Set 10 Flashcards

0
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Purge

A

Free someone from a feeling or condition

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1
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Blare

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Make or cause a loud, harsh sound

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2
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Undermine

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Damage or weaken (esp. gradually)

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3
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Pyrrhic victory

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(Of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor

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4
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Wont

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In habit of doing something; accustomed to

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5
Q

Umbilicus

A

The navel (肚臍)

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6
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Catatonic

A

Abnormality of movement or behavior from mental state

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7
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Dingy

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Gloom and drab

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8
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Desultory

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  1. Lacking plan, purpose or enthusiasm
  2. Unfocused
  3. Occurring randomly or occasionally
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9
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Speech impediment

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A defect in one’s speech such as stammer or lisp

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10
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Flabby

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Soft, loose or fleshy

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11
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Rake

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  1. Collect, gather or move with rake or other similar implement
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12
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Foolhardy

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Recklessly bold or rash

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13
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Cannula

A

A tube inserted to a vein or body cavity

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14
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Askew

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Not straight or level position

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15
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Apothecary

A

A person who prepared or sold drugs

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16
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Starstruck

A

Fascinated by people who are famous

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17
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Libido

A

Sexual desire

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18
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Intermediary

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Arbitrator, mediator

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19
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Disengage

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Separate or release

20
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Skirmish

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  1. A fight

2. Short argument

21
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Shawl

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A fabric worn by women over the shoulders or wrapped around the body of a baby

22
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Slake

A

Satisfy or quench

23
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Trill

A

A quavering or vibrational sound

24
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Jeer

A

Make rude and mocking remarks

25
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Hoisted by your own petard

A

自食惡果

26
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Wad

A

A lump

27
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Lest

A
  1. Avoid the risk of

2. For fear that

28
Q

True hope is swift and flies on swallows wing

A

If you have hope, it can raise you above your lot

29
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Rakishly

A

Slightly disreputable quality

30
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Pinging

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Contact a person briefly

31
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Heralding

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  1. A messenger

2. A sign or presage

32
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Turn-off

A

A junction which the main road branches off

33
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Heady

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(Of alcoholic drink) intoxicating

34
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Moue

A

Pouting expression that convey distaste or annoyance

35
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Moribund

A

At the point of death

36
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Flat eyed

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Impassive, staid

37
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Gait

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A person’s manner of walking

38
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Sleazy

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  1. Squalid (dirty,unpleasant)

2. Seedy (immoral,dirty)

39
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Overwrought

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  1. Nervous excitement or anxiety

2. Over embellished

40
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Insouciant

A

Nonchalant

41
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Parlance

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A particular way of speaking or using words

42
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Dole

A

To allocate

43
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Declaratory

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Vehement (energetic)/ passionate in speech

44
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Righteous

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Morally right, justifiable

45
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Reprise

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To repeat

46
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Triage

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Decide the order of treatment of patients

47
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Reams

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  1. A large quantity of something

2. 500 sheets of paper

48
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Sacrament

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A Christian sacred ceremony