Part 7 Flashcards

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1
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(a.) beneficial; salu: health
s..y

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salutary

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(v.) affect slightly with something morally bad 損害
v..e

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vitiate

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(v.) 描繪
[記法] line –> -ate 加強線條→描繪
d..e

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delineate

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(a.) impartial; not influenced by strong emotion 不為感情所動的
d..e

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dispassionate

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(a.) not showing emotion; stoic, phlegmatic 不露感情的
[c.f.] impassioned, passionate; incandescent; fiery, (熱情如火) **vehement (vehicle 汽車, 行走的,充滿熱情的)充滿熱情的
i..e

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impassive

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(a.) stubborn; sticking to an opinion
unable to be placated 無法平靜下來的
i..e

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implacable

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(n.) cliche
p..e

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platitude

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(a.) aggressive, **bellicose, **belligerent, **pugnacious 好鬥的
t..t

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truculent

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(a.) unreliable 不可靠的
t..s

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treacherous

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(a.) sharpened 言詞犀利的
t..t

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trenchant

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(n.)(v.) removal, discard 扔掉, 放棄(想法或計劃)
j..n

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jettison

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(a.) not transparent, vague; uncertain meaning, ambiguous 模糊的、難懂的
o..e

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opaque

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(a.) reluctant; unwilling. be + … + to
l..h

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loath

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(v.) feel intense dislike or disgust 痛恨
l..e

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loathe

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(v.) foreshadow, herald 預兆
p..d

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portend

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(n.) annoyance or distress 失望
[記法]cha- 差 – 令人失望
c..n

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chagrin

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(v.) make someone feel weak and without energy 使衰弱
ener-: energy活力
e..e

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enervate

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(a.) pressing; demanding, urgent, acute 緊急的
e..t

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exigent

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(v.) appease, to lessen the anger or agitation
placate, soothe, *appease, *concilliate, pacify, placate 使緩和
m..y

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mollify

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(v.) change (organic matter) into a stone; make (someone) so frightened that they are unable to move 石化
pet-: 石油 petroleum

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petrify

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(v.) to revenge 復仇
r..e

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retaliate

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(a.) relevant to 貼切的
g..e

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germane

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(n.) harmony, solidarity 禮讓和諧
civility: show of good manners
c..y

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comity

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(a.) kept secret or done secretively; surreptitious 祕密的
c..e

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clandestine

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(v.) excite (someone) into taking action 激勵
g..e

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galvanize

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(a.) premature, occurring before the usual or expected time 早熟
p..s

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precocious

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(a.) impoverished, poor
pec-: money, peculate:盜用
i..s

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impecunious

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(a.) showing a lack of skill and sensitivity 不明智的
[c.f.] Tactic 戰術
t..s

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tactless

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(v.) agree, assent, consent, accede, **concur 同意
[c.f.] qui-: quiet; quiescent: quiet
a..e

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acquiesce

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(n.) origin, source起源
[記法] pro-向前 + vent 走 往時間前面走,起源
p..e

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provenance

14
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(adv.) almost entirely
v..lly

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virtually

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(n.) a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government 同盟
[記法] co-: together
c..n

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coalition

15
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(n.) honesty, sincerity, candidness 誠實
c..r

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candor

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(n.) herald, precursor先兆,預兆
[c.f.] 預示 (v.) **presage, **portend, foreshadow, foretell
h..r

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harbinger

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(n.) departure from the main subject, digression 離題 東扯西扯
d..n

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discursion

15
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(a.) hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. superficial, perfunctory 草率的
c..y

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cursory

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(v.) expose, uncover
(v.) refute
d..k

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debunk

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(a.) respectful, reverential (showing reverence) 尊敬
d..l

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deferential

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(a.) ordinary
p..c

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prosaic

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(n.) death
(n.) decline, descent 下降
d..e

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demise

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(adv.) in spite of that 盡管 …
n..g

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notwithstanding

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(v.) imitate 模仿 [c.f.] quantum hardware …+ion
e..e

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emulate

16
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(n.) hierarchy
s..ion

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stratification

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(v.) thwart, hinder 暗中破壞、妨礙
s..e

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sabotage

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(v.) deny, reject, refute
r..e

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repudiate

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(n.) enthusiasm熱情
f..r

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fervor

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(a.) latent, inactive, inert, dormant 靜止的
[記法] at bay 在海邊–靜止的
a..t

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abeyant

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(n.) lie, mendacity, deliberate act of deviating from the truth 支吾其詞
p..n

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prevarication

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(a.) using or containing suggestions rather than explicit mention 暗指
a..e

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allusive

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(a.) have tendency 有傾向性的
t..s

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tendentious

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(a.) apparently attractive but having no real value 華而不實的
m..s

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meretricious

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(a.) acerbic, corrosive, pungent刻薄的
c..c

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caustic

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(a.) having a ready insight into and understanding of things; discerning, shrewd, perceptive, astute 敏銳的
p..s

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perspicacious

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(v.) promote or make widely known, disseminate
p..e

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promulgate

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