P46-50 Flashcards by Sally Wang | Brainscape

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Historian

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n.历史学家,史家

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Colloquial

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a.口语的,会话的

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Rapturous

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a.兴高采烈的,狂喜的,欢天喜地的

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Lullaby

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n.摇篮曲,催眠曲,轻柔的音乐

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Indigenous

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a.本土的,土著的,国产的

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Metaphorical

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a.隐喻性的,比喻性的

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Alacrity

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n.敏捷,轻快,乐意

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Punctilious

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a.精密细心的,一丝不苟的,拘泥形式的

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Forgivable

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a.可宽恕的；可原谅的

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Despair

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n. 绝望,失望

vi. 绝望

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Reticence

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n.无言,沉默,谨慎

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Indefensible

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a.不能防卫的,无辩护余地的

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Buttress

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n. 拱壁,扶壁,支持物

vt. 支持,以扶壁支撑

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Refutation

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n.反驳,辩驳,反驳的言论或意见

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Insignificant

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a.无关紧要的,无意义的,琐碎的

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Stature

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n.身材,身长,重要性,高度

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Persist

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vi.坚持,固执,持续

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Exasperation

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n.恼怒；恶化；惹人恼怒的事

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Inaudible

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a.听不见的,不可闻的

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Self-evaluation

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n.自我评价

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Cognizant

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a.已认识的,既知道的

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Elevate

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vt.举起,提拔,鼓舞

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Enshrine

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vt. 珍藏,把…奉为神圣

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Hamper

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n. 食盒,食篮,阻碍物

vt. 阻碍,使困累,妨碍

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Loftiness

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n.高,高尚,崇高

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Plausible

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a.似是而非的

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Wrongheaded

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a.乖僻的,顽固的,固执的,坚持错误的

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Contingency

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n.偶然,可能性

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Validate

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vt. 使有效,使生效,确认,证实

v. 验证

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Cloy

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vt. 使吃饱,使过饱,使厌腻

vi. 吃饱

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Tolerable

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a.可容忍的,可以的

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Libel

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n. 诽谤罪,侮辱

v. 诽谤,中伤,损害名誉

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Servile

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a.奴隶的,奴隶根性的,卑屈的

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Nonchalance

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n.不关心,冷淡,冷静

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Amicable

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a.友善的,和平的

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Viscous

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a.黏的,有黏性的,黏性的

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Recessive

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a. 退行的,逆行的,后退的,隐性的

n. 隐性性状

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Crude

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a. 天然的,粗糙的,粗鲁的

n. 天然的物质

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Decorum

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n.端正,礼貌合宜,礼仪

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Cultivate

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vt.培养,耕作

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Amalgamate

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v.合并

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Constitute

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vt.构成,组成,任命

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Histrionic

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a.演剧化的,有如演戏的

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Sensationalism

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n.煽情主义,哗众取宠,[哲]感觉论

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Botch

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v. 拙笨地修补,糟蹋

n. 拙笨的修补,难看的补缀

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Overweening

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a.骄傲的,自负的,过于自信的

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Immutable

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a.不可变的,不变的,不能变的

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Preachy

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a.爱讲道的,爱唠叨的

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Unstable

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a.不稳定的

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Considerable

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a.相当多的,可观的

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Carnivorous

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a.食肉的

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Dire

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a.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的

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Sate

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vt.使心满意足,过分的给予

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Redundancy

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n.过多,过剩

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Inaccessible

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a.难接近的,难达到的,难达成的

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Irreverence

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n.不敬,非礼,不敬的行为

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Occlusion

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n.闭塞,吸收,吸藏

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Legend

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n.地图上的注释

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Violently

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a.猛烈的,激烈的,极端的

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Allege

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vt.宣称,申述,主张,断言

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Overabundance

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n.过多

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Archive

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v. 存档

n. 档案文件

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Reminiscent

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a.回忆的,怀旧的

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Solemn

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a.严肃的,郑重的,庄严的

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Eradication

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n.根除,扑灭

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Graceless

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a.不知礼的,不知耻的,粗野的

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Counteract

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vt.抵消,阻碍,中和

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Toady

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n. 谄媚者,拍马屁的人

v. 谄媚,拍马屁

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Mockery

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n.嘲弄,笑柄,蔑视

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Transmit

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vt.传输,转送,传达

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Decorous

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a.有礼貌的，高雅的；端正的

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Immobile

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a.不动的,不变的,固定的,静止的

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Comprehensible

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a.可理解的,易于了解的

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Rouse

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n. 觉醒,奋起

vt. 唤醒，使振奋

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Cleanse

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vt.使清洁,净化,使纯洁

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Devoid

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a.全无的,缺乏的

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Hackneyed

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a.不新奇的,常见的,陈腐的

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Partisanship

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n.党派性,党派心,盲目地一边倒

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Founder

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n. 创立者,建立者

vi. 摔倒,失败

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Presumptive

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a.根据推定的,假定的,给予推定之根据的

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Spartan

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a.纪律严格的,简朴的

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Scour

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vt.擦亮,洗涤,清洗

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Solicitous

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a.热心的,渴望的,热切期望的

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Incoherent

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a.不连贯的,语无伦次的

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Coalesce

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vi.合并,联合,接合

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Deflect

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vt. 打歪,使偏斜

vi. 偏斜

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Precise

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a.精确的,明确的

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Desecration

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n.亵渎神圣,污辱

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Egalitarian

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a. 平等主义的

n. 平等主义

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Hesitant

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a.迟疑的,踌躇的,犹豫不定的

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Unnatural

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a.不自然的,反常的,不近人情的

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Affable

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a.和蔼可亲的,友善的,殷勤的

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Misrepresent

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vt.误传,不称职地代表

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Renew

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vt.使更新,复始,修补,补充,继续,续借

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Procurement

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v.获得,取得;(必需品的)采购

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Prescience

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n.预知,先见

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Unforeseen

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a.无法预料的

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Discern

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v.辨别,看清楚

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Incessant

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a.不断的；不停的；连续的

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Enjoin

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vt.吩咐,命令,嘱咐,禁止

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Elegance

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n.高雅,典雅,优雅

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Cathartic

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n. 泻药,宣泄

a. 通便的,宣泄的

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Espouse

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vt.支持,赞成,嫁娶

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Truculence

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n.野蛮,粗野,残酷

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Unmediated

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a.无调停的;无中介的;无媒介的

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Meaning

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n. 意义,含意,目的,意图

a. 意味深长的

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Chairperson

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n.主席

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Stabilization

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n.安定,安定化,稳定

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Circumspection

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n.细心,慎重

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Immersion

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n.沉浸,专心,陷入

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Dehydrate

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vt.(使)脱水

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Casual

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a.偶然的,不经意的,便装的

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Timely

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a. 及时的,适时的

ad. 及时地

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Gaiety

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n.愉快,快活,高兴

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Undaunted

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a.大无畏的,勇敢的

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Sacrosanctity

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n.神圣不可侵犯,至圣

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Spry

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a.活泼的,敏捷的,精神好的

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Aphorism

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n.格言,警语

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Reap

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vt. 收割,收获,获得

vi. 收割,得到报应

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Flounder

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vi. 挣扎,挣扎着前进

n. 挣扎

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Conscientious

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a.有责任心的,负责的,本着良心的

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Efface

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vt.抹去，抹掉；使自己不受人注意

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Ambivalent

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a.矛盾的,正负态度并存的

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Ensure

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vt.确定,保证,担保,保护

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Periodically

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adv.定期地,周期性地

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Solitary

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n. 独居者

a. 孤独的,独居的

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Instigate

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vt.教唆,怂恿,煽动

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Rehearsal

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n.预演,排演

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Chide

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v.斥责,责骂

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Foreshadow

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vt.成为前兆,暗示,预示

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Laconic

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a.简洁的,简明的

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Elitist

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n. 优秀人才,杰出人才

a. 杰出人才的

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Excise

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vt.切除

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Imprudent

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a.轻率的,鲁莽的

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Pacifist

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n.和平主义者,反战论者,不抵抗主义者

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Irritable

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a.易怒的,急躁的

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Duplicity

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n.口是心非,不诚实,表里不一

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Infamous

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a.无耻的,不名誉的,声名狼藉的

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Spontaneous

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a.自发的,自然的,无意识的

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Equitable

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a.公平的,公正的

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Milestone

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n.里程碑,里程石,一里程标

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Regal

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a.帝王的

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Isolation

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n.隔绝,孤立,隔离

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Boomerang

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n.回飞棒,飞去来器

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Scholarly

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a.有学者风度的,学究型的,学术上的