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Overbearing

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dominating, autocratic

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Rehash

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reuse of old ideas without change

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Skullduggery

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underhand, trickery behavior

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Unqualified

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unalloyed, complete, total

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Magisterial

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authoritative

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Sleek

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stylish, attractive

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Construe

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interpret in a particular way

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Roost

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settle down for rest

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Unwieldy

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cumbersome, difficult to handle

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Profess

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proclaim

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Sterling

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excellent or valuable

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Prying

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excessively interested in others private affairs

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Pastiche

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a mixture of things// imitate the style of previous work

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Opprobrium

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vitriol, disdain, strong criticism

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Implacable

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unyielding, opposed to sth in a angry way

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Puncture

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刺穿

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Putative

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supposed, assumed

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Warble

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croon, sing melody of low pleasing sound

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Flagrant

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egregious, so bad

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Mendacious

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prevarication, not veracious

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Clique

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a small close-knit group of people

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Fungible

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interchangeable

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Cagey 謹慎小心的

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not willing to say everything, wary of being deceived

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Far-fetched

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not likely to happen or be true 牽強

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Unfounded

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groundless, unwarranted

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Stale

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banal, having un unpleasant taste or smell

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Pushover

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a person who is easy to overcome or influence 易被人說服（或影響、擊敗）的人

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Downright-

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completely

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Opulent

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affluent

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Pervasive

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rife

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Unflinching

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staying strong and determined

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Consort

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keep accompany

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Unconscionable-

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not guided by conscience

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Sketchy-

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superficial, undeveloped, rudimentary

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Episodic-

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pacific, advocating peace

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Presage

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portend, to give sign of future

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Concomitant

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同時發生的事；伴隨物

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Devious-

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willing to lie and trick people

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Penance

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悔過，悔罪

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Rile

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to make agitated

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Undercut

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1) subvert, impair, undermine 損害, 削弱

2) to charge less than competitor

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Demonize

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to represent as diabolically devil

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Snobbish-

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arrogant

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Synopsis-

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summary

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Hefty-

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large and heavy

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Punctilious-

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careful about behave properly

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Numinous-

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occult, supernatural

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Invidious-

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unpleasant 可能招致不滿的

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Pertinacious-

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persistent

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Univocal

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unambiguous

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Ingratiate

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to gain favour or approval

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Concoct

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invent or develop to deceive

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Purview

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range of experience and thoughts

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Shriek

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a short, loud, high cry

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Untether-

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divorce, to set free

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Gambit-

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stratagem

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Vivacious-

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happy and lively

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Valediction-

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farewell

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Obtrude-

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to force or impose without request

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Ramification-

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consequence, aftermath

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Expiation-

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atonement

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Discount-

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undervalue

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Raillery-

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banter, friendly joke

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Rankle-

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gall, cause sb to feel angry

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Patchwork-

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hodgepodge, welter

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Flabbergast-

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to shock or surprise

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Codify-

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to put things in an orderly form

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Sway-

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to exert controlling influence on

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Rigorous-

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thorough and careful

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Conflate-

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combine

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Underlie-

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to form the basis

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Pugnacious-

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belligerent

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Animadversion-

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a critical and usually censorious remark

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Truism-

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self-evident truth

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Sectarian-

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limited in scope, insular

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Ministration-

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help, assistance

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Flightly-

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fickle, volatile

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Multitudinous-

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very many

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Purport-

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claim , profess sth falsely 意義,要旨,大要

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Stilted-

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contrived, constrained 生硬的，不自然的

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Occlude-

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to block off

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Portend-

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predict, presage

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Douse-

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extinguish

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Asseverate-

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to affirm or declare positively 鄭重聲言

85
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Unidimensional-

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lacking depth

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Conjure-

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imagine

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Forswear-

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to give up

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Recapitulate-

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to give a brief summary

89
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Grouchy-

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having a bad temper

90
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Brag-

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boastful

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Aggrieve –

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to inflict injury on

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Quirky-

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unconventional

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Disquisition-

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essay, dissertation

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Monolithic-

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(system/ organization) large but slow to change, bureaucratic

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Off-putting-

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unpleasant, disconcerting, repellent 倒胃口

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Nimble-

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agile

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Shoddy-

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inferior, badly made

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Verismilitude

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realism, the quality of seeming real

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Tautology

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贅述

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Convulsion-

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upheaval, turmoil

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Corollary-

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result, sth that naturally follow

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Perforce

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inevitably 必須，只得

103
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Proselytize-

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to convert sb from one religion, belief to another

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Fetishize-

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盲目迷恋

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Pathos-

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tragedy, poignancy

106
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Panoply-

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全套披甲

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Dewy-eyed-

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innocent

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Parley-

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negotiation, discuss with enemy

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Immolate-

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offer as sacrifice

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Overreach-

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try to do more than possible

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Demarcate-

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set boundaries, separate, divide

112
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Gut-

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pluck

113
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Neologism-

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a newly coined word or expression

114
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Aristocracy-

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nobility

115
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Hallow-

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make holy, sanctify

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Tectonic-

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relating to building or construction

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Dismissive-

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scornful, disregard

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Hagiographic-

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excessively flattering

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Invertebrate-

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lacking in strength or vitality 无骨气的，软弱无能的

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Insurrection

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造反

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Propound-

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to offer for discussion, present

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Anemia-

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lack of energy

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Interjection-

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an abrupt remark, exclamation 感嘆詞

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Straggle-

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meander, drift

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Impinge-

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exert influence on, affect

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objurgation

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a harsh rebuke

127
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token

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symbolic, emblematic

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plentiful

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abundant, bountiful, giving many desired things

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impolitic

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tactless, unwise

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prerogative

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right, priviledge

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recrudesce

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to become active again

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slender

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thin, narrow, not wide

133
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bestow

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endorse, give sth as gift or honor

134
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invoke

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to put into effect or operation

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grapple

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to fight, wrestle

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ailment

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illness, sickness

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cavalier

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offhand, indifferent, uninterested

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insidious

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causing harm in a an unnoticed way

139
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glean

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amass,collect

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revile

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criticize, censure

141
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bequeath (bequest)

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convey, confer, leave property to sb

142
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ramify

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to split up into branches

143
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ooze

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flow out slowly

144
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brusque

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abrupt and unfriendly in speech 粗魯的；唐突的

145
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prose

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prosaic, dull

146
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touchstone

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sth that is used to make judgments about the quality of others

147
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purveyor

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a person or business that sells sth 供應商

148
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siphon

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to take and use sth for own purpose

149
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hiatus

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respite 間斷

150
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hitherto

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until now 迄今為止

151
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vertiginous

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vertigo, dizzy

152
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ordain

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officially establish or order sth 規定,任命

153
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anodyne

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止痛的

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winnow

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to select and narrow 篩選，挑選

155
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preside

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to be in charge of sth 主持

156
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meretricious

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gaudy

157
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seethe

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be filled with intense but unexpressed anger, boil, rage

158
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implicate

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to be invovled

159
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molder

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decay slowly

160
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transmogrify

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change completely oftenly with grotesque

161
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choreograph

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to arrange and plan the movements, progress

162
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bristle

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become angry

163
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senescence

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decrepitude 衰老

164
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tribulation

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unhappiness, pain or suffering 苦難

165
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reprisal

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retaliation, revenge

166
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expostulate

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to disagree with sth or argue against it 反對；抗議

167
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piecemeal

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fragmented, done gradually piece by piece

168
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polygot

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verbose

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Misnomer-

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a name that is wrong or not proper

170
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Unrelenting-

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continual, constant

171
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Predispose-

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make susceptible

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Declamatory-

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impassioned in expression

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Sinister-

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menacing, ominous

174
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Clangorous-

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resonant sound

175
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Retrofit-

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to provide sth with new parts, add a component

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Tacit-

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implicit

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Run-of-the-mill-

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ordinary

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Oratorical-

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relating to art of public speaking 口才的

179
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Annals-

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historical records

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Tug-

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to pull

181
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Claustrophobic-

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extreme fear of confined place

182
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Atavism-

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revert to ancestral

183
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Peregrination-

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voyage

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Instantiate-

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to represent by an instance 實例

185
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Plunder-

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pillage, steal goods from sb 掠奪

186
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Ennui-

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tedium, boredom

187
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Ennoble-

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give noble rank

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Mortify-

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to cause sb feel embarassed

189
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Sporadic-

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occur irregularly

190
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Premonitory-

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giving warning

191
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Obnoxious-

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extremely unpleasant

192
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Rhapsody-

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effusively enthusiastic expression of feeling

193
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Staunch-

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1) to check, stop , 制止；止住（尤指出血）

2) loyal

194
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Relegate-

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debase, downgrade

195
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Aghast-

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shocked

196
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Apostle

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ardent supporter

197
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Manacle-

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shackle, fetter束縳

198
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Hand-wringing-

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overwrought with guilt, concern 搓手

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Blight-

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to impair the quality, ruin, spoil

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Fitful-

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not regular or steady

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Erstwhile

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onetime, past

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