verb 3 English Flashcards

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courteous and pleasant(悦耳的) ,sociable,easy to speak to

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affable

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to increase in greatness ,power,or wealth ,to build up or intensify

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aggrandize

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shapeless, without definite form ; of no particular type or character

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amorphous

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an original model on which something was patterned or replicated

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archetype

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that which surrounds

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aura

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods

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contraband

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scholarly ,learned, bookish

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erudite

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thin, light,delicate(精美的),insubstantial

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gossamer

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incapable of being understood

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inscrutable

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relating to ,characteristic of

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insular

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incapable of being changed or called back

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irrevocable

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a natural inclination or predilection(偏爱) toward

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propensity

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peevish(易怒的) ,complaining,fretful (烦躁的)

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querulous

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to argue with someone against something

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remonstrate

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to disown , reject ,or deny the validity of

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repudiate

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able to return to an original shape or form

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resilient

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to re-echo,resound,to reflect or be reflected

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reverberate

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coarsely(粗糙的) abusive(粗鲁的) ,vulgar or low

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scurrilous

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persistent , showing industry and determination

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sedulous

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thin or flimsy in texture ; cheap ;shoddy or inferior(较差的) in quality or character

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sleazy