WordList25-表格 1 Flashcards

WordList25

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geneticist

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a scientist who studies genetics

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deliberation

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the process of carefully considering or discussing sth

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rescind

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officially allowed or limited by the system of rules of a country or organization

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nullify

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to officially end a law, or change a decision or agreement to make sth such as an agreement or order lose its legal force

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cerebral

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relating to the mind rather than the feelings

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facetious

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joking or jesting often inappropriately

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complacent

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too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency

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interact with

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to communicate with sb, especially while you work, play or spend time with them

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marvel

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a wonderful and surprising person or thing

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marginal

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small and not important

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unconscionable

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so bad, immoral, etc. that it should make you feel ashamed

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arbitrary

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not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair

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inane

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very stupid or without much meaning

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inimitable

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too good or skilful for anyone else to copy with the same high standard

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ludicrous

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completely unreasonable, stupid, or wrong

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inapt

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not suitable

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nuance

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a very slight, hardly noticeable difference in manner, colour, meaning etc

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parody

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a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way

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artifice

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the use of clever tricks to deceive someone

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enigma

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someone or something that is strange and difficult to understand

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apparition

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something that you imagine you can see, especially the spirit of a dead person

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prolific

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producing many works, etc

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exhaustive

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extremely thorough and complete

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carp

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to keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way

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retaliate
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you
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truncate
to make something shorter
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truce
an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting for an agreed period of time; the period of time that this lasts
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register
to enroll formally especially as a voter or student
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ambiguous
uncertain in meaning or intention
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intrepidity
characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
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candor
unreserved, honest, or sincere expression
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intellectual
connected with or using a person's ability to think in a logical way and understand things
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peripheral
not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of sth
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trigger
to make sth happen suddenly
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capricious
likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way
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momentous
very important or serious, especially because there may be important results
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inconsequential
not important or worth considering
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scrupulous
careful about paying attention to every detail
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impugn
to express doubts about someone's honesty, courage, ability etc
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contentious
likely to cause disagreement between people
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cosmopolitan
containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture
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pragmatic
dealing with problems in a sensible, practical way instead of strictly following a set of ideas
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delicate
easily damaged or broken
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humble
showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
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shroud
to cover or hide sth
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dilemma
a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance
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eloquent
able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public
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idiosyncratic
a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
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reluctant
slow and unwilling
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subversive
trying or likely to destroy or damage a government or political system by attacking it secretly or indirectly
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formidable
if people, things or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
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vacuous
showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose
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audacious
willing to take risks or to do sth shocking
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pedestrian
without any imagination or excitement; dull
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implement
to make sth that has been officially decided start to happen or be used
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remorseful
the feeling of being extremely sorry for sth wrong or bad that you have done
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precipitately
to bring about especially abruptly
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vague
not clear in a person's mind
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rambling
(of speech or writing) very long and confused
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verbose
using or containing too many words
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jocularity
an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken as mockery or humor