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gabble vi. n.

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jabber vi. n.急促不清地说

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grumble vi. n.

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vi. 1. complain 2. rumble

n. 1. complaint 2. rumbling noise

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hubbub n.

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uproar

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oration n.

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speech, oratory, address

adj. oral, colloquial

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outwit vt.

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outsmart 以智取胜

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solicit v.

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request, demand

solicitous adj. avid渴望的，cncerned
solicitor n. 律师

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rumble vi. n.

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vi. 1. make deep sound 2. utter sth. with rumble

n. 1. deep sound 2. murmur of dissatisfaction

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construe vt.

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expound 2. interprete

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divulge vt.

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reveal, expose, impart, let out

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enunciate vt.

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clarify, articulate, elaborate,阐明，清晰发音

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insinuate vt.

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hint, imply

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render

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vt. 1. deliver, express 2. provide, bestow 3. afflict, provoke, cause

rend vt. tear, separate

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berate vt.

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scold, reproach, criticize

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castigate vt. n.

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condemn, denounce,rebuke

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censure vt. n.

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disapproval, criminate, rebuke

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chide vt.

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blame, reprimand

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culpable adj.

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guilty, blameworthy, blamable, censurable

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decry vt.

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comdemn, denounce

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denounce vt.

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censure,condemn 谴责，攻击

accuse 告发

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deprecate vt.

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attack, reject

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repudiate vt.

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refuse, reject 拒绝

renounce 弃权

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upbraid vt.

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reproach, impeach

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reprimand

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vt. reproach, admonish( warn, criticize)

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revile v. n.

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abuse,谩骂（者）

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reprove

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rebuke, reprimand谴责

Latin. reprobare: prove to be unworthy

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bidding n.

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command

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dispatch vt. n.

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allocate, allot, despatch分配，派遣

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expedite vt.

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hasten, speed up the progress of doing sth. quickly & efficiently

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mandatory adj.

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compulsory, obligatory

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decree v. n.

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v. dictate, rule

n. order, rule

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brag vt. n.

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boast, bluster, vaunt

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pretentious adj.

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showy, overemphasize, overblown, pompous

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consort vt. n.

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vt. associate, connect, interact

n. partner, 夫妇

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disseminate vt.

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broadcast, distribute, disperse, spread, impart, air, publicize

Latin. semin: seed

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impart vt.

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disseminate, imform

Latin: give a share of

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remit vt.

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beam, transmit

2. reduce the intensity 缓和，宽恕

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clamor vt. n.

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uproar, hubbub, proclaim insistently & noisily

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bellow n.

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howl, bawl, holler

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holler n.

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bawl, bellow, howl

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flout vt. n.

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scoff, despise, jeer, disregard

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gibe vt. n.

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deride, ridicule, mock

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sneer vt. n.

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scoff, scorn, jeer, bemock

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taunt vt. n.

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tease, insult, mock

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lampoon vt. n.

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v. ridicule, deride

n. caricature讥讽文章

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derisive adj.

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disrespectful

deride vt.
derision n.

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scoff vt. n.

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deride, jeer, dispise

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asperse vt.

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slander, smear, smirch, defame

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disparage vt. n.

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depreciate, denigrate毁谤

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injurious adj.

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harmful, deleterious, malign

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malign adj. vt.

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defame, slander

malignity n.狠毒

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calumniate vt.

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falsely accuse, malign

culmination n. climax

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libel n.v.

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slander, insult, smirch, asperse, defame

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infamatory adj.

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injurious, harmful