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Set 2 Flashcards

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indigenous

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ADJ 当地的;本土的;土生土长的 Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country.

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penitential

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ADJ-GRADED 悔罪的；忏悔的 Penitential means expressing deep sorrow and regret at having done something wrong.

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vacillate

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VERB 犹豫不定;踌躇;拿不定主意 If you vacillate between two alternatives or choices, you keep changing your mind.

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dawdle

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VERB 闲逛;游荡 If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.

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fortitude

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N-UNCOUNT 刚毅;坚忍 If you say that someone has shown fortitude, you admire them for being brave, calm, and uncomplaining when they have experienced something unpleasant or painful.

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allegiance

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N-VAR （对组织、人物、信仰的）忠诚，拥护 Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.

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emblazon

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vt. 用纹章装饰，颂扬，盛饰

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moniker

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N-COUNT 名字；(尤指)曾用名；名称 The moniker of a person or thing is their name, especially when they have changed it.

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flaunt

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VERB 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄 If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people’s admiration.

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menacing

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ADJ-GRADED 威胁的;威吓的;危险的 If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger.

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elation

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N-UNCOUNT 得意洋洋;兴高采烈 Elation is a feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.

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allegiance

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N-VAR （对组织、人物、信仰的）忠诚，拥护 Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.

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severance

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N-UNCOUNT (关系、联系的)断绝，中断 Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection.

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cower

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VERB (因恐惧而)蜷缩，畏缩 If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.

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hysterical

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ADJ-GRADED 歇斯底里的;情绪狂暴失控的 Someone who is hysterical is in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.

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stealthy

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ADJ-GRADED 悄悄的;偷偷摸摸的;鬼鬼祟祟的 Stealthy actions or movements are performed quietly and carefully, so that no one will notice what you are doing.

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lecherous

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ADJ-GRADED （男子）好色的，淫荡的 If you describe a man as lecherous, you disapprove of him because he behaves towards women in a way which shows he is only interested in them sexually.

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raunchy

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ADJ-GRADED 色情的;淫秽的;惹火的;挑逗的 If a film, a person, or the way that someone is dressed is raunchy, they are sexually exciting.

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somber

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adj. 昏暗的；（颜色等）暗淡的；忧郁的；严峻的

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insolent

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ADJ-GRADED 傲慢的;无礼的;侮慢的 If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.

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vagabond

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N-COUNT 流浪汉;漂泊者;无业游民 A vagabond is someone who wanders from place to place and has no home or job

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immensity

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ADJ-GRADED 广大的;巨大的 If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great.

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daunting

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ADJ-GRADED 使人畏惧的;令人胆怯的;让人气馁的 Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.

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cephalopod

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n. 头足纲动物（如章鱼）

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platypus
鸭嘴兽
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scorn
N-UNCOUNT 轻蔑;鄙视 If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them.
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lambaste
vt. 不断地狠打某人，鞭打；严厉斥责某人
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imbued
VERB 向…灌输;使充满 If someone or something is imbued with an idea, feeling, or quality, they become filled with it. 使（某人/某事）充满或激起（感情等）
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conspicuous
ADJ-GRADED 显眼的;引人注目的 If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily.
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posthumous
ADJ 死后的；身后的 Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person's death but relates to something they did before they died.
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emancipate
VERB 解放;使摆脱束缚 If people are emancipated, they are freed from unpleasant or unfair social, political, or legal restrictions.
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indemnify
VERB 保证赔偿 To indemnify someone against something bad happening means to promise to protect them, especially financially, if it happens.
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denigrated
VERB 贬低;诋毁;侮辱 If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
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ribald
ADJ-GRADED 下流的;粗俗的;猥亵的 A ribald remark or sense of humour is rather rude and refers to sex in a humorous way.
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lascivious
ADJ-GRADED 好色的；淫欲的 If you describe someone as lascivious, you disapprove of them because they show a very strong interest in sex.
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diaspora
N-SING 移民社群 People who come from a particular nation, or whose ancestors came from it, but who now live in many different parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the diaspora .
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momentous
ADJ-GRADED 重大的;关键的;有影响的 If you refer to a decision, event, or change as momentous, you mean that it is very important, often because of the effects that it will have in the future.
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gratuitous
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词无理由的；不必要的；无缘无故的 If you describe something as gratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting. 免费的，无偿的；
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trifling
ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;微不足道的 A trifling matter is small and unimportant.
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relent
VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软 If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do. vi. 动怜悯心；发慈悲心
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accession
N-UNCOUNT （君主、帝王的）登基，即位；（国家统治者的）就职，就任 Accession is the act of taking up a position as the ruler of a country.
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behest
PHRASE 按…的吩咐；应…的要求；遵照…的命令 If something is done at someone's behest, it is done because they have ordered or requested it.
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tantrum
N-COUNT 发脾气;耍性子 If a child has a tantrum, they lose their temper in a noisy and uncontrolled way. If you say that an adult is throwing a tantrum, you are criticizing them for losing their temper and acting in a childish way.
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captious
adj. 爱找岔子的，强词夺理的
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dissolute
ADJ-GRADED 荡的;道德沦丧的 Someone who is dissolute does not care at all about morals and lives in a way that is considered to be wicked and immoral.
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irascible
ADJ-GRADED 易怒的;性情暴躁的 If you describe someone as irascible, you mean that they become angry very easily.
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smug
ADJ-GRADED 沾沾自喜的;自鸣得意的;洋洋自得的 If you say that someone is smug, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are.
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olfactory
ADJ 嗅觉的 Olfactory means concerned with the sense of smell.
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saccharine
ADJ-GRADED 甜得发腻的;过于感伤的;故作多情的 You describe something as saccharine when you find it unpleasantly sweet and sentimental.
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dejected
ADJ-GRADED 沮丧的;失意的;泄气的 If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
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vicissitudes
N-PLURAL 变化;变迁 You use vicissitudes to refer to changes, especially unpleasant ones, that happen to someone or something at different times in their life or development.
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sprawling
adj. 蔓生的，不规则地伸展的 VERB (懒洋洋地)伸开四肢坐着(或躺着) If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way.
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perspicacious
ADJ-GRADED 敏锐的；有洞察力的 Someone who is perspicacious notices, realizes, and understands things quickly.
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adroit
ADJ-GRADED 机敏的；聪明的；精干的 Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
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sagacious
ADJ-GRADED 聪慧的;精明的;有决策力的 A sagacious person is intelligent and has the ability to make good decisions.
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subside
VERB 动词(感情)平息，缓和，趋于平静;(噪音)减弱，降低 If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
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crinkle
V-ERG (使)变皱;(使)起皱纹 If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
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effervescent
adj. 冒泡的，兴奋的
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multifarious
ADJ-GRADED 多种多样的;五花八门的 If you describe things as multifarious, you mean that they are many in number and of many different kinds.
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barren
ADJ-GRADED 荒芜的；缺少植被的；不毛的 A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
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chauvinist
Chauvinism is a strong, unreasonable belief that your own country is more important and morally better than other people's.
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vagrant
N-COUNT 流浪汉;漂泊者;乞丐 A vagrant is someone who moves a lot from place to place because they have no permanent home or job, and have to ask for or steal things in order to live.
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satirical
ADJ-GRADED (画作、文章、喜剧)讽刺的，讥讽的 A satirical drawing, piece of writing, or comedy show is one in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something
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sinister
ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的;有害的;不祥的 Something that is sinister seems evil or harmful.
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pernicious
ADJ-GRADED 有害的；恶性的 If you describe something as pernicious, you mean that it is very harmful.
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lax
ADJ-GRADED 松懈的；马虎的；不严格的 If you say that a person's behaviour or a system is lax, you mean they are not careful or strict about maintaining high standards.
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fulcrum
N-SING (活动或情形的)支点，支柱 If you say that someone or something is the fulcrum of an activity or situation, you mean that they have a very important effect on what happens.
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repudiate
VERB 批判;驳斥;与…断绝关系 If you repudiate something or someone, you show that you strongly disagree with them and do not want to be connected with them in any way.
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iota
QUANT 极少量;一点儿;些微 If you say that there is not an iota or not one iota of something, you are emphasizing that there is not even a very small amount of it.
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antic
n. 傻里傻气的举动；滑稽的动作，古怪的姿势 adj. 古怪的，滑稽的；哗众取宠的 vi. 扮小旦；做滑稽动作
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ludicrous
ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢的；荒唐的；可笑的 If you describe something as ludicrous, you are emphasizing that you think it is foolish, unreasonable, or unsuitable.
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grotesque
ADJ-GRADED 古怪的；怪诞的；荒唐的 You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you.
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contrive
ADJ-GRADED 人为的;虚假的;捏造的;矫揉造作的 If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
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brine
N-MASS （腌制食品的）盐水，卤水 Brine is salty water, especially salty water that is used for preserving food.
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infringe
VERB 违反,违背(法律、规则等) If someone infringes a law or a rule, they break it or do something which disobeys it.
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agile
ADJ-GRADED 敏捷的；灵敏的 Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
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nimble
ADJ-GRADED 敏捷的;灵活的;灵巧的 Someone who is nimble is able to move their fingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily.
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masticated
VERB 咀嚼;嚼碎 When you masticate food, you chew it.
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gastronomic
ADJ 烹饪的；美食的 Gastronomic is used to describe things that are concerned with good food.
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concoction
N-COUNT 调制品;配制物 A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
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aphrodisic
N-COUNT 催情剂;春药 An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
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apprehension
N-VAR 担心；忧虑；恐惧 Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
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sobriquet
N-COUNT 假名;绰号;诨名 A sobriquet is a humorous name that people give someone or something.
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veneration
VERB 尊重;敬仰;崇敬 If you venerate someone or something, you value them or feel great respect for them.
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machination
n. 阴谋，诡计
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syncopation
N-VAR (音乐的)切分，切分节奏 Syncopation is the quality that music has when the weak beats in a bar are stressed instead of the strong ones.
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mendacity
N-UNCOUNT 撒谎;虚假;捏造 Mendacity is lying, rather than telling the truth.
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incredulous
ADJ-GRADED 能不相信的;不轻信的;怀疑的 If someone is incredulous, they are unable to believe something because it is very surprising or shocking.
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sanction
VERB (正式)认可，准许，批准 If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.
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artifice
N-VAR 技巧；策略；诡计 Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
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enigma
N-COUNT 难解之谜;费解的事;费解的人 If you describe something or someone as an enigma, you mean they are mysterious or difficult to understand.
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explicating
VERB 解释;说明;阐明 To explicate something means to explain it and make it clear.
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curtail
VERB 缩短;减缩;限制 If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
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impart
VERB 传授;告知 If you impart information to people, you tell it to them.
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garner
VERB 获得；得到；收集 If someone has garnered something useful or valuable, they have gained it or collected it.
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itinerant
ADJ (工人)巡回的，流动的 An itinerant worker travels around a region, working for short periods in different places.
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exorbitant
ADJ-GRADED 过度的;过分的；过高的 If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.
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erratic
ADJ-GRADED 不稳定的;难以预测的；不规则的 Something that is erratic does not follow a regular pattern, but happens at unexpected times or moves along in an irregular way.
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penitent
ADJ-GRADED 悔过的； 忏悔的；愧疚的 Someone who is penitent is very sorry for something wrong that they have done, and regrets their actions.
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genial
ADJ-GRADED 友善的；真诚的；亲切的；和蔼可亲的 Someone who is genial is kind and friendly.

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