Set 6 Flashcards

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Tenement

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A building for living, esp. one rented to tenants (房客)

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1
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Fire marshal

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Member of a fire department

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2
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Lumber

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To mover ponderously (笨重)

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3
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Teetering

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Wobble

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4
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Apt to

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  1. Unusually fitted or qualified

2. Inclined

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5
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Sneer

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A contemptuous mocking smile

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6
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Dentures

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False teeth

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7
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Tawdry

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Cheap and gaudy in appearance

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8
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Tag end

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The last remaining part of something

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9
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Oblong

A

橢圓型

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10
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Mingle

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Mixed with

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11
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Spittle

A

唾沫

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12
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Trundle

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  1. To move on wheels

2. To move slowly

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13
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Winded

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Have difficulty breathing due to exertion(physical effort) or a blow to the stomach

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14
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Confetti

A

五彩紙屑

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15
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coup de grace

16
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At a low ebb

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In a poor state

17
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Matinee

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An entertainment at daytime

18
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Advance man

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A person who visits a location before the arrival of an important visitor for arrangements

19
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Tottering

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  1. Move in a feeble, unsteady way

2. About to collapse

20
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Insolvency

A

Inability to repay debts

21
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Thrumming

A
  1. Continuous rhythmic humming

2. Strum the strings of an instrument

22
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Proclaim

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  1. to announce

2. To extol

23
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Tenebrous

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Dark; shadowy or obscure

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Whicker
Horse cry
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Muddle
To make Impure, obscure
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Hedges
Grass wall
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Woeful
Grievous
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Alfresco
Outdoors
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Scuffed and scabbed
Scratched, chipped...covered with crusted blood
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Lurch
An abrupt,uncontrolled movement
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Tamp down
To press down lightly
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Spew
Expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcefully