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vapid

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adj. 无趣味的;无生气的;索然乏味的

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inaccessible

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adj. 难到达的,不可及的;难懂的,难以理解的;难得到的,不可使用的;(人)不接受别人示好的,不可接近的

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sagacious

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adj. 有洞察力的,显示出聪慧的

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banal

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adj. 平淡无奇的,平庸的,陈腐的

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distressing

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adj. 使痛苦的;悲伤的;使烦恼的
v. 使痛苦;迫使(distress 的 ing 形式);使困苦
n. 破坏处理

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opaque

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adj. (玻璃、液体等)不透明的,不透光的;难懂的,隐晦的;迟钝的
n. 不透明体;(用于底片)不透明颜料
v. 使不透明

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grant

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v. 授予,给予;承认
n. 补助金,拨款;(政府给予的)土地;<正式>给予,授予;合法转让</正式>

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ignite

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v. 点燃,燃烧;引发,激起

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tantamount

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adj. 同等的;相当于……的

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implicated

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adj. 有牵连的
v. 纠缠(implicate 的过去式和过去分词)

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detach

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v. 拆下,使分离;脱离,摆脱;派遣,分派

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subservient

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adj. 屈从的;奉承的;有用的;有帮助的

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plethora

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n. 过多;过剩;[医] 多血症

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witty

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adj. 风趣的,诙谐的,机智的

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gaiety

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n. 快乐;庆祝活动;娱乐表演;(服饰)华丽,艳丽

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cheerless

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adj. 阴郁的;惨淡的,无精打采的

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vacuous

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adj. 空的;空虚的;空洞的;无意义的

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mirthful

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adj. 愉快的,高兴的;令人欢乐的

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insincere

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adj. 不诚恳的,虚伪的

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gloomy

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adj. 阴暗的,幽暗的;沮丧的,悲伤的;前景黯淡的,悲观的

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jovial

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adj. 天性快活的;主神朱庇特的

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versatility

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n. 多功能性;多才多艺;用途广泛

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solitude

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n. 独居,独处,孤独;偏僻的地方,无人居住的地方

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efficacy

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n. <正式>功效,效力</正式>

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effectuality

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有效性

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placement

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n. 布置,摆放;(某人的)安置,安顿;实习工作;收容所,安置所;定位球

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inconsequential

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adj. 不重要的;不合理的;不合逻辑的

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capricious

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adj. (态度或行为)反复无常的,任性的;变幻莫测的,多变的;不合逻辑的,不合情理的

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strenuous

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adj. 费力的,艰苦的;积极的,坚决的

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undisclosed

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adj. 未泄露的;身份不明的;保持秘密的

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discern

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v. (艰难地或努力地)看出,觉察出;了解,认识

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envisage

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v. 设想,展望;<古>正视,面对</古>

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puncture

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n. (轮胎的)破洞;(被尖物刺穿的)小洞
v. 刺破,戳破;削弱,揭穿;突然打破(平静)

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crust

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n. 面包皮;(馅饼或比萨饼等的)酥皮;硬外皮,硬外壳;地壳;<非正式>生活,生计
v. 形成(或结成)硬皮(或硬壳</非正式>

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warp

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v. (使)扭曲,(使)变形;使反常,使有偏见;用绞船索牵曳(船);(纺织用语)把(纱)排列成经;淤灌(土地)
n. (织布中的)经纱,经线;变形,扭曲;(小说中或假想的空间旅行)靠扭曲时空实现,穿越时空;(喻)(性格)乖戾;绞船索

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distend

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vt. 使……膨胀;使……扩张
vi. 扩张;膨胀

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shrunk

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v. 收缩(shrink 的过去分词)

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unpropitious

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adj. 不吉利的;不顺遂的

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anomalous

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adj. 异常的;不规则的;不恰当的

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anathematic

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adj. 厌恶的;憎恶的

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meretricious

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adj. 俗气的;娼妓的;华丽而庸俗的

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delineate

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v. (详细地)描述,解释;标明,标示(边界)

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obviate

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vt. 排除;避免;消除

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sluggish

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adj. 缓慢的,迟钝的,懒洋洋的;性能欠佳的

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perpetuate

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v. 使持续,使长久(尤指不好的事物

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protract

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v. 延长;绘制;伸展(身体部位)

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clandestine

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adj. 秘密的,私下的;偷偷摸摸的

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expeditious

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adj. 迅速的;敏捷的

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render

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v. 使成为,使处于某种状态;给予,提供;(以某种方式)表达,表现;粉刷,往(墙上)抹灰;将(脂肪)熬成油,使熔化;正式宣布(判决或决定);(供审查,考虑)提交,呈报;<文>放弃,献出;演奏,演唱;翻译;绘制(指用色彩和明暗使轮廓图像具立体感);秘密引渡(外国罪犯、恐怖嫌疑犯);从(动物身体)提取(蛋白质、脂肪及其他可用部分)
n. 底灰,底泥;<史>交纳</史></文>

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benightedness

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愚昧无知

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mendacity

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n. 谎言;虚伪;撒谎癖

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obtuseness

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n. 迟钝;愚笨

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abnegation

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n. 拒绝;放弃;克制

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guilelessness

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朴实

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trenchancy

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n. 锐利;鲜明

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trenchant

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adj. 尖刻的;锐利的;苛刻的;锋利的(名词 trenchancy, 副词 trenchantly)

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keenness

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n. 敏锐;锐利

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inclusiveness

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n. 包容;包容性

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complacency

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n. 自满,自鸣得意

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rote work

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老套传统的内容

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serendipity

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n. 意外发现美好事物的运气,机缘巧合

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defy

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v. 违抗,不服从;挑战,激;无法,难以(描述或理解);经受住,顶住

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extraneous to

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与…无关

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stalemate

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n. 僵局;陷于困境
vt. 使僵持;使陷入困境
vi. 僵持;陷入僵局

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unreconciled

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adj. 未和解的;未取得一致的;不顺从的

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vague

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adj. 不明确的,不清楚的;(形状)模糊的;(感情、记忆等)不完整的,不清晰的;含糊其词的,闪烁其词的;茫然的,心不在焉的

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entrench

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v. 使(权力、习俗、观念等)根深蒂固;把(军队,兵营等)置于壕沟(或其他设防的阵地)中;<古>侵犯,侵占(entrench on/upon);运用其他法律保障(法律赋予的权利,尤指宪法赋予的权力)</古>

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provisionally

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adv. 临时地,暂时地

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proffering

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v. 递上;提供,提出

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improbable

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adj. 不大可能的,未必确实的;不可信的;未必会发生的

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revel

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vi. 狂欢;陶醉
n. 狂欢;闹饮;喜庆狂欢活动

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brazenly

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adv. 厚脸皮地,厚颜无耻地

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untrammeled

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adj. 自由自在的;无阻碍的(等于 untrammelled

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exiguity

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n. 微小;些许,稀少

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implausibility

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n. 难以相信;不像真实

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ultra

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n. (尤指政治上的)过激分子,极端主义者;超级马拉松(ultramarathon的简称)
adj. 极端的,偏激的
adv. 很,非常

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indifferent

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adj. 冷淡的,不关心的;中等的,平庸的;一般的,相当差的;中立的;不分化的

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insufferably

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adv. 不能忍受地

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tenor

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n. 男高音(歌手);男高音声部;主旨,大意;一般趋向,稳定的进程;<法律>(文件的)抄本,誊本;(财政)(支票、汇票或期票的)期限;(组钟中的)最低音钟(tenor bell)
adj. 次中音的</法律>

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panegyric

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n. 颂词,赞颂

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vainglorious

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adj. 虚荣心强的;非常自负的

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discursive

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adj. 散漫的;离题的;东拉西扯的;无层次的