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Checkered

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marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated:

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Moot

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debatable, disputable

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Snide

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derogatory, deprecating 諷刺的；嘲弄的

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Fete

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celebrate

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Raft

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large amount of sth

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Fleece

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deceive

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Junta

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（以武力奪取政權的）軍政府

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Stem

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遏制，阻止

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Guffaw

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loud and hearty laugh

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amok

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a frenzied or uncontrolled state 狂亂，狂暴

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heyday

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the pinnacle or top of a time period

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becoming

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appropriate

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ferret

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search for sth persistently

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melee

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wild, confusing fight 互毆,亂鬥,混戰

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imponderable

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impossible to estimate

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cadaverous

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emaciated

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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poignant

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touching, affecting

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irenic

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favoring, conducive to peace, moderation or concilliation

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shear

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1) to cut hair (animals)

2) to deprive of sth

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coruscate

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sparkle, to be brilliant or showy 煥發

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muckrake

/ˈmʌkˌreɪk/

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to search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business

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predicate

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to found or base sth on

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prophylactic

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preventive (disease)

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provenance

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origin or source

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exert

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wield, to use strength or ability

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guzzle

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swill, to drink liquor quickly or in large

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kinfolk

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relative

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forebode

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1) a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon

2) foretell, portend

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recrudescent

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renewing, resurgent

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preternatural

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more than is usual, otherworldly

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interlope

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to intrude , to interfere

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coterie

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clique, a exclusive group of persons

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expose

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a news report that reveals sth illegal or dishonest

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paean

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a work that praises or honors

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hallmark

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uncharacteristic feature

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spew

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to send or cast with vigor or violence in great quantity

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meld

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merge, blend

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oracle

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1) a wise expression or answer

2) prophetic, a person whom a god was believed to speak

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pedigree

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the origin and history of sth especially when it is good 家譜，門第

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evangelist

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sb talk about sth with great enthusiasm 佈道員

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impasse

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a situation with no progress seems possible, deadlock

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beset

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to cause problems or difficulties for someone, border, harass, hound

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jockey 耍手段使

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to do sth in an effort to get an advantage, compete, contend

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sensuous

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affecting the senses in a pleasing way 引起快感

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stalemate

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deadlock

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snappish

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irritated, peevish

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preponderance

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a superiority in number or quantity

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heretofore

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until this time, herupon 此前，在此之前

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rote

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the use of memory with little intelligence 死记硬背

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leach

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to remove elements from soil

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dispense

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to give or provide

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gleam

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small, bright light

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paraphernalia

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objects of a particular kind, equipment 全部用具

drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements

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poise

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balance, equilibrium, graceful and elegant bearing

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lurk

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to exist unobserved 匿伏

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quash

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1) to suppress or extinguish completely

2) to annul or put to the end

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quip

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clever, witty remark

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snag 困難

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hitch 小問題

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yen

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strong desire or propensity

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ensue

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to come afterward, result, follow

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despotic

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autocratic, tyrannical

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sleazy

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sordid

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eyeshore

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sth offensive to view 丑陋

the office crumbled into an eyesore

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covet

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envy

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eviscerate

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deprive of vital content or force , 除去精华

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hurtle

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to move very fast猛沖

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flair

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natural ability to do sth well 天資

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staggering

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large, shocking, surprising

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eke

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live off meager resources

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harried

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troubled persistently with petty annoyances

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askance

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with a look of suspicion or disapproval; suspiciously

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aphoristic

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aphorism- clever saying with truth

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murky

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1) dark or dim 昏暗

2) not clearly known, understood or expressed難懂

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rue

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regret, sorrow 後悔

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rass

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crass, so crude and unrefined as lack sensibility

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sever

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to divide into parts

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extol

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exalt, valorize

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tweak

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1) twist sharply, 扭，擰

2) 稍稍改進

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verve

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great energy and enthusiasm

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coy

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1) having a shy quality （尤指女性）害羞的，靦腆的

2) showing reluctance to make definite commitmant 含糊其詞的 故作神秘的

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whit

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scant

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hitch

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a hidden problem; snag

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totem

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a venerated emblem or symbol

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glum

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sad or depressed

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whet

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to make sharper or stronger 使鋒利

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feat

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an act or achievement that shows courage, , strength or skill 功績；業績

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guild

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同業公會，行會

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slur

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aspersion

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moonshine

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empty talk, foolish words

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brainchild

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a product of one’s creative effort 獨自的意見,創作品

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upshot

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final result 結果

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dour

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gloomy, sullen

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gridlock

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deadlock// traffic jam

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wanting

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flawed, lack of sth

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Lest

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for fear that 唯恐

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girth

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size, a measure around a body

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hard-boiled

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tough, devoid of sentiment

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wont

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inclined, apt

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enjoin

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instruct or urge (someone) to do something.

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spiteful

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having or showing desire to harm, anger or defeat someone

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cleave

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to adhere firmly and closely

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undue

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excessive

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underpin

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to strengthen or support from below

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whisk

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to move sth or sb to another place nimbly and quickly

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makeshift

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act as a interim 權宜的；臨時代用的

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cornerstone

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bedrock, foundation

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vainglorious

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excessively proud of oneself

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hereabouts

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in this vicinity

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daredevil

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slapdash, slipshod, recklessly, carelessly

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towering

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reaching a high point of intensity, going beyond proper bounds

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downcast

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low in spirit

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telltale

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allow a secret to become known 揭秘

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perforce

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by necessity, inevitably

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amiss

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in the wrong way

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musty

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having a bad smell because of wetness, old age 惡臭

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uncanny

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strange or unusual to understand奇異

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halfhearted

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feeling lack of interest or enthusiasm

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shorthand

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method of writing quickly by symbols, words, phrases

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bighearted

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generous, charitable

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aback

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surprisingly

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disown

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refuse to acknowledge as one’s own

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subtext

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underlying meaning 潛台詞

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byword

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a person or thing that is very closely connected with a particular quality 代表:

Their products are a byword for good value.

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passage

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the process of changing

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nexus

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1) the core or center

2) means of connection

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waffle

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1) unable to make a decision, falter

2) speak evasively

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contain

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to restrain

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stem

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check, go counter to

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affectation

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to put on a false show of 裝模作樣

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coin

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to devise a new word or phrase

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occasion

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to cause sth, to make happen, effect

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spell

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a short, indefinite period of time (一段)时间

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effect

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to bring about, make happen

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portentous

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give a sign or warning that sth usually bad

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row

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a noisy acrimonious quarrel, fight, argument

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trammel

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to hinder the activity or free movement of 拘束

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usher

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1)show or guide (someone) somewhere
a waiter ushered me to a table
2) to introduce
the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel

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hedge

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evasive statement, avoid giving a direct answer 不置可否

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sanction

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to give official approval, endorse

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perennial

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long-standing

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harry

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disturb, distress, exhaust by repeated demands 打擾

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entrance

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fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention使狂喜

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color

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to alter or influence to some degree by distortion

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tender

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1) to offer or present formally

2) showing gentleness, kindness, and affection

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tend

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1) care for or look after; give one’s attention to
Varela tended plants on the roof
2) move to a particular direction

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abstraction

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  1. 抽象概念

2. a state of preoccupation.inattention, daydreaming

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factotum

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a person whose job involves doing many different types of work

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novice

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tyro, neophyte

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maverick

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non-conformist 特例獨行的人

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sophist

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philosopher// a captious or fallacious reasoner 詭辨家

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acolyte

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an assistant or follower

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braggart

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a person who brags吹牛

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denizen

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resident, inhabitant 常客

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clergy

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牧師

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progeny

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descendant 子孫

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dilettante

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dabbler

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hardliner

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sb who advocates uncompromisingly to a set of ideas 強硬派

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spearhead

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vanguard, a person that leads sth (usually an attack)

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prodigy

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a young person who is unusally talented in some way

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philistine

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a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of artistic values 庸俗

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monger

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a dealer, broker 販子

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orator

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a person who makes speeches 演說者

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curator

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a person who is in charge of the things館長

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electorate

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the person who can vote in an election 選民

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mogul

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magnate, tycoon 大亨

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guru

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a Hindu spiritual teacher. 領袖

expert, authority, leader

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nonenity

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a person who is not famous or important (no influence)

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imposter

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冒名頂替者 a person who deceives others by pretending to be sb

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soothsayer

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propheter

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playwright

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a person who writes play

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oddball

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a strange or eccentric person

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layperson

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nonspecialist, non-expert

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progenitor

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precursor, originator

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benefactor

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chariter 恩人

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cronyism

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nepotism

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anarchism

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a belief that government and laws are not necessary

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anthropocentrism

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considering human beings as the most significant entity of universe

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atheism

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a disbelief in the existence of deity無神論

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cynicism

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an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism. 人性自私

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collectivism

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a economic system in which the government owns land, businesses

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anthropomorphism

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the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object.擬人論

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nihilism

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the rejection of all religious and moral principles, in the belief that life is meaningless.// nth in the world has existence 懷疑論

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teetotalism

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the practice of complete abstinence from alcohol

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gore

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blood血// gruesome depicted in vivid details陰森

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patrimony

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父親的遺產

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wayward

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1) errant, capricious 任性

2) following no clear principle, unpredictable

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slinky

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stealthy, furtive

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bluster

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1) loud, arrogant speech

2) to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats 嚇唬

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insinuate

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1) 暗示（不滿）to introduce an idea gradually, in a indirect manner, imply, suggest
2) manoeuvre oneself into (a favourable position) by subtle manipulation.

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cannibalize

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to take parts from a machine or vehicle in order to make or repair another machine or vehicle 拆用；拼修；拼配

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villainous

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wicked, depraved, atrocious 很糟的, 惡劣的

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millstone

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encumbrance, a burden

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shrill

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scream 尖叫

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