckless

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adj. 轻率的; 鲁莽的; 不顾危险的
副 词: recklessly
名 词: recklessness

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repel

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vt. 击退;抵制;使厌恶;使不愉快
时 态: repelled, repelling, repels
名 词: repeller

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speculative

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adj. 思考的,思索的,推测出的

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dubious

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adj. 半信半疑的, 可疑的

不可靠的, 冒风险的

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inchoate

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adj. 早期的;刚开始的;未充分发展的

vt. 开始

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incendiary

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adj. 放火的, 纵火的, 能燃烧的

(人或行为)煽动性的

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beguiling

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adj. 欺骗的;诱人的

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seminal

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adj. 种子的,精液的

对以后发展有巨大影响的

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polemics

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n. 辩论术;论证法(polemic的复数)

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platitude

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n. 陈词滥调;平凡;陈腐
形容词: platitudinous
副 词: platitudinously

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frenetic

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adj. 忙乱的, 狂乱的, 狂热的
副 词: frenetically
名 词: freneticism

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jargon

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n. 行话,术语

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ephemera

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n. 生命极短促之物,蜉蝣

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tangent

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离题的

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meander

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vi. 漫步;漫谈

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sullen

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adj. 闷闷不乐的

阴郁的, 阴沉的

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vigilance

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n. 警觉;警惕;警戒

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alacrity

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n. 敏捷;轻快;乐意

形容词: alacritous

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perseverance

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n. 坚持不懈;不屈不挠

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deference

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n. 顺从

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paramount

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adj. 最高的, 至上的;首要的, 主要的
名 词: paramountcy
副 词: paramountly

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fictive

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adj. 想象上的;虚构的;虚伪的
副 词: fictively
名 词: fictiveness