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sscathing adj.
Acerbic adj.
A sharp and forthright speaking style.
The book is written in acerbic and clever way.
motif n.
A pattern comes again and again within a particular story.
patron n.
A rich supporter
opulent adj.
-opul
(opulentus)
Rich, luxurious
malleable
Easily changed into new shape
plasticity
The quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape
subtly
Indirectly
restive adj.
rest-> 休息 ive-> 傾向
一直休息管不動
難控制 不安的
turbulent adj.
Involving a lot of sudden changes
carnival
Public enjoyment and entertainment involving wearing unusual clothes
quiescent adj.
Temporarily not active
pelt n.
Skin or fur
pelt v.
Throw
exuberant adj.
[ɪg`zjubərənt]
ex -> 出 uber
跑出uber_ _ 的擁抱車外的事物
熱情的
ebullient 熱情的
didactic adj.
說教的
munificent adj.
munus -> gift
Generous
raucous
[ˋrɔkəs]
烏鴉 ra ra 的叫
Loud and unpleasant
treacherous
treach -> trick
奸詐
likely to betray trust
quotidian adj.
課題天 -> 每天的課題
daily, ordinary
salutary
對身體好的
deleterious 對身體有害的
consistency
1.density or thickness of an object
2. agreement
Mitigate
緩和
Make something less harmful
alleviate 緩和
anomalous
nomal -> normal
反常
Unusual and not satisfactory
sanguine
Positive and hoping for good things