WordList25-表格 1

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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

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to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you

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truncate

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to make something shorter

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truce

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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

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to enroll formally especially as a voter or student

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ambiguous

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uncertain in meaning or intention

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intrepidity

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characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance

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candor

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unreserved, honest, or sincere expression

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intellectual

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connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things

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peripheral

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not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of sth

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trigger

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to make sth happen suddenly

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capricious

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likely to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way

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momentous

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very important or serious, especially because there may be important results

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inconsequential

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not important or worth considering

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scrupulous

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careful about paying attention to every detail

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impugn

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to express doubts about someone’s honesty, courage, ability etc

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contentious

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likely to cause disagreement between people

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cosmopolitan

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containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture

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pragmatic

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dealing with problems in a sensible, practical way instead of strictly following a set of ideas

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delicate

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easily damaged or broken

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humble

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showing you do not think that you are as important as other people

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shroud

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to cover or hide sth

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dilemma

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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

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able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public

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idiosyncratic

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a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality

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reluctant

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slow and unwilling

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subversive

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trying or likely to destroy or damage a government or political system by attacking it secretly or indirectly

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formidable

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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

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showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose

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audacious

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willing to take risks or to do sth shocking

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pedestrian

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without any imagination or excitement; dull

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implement

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to make sth that has been officially decided start to happen or be used

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remorseful

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the feeling of being extremely sorry for sth wrong or bad that you have done

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precipitately

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to bring about especially abruptly

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vague

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not clear in a person’s mind

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rambling

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(of speech or writing) very long and confused

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verbose

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using or containing too many words

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jocularity

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an utterance (as a jeer or quip) intended to be taken as mockery or humor