1⃣0⃣ A Conflagration Ignites Flashcards

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perpetually

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adv. 永恒地,持久地

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bolster

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n. 支持;长枕

vt. 支持;支撑

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tabled

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n. 桌子;表格;平地层
vt. 制表;搁置;嵌合
adj. 桌子的

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discredit

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vt. 不信;使……丢脸

n. 怀疑;无信用;名声的败坏

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temerity

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n. 鲁莽,冒失;蛮勇

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supplant

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vt. 代替;排挤掉

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pessimistic

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adj.悲观的;悲观主义的;厌世的

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remiss

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adj.疏忽;懈怠;玩忽职守

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fickle

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adj.易变的;无常的;反复无常的

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vociferous

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adj.大声疾呼的;喧嚣的;大叫大嚷的

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resonate

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v.产生共鸣;发出回响;回荡;(使)回响

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augurs

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n. (古罗马的)卜占官;卜占师;预言者

v. 占卜;预言;成为(…的)预兆

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procrastinating

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v.耽搁

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audacious

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adj.敢于冒险的;大胆的

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chagrin

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n. 失望;恼怒;烦恼;懊恼

v. 使悔恨

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chide

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v.责备;批评;指责

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destitute

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adj. 没有;贫困的;贫穷的;赤贫的

n. 穷人;贫民

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cosmopolitan

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adj. 世界性的;全球各国的;有各国人的;受各国文化影响的

n. 周游世界的人

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derisively

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adv.不以为然地;嘲笑地

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pompous

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adj.虚华的;言辞浮夸的

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insinuate

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v.暗示;钻营;活动;(使)缓慢进入

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derogatory

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adj.贬低的;贬义的

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restate

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v.重申;重新表述

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penitence

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n.悔罪;忏悔;愧疚

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irreverent
adj.不敬的;不恭的
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generalizations
n.概括;广义;一般化;归纳
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rigor(rigour)
n.僵硬;【医】寒战;严格;严厉;艰苦;严酷
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quell
v. 平息;制止;消除;镇压 | n. 〈古〉屠杀
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arrest
n. 逮捕;拘捕;停止;中止 | v. 逮捕;阻止;拘留;中止p
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belie
v.掩饰;遮掩;使…给人以假象;显示(某事)不正确
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adeptness
n.熟练
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contrary
n. 相反;反面;【逻】反对命题 | adj. 与之相异的;相对立的;乖戾的;即二者不可能皆为正确
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curtail
v.缩短;限制;减缩
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serene
v. 宁静;〈诗〉使(海,脸色等)平静;使(天空)明朗 adj. 平静的;宁静的;安详的 n. 平静(的海);〈诗,古〉晴朗(天空)
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deviate
v. 偏离;背离;违背 adj. 脱离常轨的 n. 脱离常轨的人
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impropriety
n.不诚实(或不正当、不合适)的行为举止
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insidious
adj.潜伏的;隐袭的;隐伏的
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desecrate
v.亵渎(圣物或圣地)
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conviction
n.定罪; 说服; 确信; 信念
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righteous
adj.正直的; 正义的; 公正的
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decry
v.(公开)谴责;(强烈)批评
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idealist
n. 唯心主义者;理论主义者;空想家 | adj. 唯心主义的;理想主义的;唯心论的
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habitable
adj.适合居住的
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counteract
v.抵消;抵抗;抵制
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degradation
n.堕落;潦倒(的境况);恶化(过程)
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inducement
n.诱因;刺激;引诱
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constructive
adj.建设性的;有助益的;积极的
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mirage
n.海市蜃楼;妄想;幻景;幻想
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refined
adj. 精炼的;提纯的;精制的;有礼貌的 | v. “refine”的过去式和过去分词
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pliable
adj.易弯曲的;柔韧的;易受影响的;可塑的
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restrained
adj. 克制的;有节制的;不艳丽的;朴素的 | v. “restrain”的过去分词和过去式
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detritus
n.碎石;风化物;残渣;腐殖质
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immobilized
v.使固定;使(部队,车辆)不能调动;收回(硬币)使不流通
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insight
n.洞察力;了解;洞悉;领悟
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scorn
n. 轻蔑;不屑一顾;受侮弄[嘲笑]的人;笑柄 | v. 蔑视;看不起;拒绝
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vanity
n.虚荣;虚荣心;自负;自大;梳妆台
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unfetter
v.打开…的脚镣;使自由
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superficial
adj.粗略的;肤浅的;粗枝大叶的;浅薄的
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sully
v. 玷污;败坏;有损于;弄脏 | n. 萨利;污斑
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adverse
adj.不利的;有害的;反面的
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Integral
adj. 积分的;完整的,整体的 | n. 积分;部分;完整
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Vital
adj.至关重要的;生死攸关的;有活力的
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Assuredly
adv.确实地;确信地
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Proponent
n.支持者;建议者;提出认证遗嘱者
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Hostility
n.敌意;战争行动
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Impugn
vt.责难;驳斥
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Raging
adj. 愤怒的,狂暴的 | v. 发怒,恼火(rage的现在分词)
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Conflagration
n.大火;快速燃烧;突发;冲突
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Cynically
adv.玩世不恭的,愤世嫉俗的;爱挖苦人的,爱嘲笑的
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Flabbergast
vt.【口语】使目瞪口呆,使哑然失色;使大吃一惊
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Belligerent
adj. 交战的;好战的;交战国的 | n. 交战国;参加斗殴的人或集团
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Berate
vt.严责;申斥
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Offensive
adj. 攻击的;冒犯的;无力的;讨厌的 | n. 攻势;攻击
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Resentment
n.愤恨,怨恨
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Condone
vt.宽恕;赦免
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Derision
n.嘲笑;嘲笑的对象
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Rancorously
adj.仇恨的;恶意的
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Bickering
n. 争吵;争论 | v. 争吵(bicker的ing形式)
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Recrimination
n.反责,反控;揭丑
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Inflammatory
adj.炎症性的;煽动性的;激动的
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Loathed
vt.讨厌,反感,憎恶
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Burrow
vi. 探索,寻找;挖地洞,挖通道;住入地洞,躲藏起来;钻进某处;依偎着 vt. 挖掘,挖出;在•••挖洞(或通道);使躲入洞穴 n. (兔、狐等的)洞穴,地道;藏身处,住处
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Calamity
n.灾难;不幸事件
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Allegiance
n.效忠,忠诚;忠贞
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Sagacity
n.睿智;聪敏;有远见
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Empathy
n.神入;移情作用
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Obstinate
adj.顽固的;倔强的;难以控制的
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Salvage
n. 打捞;海上救助;抢救财货;救难的奖金 | vt. 抢救;海上救助
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Repentance
n.悔改;后悔
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Mollify
vt. 平息,缓和;使…平静;使…变软
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Obstreperous
adj.吵闹的,喧嚣的;难驾驭的
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Insolent
adj.傲慢的;无礼的;侮辱的;厚颜的;无耻的
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Flagrant
adj.公然的;不能容忍的;非常的;恶名昭著的
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Shun
vt. 避开,避免;回避
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Obdurate
adj.顽固的,执拗的;冷酷无情的
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Vigilant
adj.警惕的;警醒的;注意的;警戒的
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Ruminate
vt. 反刍;沉思;反复思考 | vi. 沉思,反刍
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Latent
adj.潜在的,潜伏的;隐而不见的
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Irrefutable
adj.不能驳倒的;不能回答的
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Liberal
adj. 自由主义的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;宽大的 | n. 自由主义者
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Microcosm
n.小天地;小宇宙;微观世界;缩影;缩图;作为宇宙缩影的人类[亦称作 microcosmos]
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Reactionary
adj. 反动的;极端保守的 | n. 反动分子;反动派[亦作re actionist]
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Renunciation
n.放弃;脱离关系;拒绝承认;弃权;抛弃
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Cataclysmic
adj.大变动的;洪水的
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Nefarious
adj.邪恶的;穷凶极恶的;不法的
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Repudiate
vt. 拒绝;否定;批判;与…断绝关系;拒付
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Misgiving
n. 担忧;疑虑;不安 | v. 担忧;使•••疑虑;害怕(misgive的ing形式)
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Callous
adj. 无情的;麻木的;硬结的;起老茧的 vt. 使冷酷无情;使硬结;使生茧 vi. 变得冷酷无情;结茧;变硬 n. 硬皮;老茧
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Malign
vt. 诽谤,污蔑;中伤,说坏话 | adj. 恶意的,恶性的;有害的
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Malediction
n.坏话,诅咒
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Raucous
adj.沙哑的;刺耳的;粗声的
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Clairvoyant
adj. 视力超人的,千里眼的,神视的;有洞察力的,慧眼的 | n. 神视者,千里眼,有超人视力的人;有洞察力的人,明察秋毫的人
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Melodrama
n.情节剧;音乐剧;耸人听闻的事件,闹剧
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Mediate
vi. 调解;斡旋;居中 vt. 调停;传达 adj. 间接的;居间的
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Reconciliation
n.和解;调和;和蔼;甘愿
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Refractive
adj.折射的
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Variegated
adj. 杂色的;斑驳的;富于变化的 | v. 成为杂色(variegate的过去式)
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Absolve
vt. 免除;赦免;宣告…无罪
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Tenacious
adj. 顽强的;坚韧的;固执的;紧握的;黏着力强的
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Suppress
vt.抑制;镇压;废止
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Pallid
adj. 苍白的;暗淡的;无生气的
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Squelch
vt. 消除;镇压;压阵;使•••咯吱咯吱地响 vi. 嘎吱作响 n. 噪声控制;嘎吱声;压倒对方的反驳;压碎的一堆
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Stoic
n. 斯多葛派哲学家;禁欲主义者;恬淡寡欲的人,不以苦乐为意的人 | adj. 坚忍的,苦修的;斯多葛派的;禁欲主义的
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Conciliatory
adj.安抚的;调停的;调和的
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Accord
n. 符合;一致;协议;自愿 vt. 使一致;给予 vi. 符合;一致
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Appalling
adj. 可怕的,骇人的;【口语】令人震惊的,骇人听闻的;极其低劣的,不像话的,讨厌的 | vt. 使惊愕;惊吓(appal的ing形式)
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Arbitrating
vt. 仲裁;公断