Section 1-5 Flashcards by Jerry Chien

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expendable

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可消耗的；消耗性的

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conviction

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定罪；證明有罪，確信，信念

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repugnance

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厭惡；反感

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criterion

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（判斷、批評的）標準，準則，尺度

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prone to

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易于; 有…傾向的

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eager

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熱心的，熱切的

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tantalizing

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逗人的；惹弄人的；撩人的

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cryptic

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隱祕的

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spurious

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假的；偽造的；欺騙性的

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abstruse

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深奧的，難懂的

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vex

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使生氣；使痛苦；使煩惱；使困惑

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precedent

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先例，前例；【律】判例

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endorse

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在（發票、票據等）背面簽名，背書；簽署（姓名）

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recapitulate

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扼要重述；概括

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disinterest

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不關心；公正無私

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neutral

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中立的；中立國的；中立地帶的

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callous

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硬結的，起老繭的，無感覺的；麻木不仁的，冷酷無情的

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prejudice

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偏見，歧視

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imperative

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必要的；緊急的；極重要的

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unassailable

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攻不破的

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intricate

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錯綜複雜的；複雜精細的

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rudimentary

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基本的，初步的

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methodology

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方法論

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provocative

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氣人的；挑撥的；激動人心的；發人深思的；引起討論的

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prevailing

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佔優勢的；主要的

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inconclusive

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非決定性的；不確定的

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intriguing

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〔由於奇特﹑神祕或出人意料而〕引起好奇心的; 令人感興趣的

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specious

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外觀好看的

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entangle

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纏住；使糾結在一起

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pedantry

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假學問；賣弄學問；迂腐

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reinstate

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使復原；使恢復；使復職

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skepticism

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懷疑論

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decipher

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破解；解釋

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frivolous

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輕薄的，輕佻的

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impermissible

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不許可的；不容許的

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patronage

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資助，贊助

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flout

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藐視；嘲笑；嘲弄

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connoisseur

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（尤指藝術品的）鑑賞家，行家

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scourge

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（用作刑具的）鞭子

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medieval

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中世紀的；中古風的

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propriety

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適當，妥當；正當；得體

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impunity

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（懲罰、損失、傷害等的）免除；豁免權

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collaboration

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合作；共同研究

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provision

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供應；預備；防備；規定；條款

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boldness

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勇敢；大膽

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vulnerability

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易受責難；弱點；脆弱

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infirm

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體弱的；（因年邁而）衰弱的

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cognizance

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認知；認定；審理

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demographic

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人口統計學的

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intrinsically

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從本質上（講）

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substantively

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實質上

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relentless

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殘酷的，無情的；不間斷的，持續的；堅韌的，不懈的

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speculation

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思索；沉思；推測；投機；投機買賣

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parody

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拙劣的模仿；蠢事

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disparity

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不同；不等

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explicit

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詳盡的；清楚的；明確的

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contentious

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愛爭論的；有異議的；引起爭論的

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cynical

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憤世嫉俗的；懷疑人間有真誠善意的；悲觀的

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diffidence

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缺乏自信，懦怯；羞怯

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literacy

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識字；讀寫能力

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nurture

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n. 營養物，食物

v. 養育，培育，教養

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landfast

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牢固黏在岸邊的

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imperceptible

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察覺不出的，感覺不到的

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precarious

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不穩的；危險的

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harbinger

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前兆，預示

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prophetic

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預言的，預言性的

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comradeship

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同伴（同僚）之誼，友誼

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resentment

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憤慨，忿怒，怨恨

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quixotic

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唐吉訶德式的；狂想的；不能實現的

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intrigue

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陰謀策劃

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propitiatory

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安撫的；勸解的；取悅的

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salutary

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有益的，有利的

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unfeigned

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不虛偽的，不假裝的；真誠的

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worship

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崇拜；敬仰；敬神

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bureaucratic

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官僚政治的

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spell

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v. 保證

n. 一段時間

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edify

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教化；訓誨

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dysfunctional

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不正常的

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intemperance

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不節制；過度

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intolerance

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不寬容

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apprehension

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恐懼，憂慮，擔心，掛念

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hereditary

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世襲的，傳代的

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ramification

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分枝；分派；縱橫交錯

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underlying

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下面的；基礎的；隱含的；提前聲明的

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redeem

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買回；贖回；挽回；恢復

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aria

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詠嘆調；抒情調；旋律；唱腔；唱段

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orchestra

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管弦樂隊

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compelling

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強制的；令人注目的；令人感嘆的

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anomalous

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異常的﹐反常的; 不規則的; 畸形的

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assessment

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評價；估計

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imminent

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（危險等）逼近的；即將發生的

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endorsement

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背書；簽署；贊同；支持

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restitution

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歸還；賠償；恢復；復職

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vogue

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流行；風行；時髦

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ascent

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上升；登高

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axiomatic

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自明之理的；公理的