Vocab 8

Question 0

Paramount

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最高的，最重要的，至上的，有最高权利的

Supreme, more important than anything else

Question 1

Paradigm

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模范解，范例

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Parody

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拙劣的模仿

An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

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Pathos

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感伤

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Patronage

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赞助，资助，保护，支援

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Penurious

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贫困的，缺乏的，吝啬的

Extremely poor; parsimonious, frugal

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Perennial

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终年的，长久的

Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

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Perishable

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易腐烂的，易毁坏的，易消亡的

Go bad after quite a short length of time

Question 8

Pestilence

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瘟疫

Disease that spread quickly and kills large number of people

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Pettiness

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微少，小气，卑鄙，不重要的
Unimportant
Narrowness of mind or ideas or views

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Petulant

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暴躁的，易生气的

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Piety

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孝行，虔诚，虔敬

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Pluralistic

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兼职的，多元论的

In a pluralistic society, there are many different groups and political parties

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Portent

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前兆，预兆

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Posthumous

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死后的

Something happens after a person’s death but related to something they did before they died

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Potence

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力量，权力

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Preachy

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爱讲道的，爱叨唠的

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Precipitous

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急躁的，陡峭的

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Predilection

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偏爱，嗜好

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Preliminary

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预备的，初步的

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Prepossess

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先有好感

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Preternatural

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异常的，奇异的

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Pretext

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借口

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Prevalent

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流行的，普遍的

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Procurement

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获得，取得

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Prod

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刺，戳，刺激

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Prodigious

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巨大的，庞大的，奇异的
Very large or impressive
Abnormal

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Profusion

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慷慨，浪费，大量，丰富

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Prompt

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提示，指点，迅速的，立刻的
Assist or encourage (a hesitant speaker) to say something
Done without delay
Cause or bring about

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Promulgate

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发布，公布

Make known

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Propagate

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繁殖，传播

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Propel

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推进，驱使

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Propitiatory

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劝解的，调解的，慰借的，安抚的

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Propitious

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顺利的，合适的，有利的，吉利的

Likely lead to success

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Prosperous

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成功的，繁盛的

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Quaint

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奇怪的

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Quash

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镇定，镇压，废除

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Quell

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压制，平息，消除

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Quibble

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争吵，发牢骚，微不足道地抱怨

Question 39

Quizzical

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疑问的，可笑的

A quizzical expression is one that shows that you do not understand and perhaps think it’s slightly amusing

Question 40

Raid

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袭击，突袭

Question 41

Ramble

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漫步，漫笔

Ramble on writing, they do not make much sense because they keep going off the subject in a confused way