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arid

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  1. barren, lifeless

2. dry,waterless

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balmy

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  1. mild, moderate

2. 芳香的

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barometer

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indicator气压计

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gale

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storm, tempest

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precipitate adj. v.

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v. fall sharply加速，bring about abruptly, 降水
adj. hasty

precipitation 降水

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serene

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晴朗的，安静的tranquil, placid

serenity n. calmness, tranquility, quietude

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tepid

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  1. lukewarm，warm
  2. halfhearted (little interest)

lukewarm：warm，indifferent冷淡的

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paganism

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异教

pagan n. 异教徒

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prodigious

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adj. colossal, enormous

prodigal adj. wasteful

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mammoth

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adj. giant, gigantic

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gargantuan

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adj. enormous

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infinitesimal

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adj. n. 极小（量）microscopic

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miscellaneous

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  1. mixed, various, assorted混杂
  2. 多才多艺的

Latin. miscellus: mixed

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rimption

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n. 大量

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teeming

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adj.丰富的

teem vi. be full of, abound, move in large number(swarm)

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sedate adj. v.

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adj. calm, placid, serene, staid: sober & steady沉着

v. tranquilizer

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squalidity

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filthiest, squalor, foulness

squalid adj. morally degraded, foul & run-down

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dingy

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adj. shabby, dirty

n. dinginess

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smear

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smudge, smutch, stain, smirch, blur

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attaint n. v.

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vt. n. stain, taint

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grimy

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adj. begrimed, dingy

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begrimed

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adj. grimy

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blotch

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splotch, splodge

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propinquiry

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n. proximity

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abut

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v. adjoin, border, edge

adj. abutting

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contiguous

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adj. adjoining, adjacent, bordering, neighboring, conterminous(terminus: end, boundary line)

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savor

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taste, relish

adj. savory

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palatable

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adj. savory, flavorous, toothsome

ant. unsavory, distasteful

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cardinal

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adj. essential, pivotal, crucial, central, fundamental, primal

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gist

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n. key, sum, tenor, substance, core, center

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momentous

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important, critical

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frigid

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  1. freezing, icy, glacial, arctic, polar

2. 性冷淡

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prodigal

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wasteful

prodigious: colossal, enormous

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paucity

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sparse

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adj. thin, scanty

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defile

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v. taint, tarnish, maculate, befoul

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spoilage

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n. soil: dirt, filth, stain

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slovenly adj.

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frowzy, untidy

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obscene

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adj. detestable, indecent, filthy

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indecent

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adj. indecorous (decorous 有礼节，端正的), improper, imacceptable

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smirch

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smear, smudge, smutch, defame, slander

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motif

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n. theme, subject

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substantial adj.

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  1. considerable, in a large number
  2. real, tangible, touchable
  3. sturdy, solidly built
  4. rich, prosperous, wealthy

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