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Question 1

Machiavellian

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adj. crafty; double-dealing

（尤指政治方面）狡猾的，詭計多端的

Question 2

Machinations

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n. plots or schemes

陰謀詭計，密謀策劃

Question 3

Maelstrom

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n. whirlpool(漩渦); turmoil(混亂)

極度混亂狀態；失控狀態

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Magnanimity

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n. generosity; nobility

寬大；雅量

Question 5

Malign

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v. to speak evil of

誹謗，中傷

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Malinger

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v. feign(假裝) illness to escape duty

裝病以逃避職責（或工作）

Question 7

Malleable

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adj. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable(易受影響的)
有展延性的；易受影響的

Question 8

Maverick

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n. dissenter(持異議者)

持不同意見者，特立獨行者

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Megalomania

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n. delusion of power or importance

誇大狂，妄自尊大

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Menagerie

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n. a variety of animals kept together

動物園；（供展覽用的）野生動物

Question 11

Mendacious

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adj. dishonest

虛偽的；說謊的

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Mendicant

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n. beggar

乞丐

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Meretricious

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adj. gaudy(華麗而俗氣的); plausible(貌似真實的) but false; specious(似是而非的)
（裝飾、文體）俗氣的，浮華的；華而不實的，徒有其表的

Question 14

Mesmerize

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v. to hypnotize

對……施催眠術；使着迷，使迷住

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Metamorphosis

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n. change; transformation

變形；質變；（外形等的）完全變化

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Metaphysics

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n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
玄學

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Metaphysical

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adj. pertaining to metaphysics

抽象的

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Metaphysician

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n. a person who is an expert in metaphysics

玄學家

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Meteorological

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adj. concerned with the weather

氣象的

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Meteorology

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n. a science that deals with weather and atmospheric conditions
氣象學

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Meteorologist

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n. one who studies meteorology or forecast weather conditions
氣象學者

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Meticulous

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adj. very careful; fastidious(愛挑剔的)

一絲不苟的

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Mettle

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n. courage; endurance

勇氣，奮鬥精神

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Mettlesome

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adj. full of courage and fortitude(堅忍); spirited

精神抖擻的；剛毅的

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Meddlesome

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adj. inclined to interfere

愛管閒事的

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Microcosm

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n. a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world
微觀世界，縮影；小宇宙

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Militate

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v. to work against

阻止，妨礙

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Minatory

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adj. threatening; menacing( 威脅的)

威脅性的﹐恐嚇性的

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Minuscule

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adj. very small

微小的

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Minutia

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n. petty(瑣碎的) details

細節；小事

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Misanthrope

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n. one who hates humanity

不願與人來往者；厭世者

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Miscellany

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n. mixture of writings on various subjects

雜集

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Miscreant

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n. villain; criminal

惡棍；歹徒

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Misogynist

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n. one who hates women

厭惡女人者

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Mitigate

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v. to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate
緩和；減輕

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Mitigation

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n. the act of reducing the severity or painfulness of something

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Mnemonic

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adj. related to memory; assisting memory

記憶的；有助於記憶的

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Mnemonics

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n. a system that develops and improves the memory

記憶術

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Modicum

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n. limited quantity

少量

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Mollify

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v. to soothe

撫慰；緩和

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Monolithic

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adj. solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole

龐大結實的；整體的

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Morose

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adj. ill-humored; sullen(慍怒的)

脾氣不好的；悶悶不樂的；陰鬱的

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Motley

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adj. many colored; made up of many parts

雜色的，五顏六色的；混雜的

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Multifarious

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adj. diverse

多種多樣的，五花八門的

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Mundane

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adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
世俗的