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Approbation

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Noun
赞许，承认
Approval or praise

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Pungency

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Noun
辛辣，锋
Affecting the organs of taste or smell with a sharp acrid sensation
Penetrating, biting, or caustic
To the point
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Refractory

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Adjective
不听话的
Stubborn, unmanageable, intractable

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Antipathy

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Noun
反感
Dislike, aversion

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Hapless

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Adjective
坏运气的
Unlucky, unfortunate

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Prevaricate

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Verb
应付
Avoid to say the truth
Equivocate

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Countenance

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Noun Verb
面容，支持
Appearance, especially the expression of the face
Support or approval

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Dogmatic

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Adjective
武断的
Arbitrary, without room for discussion

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Felicitous

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Adjective
贴题
Suitably expressed, well-chosen, apropos
Marked by happiness or good fortune

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Apropos

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Adjective
恰好的
Appropriate to the situation

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Implacable

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Adjective
不共戴天
Unpleasable, incapable of being placated

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Raffish

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Adjective
粗俗的
Disreputable, tawdry

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Guileless

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Adjective
朴实的
Honest, with deceit

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Vituperate

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Verb
谩骂
Berate, rail against, attack verbally

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Diffidence

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Noun
缺乏自信
Shyness

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Sophistry

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Noun
诡辩
Fallacious reasoning, faulty logic

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Fulminate

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Verb
生色惧历
Berate, to thunder out, to explode

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Dynamo

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Noun
发动机，带劲的人
Generator
An energetic person

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Assay

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Noun
化验，检察
An analysis, examination, test

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Hallow

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Verb
神圣
Consecrate

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Disabuse

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Verb
打消，使…清醒
To undeceive, correct a false impression

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Boisterous

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Adjective
哄然
Loud, noisy, rough, lack restraint

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Inveigle

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Verb
诱骗
Wheedle, led astray

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Sodden

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Adjective
烂，湿透的
Soaked, saturated

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Perfidious

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Adjective
背信弃义的
Violating good faith, treacherous, dishonest

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