黃冠文 p.120-139 Flashcards by liu ti | Brainscape

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inexorable

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not to be persuaded

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conciliate

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=appease

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indemnify

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=compensate

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remunerate

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recompensate, reward

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recompense

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=reward

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reimburse

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=pay back

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countervail

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補償, 對抗

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offset

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compensate for

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strive

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try hard, rival, struggle

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vie

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compete with

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provoke

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激怒, 搧動

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exasperate

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=irritate

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exacerbate

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make worse

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estrange

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遠離

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supersede

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=replace

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unravel

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闡明, 解開

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debacle

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崩潰, 倒塌

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scrupulous

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doing sth. correctly

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trenchant

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=severe

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incisive

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expressing an idea in clear way

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retrench

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cut down

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excavate

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挖掘

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mercenary

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貪財的

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domesticate

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馴養

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ungainly

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=clumsy

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pamper

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=coddle(寵愛)

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garment

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piece of clothing

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hoax

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plan to deceive sb.

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garnish

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=adorn

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ornament

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=decoration

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trudge

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walk wearily

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drudge

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person who does hard boring work

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sporadic

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occational

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entail

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使必需, 限定繼承

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radical

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extreme, fundamental

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dismiss

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解散

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meld

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=mix

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dash

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break sth. into peices

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peity

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虔誠

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reverence

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敬畏

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venerate

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尊敬

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propitiate

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撫慰

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ingenuous

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誠實的

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hypocritical

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虛偽的

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ecstatic

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extremely happy

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mutter

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=murmur

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peevish

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easily annoyed

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petulant

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easily annoyed

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assuage

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=relieve

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rein

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韁繩, 限制

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curb

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=restrain

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manacles

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手銬, 限制

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lionize

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make sb. famious

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lucrative

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有利益的

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buoy

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使浮起, 鼓勵

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bemuse

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=bewilder

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entrench

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保護, 侵犯

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prowess

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great ability

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tame

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溫順的

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valiant

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very brave

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pertain

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=relate

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coddle

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=pamper(寵愛)

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bludgeon

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警棍, 用棒打

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hoax

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a plan to deceive sb.

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defeasible

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capable of being terminated

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clerical

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relating to priests, relating to work done in an office