Vocab 6 Flashcards

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Churlish

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粗野的,无礼的

Rude in mean-spirited and surly way

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Corrosive

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腐蚀性的

Caustic

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Sustenance

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营养

Nutrition, nourishment

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Impugned

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攻击

Denounce, attack

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Tenuous

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脆弱的

Weak and slight

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Edify

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熏陶

Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually

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Prognosis

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预测

Forecast

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Retrenchment

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裁员

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Effusive

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感情奔放的

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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Desolate

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荒凉的

Emptiness

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Sprawling

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广阔的

Vast

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Lugubrious

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悲哀的

Sorrowful, depressed, unhappy

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Painstaking

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刻苦的

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Soothe

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缓和

Gently calm

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Hinder

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阻碍

Create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction

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Appalling

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Awful; terrible

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Exhilarating

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令人振奋的

Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling

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Frisky

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欢跃的

Playful or full of energy

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Sanctimonious

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Making a show of being morally superior to other people; self-righteous

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Deferential

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恭敬的

Polite, reverent

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Relent

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同情

Abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment; sympathize

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Scrutinize

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审判

Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

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Mitigate

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Make less severe, serious, or painful

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Imperative

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必要的

Of vital importance; crucial

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Fervent

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Having or displaying a passionate intensity

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Tacit

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默契的,心照不宣的

Understood or implied without being stated

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Fathom

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捉摸,猜测
Understand after much thoughts
Measure the depth of (water)

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Levity

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轻率

Humor or frivolity

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Funerary

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Relating to a funeral or the commemoration of the dead

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Filial

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Of or due to from a son or daughter

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Syncopate

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Display the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa

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Mellifluous

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(Of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear