vocabulary Flashcards

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counter to common belief

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与常识相反的是

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nonplussed

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惊呆的,不知所措的

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peep

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he peeped through his fingers偷看

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grumble

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grumble about嘟囔,发牢骚

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asteroid

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小行星

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importune

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纠缠,向 强求

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decry

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责难,诽谤

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condone

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宽恕,赦免

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remedy

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补救,治疗

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boast of

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吹牛,自夸

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downplay

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不予重视,轻描淡写

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inconsequential

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不重要的,不合逻辑的,不合理的

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explicable

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可解释的,可说明的

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paradox

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悖论,反论;似是而非的论点

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objectivity

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客观性

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necessarily

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一定

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loath

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不愿意,勉强的

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document

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详细记录

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emulate

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仿真,模仿

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discredit

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质疑

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aesthetics

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美学;美的哲学

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ambivalence

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矛盾情绪

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compliment

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恭维,称赞

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censure

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责难

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supplanted by
替代
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sifted from
筛选;仔细审问
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overshadowed by
使失色;使阴暗;遮阴
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neophyte
新信徒;新入教者;初学者
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novice
初学者
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pragmatist
实用主义者
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zealot
狂热者
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convoluted
复杂的;费解的;旋绕的;
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prevalent
流行的;普遍的,广传的
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timelessness
永恒,不朽;不受时间影响
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originality
创意;独创性,创造力
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comprehensiveness
综合;详尽
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objectivity
客观;客观性
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unprecedented
空前的,无前例的
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unwarranted
无根据的;无保证的
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illuminating
照亮的,照明的;启蒙的
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groundless
无理由的
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novel
新奇的;异常的
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supposition
推测
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theorizing
理论化
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anomalous
反常的
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haphazard
任意的
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collective
集体的
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monolithic
单一的
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a motley assortment of
各式各样的
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marred
损坏的
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compassionate
慈悲的;富于同情心的
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nepotistic
裙带关系的
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grandstanding
哗众取宠;炫耀
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partisanship
盲目支持 任人唯亲的
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vacillation
踌躇;不果断;游移不定
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inattentive
疏忽的;怠慢的;不注意的
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delightful
可爱的,可喜的;讨人喜欢的
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futile
无用的;无效的;琐细的
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irrelevant
不相干的;不切题的
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contagious
感染性的;会蔓延的
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flippancy
轻率;无礼;言语尖刻
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tendentiousness
有偏见;易引起争议
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subtlety
微妙;敏锐;精明
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discursions
跑题;东拉西扯;漫谈
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exhaustiveness
穷尽性;用尽一切
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comprehend
理解,包含
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stigma
耻辱;污名;烙印;特征
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blemish
瑕疵;污点;缺点
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allure
诱惑力
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valid
有效的;有根据的;合法的;正当的 由…组成
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inveterate
根深的;积习的;成癖的;
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paradigm
范例
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hodgepodge
大杂烩;混煮;一团糟
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patchwork
拼缝物,拼缀物;混杂物
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fractiousness
易怒的
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insightful
有深刻见解的,富有洞察力的
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affable
和蔼可亲的;友善的
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sagacious
睿智的,聪慧的;有远见的,聪慧的;
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modified
改进的,修改的;改良的;
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revised
改进的
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overarching
包罗万象的
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intriguing
有趣的;迷人的
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heterogeneous
混杂的;多种多样的
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comprehensive
综合的;广泛的;有理解力的;
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disparate
不同的;不相干的
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mediocre
普通的;平凡的;中等的
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engaging
迷人的
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doggedness
顽强的
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galvanize 激发, 镀锌, 通电
provocation挑衅
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cowardice怯懦
Rio de janerio里约热内卢
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Brazilian carnival
巴西狂欢节
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esoteric深奥的
tendentious有倾向性的
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derivative陈腐的
remarkably pioneering 显著的创新的
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dubiously supported 可疑地受到支持
strangely comforting奇怪地令人安慰
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on the wane在衰退
in abeyance, 处于休眠
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dormant休眠
amplified放大
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immutable不变的
dubious 可疑的
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imputed 归罪的
wane减弱
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intensified 加强
parsimonious吝啬的
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intensified 加强
parsimonious吝啬的
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far-reaching 深远的
resurfaced 重新露面
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staggering 蹒跚的
complacent自满的
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phlegmatic冷漠的
nonplussed困惑的
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unsated不满足的
beguiled被迷住的
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unsated不满足的
beguiled被迷住的
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mimicry 模仿
vigilance 警觉 agility 机敏 灵活
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camouflage 伪装 novelty 新颖
anything but 除了(负) nothing but只不过(正)
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paraphrase=restate 改写,重说
ostensible 表面的,假装的=apparent=plausible=specious(看似合理);spurious假的,欺骗的
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digress偏离,离题
uncanny神秘的,离奇的=eerie
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candor=ingenuousness=forthrightness坦诚, 直率;adj=candid
ingenious独创性的,心灵手巧的
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morose郁闷的,坏脾气的=gloomy;moody,glum,grumpy=dolorous=lugubrious=saturnine
futile无效的;fertile能生育的,肥沃的
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misanthropy厌恶人类的
adept熟练的 擅长的=handy=deft=adroit=dexterous
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omnipresent=ubiquitous=all=pervasive competition无所不在的竞争
formulaic俗套的,老套的=canned
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saturated=drenched=steeped=permeated=impregnated=imbued=sodden
pragmatic实际的
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congenial意气相投的,性格相似的=sympathetic=agreeeable=compatible=kindred
caprious善变的,任性的..=unpredictable=flighty=impulsive=fickle=erratic=whimsical=volatile=mercurial.the stock martket is notoriously capricious
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blatant喧嚣的,公然的=boisterous=clamorous;a blatant lie/error
obligatory必须的,要求的=binding=mandatory
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negligible微不足道的=trifling
adament坚定不移的,固执的=unyielding=immovable=unrelenting=implacable;placate安抚
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sporadic零星的,分散的=scattered;incessant持续的=unremitting不懈的
vanguard先锋,先驱;they were in the vanguard of the war on poverty
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concur同意,一致=in accord with=unite in opinion;concurrent adj.一致的
precociousness早熟;retardation延迟
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ad hoc特别的,专设的 an ad hoc organization
antiquarian 古文物研究者,古文物的;antique古董,古老的
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occulde
阻塞
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commandeer
侵占,占用
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appropriation
拨款
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cavil
吹毛求疵
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vacillation
动摇
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cronyism=nepotism
任人唯亲,裙带关系
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the. only fly in the ointment is
美中不足的是
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cut both ways
censorship cuts both ways有利有弊
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has impeccable taste in clothing对衣着很有品味
illiterate不识字的
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disposable income可支配收入
conspicuous consumption大手大脚的消费
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these education budgets cuts are really penny-wise and pound-foolish.
这份削减教育预算的决议实在是贪小便宜吃大亏。
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my wage were so low i had to take a side job just to make ends meet.(收支平衡)
the business is run on a shoestring这份生意是在精打细算的条件下完成的。
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musical instruments乐器
jacob is really musically-inclined(在音乐方面有天赋的)
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be tone-deaf对音调完全没感觉的
his music is suffused with passion他的音乐饱含激情
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indigenous people原住民
imposing壮观的,宏伟的
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have a blast玩得非常开心
feel inhibited感到很拘束的;some girls may feel inhibited by the presence of boys at the party
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take draconian measures to采取严厉的措施去做某事
a recurring problem持续出现的问题
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facilitate the development of促进发展
be an instrument of social change是一种引起社会变革的因素
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economic recession经济衰退
the sense of obligation责任感
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see an upward trend呈现上升的趋势
witness a downward trend呈现出下降的趋势
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be in stark contrast with与..形成鲜明的对比
whereas而
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notably尤其是
namely也就是
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impeachment
弹劾
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demarcate划分界限
circumscribe限制
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choleric;irascribe易怒的
deceitful欺骗的
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vitiate损害;undercut削弱
revoke撤销,废除
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elisions疏漏,忽略,omissions省略
spartan- austere朴素简单
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provincial=parochial狭隘的
subervisive颠覆性的
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codify编纂
encrypt加密
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loquacious贫嘴
perfidious背信弃义
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Evoracious贪婪的
burlesque滑稽的;可笑的
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pastiche东拼西凑;混杂
chronicle编年史;记录 parody拙劣的模仿
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derivative陈腐的;remarkably pioneering 显著的创新的
dubiously supported 可疑地受到支持
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vexatious令人烦恼的;麻烦的;clandestine秘密的,私下的
opportunistic投机取巧的;equitable公平的,公正的
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cagey吞吞吐吐 emulate模仿
churlish 无礼的 inherently implausible(难以置信的) about
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plagiarism剽窃
pretense借口;虚假
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pugnacious好斗的,好战的;punctilious一丝不苟的
courteous有礼貌的;谦恭的;complacent自满的;得意的;truculent好斗的;野蛮
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precarious危险的,perilous危险的
arduous 艰巨的;covert 秘密的
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stave off 避开, forestall 预先阻止
momentary 暂时的,evanescent 稍纵即逝的。
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prosaic 平庸的;credible可信的
anomalous异常的
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impenetrable 难于理解的
proprietary私有的,专属的
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didactic 说教的;derivative派生的
self-perpetuating 自我维护的
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unethical不道德的;impractical不切实际的
quixotic不切实际的;skullduggery欺骗; indolence 懒惰 incivility无礼貌
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lethargy没精打采;fervor热情;hybrid混合的
indiscriminate不加区分的;conciliatory安抚的
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beguiled 欺骗 baffled 使为难 alacrity迅捷,乐意
insouciance不在乎 forestalled 预先阻止 stoicism 坚忍,淡泊
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nullifies 使无效
disproves 证明为假
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disheartening使人沮丧的
pedestrian徒步的;缺乏想像力的
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knotty棘手的,难解决的,sagacious 聪慧的
vapid 空洞无聊的;inaccessible难理解的
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banal 陈腐的;distressing 使痛苦的
extraneous 无关的
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impossible to divine(预测)
extrapolation推断
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rote ,cram死记硬背
fusty过时的,anarchronistic时代错误的
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forswear作伪证
recapitulate作伪证;diverting消遣的
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discount不理会
promulgated散步
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at a premium溢价
quixotic不切实际的,空想的
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inconsequential不重要的;微不足道的
uncharacteristic非典型的;表现奇怪的
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animadversion 批评
an exposition 展示
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an elucidation 阐明
animadversion 批评
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a culmination 高潮
a divination 占卜
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unencumbered by 没有阻碍的;没有负担的
replete with充满
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discretionary任意的;自由决定的
bureaucratic官僚的;官僚政治的
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braggart 吹嘘
naysayer喜欢唱反调的人
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inordinate过度的
anti