word list 28 Flashcards
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don
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披上，穿上
put on
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phenomena
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现象
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
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brochure
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小册子
pamphlet
4
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polarize
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使两极化
split into opposite extremes or camps
5
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delirium
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精神错乱
mental disorder marked by confusion
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unobtrusive
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不醒目的，不显眼的
inconspicuous; not blatant
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ostentatious
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夸耀的，卖弄的，显眼的
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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deride
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嘲弄，嘲笑
ridicule; make fun of
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voracious
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贪婪的
ravenous
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flaccid
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软弱的，无力的
flabby
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juncture
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危急关头；接合点
crisis; joining point
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doldrums
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忧郁；无精打采；低迷期
blues; listlessness; slack period
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venerable
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德高望重的，令人尊敬的
deserving high respect
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consensus
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一致同意
general agreement
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application
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专注，努力
diligent attention
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boisterous
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狂暴的；吵闹的
violent; rough; noisy
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remiss
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玩忽职守的，粗心大意的
negligent
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tacit
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不言而喻的；心照不宣的
understood; not put into words
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parity
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相同，同等
equality in status or amount; close resemblance
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tautology
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同义反复，重复
unnecessary repetition
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equivocate
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含糊其辞，支吾其词
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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stamina
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毅力，持久力
strength; staying power
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recidivism
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累犯，重犯
habitual return to crime
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assurance
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保证；确信；自信
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
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implicit
含蓄的，暗示的
| understood byt not stated
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abjure
发誓放弃，公开放弃
| renounce upon oath
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rousing
热烈的，鼓舞人的，活跃的
| lively; stirring
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foresight
远见性，深谋远虑
| ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
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desolate
荒凉的，荒无人烟的
unpopulated
使感到悲惨，使悲伤绝望；使荒废；放弃
rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake
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explicit
清楚的；明确的；直言的
| totally clear; definite; outspoken
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provocative
刺激的，挑拨的；恼人的
| arousing anger or interest; annoying
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conjugal
婚姻的
| pertaining to marriage
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prudent
谨慎的
| cautious, careful
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document
为……提供文件（或证据等）
| provide written evidence
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dichotomy
对分；分叉
| split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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pacifist
和平主义者
| one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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breach
违背，违反；裂缝
| breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
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marshal
排列，安排
| put in order
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beseech
恳求
| beg; plead with
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stigma
耻辱；污名
| toke of disgrace; brand
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concise
简明的，简洁的
| brief and compact
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predator
食肉动物，捕食者；掠夺者
| creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
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lofty
高耸的；崇高的
| very high
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inclement
狂风暴雨的；严酷的
| stormy; unkind
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impediment
障碍物；（言语）障碍
| hindrance; stumbling-block
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converge
会聚，聚合
| approach; tend to meet; come together
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docile
驯服的，易控制的
| obedient; easily managed
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initiate
开始，发起；接纳……为会员
| begin; originate; receive into a group
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rhetorical
修辞学的；华丽的，浮夸的
| pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language
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ruminate
反刍；沉思
| chew over and over (mentally, or, like cows, physically); mull over; ponder
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denouement
结局；戏剧的最后结果
| outcome; final development of the plot of a play
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communal
公共的；社区的
| held in common; of a group of people
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inundate
泛滥，淹没
| overwhelm; flood; submerge
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tensile
可拉长的，可伸长的
| capable of being stretched
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tendentious
有目的的；有偏见的
| having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
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satirical
挖苦的，讽刺的
| mocking
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caricature
漫画，夸张的描述；歪曲
| exaggerated picture or description; distortion
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tantalize
逗弄，使备尝可望而不可及之苦
| tease; torture with disappointment
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galvanize
刺激；激励
| stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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buttress
支持，支撑
| support; prop up
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motley
杂色的，五颜六色的；混杂的
| multi-colored; mixed
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graft
（嫁接用的）嫩枝；（移植的）组织
piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
移植，嫁接；贪污
transplant; embezzle
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gamut
整个范围
| entire range
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repast
膳食；餐，宴
| meal; feast; banquet
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satiate
满足；使饱享
| satisfy fully
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edict
法令，敕令
| decree (especially issued by a sovereign); official command
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exude
使渗出，使缓慢流出
| discharge; give forth
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trigger
引发，引起
| set off
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disgorge
被迫交出；喷出；呕出
| surrender something; eject; vomit
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clairvoyant
有洞察力的
having foresight
有洞察力的人
fortuneteller
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incubate
孵化；酝酿
| hatch; scheme
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dwarf
使显得矮小
| cause to seem small
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chassis
底盘，底架
| framework and working parts of an automobile
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yore
往昔，昔日
| time past
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endearment
表达爱慕的言语（行动）
| fond statement
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woe
悲痛，悲哀；不幸，灾难
| deep, inconsolable grief; affliction
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judicious
明智的，明断的
| sound in judgment; wise
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falter
犹豫
| hesitate
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milieu
环境；表达方式
| set free
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reticence
保留；沉默寡言
| reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
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ratify
批准，认可
| approve formally; confirm; verify
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epistolary
书信体的
| consisting of letters
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breath
宽度，幅度
| width; extent
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sluggard
偷懒者，游手好闲的人
| lazy person
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subside
平息，消退；下沉
| settle down; descend; grow quiet
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callous
硬化的；冷酷无情的
| hardened; unfeeling
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repress
抑制，忍住；镇压
| restrain; crush; oppress
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plight
情况；困境
| condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament
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clangor
铿锵声
| loud, resounding noise
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stereotype
陈词滥调；老套；固定的形象
| fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture, often reflecting prejudice
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alliteration
头韵
| repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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sinister
邪恶的；不祥的
| evil; conveying a sense of ill omen
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mushroom
迅速增加，迅速生长
expand or grow rapidly
蘑菇；暴发户
fungus; upstart
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artifice
技巧，诡计
| deception; trickery
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condemn
谴责；判刑
| censure; sentence; force or limit to a particular state
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veracity
诚实，说真话
| truthfulness
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cite
引用；传唤
| quote; command
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trepidation
恐惧，惶恐
| fear; nervous apprehension
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pretentious
自命不凡的，自夸的
| ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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emancipate
解放，使不受束缚
| set free
