Unit 12-14 Flashcards

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Cant

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Insincere talk; argot

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Cantankerous

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Irritable坏脾气的

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Capricious

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Fickle易变的,无常的

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Captious

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Faultfinding吹毛求疵的

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Cardinal

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Of foremost importance

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Carp

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To find fault

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7
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Cartography

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Science of making maps

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Caste

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Social class

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Castigation

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Punishment, criticism

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Cataclysm

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巨变,暴动,大灾难

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Catalyst

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催化剂

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12
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Categorical

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Absolute; without exception

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Caucus

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核心成员,决策班子

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14
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Causal

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原因的,具有因果关系的

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Caustic

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Sarcastically biting, burning

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Celestial

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天空的,天国的,高尚的

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Centrifugal

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Moving away from the center

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Centripetal

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Moving toward a center

19
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Champion

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To defend or support

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Chasten

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To correct by punishment or reproof

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Carnal

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Of the flesh or body

22
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Chicanery

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Trickery, fraud

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Chivalry

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骑士精神

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Churlish

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Rude, boorish

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Circuitous

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Roundabout

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Clairvoyant

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One who can predict the future; psychic

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Clamor

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Noisy outcry

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Clique

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A small, exclusive group

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Cloister

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To confine; seclude隔绝,隐退

30
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Coagulate

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To thicken; congeal 凝固,使结块