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1
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(n.) approval, endorsement
批准，認可
a..n

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approbation

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(v.) to pay or promise to pay someone an amount of money if they suffer damage or loss 賠償並保障 (法律上) 免責
i..y

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indemnify

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(a.) excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered 自私的 (ego自我..)
e..l

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egotistical

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(n.)日蝕
(v.) to obscure遮住…的光；使黯然失色
to surpass 超越
e..e

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eclipse

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(a.) prehistoric, archaic, antiquated 大洪水以前的，上古時期
a..n

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antediluvian

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(a.) lack importance, inconsequential, insignificant 輕浮的，不嚴肅的, 無聊的；不重要的
[名詞]facetiousness, flippancy, levity, (+ness)輕浮
f..s

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frivolous

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(a.) showy, pretentious 賣弄的(喔 + stanford)
o .. s

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ostentatious

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(a.) anomalous, unusual 偏差的 異常的
a..t

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aberrant

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(v.) increase rapidly in number; multiply激增
p..e

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proliferate

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(a.) vague, obscure, indistinct, 模糊不清的 (星雲太遠，模糊不清)
n..s

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nebulous

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(a.) sufficient, abundant, bountiful, plentiful, plenitudinous 充足的
a..e

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ample

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(a.) tending to excite anger; **seditious; provocative 煽動性的，挑釁的

i..y

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inflammatory

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(v.)(n.) support, reinforce, bolster 支持
b..s

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buttress

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(a.)(n.) things that are added or attached to something, less important 附加的
(+ professor) 兼任教授
a..t

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adjunct

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(a.) appropriate, corresponding in size or degree; in proportion 相稱 相符合的
[記法]共同 測量…
c..e

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commensurate

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(n.)(a.) a lot, a great number of大量
(~ million, mi..)
m..d

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myriad

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(a.) serious and expecting to be obeyed 嚴厲的；苛刻的；堅定的
s..n

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stern

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(v.) to praise something or someone very much 讚揚
[記法] (-tol)托高 – 讚美
e..l

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extol

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(v.) detest 對…深感遺憾；強烈反對
(+able) 糟糕的，惡劣的
d..e

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deplore

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(V.) deny or contradict (a fact or statement).否認、反駁
[c.f.] naysayer: someone who refuses to do or agree to something
g..y

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gainsay

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(a.) not hopeful or encouraging; unlikely to have a favorable outcome; gloomy, dreary, miserable（境況）慘淡的，無希望的
[記法] black – 沒有希望的
b..k

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bleak

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(ph.) in disagreement with與…不合;與…不一致;與…相矛盾
(3 words)

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at odds with

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(a.) making a show of being morally superior to other people 假裝聖潔的
[類] preachy, moralistic 說教的
s..s

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sanctimonious

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(a.) complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner 易怒的、愛發牢騷的 (quarrel - ous)
q..s

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querulous

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(a.) lacking strength of character; infirm 虛弱的
[記法]要付費(fee)就很虛弱
f..e

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feeble

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(a.) with one side lower or smaller than the other; asymmetrical; skew, 不平衡的、傾向一邊的
l..ed

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lopsided

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(v.) criticize, condemn, scold, **reprimand, denounce, berate
批評、痛打
[記法] lame 跛腳 + bat (combat打)
l..e

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lambaste

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(n.) 腳鐐；枷鎖；(v.)束縛 restrain, restrict, constrain, hamper, 阻擋hinder, impede, confine, **stymie, **hamstring
s..e

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shackle

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(a.)overflow with happiness, lively; ** ebullient 熱情的、繁茂的
[記法] 向外(ex) + uber –>熱情的
e..t

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exuberant

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(a.) irritable, having or showing a tendency to be easily angered易怒的 (erase, -ras: 摩擦，一磨就壞)
i..e

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irascible

17
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(a.) 慎重的 (測量要很慎重)
m..ed

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measured

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(a.) respected, honored, worshipped, acclaimed, **revered, esteemed, **hallowed (Halloween 萬”聖”節) 尊敬的
v..e

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venerable

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(a.)naive, credulous易受騙的
g..e

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gullible

19
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(n.) a part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant; a place or situation in which no development or progress is taking place 死水(實體/抽象)
b..r

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backwater

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(a.) challenging, strenuous, laborious, onerous 艱難的
a..s

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arduous

21
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(ph.) be ready for準備好(2 words) p..ed for

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poised for

22
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(v.) clear (someone) of blame or suspicion; **exonerate, acquit 為…平反
v..e

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vindicate

22
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(a.) showing a sign of evil or calamity to come; ominous, sinister, menacing 極其可怕的；不詳的
緊急(情況situation）
d..e

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dire

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(v.) ridicule, mock, make fun at嘲笑
d..e

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deride

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(a.)related to each other in such a way that one completes the other 互惠的
r..l

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reciprocal

25
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(v.) openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention); scorn, disdain歧視
f..t

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flout

26
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(a.) not influenced by considerations of personal advantage, impartial, impersonal無私的
d..ted

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disinterested

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(a.) difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design; clumsy, cumbersome, unwieldy, clunky笨拙的
p..s

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ponderous

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(a.) lasting only for a short time; temporary, evanescent, transitory 朝生暮死的, 短暫的, 短命的
(phem-: day, only lasting for day–短暫的)
e..l

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ephemeral

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(a.) to make less active; decrease in speed, loosen （使）變鬆；放緩
s..ned

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slackened

30
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(v.) shrink, diminish, decrease 變小
d..e

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dwindle

31
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(v.) guess, conjecture, speculate, suspect 推測、猜測
s..e

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surmise

32
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(adv.)儘管
n..ding

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notwithstanding

33
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(v.) pause
(n.) tranquillity, rest, placidity, serenity 休止、暫停
[c.f.] *lull: a momentary halt in an activity
r..e

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respite

34
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(n.) precursor, portent, forerunner 先兆
[記法] herald
h..r

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harbinger

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