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word list 8 Flashcards

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recourse

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求援，求助

resorting to help when in trouble

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fatalism

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宿命论

belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control

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rally

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集结；恢复，复原

call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate

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wastrel

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挥霍钱财的人，败家子

profligate

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voluptuous

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感官享受的，性感的

suggesting sensual delights; sensuously pleasing

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realm

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王国；领域

kingdom; field or sphere

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relinquish

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放弃，交出

give up something with reluctance; yield

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inveigle

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骗取，诱骗

entice; persuade; wheedle

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surmount

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战胜，克服

overcome

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barricade

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匆匆设置的壁垒或路障；障碍（物）

hastily put together defensive

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opalescent

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乳白色的，发乳白光的

iridescent; lustrous

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requiem

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弥撒，安魂曲，挽歌

mass for the dead; dirge

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chasten

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惩戒；（通过惩罚而使坏习惯等）改正

discipline; punish in order to correct

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quorum

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法定人数

number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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entitlement

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（拥有某物的）权利；津贴

right to claim something; right to benefits

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impenetrable

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不能穿过或进入的；令人费解的

not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding

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mores

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风俗，习惯；道德观念

conventions; moral standards; customs

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quintessence

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精华，典范

purest and highest embodiment

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disaffected

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不忠的，不满的

disloyal

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diversity

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不同点，多样性

variety; dissimilitude

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sublime

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庄严的，崇高的，雄伟的；完全的

exalted or noble and uplifting; ulter

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opus

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作品，杰作

work

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catalyst

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催化剂

agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

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unwarranted

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无保证的；无理的；无根据的

unjustified; groundless; undeserved

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pandemic

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广泛流传的，普遍的

widespread; affecting the majority of people

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bloated

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肿胀的

swollen or puffed as with water or air

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furtive

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偷偷摸摸的，隐秘的

stealthy; sneaky

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fulcrum

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（杠杆的）支点

support on which a lever resets

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anthropologist

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人类学家

people who study the history and science of mankind

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sectarian

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宗派的，派系的；思想狭隘的

relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited

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leniency

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宽大，仁慈

mildness; permissiveness

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unbridled

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激烈的；无法控制的

violent; not restrained or controlled

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fathom

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弄清，搞懂；调查

comprehend; investigate

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denotation

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意义；指示，符号

meaning; distinguishing by name

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faze

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使发窘，使惊慌失措

disconcert; dismay

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culpable

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该责备的

deserving blame

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saturnine

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阴沉的，忧郁的

gloomy

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filament

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细丝；灯丝

fine thread or fiber; threadlike structure within a lightbulb

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virile

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有男子气概的

manly

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outmoded

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过时的，老式的

no longer stylish; old-fashioned

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monastic

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修道院的；隐居的

related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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gaunt

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削瘦的，憔悴的

lean and angular; barren

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codicil

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遗嘱的附录

supplement to the body of a will

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phlegmatic

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沉着的，冷静的

calm; not easily disturbed

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depose

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废黜（君主）；免职

dethrone; remove from office

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anonymous

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匿名的

having no name

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scenario

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方案；电影剧本；歌剧脚本

plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto

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antithesis

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对比；对立面

contrast; direct opposite of or to

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convene

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召集

assemble

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excoriate

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痛斥，严厉批评；擦破皮

scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off

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bolster

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支持，加强

support; reinforce

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intrinsic

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固有的，内在的，本质的

essential; inherent; built-in

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stupefy

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使恍惚；使茫然

make numb; stun; amaze

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amnesty

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大赦，赦免

pardon

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pontifical

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教皇的，宗教的；自负的

pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous

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philanderer

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玩弄女性者；爱调情的人

faithless lover; flirt

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presage

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先见，预感

foretell

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hindrance

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妨碍，障碍

block; obstacle

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moribund

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垂死的

dying

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incredulous

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怀疑的；不轻信的

withholding belief; skeptical

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grovel

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匍匐；奴颜婢膝

crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate

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impecunious

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没有钱的，身无分文的

without money

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dehydrate

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使脱水，使干燥

remove water from; dry out

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cardinal

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主要的，基本的

chief

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rescind

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废除，解除，取消

cancel

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conveyance

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运输工具，转让

vehicle; transfer

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calumny

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诽谤，中伤

malicious misrepresentation; slander

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aboriginal

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土著的；原始的，初步的
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive
土著居民
native

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bereft

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被剥夺的；丧失的

deprived of; lacking; desolate because of a loss

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expatriate

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流亡者；移民，侨民

exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

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lassitude

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疲倦，疲乏

languor; weariness

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ambiguous

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暧昧的，含糊其辞的

unclear or doubtful in meaning

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appall

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使胆寒，使惊骇

dismay; shock

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myriad

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无数，极大数量
very large number
无数的；多种的
both numerous and diverse

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benevolent

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乐善好施的

generous; charitable

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exposure

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暴露；揭露；公开

risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open

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imply

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暗示；意味

suggest a meaning not expressed; signify

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physiological

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生理学的

pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

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relent

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让步

give in

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renown

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名望，声誉

fame

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disputatious

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爱争论的，好辩的

argumentative; fond of arguing

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aloof

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疏远的，冷漠的

apart; reserved

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ideology

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思想体系，思想意识

system of ideas of a group

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scurry

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急赶，用小而快的步子跑

move briskly

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turbid

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浑浊的，不清的；紊乱的，混乱的

muddy; having the sediment disturbed

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circumlocution

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累赘的说法，迂回的说法

indirect or roundabout expression

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creed

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信条

system of religious or ethical belief

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interloper

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闯入者；管闲事的人

intruder; unwanted meddler

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arroyo

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干枯的河床

gully

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title

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所有权；号称，头衔；标题，名称

right or claim to possession; mark of rank; name (of a book, film, etc.)

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premeditate

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预谋，预先考虑

plan in advance

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recurrent

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复发的，周期性发生的

occurring again and again

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fancy

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想法；一时的兴致；爱好

notion; whim; inclination

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mediate

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仲裁，调停

settle a dispute through the services of an outsider

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blunder

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错误
error
做错
to make a mistake

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despot

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暴君；专制者

tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler

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pandemonium

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大混乱，喧闹

wild tumult

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mural

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壁画，壁饰

wall painting

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prowess

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威力，英勇

extraordinary ability; military bravery

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nihilist

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虚无主义者；极端怀疑论者；恐怖主义者
one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist

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