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prattle

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v. 唠叨

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prosperity

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n. 幸运;繁荣,兴旺;茁壮

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festive

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a. 喜庆的,欢乐的;庆祝的

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flout

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v. 轻视,愚弄

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gambit

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n. 以优势的开局棋法开始;开场白

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balk

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v. 阻挠;阻止;突然拒绝前行

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desecrate

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v. 亵渎(圣物或圣地)

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perennial

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n. 多年生植物

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colloquial

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a. 口语的,口头的

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hoodwink

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v. 欺骗,蒙蔽

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churlish

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a. 粗野的

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insomnia

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n. 失眠,失眠症

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obfuscate

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v. 使混乱,使糊涂;使艰涩难懂

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queasy

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a. 容易呕吐的,易恶心的

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depict

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v. 描述,描写

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prelate

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n. 高级教士

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undermine

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v. 削弱或损害;逐渐损坏、侵蚀

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protégé

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n. 被保护人

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misrepresent

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v. 误传;歪曲

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quiver

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v. 颤抖,振动

n. 箭囊

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bicameral

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a. 两院制的

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effervescence

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n. 兴奋,狂喜;冒泡,起泡

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hamper

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v. 妨碍,牵制

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tribute

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n. 贡税;称赞

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loathe
v. 厌恶,憎恶
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quagmire
n. 沼泽,湿地;难以脱身的困境
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cower
v. 畏缩
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hilarity
n. 兴高采烈,狂欢
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plethora
n. 过多,过剩
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divest
v. 使脱去,卸下;剥夺...的权力
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reprobate
n. 恶棍,坏蛋
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dutiful
a. 恭敬的,顺从的
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accede
v. 同意
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infirmity
n. 虚弱,衰弱
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motif
n. 主题,主旨
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dissident
a. 有不同意见的,持不同政见的 | n. 持不同意见的人
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centripetal
a. 向心的
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cadaverous
a. 像尸体的;苍白的
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wrath
n. 愤怒,愤慨
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abdicate
v. 正式放弃(职责、权力等)
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astringent
a. 收敛的;止血的
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apocalyptic
a. 启示论的,天启的
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beatitude
n. 祝福;至福
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virtue
n. 美德,德行;优点
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allocate
v. 分派,分配
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exorcise
v. 驱除(恶魔)
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bedizen
v. 把...打扮得过分俗气
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litigation
n. 诉讼,起诉
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predilection
n. 爱好,偏袒
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propitiate
v. 抚慰;劝解
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acidulous
a. 有酸味的;尖刻的
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kindred
a. 有关系的;有亲属关系的,同宗的
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jocose
a. 幽默的,诙谐的
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facsimile
n. 摹本,精确的复制品
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deadpan
a. 冷淡的,冷漠的
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emissary
n. 密使,特使
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infinitesimal
a. 极微小的,微不足道的
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genealogy
n. 系谱;宗谱
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detrimental
a. 有害的,不利的
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unmitigated
a. 未减轻的;绝对的
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brindled
a. 有斑点或条纹的
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innuendo
n. 暗示,影射
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practitioner
n. 从业者,开业者
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guileless
a. 坦率的,正直的
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miasma
n. 毒气,沼气;坏的气氛或影响.
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liquidate
v. 清算,偿还
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tenuous
a. 纤细的,单薄的;微弱的
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momentum
n. 动量;动力,冲力,势头
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adulation
n. 奉承,阿谀
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immobility
n. 不动,固定
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truncate
v. 截去顶端
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remorse
n. 懊悔,自责
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harass
v. 不断地激怒或折磨
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allegiance
n. 忠贞,效忠
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potential
a. 有潜力的
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wallow
v. 打滚;沉湎;堕落
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ardent
a. 热切的,热情的
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unprepossessing
a. 不吸引人的
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fodder
n. 饲料,草料
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satire
n. 讽刺文学,讽刺
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curtail
v. 缩减
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nostalgia
n. 乡愁,怀旧之情
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virtual
a. 实质的;实际上的
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omnivorous
a. 杂食的;无所不知的
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vigor
n. 精力,活力
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oaf
n. 蠢人,笨人
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fawning
a. 巴结的,讨好的
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truculence
n. 好战;凶猛,残忍
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harrowing
a. 痛心的,悲惨的
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subsistence
n. 衣食,给养;存在
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insuperable
a. 难以克服的,不可逾越的
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bilious
a. 患胆病的;脾气不好的
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listless
a. 倦怠的,情绪低落的
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loom
v. 隐现,迫近
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squander
v. 浪费
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latent
a. 潜在的,潜伏的
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amend
v. 修正,改进
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savor
v. 品尝,享受;有...的滋味或气味
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jaunt
n. 短途旅行
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germane
a. 有密切关系的