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sscathing adj.

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Acerbic adj.
A sharp and forthright speaking style.

The book is written in acerbic and clever way.

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motif n.

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A pattern comes again and again within a particular story.

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patron n.

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A rich supporter

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opulent adj.

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-opul
(opulentus)
Rich, luxurious

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malleable

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Easily changed into new shape

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plasticity

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The quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape

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subtly

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Indirectly

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restive adj.
rest-> 休息 ive-> 傾向
一直休息管不動

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難控制 不安的

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turbulent adj.

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Involving a lot of sudden changes

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carnival

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Public enjoyment and entertainment involving wearing unusual clothes

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quiescent adj.

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Temporarily not active

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pelt n.

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Skin or fur

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pelt v.

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Throw

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exuberant adj.
[ɪg`zjubərənt]
ex -> 出 uber
跑出uber_ _ 的擁抱車外的事物

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熱情的
ebullient 熱情的

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didactic adj.

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說教的

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munificent adj.
munus -> gift

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Generous

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raucous
[ˋrɔkəs]
烏鴉 ra ra 的叫

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Loud and unpleasant

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treacherous
treach -> trick

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奸詐
likely to betray trust

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quotidian adj.
課題天 -> 每天的課題

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daily, ordinary

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salutary

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對身體好的
deleterious 對身體有害的

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consistency

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1.density or thickness of an object
2. agreement

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Mitigate

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緩和
Make something less harmful
alleviate 緩和

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anomalous
nomal -> normal

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反常
Unusual and not satisfactory

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sanguine

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Positive and hoping for good things

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meticulous
Very careful to every detail
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undermine
Make something less powerful gradually
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innocuous
completely harmless
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specious spec -> 看 + -ious 看著還行 用起來不行
Seem true but false
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conventional
Traditional
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elucidate v.
explain,
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hideous adj.
Ugly
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rigorous rig -> 箱子 一定要箱子一樣方方正正的
rig- 嚴格 Controlling in a severe way
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Lucid
The quality of being able to think clearly
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erudition n. ex -> 出 rude -> 無知 走出無知
博學 The state of containing a lot of knowledge that is known by few people
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circumvent v.
To avoid something cleverly and illegally
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vile
Immoral
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vent v.
discharge let something out or get rid of something
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vent n.
opening that allows air to go through
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Pious adj. [ˋpaɪəs]
Strongly religious
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Drain v.
liquid flow away from something
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bureaucracy n.
A system for managing a country , or organization that is operated by officials who are employed to follow rules carefully
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pellucid adj.
Transparent
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rudimentary adj.
basic
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Augment v.
Make sth larger in number or size
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rationale n.
Fundamental reason or logical basic of sth
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iconoclastic adj.
Settled belief breaker
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Forestall v.
Stop something before it happens
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esoteric adj. [͵ɛsəˋtɛrɪk] eso 和 Eric (明星)都很神秘
Understood only by those with a special knowledge or in a specific group
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Champion v.
Fight to speak publicly to support something
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paucity adj.
Smallness of number or quantity
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paradox n.
Seem false but is or maybe true
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confound v.
Baffle To confuse someone so that they can deal with a situation
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opaque adj.
Not transparent
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enigma n.
Mystery
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Belie v. [bɪˋlaɪ]
To give false information of something
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Pragmatic v.
Treating things with Practical thought
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thwart v. th -> 死 war -> 戰爭 _ _ 他死在戰爭上
Stop something from already happening.
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superfluous adj.
More than is needed
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capricious adj.
Sudden change in attitude
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Sporadic adj. spor-
Spor in Greeks means sowing the seeds Not continuous
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incessant adj. [ɪnˋsɛsənt]
Continuous, but unpleasant constant 持續地
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taciturn adj.
Saying very little
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exacerbate v.
Make even worse aggravate v.
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discern v.
Recognize
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preclude v.
Forestall
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deceptive adj.
Dishonest intended to mislead
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deception n.
Hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage
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duplicity adj.
Two faced, dishonest
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spurious adj.
Fake, false 可疑
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torturous adj.
Crooked, dishonest, full of twists and turns
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deceive v.
lie
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delude v.
Lie
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repudiate v. [rɪˋpjudɪ͵et]
拒絕 reject refuse to accept
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cynical adj.
厭世
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perfunctory adj. Per -> entirely func -> function
草率
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apathetic adj. a -> un + pathetic 可憐 不會可憐人
無情 no feeling or emotion
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contentious adj. content 內容 + ious 很多內容必定有很多_ _
有爭議 likely to cause disagreement
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mundane adj. [mʌn`den] 母胎單身的_ _ 人
quotidian 乏味 平凡
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panacea n. [ˏpænə`sɪə]
萬靈藥 remedy for everything
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polemical adj. polemos -> war pole 竿子 + mic 麥克風 立起麥克風對罵所以是有_ _
contentious 有爭議的
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reticent adj. reticere -> be silent
沈默 taciturn reticent
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inimical adj. [ɪˋnɪmɪk!] inimi -> ememy
有敵意的 unfriendly
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alienate v.
疏遠 cause sb to become unfriendly or indifferent;
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arbitrary adj. [ˋɑrbə͵trɛrɪ] arbiter-> judge
專制的 任意的 Didactic not willing to change
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disdain n. deignier -> worthy
輕蔑、鄙視 disparage v.
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orthodox adj.
傳統 conventional
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obfuscate v. [ɑbˋfʌsket] 踩在導火線上吃東西讓人_ _
confound v. 使迷糊 obscure adj. 模糊
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disparate adj.
different
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synthesize v.
combine 綜合 合成
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conjecture v.
臆測
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scrutinize v. scrut -> 檢視
scrutiny -> scrutari (Latin) -> examine 仔細檢查
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pervasive -vadere- -> to go per- -> through
瀰漫
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trepidation adj. (Watkins) trep -> to shake
great fear
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fastidious adj.
過度挑剔 極小心
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ostensible adj. os -> ob -> in front of tendere -> stretch
表面的 stated though perhaps not true specious
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trivial adj. tri -> 三 (差路口
瑣碎 not really important trifling
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idiosyncratic adj. idiot -> self
古怪
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eclectic adj. elect -> 選 clect -> collect -> 收集
折衷
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laconic adj.
簡短的
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condemn v.
責怪
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aesthetic adj.
有美感的
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partisan n. party - 黨派
支持者
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abstruse adj. intrude 入侵 沒辦法進入
本質上難懂 arcane 只有少數人懂
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ambivalence adj. ambi -> both sides
矛盾
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veritable adj. verify -> 證實 able -> 可以 可被證實的
確實, 真的很 The buffet was a veritable feast
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arcane adj. 阿幹好 _ _
abstruse 難懂
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paradigm n.
典範
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audacious adj.
無畏 愚勇
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benign adj. [bɪˋnaɪn] ben- -> 好的 mal- -> 不好的
innocuous 無害 良性
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candid adj. [ˋkændɪd] can -> 光 (的走向都是直的
直率
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equivocal adj. equal -> 一樣 vocal -> to call 可以被叫做一樣 所以是_ _ univocal -> 大家都叫他... 所以是明確的
不明確 模稜兩可
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comprehensive adj. com -> together prehendere -> hold ,seize
綜合的 includes everything
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objective adj.
客觀
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subjective adj.
主觀
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novel adj. [ˋnɑv!]
新奇
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peculiar adj.
古怪 idiosyncratic, eccentric
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eccentric ec -> ex -> out centric -> center
古怪 idiosyncratic
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diverge v.
分歧;相異 disparate,different
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fabricate v.
偽造 to make up
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communal adj.
共有的
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empiricism n.
經驗主義 empirical 以..為經驗的
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rehash v.
重製物 重(新)包裝物 "the spring show was a rehash of the summer show from the previous year"
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corroborate v. robot -> robot -> 機器人(很有力量) + ate 使成為
加強 鞏固 with theory
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Substantiate v.
證明 (具體證據
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antithetical adj. anti 反對 thet -> thesis -> 論文 -> 論點
對立的 有敵意的 inimical 有爭議的 polemical
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zealous adj.
熱情
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ameliorate v.
mitigate assuage alleviate mollify
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vitiate v. vi n. -> 惡習 缺點
削弱 spoil 腐爛
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garrulous
聒噪 loquacious
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loathe v. 露死 -> 露出死亡表情 -> 代表你_ _ 他 I loathe people whoever chewing without closing their mouth.
痛恨
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whimsical adj.
多變 無常的 diverge 分歧
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deft adj.
靈巧 adroit 熟練 靈巧
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benefactor n.
行善者 捐助者
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reciprocity n. re -> 回覆 cip -> 給 anticipate v. 預期 anti -> 預先 cip-> 給
互惠 Reciprocity in a process
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Solicit v.
招攬 請求
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recondite adj. abscond dark knight 潛逃的黑暗騎士
深奧 abstruse 難懂 arcane 難懂
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preempt v. [priˋɛmpt] pre -> 先 + empt -> 空 先把專櫃買空_ _人買
forestall preclude "Hate speech often not only preempts immediate reply but also discourages participation in public deliberations."
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insular adj.
島嶼的 心胸狹窄的
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magnanimous adj. mag -> 大 anim -> 靈魂 animal -> 動物(因為是很有靈魂的)
有雅量 大方的
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relinguish v.
拋棄 廢除 discard
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elude v. she managed to elude the police
躲避(玩笑地 delude 欺騙🤥
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plentitude adj.
充分的
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approbation n. appro -> approve
認同 認可
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precarious adj. precarious hours
不穩 高風險
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impetus v. [ˋɪmpətəs]
激勵 推動 boost v.
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discourse n.
論述 交談
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Assert v.
斷言 主張 aver maintain
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rigid adj.
嚴格 (死板
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avert v.
轉移方向 -> 避開(壞事 elude (遊玩地 circumvent (不直接面對地 aver -> 斷言
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endemic adj.
地方性病毒
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oblique adj.
傾斜地 slant 使傾斜
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compelling n.
(違反當事人的意願)驅使
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dispel v. dis -> away pel -> to drive, push
驅散 dispel the rumor
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rebut v. but -> boter -> to push
repel 驅趕
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demeanor n. de -> 離開 mean -> 卑劣 or -> 做某件事的東西 使離開卑劣
舉動 風度 She has a calm and professional demeanor.
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succumb such -> sub -> beneath cumb -> cumbere -> to lie down
屈服
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aspersion n.
影射 毀謗
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vilify v.
公開誇大 誹謗
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calumny n.
高度捏造 毀謗 凱倫摸你 -> 沒人信
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predilection n. pre -> before diligere -> love, choose
愛好 選擇性偏好
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vacillate v.
hesitate
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proclivity n. clivus -> a slope
傾向 無法抗拒的習性 Some people have a natural proclivity to break the rules.
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eclipse v.
outdo 使 黯然失色 overshadow v. 蒙上陰影
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eclipse n.
月蝕
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revile v.
痛斥 罵了再罵
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guile adj.
欺騙
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gullible adj.
易欺騙地
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transitory adj.
短暫的 ephemeral evanescent fleeting transient provisional
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provisional adj.
暫定的
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loquacious adj.
garrulous
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apt adj.
適合的 有..傾向
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aversion n.
厭惡
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aver v.
斷言 assert
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intrigue v.
密謀, 使有興趣
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bereft v.
失去 his death in 1990 left her bereft
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evince v.
表明 顯示出 bespeak 證明 表示
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berate v. rate -> one measured against another quantity or measure
貶低 批判
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impetuous adj. im -> 不 pet -> 寵愛 親密時不寵愛 -> _ _
衝動的
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inadvertent adj.
怠慢的
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inconsequential adj.
trivial trifling 微不足道 瑣碎
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insolent adj.
粗魯無禮 目中無人 rude, arrogant
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trifling adj.
微小的 trivial 瑣碎的
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tenable adj.
經得起考驗的
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subvert v.
對立 推翻 disavow 顛覆 subversive 創新的
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adroit adj.
deft 靈巧的 adept 熟練的
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efficacious adj.
有效的
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epitome n. [iˋpitəmi]
典範 摘要 he's the epitome of kindness
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dogma n.
教條
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recapitulate v. recap -> review
epitomize 概括 扼要
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extraordinary adj.
remarkable
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hubris adj.
傲慢自大 arrogant condescending
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futile adj.
無用的
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oblivious adj.
健忘 未察覺的
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bromidic adj.
trite banal hackneyed platitude 陳腐的 老套的
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hackneyed adj. [ˈhæknɪd] 哈克尼馬車
陳腐的 老套的 platitude banal trite
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platitude adj.
陳腐 老套 banal trite hackneyed bromidic
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altruism adj.
利他主義 beneficent 利他的
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benevolent adj. bene-> well velle -> ‘to wish’.
仁心的
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avarice adj.
貪婪的
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fractious adj. fragile -> 易碎的
玻璃心 易怒
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frivolous adj. frivol-> 虛度 糟蹋 frivolous lawsuits
輕浮的
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refractory adj.
有耐受性的 耐高溫的
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contumacious adj. tumid -> 腫大
rebellious 桀傲不馴的 不服從的
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condescending adj.
居高臨下的 she gave me a condescending smile hubris 傲慢 自負的
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ascendancy n. ascend-> 上升
統治權
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transcend v.
超越 勝過
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transcendent adj.
extraordinary 卓越的 primacy
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plausible adj.
看似真實的
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baffle v.
confound obfuscate 使困惑
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discredit v.
使 失去信用
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convoluted adj.
表示的很難懂 費解的
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irascible adj.
易怒 crabby 壞脾氣
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Crabby adj
壞脾氣
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ornamental adj. orn -> equip
裝飾的
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u adj. utilize -> 利用
工具性的
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asseverate v. assert -> state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
鄭重說明 assert solemnly asser
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austere adj.
嚴厲 簡樸
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circumlocution n. [͵sɝkəmloˋkjuʃən]
迂迴的陳述 廢話 loquacious 多話的
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primacy n.
第一位 卓越
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tenacious adj.
固執 緊握的 頑強的
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consequential adj.
1重要的 2後果性的
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maintain v.
主張 維持
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pertain v.
關於 be connected with or relevant to sth these facts do not pertain to the case
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contain v.
包含 控制
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countenance n. [`kaʋntənəns] 控制..保持禮貌
面容
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pertinent adj.
相關的 恰當的
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sophisticated adj.
複雜的 有經驗的
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unsophisticated adj.
不經事故的 純真
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indolent adj. dolere -> ‘suffer or give pain
懶惰的
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blithe adj.
無憂的
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adroit adj.
deft 熟練 靈巧
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decry v.
責難 誹謗 People decried the campaign as a waste of money
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downplay v.
將 輕描淡寫
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contempt v. tempt -> 誘惑 冒充
蔑視
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foster v.
促進 鼓勵 養育 simulate 促進
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founder v.
沈默 破滅
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articulate adj.
清楚表達 口齒伶俐
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obdurate adj. ob -> 不 + durate -> 耐久 無法忍耐變化所以是_ _
固執的(較負面) 冷酷的 he reamains obdurate when people comes to help him tenacious 固執的(較正面)
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detract v.
詆毀 毀謗
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astute adj. as 兔子 兔子很 _ _
敏銳 精明的 acute adj. 敏銳的 激烈的
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tractable adj.
溫順的
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clandestine adj.
偷偷來的 They held a clandestine meeting in the basement.
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protract adj.
延長 拖長
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surreptitious adj. reptile - >爬蟲類 [͵sɝəpˋtɪʃəs]
偷偷摸摸的 秘密的 clandestine 秘密 暗中的
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antipathy n. anti(反) + path(感情) + y
反感 厭惡 apathetic 無情
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animosity n.
仇恨 She said she bore no animosity towards her stepson Gordon for what had happened rancor 深仇大恨
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rancor n.
深仇大恨
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avid adj. an avid supporter of Arizona sports
熱切的、狂熱的;渴望的 zealous 熱情 狂熱的
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opportunistic adj.
機會主義 投機的
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retaliate v.
報復 Israel looks determined to retaliate against Hamas as strongly as possible.
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vengeance [ˋvɛndʒəns]
James Paxton is back with a vengeance 報復
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novice n.
初學者 novel 新奇的 fledgling 新手
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disparage v, parage -> equality of condition dis -> 對立的 parage -> passenger 路人 跟路人對立所以會_ _他
貶低 輕蔑 disdain
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inhibit v.
約束 抑制
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flout v.
蔑視 disdain contempt disparage
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pejorative adj. pet -> ped 腳
輕蔑的
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compliance n.
遵從 we monitor firms to ensure compliance with the law
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replicate v.
再製 to reproduce
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duplicate v.
複製 to make a copy
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accomplice n.
共犯
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compliant adj.
順從的 tractable 溫順的
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implicate v. im -> 內 plic -> 折疊
牽連
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supplicate v. sup -> beneath
乞求
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choleric adj.
脾氣壞的 irascible crabby
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intransigent adj.
不妥協
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intractable adj.
倔強 難管的
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officious adj. officer -> 官員
愛發命令 愛管閒事
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contest n.
爭議 競爭 dispute -> 爭議
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reconcile v. re -> 反覆 council -> 議會
調解
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feckless adj.
無用的 無影響的 The other villain, of course, is the absent, feckless father.
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pedestrian adj.
1 mundane 平凡的 2 unimaginative 缺乏想像的
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onerous adj. [ˋɑnərəs]
繁重的 麻煩的
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arduous adj. [`ɑrdʒʋəs]
費力 艱難 arduous tasks onerous 繁重 麻煩
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facile adj. [ˋfæs!]
膚淺 過度簡化 superficial 表面的 膚淺的
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archaic adj.
史前的
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antiquated adj. [ˋæntə͵kwetɪd] anti -> 以前 史前
古老的 不合時宜的
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voluble adj.
口若懸河 能講的 garrulous 多話的
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intelligible adj.
可理解的
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fathom v.
理解
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fathom n.
測量水深單位
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fathomable
可理解的 intelligible
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justify v.
使 正當
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imaginative adj.
可想像的
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concedes v.
承認 讓步 grant 給予 承認 讓步 I had to concede that this was true
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resurrect v.
regenerate 使復甦 再生
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degenerate v.
使 衰敗 退化
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naysayer n.
反對者
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pushover n.
易受影響者 容易完成的事
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braggart n. [ˋbrægɚt] brag-> 吹噓
吹牛者
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assimilate v.
absorb 吸收
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perplex v.
confound baffle obfuscate
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sterling adj. ster -> star
優秀的 傑出的
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ubiquitous adj. 同義字 pervasive
無所不在
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deprecate v.
反對 輕蔑
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tendentious adj. tend
有偏見的 傾向的 He made some extremely tendentious remarks
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prolix adj.
囉唆的 多話的 garrulous voluble loquacious
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overbearing adj.
好指使人的 傲慢的 至關重要的
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overarching adj.
支配的 全面的 an overarching plan
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discriminating adj.
有辨別能力的 有區別的
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prefigure v. figure v. -> 計算 謀取
anticipate 預期 預測
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figurative adj. figure n. -> 形象
比喻的 象徵
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exploit v.
有效利用 剝削
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substantial adj. sub -> 下面 stant -> stand 站 可以站在上面的
considerable 大量的 堅固的 重要的(因為多所以有影響力 )
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momentous adj.
重要的 important consequential 相關的 重要的
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dissonant adj. [ˈdɪsənənt]
不和諧 不協調
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incongruous adj.
dissonant 不協調
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coherent adj.
協調
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concord adj.
和諧 協調
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congenial adj.
意氣相投
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wary adj.
謹慎
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circumspect adj. [ˋsɝkəm͵spɛkt]
慎重 謹慎
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extemporize v. [ɪkˋstɛmpə͵raɪz] ex -> 之外 tempor -> 時間
即席發言 improvise 即興
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obnoxious adj. ob -> 朝向 nox -> 毒,傷害 ious -> 有...特性
令人厭惡的 there was an obnoxious smell coming from the room
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caterwaul v. cat -> 貓 waul -> high pitched noise
嚎叫 尖叫 shrieking 尖叫
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callous adj. [ˋkæləs] calc 石灰、石頭
無情 apathetic 無情
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sanctimonious adj. san -> holy ious-> dangerous
假)裝聖潔的
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preachy adj.
佈道的語氣 說叫的
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querulous adj. [ˋkwɛrələs]
愛抱怨的 garrulous 多話的
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gripe v. [graɪp] grape 摘葡萄很累所以要..一下
抱怨
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plaintive adj.
悲傷的 lament 哀嘆
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lament v.
哀悼 condole
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elegy n. [`ɛlədʒɪ]
悲歌 輓歌
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lugubrious adj. [lu`gubrɪəs] 骨頭都露出來了 很_ _
極悲傷的 憂鬱的
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lopsided adj.
不平衡的 傾斜的 The debate was lopsided, with one candidate dominating completely.
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enfeeble adj.
使 微弱
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detest v.
厭惡 痛恨 John detested the abuse of power.
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deteriorate v.
(病情)惡化 decay 衰敗 aggravate 使 惡化 exacerbate 使 惡化
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robust adj.
強健 健全 vigorous 健壯 蓬勃
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vigorous adj.
蓬勃 健壯 精力旺盛
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imperturbable adj. [͵ɪmpɚˋtɝbəb!] turb -> 擾亂
冷靜 沈著的 dispassionate 冷靜的
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probity n. [`probətɪ]
誠實 廉潔
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equanimity n. [͵ikwəˋnɪmətɪ]
冷靜 She confronted the daily crises with equanimity.
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devious adj.
狡猾 精巧
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predisposition n.
傾向 先天素質 He has a genetic predisposition to diabetes
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turmoil n. [ˋtɝmɔɪl] turb -> 擾亂
騷動 混亂
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legitimate adj.
合法 正當的
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endorse v.
背書 贊同
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denounce v.
譴責 批評
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opprobrium n. oppo 手機受到_ _ opprobrium over Russia's invasion
譴責 辱罵 The bombing of the church was met with widespread opprobrium
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censure v. [ˋsɛnʃɚ]
責難 譴責 condemn v. berate v. denounce v. decry v.
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lambaste v.
痛打 怒罵 痛斥 revile v. 污辱 辱罵
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chastise v. [tʃæsˋtaɪz]
懲罰 譴責(以保持純潔)
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stifle v.
使窒息 壓制 I had to stifle a giggle when someone accidentally fall smother -> 矢窒息 smother the fire with blanket
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veneration n. [͵vɛnəˋreʃən] very + nation 非常偉大的國家所以我們會 _ _ 它
deep respect
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pretentious adj.
做作 自負 they wrote a lot of songs with pretentious titles
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alleviate v.
緩和 mitigate
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levity n. [ˋlɛvətɪ] levitās -> lightness
輕率 輕浮 frivolous 輕浮
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malign v.
惡意的 v. 誹謗
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elicit v. [ɪˈlɪsɪt]
引出 誘出
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emanate v. [ˋɛmə͵net]
散發 發出 emit
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covet v. [`kʌvɪt]
貪求 覬覦 avarice 貪得無厭 acquisitive 貪得無厭 渴望 I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now
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acquisitive adj. aqui -> aquire
貪得無厭 渴望 His acquisitive nature led him to accumulate vast amounts of wealth
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univocal adj.
明確 清楚的 明顯 unmistakable = clear
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negate v.
否認
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abnegate v.
否認
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disavow v. avow 承認 a -> 一再 + vow -> 宣示
否認 推翻
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negligent adj.
粗心的 inadvertent 怠慢的
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abstain v. abs -> away from tain -> hold
放棄 棄權
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forbear v.
克制 忍耐
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override v.
覆蓋 廢除 輕視 disregard 漠視 輕視
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formidable adj.
可怕的 令人敬畏
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opportune adj.
適合得 apt adj. 有利的 適合的
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solitary adj.
單獨的 獨自的 solidary adj. 團結的
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decorous adj.
合宜 高雅 genteel 彬彬有禮
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remarkable adj.
值得注意 卓越
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affable adj. [ˋæfəb!]
和藹可親 容易親近
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impede v. [ɪmˋpid]
阻止 妨礙
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rejuvenate v.
使年輕 使恢復精神
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jubilation n. Jubilate 歡呼
慶祝活動 carnival 嘉年華
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apposite adj.
適當的 關聯的 pertinent 相關的 恰當的 opportune 適合
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impertinent adj.
無禮的 insolent 無禮的
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extraneous adj. [ɪk`strenɪəs]
多餘的 無關的 inapposite 無關的
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adept adj.
熟練的 內行的
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inept adj.
無能的 、不恰當的 he is inept at sports adept 熟練
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outmoded adj.
老 過時的 antiquated 過時的
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quixotic adj. [kwɪks`ɑtɪk]
不真實的
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prescient adj. [ˋprɛʃɪənt]
有先見的 預知的
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compromise v.
損害 讓步
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compromise n.
妥協
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instigate v.
煽動 發起
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abet v. [əˋbɛt]
煽動 bet -> 賭博
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supplant v. [səˋplænt]
取代
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soporific adj. [ˏsɑpə`rɪfɪk]
無聊 monotonous 無聊 tedious 乏味
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monotonous [məˋnɑtənəs]
無聊 momentous 重要 sporific 無聊
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revitalize v. [riˋvaɪt!͵aɪz] vital -> 重要 -> 重新重要
使 恢復生機 復興 rejuvenate v. 使年輕 恢復精神
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condone v.
原諒 contempt 蔑視 condemn 責怪
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allay v.
減輕 緩和 alleviate assuage mitigate mollify
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assuage v. [əˋswedʒ] suage -> 甜 變甜 -> ..
緩和
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mollify v. [ˋmɑlə͵faɪ] mol -> 莫爾 讓狀況變得跟莫爾一樣小
緩和
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deride v. [dɪˋraɪd]
嘲笑 嘲弄
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constant adj.
持續不變 consistency n. 濃度 濕度 一致性 consistent adj. 始終一致的
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incessant adj.
持續的 連貫的 constant 持續很久的
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fickle adj.
不專ㄧ 易變
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malady n. [ˋmælədɪ]
疾病 told by his physicians that he had a fatal malady remedy n. 解藥
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malevolent adj. [mə`lɛvələnt]
惡意的 惡毒的 malevolent villains
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mercurial adj. mercurial n. -> 水銀
易變的
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partial adj.
偏袒的 tendentious 傾向的 有偏見的
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impartial adj. im -> 不 partial -> 偏袒的
公平的
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conundrum n. 柯南轉
謎題 難題 enigma
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peripatetic adj. peri -> 周圍 pat -> ped -> 腳
遊歷的 到處走的
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itinerant adj.
遊歷的
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tenuous adj. tenuis -> thin
稀薄 空洞
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attenuate v. [əˋtɛnjʊ͵et]
使 變薄 變弱 Earplugs will attenuate the loud sounds of the machinery.
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comprehensible adj.
可理解的 intelligible scrutable 可理解的
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insidious adj. [ɪnˋsɪdɪəs]
有心機的 隱藏詭計的 invidious 惹人不快的
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discrete adj. [dɪˋskrit]
個別的 不連續的 inconstant 不持續的
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dissipate v. [ˋdɪsə͵pet]
驅散 浪費 morning sun dissipated the fog.
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disperse v. [dɪˋspɝs]
驅散 消散 The rain came down harder, but the crowd was slow to disperse.
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assiduous [əˋsɪdʒʊəs] as -> 朝向(通常有加強之意) sid -> sit -> 坐 一直坐著所以很_ _
勤勉的 努力不懈的 sedulous 勤勉的
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subside v. [səbˋsaɪd]
下陷 退去
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solitary adj. [ˋsɑlə͵tɛrɪ]
單獨 獨自的 solidarity 團結
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industrious adj.
勤奮的 industrious worker assiduous sedulous
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consolidate v. [kənˋsɑlə͵det]
鞏固
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facetious adj. [fəˋsiʃəs]
輕浮的 levity n.輕浮 frivolous 輕浮的
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imperious [ɪmˋpɪrɪəs] imperial -> 帝王的
專橫的 傲慢的 empirical 經驗主義
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imperative adj. imperial -> 帝王的
必要的 緊急的
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acquiescence n. [͵ækwɪˋɛsəns] quiet -> 安靜 a -> ad -> at
默許
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aberrant adj. [æˋbɛrənt] err -> 錯誤
反常的 anomalous peculiar
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errand n.
差事
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errant adj.
錯誤的 遊歷的
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erratic adj.
無規律的
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succinct adj. [səkˋsɪŋkt]
簡明的 terse 簡明的
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punctilious adj. [pʌŋkˋtɪlɪəs] pungere -> 刺 點 內疚
細心 一絲不苟
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compunction n. [kəmˋ pʌŋkʃən] pungere -> 刺 點 內疚
懊悔 良心不安
425
disseminate semin-> seed
推廣 tout
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perpetuate v. [pɚ`pɛtʃʋˏet] perpetuat -> made permanent
使延續
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dismiss v.
解散 使...解僱 It had been easy for Johnny to dismiss the harsh words of Adam." 看輕惡言相向 "he told his company to dismiss" 解散開會
428
decipher v.
解碼 trying to decipher her handwriting
429
credulous adj.
輕信的 credulous investors
430
underline adj.
重要
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egalitarian adj. [ɪ͵gælɪˋtɛrɪən]
平等主義
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daunting adj. [ˋdɔntɪŋ]
艱難的
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numinous adj.
神秘的
434
abdicate v. dic, dict -> 說 命令
退位 正式放棄
435
dictate v. [ˋdɪktet]
口述 命令 決定
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verdict v. [ˋvɝdɪkt] versus-> true
判定
437
indict v.
控訴 起訴
438
moribund adj. [ˋmɔrə͵bʌnd] mori -> to die
瀕死的 即將結束的
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nascent adj. [ˋnæsənt] nat, nas 出生
初生的 萌芽的
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dubious adj.
有問題的
441
amorphous adj. [əˋmɔrfəs] morph-> shape
未定型的
442
exiguous adj.
稀少的
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undercut v.
削弱 削價競爭
444
inert adj.
慣性的 懶惰的
445
discreet adj.
謹慎的 discrete adj. 不連續
446
impotent adj. pot -> strength
有力的 potential adj. 有潛力的
447
cumbersome n. dumb -> 躺
阻礙
448
encumber v.
拖累 tourists encumbered by luggage
449
incumbent adj. cumb -> 阻礙 + in -> not 排除一切阻礙也要做的
義不容辭 an incumbent president
450
compulsory adj.
強迫的 mandatory 強迫的 義務的
451
mandatory adj.
強迫的 義務的
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discretion n.
謹慎 discrete 不連續的
453
supercilious adj. cil -> 眉毛 super -> 超越
高傲的 condescending 高傲的
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acumen adj. acu -> accurate + men
精明
455
acrimonious adj. cri -> critic + monious-> of or resembling
尖酸刻薄 acerbic 尖酸刻薄 You are liable to face acrimonious reprisals from your enemy once you stepped down from your office.
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acute adj.
敏銳的 ascute 敏銳的
457
stymie v.
妨礙
458
fetter v. fetter -> feet 廢他腳步動作
束縛 impede manacle
459
hamper 很笨重會
妨礙
460
banish v.
驅逐出境
461
foment v.
煽動 abet instigate 煽動
462
categorical adj. 分類是為了
明確的
463
ridicule n.
嘲笑 derision n. flout v. 嘲笑
464
conviction n.
確信 certainty 確信 I have a firm conviction that right will prevail in the end 正義終將獲勝
465
feign v.
假裝 pretend
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furtive adj.
偷偷來的 he took a furtive glance at her surreptitious
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intricate adj. in -> 處於 or 在內 tric -> 計謀 in + tric 腦子會...
複雜 精細 intricate design
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deleterious adj. [͵dɛləˋtɪrɪəs]
對身體有害的
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flamboyant adj. flame ->火焰 + boy -> 男孩 火焰一般的耀眼
炫耀的 flamboyant(豔麗的) blossoms
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perpetuate adj. per -> 每個人 pet -> 寵愛
永垂不朽
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intrepid adj. trepidation -> great fear
無畏的
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prospect v. [ˋprɑspɛkt]
探勘
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puncture n.
破洞 刺破(爆胎) She was on her way home when she had a puncture
474
reiterate v.
重申 反覆說(意思不變)
475
deflect v. deflecting from 被..阻擋、被..轉移目標 flect -> band 彎曲
使 偏移
476
chivalrous adj. chi -> 騎 + val -> 價值
騎士精神的
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spontaneous adj.
自發性的
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cavalier adj. 騎士很跩所以..
滿不在乎的
479
cavalier n.
騎士 武士
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precipitate v.
降雨
481
precipitate adj.
魯莽 輕率 imprudent 魯莽
482
insouciance n. in -> 沒有 sou -> 靈魂
不在乎 walked into the meeting with completely insouciance
483
encomium n. 進來說好話 en -> in com -> come
讚揚 鼓勵
484
exalt v. alt -> altimeter-> 高度表
讚揚 抬舉
485
secretive adj.
神秘的 she gave me a secretive smile 保密的 she is secretive about her work
486
adulation n.
諂媚
487
pedantic adj. ped腳 ant螞蟻 腳踩螞蟻
學究的 賣弄學問的
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prosaic adj. 散文prose 很..
無聊的 mundane adj. 平凡 無聊
489
delineate v. line-> 線條 ate -> 加強
描繪
490
hitherto adv. [ˏhɪðɚ`tu] hither 這裡 -> 到這裡..
迄今以來
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predilection n. pre 前+ delect -> delight 使開心 提前選擇好東西
偏好
492
presage v. sage -> 智慧 + pre -> 先於 比人先有智慧所以可以..
預言 foreshadow v. 預言
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foreshadow v. fore -> 前 + shadow -> 影子 提前看到影子 所以是..
預言
494
euphemism n. [ˋjufəmɪzəm]
委婉的說法 ephemeral adj. 短暫的
495
fleeting adj. fleet v. -> 掠過的時間是..
短暫的
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incisive adj. [ɪnˋsaɪsɪv] in -> 內 + cis -> 切 向內切入到重點所以是..
銳利 精闢的 she was an incisive critic incursive -> 入侵
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trenchant adj. Trench 壕溝(說話像挖溝
尖銳(批判)
498
cursory adj.
草率 粗略
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exorcise v. ex or cise 不出去就切掉
去除(壞東西) 驅除 she wanted to exorcise some of the pain
500
discursive adj.. dis-> 離開 curs -> cursor 游標 像游標一樣亂跑的
散漫的 incursive 入侵的 adj.
501
complacent adj. com -> 全部 plac -> 平靜的
自滿的
502
buttress v.
支持 跌倒時屁股是很好的支撐 bolster v.
503
introspect v.
內省
504
adequate v. equate -> 平等 + ad -> 朝向 資源平等所以心裡覺得..
足夠
505
precede v. pre -> 先於 + cede -> 走 比別人先走 所以
領先 先於
506
ebb v.
recede 消退
507
obviate v. ob -> 反對 + via -> 路 反對走這條路所以是..這條路
排除
508
bolster v. bold -> 大膽 bolster 給予勇氣 -> _ _
支撐
509
misconstrue v.
誤解 misapprehend v.
510
misapprehend mis -> 誤 + apprehend 逮補 逮補錯人所以是..他了
誤解 misconstrue
511
venal adj. ve, vi -> 負面形容
可被取代 被收買的
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speculate spec -> 看 culate -> caculate -> 算 看了再算
推算 推測
513
deference n.
尊敬 順從
514
exude v. ex -> 出 xude -> 樹的
流露
515
meretricious adj. mere -> 僅是 + tric -> 伎倆 僅是一點伎倆
華而不實
516
perspicuous [pɚˋspɪkjʊəs]
清晰 明瞭 univocal 明確 "He is now, though not wholly perspicuous, less enigmatic than he was at the beginning."
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churlish adj. A churl does not fit in a church.
粗魯的
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conciliatory adj. [kənˋsɪlɪə͵torɪ] concile 協商
安慰的
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irreconcilable adj. [ɪˋrɛkən͵saɪləb!]
無法調解的
520
egregious adj. greg -> 群體 e -> ex -> 出 e.g. : aggregate v. 使 聚合
令人震驚的 過分的
521
gregarious adj. greg -> 群體
群居的
522
inexorable adj. in -> 不 ex -> 出 ora -> 口, 說 口不出
不為所動
523
succinct adj. -cinct- -> 束起 綁
succinct terse 簡短 laconic 簡短
524
obsequious adj. ob -> 朝向 sequ -> 跟隨
諂媚的
525
nonchalant adj. non-> 不 chal -> calorie -> 熱量 -> 熱情
漠不關心
526
scruple adj. scru -> scrut -> 檢視
謹慎的
527
contravene v. contra -> 反著 ven -> 來 反著來做事會_ _ 規則
違反
528
devoid adj. de -> 完全地 void -> 空白 完全沒有這個東西
缺乏
529
tumultuous adj. [tjuˋmʌltʃʊəs] tumult n. -> 騷動 喧鬧
混亂
530
turmoil adj. turb -> 擾亂
混亂
531
begrudge v. 因為_ _ or _ _ _ 所以粗魯的求人家 beg -> 懇求 rudge -> 捨不得
no one would begrudge him his success 嫉妒 "I begrudge every penny I have to pay in repairs" 捨不得給
532
prevail v.
盛行 佔上風
533
peripheral adj. per -> 周邊
周邊的 不重要的
534
synthesize v. syn -> 同步 the size -> 尺寸
合成 綜合
535
exasperate v. asper -> 粗魯
激怒
536
asperity n.
粗魯 ""No, of course he did not," she replied with some asperity."
537
conspicuous adj. con -> 共同 spic -> spec -> 看 ous -> 有... 特性 人們可以共同看到的
明顯的 prominent adj. 明顯的
538
contrive v.
圖謀 設計(較負面)
539
ingenious in -> 內部 gen -> 產生 ious -> 有...特性 內部不斷產生idea
聰明
540
refutable adj. refu -> refuse -> 拒絕
可辯駁的
541
mendacious adj. mend -> 修補 acious -> 傾向於
說謊的 欺騙的
542
pernicious adj. per -> 完全 nic -> 毒, 傷害 ious -> 有...特性
致命的
543
scintillate v. [ˋsɪntl͵et]
煥發 The script doesn't break new ground, or scintillate with New Yorker wit.
544
innate adj. in -> 內 nat -> 出生 e.g.: nature, native 出生就內含的
天生的
545
nascent adj.
初生的
546
intrinsic adj. [ɪnˈtrɪnzɪk] in -> 內在 sic -> 如此
本質的 固有的
547
demean v. [dɪ`min] de -> 完全 mean-> 卑下
貶低 貶損
548
ingratiate v. [ɪnˋgreʃɪ͵et] in -> 使 grat -> 感激 ate -> 使..擁有一定水平的
使..得到喜歡 he ingratiate himself with his boss
549
gratify v.
使 感激 he was gratified with his students' success
550
commensurate v. com -> 共同 mensur -> measure 測量
相稱的 Does he think her fame is commensurate with her ability
551
immense im -> 無法 mense -> measure 測量
巨大 廣大
552
antecedent n. [͵æntəˋsidənt] ante -> 史前的
祖先
553
antecedent adj.
先前的 precedent adj .有先例的
554
protagonist n. pro -> 前面 agon ->競爭 在前面競爭的人一定是 _ _
主角
555
antagonist n. anta ->anti 反對 agon -> 競爭
敵手 競爭者
556
agony n.
極大的痛苦
557
wane v. [wen]
消失 虧缺 decline 消失 "her interest in science fiction began to wane"
558
universality n. [͵junəvɝˋsælətɪ] universal -> 普遍的
普遍性
559
tyranny n. [ˈtɪrəni] tyr -> 挪威的戰爭神 anny -> annoy -> 苦惱 戰神管理制度很讓人苦惱
暴政
560
trifling adj. tri -> try ->嘗試 fling -> 丟 試一下就丟掉
不重要
561
spurn v. spur -> 馬刺 應該要被 _ _
摒棄 disdain 輕蔑
562
sound adj.
健全的、完好的;合理的 that was a sound move 那招很穩
563
snob n.
勢利眼 I guess I’m a bit of a wine snob 自嘲對紅酒很挑
564
shrewd adj. [ʃrud]
精明 canny astute Her brother is a shrewd businessman.
565
rarified adj. [ˋrɛrəfaɪd] rar -> rare -> 稀有
少數人才知道 esoteric 圈內人才知道 It's difficult to breathe in the rarefied air
566
parochial adj. [pəˋrokiəl] pa 怕 ro 肉 chial 吃 怕吃肉 -> 教區的 -> 地方性的
地方性的 狹隘的
567
latent adj. latency -> 延遲 延遲所以還沒發現 -> _ _
潛在的
568
jeopardize v. [ˈdʒepədaɪz]
危及 jeopardize his career
569
irenic n. [aɪˋrinɪk] iren -> 平靜
和平
570
honorific n.
榮耀
571
fortuitous [fɔrˋtjuətəs] fort -> fortune -> 運氣
好運的 偶然的
572
fawn v. [fɔn] 奉
奉承 乞憐 flatter 阿諛奉承
573
extol v. [ɪk`stol]
極度讚揚 exalt 高舉 hail 被譽為
574
espouse v. [ɪ`spaʋz] spouse -> 配偶 不管你做什麼配偶都會 _ _ 你
支持 擁護 advocate 支持 Lauren was criticized for espousing elite aspirations (志向;抱負), given his middle-class origins.
575
edify v. [ˋɛdə͵faɪ] edi -> edu -> 教育
啟發 The documentary was edifying, giving deep insight into human compassion.
576
defy v. [dɪˈfaɪ]
反對 挑戰 His actions defy belief
577
decimate v. [`dɛsəˏmet] deci -> 十 古羅馬對叛徒的懲罰 衍伸為 _ _ _ _
大量破壞
578
dabble v. [ˋdæb!] dab -> 一種呼完麻打噴嚏的手勢 也可以是輕拍 只有輕拍的話那肯定是對事情沒有很深的理解
淺嚐
579
cogent v. [`kodʒənt] co -> with gent -> gentlemen -> 紳士 紳士做的事比較_ _ _ _
令人信服 "I am grateful to them for their clear, cogent and candid submissions."
580
coerce v. [koˋɝs] force 音近
強迫 force, compel "I tried to coerce her into doing it"
581
ascetic adj. [əˋsɛtɪk]
禁慾的 aesthetic 美感的 [ɛsˋθɛtɪk] "he chose an ascetic life of prayer
582
albeit conj. [ɔlˋbiɪt]
儘管 despite at least he's got a car, albeit a rather old and battered one
583
promulgate [`prɑməlˏget] pro -> 向前 mulg -> mulgere -> 擠奶 向前擠奶會讓牛奶到處 _ _
散播
584
envision v. en -> 使 vision -> 想像
使想像 I don't envision working with him again
585
improvise im 沒有 pro先 沒有先看就做 所以是 _ _
即興的
586
provisional adj.
短暫的
587
versatile adj. 萬事通
多才多藝
588
verisimilitude adj. [͵vɛrəsəˋmɪlə͵tjud] veri -> very 非常 simili -> similar 像 非常像
逼真 Graphics are to games what verisimilitude is to a novel 圖像之於遊戲,猶如真實感之於小說。
589
veracious adj. [vəˋreʃəs] vera -> veri -> verify
誠實 A veracious person tells the truth. A vacuous person talks but tells nothing.
590
vacuous [ˋvækjʊəs] vacu -> vacuum 真空 講話真空的
空洞 A veracious person tells the truth. A vacuous person talks but tells nothing.
591
intransigent in -> 不 trans -> 改變
不妥協的
592
impugn v. pug -> 爭鬥 pugnacious adj. 好鬥的
指責 貶低
593
lurid adj. lurid details of murder
可怕的
594
torpor adj. 動作很拖 ->
麻木 遲鈍
595
truculent adj. try kill 人 -> 所以這人很 _ _
殘酷的
596
prodigal adj. pro -> 往前 dig -> 挖 挖出家裡所有的錢
浪費
597
authoritative adj. authoritative study
權威的
598
excoriate v. ex -> 外 cor -> 核心 撕去外皮使核心出來
痛斥 lambaste
599
conformity adj. 動詞 conform with
服從
600
germane adj. my opinion is not germane to our discussion
相關的 relevant
601
abhorrent adj. abhor -> 痛恨 同loath horribel -> 可怕
通恨的 同 loathe I abhor him
602
mediocre adj.
中庸
603
nuance n.
細微差異
604
dispassionate adj.
冷靜的
605
imprudent prudent 不如等 -> 再等等 -> _ _ 一點
不謹慎 魯莽
606
inconsequential adj.
不重要 trivial trifling
607
portend v. a black cat portends trouble
預兆
608
frugal adj. fruit gal -> 水果 過生活 -> _ _
節儉的
609
lethargic adj. le -> let 讓 har -> hard 難 讓人做難事所以人會 _ _
辛苦的
610
vacillate v It's ok to vacillate a little .
搖擺不定
611
exigent adj. ex -> exit -> 出口 gent
緊急
612
precursor n. cursor -> 游標 -> 跑
先驅
613
veneration n.
尊敬 deference
614
aggrandize v.
擴增
615
inexplicable adj. expl -> explain 解釋
無法解釋的
616
apprehend v.
逮補
617
pristine v. pri -> 原始
原始 清新的 primitive
618
conscientious [͵kɑnʃɪˋɛnʃəs] con -> 全部 scient -> 知道 全部都知道所以思考會比較_ _
謹慎 prudent
619
insolent adj.
魯莽的 imprudent
620
distort V.
扭曲
621
viable adj. [ˋvaɪəb!]
可行的
622
buoyant adj.
看漲的 浮動的 car sales were buoyant holding a buoyant mood
623
fickle adj. The stock market can be fickle
善變的
624
intelligible adj.
可理解的 apprehend v. 理解
625
loath adj.
不願意的 loathe v. 痛恨
626
debilitate v. de -> 離開 bilit -> ability 能力
使削弱 The virus debilitates the body's immune system.
627
languish v. 懶鬼
自己削弱 "Animals caught in inhumane traps will languish not for hours, but for days."
628
enervate v.
使衰弱
629
ancillary adj. an -> 一個 cillary -> 希拉蕊 前美國總統的老婆 -> 一位_ _的幕後幫手
輔助的
630
fluctuate v.
波動
631
interval n.
間隔
632
intermittent adj.
斷斷續續的
633
transient adj.
短暫的
634
novel adj. nov -> 新的
新奇、新奇的事物
635
trenchant adj. retrench v. 減少 trench v. 挖 刨
犀利的
636
resurge v. surge -> 增加
再起
637
curtail v.
縮減
638
supersede v. [͵supɚˋsid]
取代 supplant
639
dilute adj.
稀疏
640
ponderous adj. 胖的
笨重的
641
laudatory adj. applaud v. -> 讚賞
讚美的
642
allusive adj.
暗指的 implicit delusion 幻覺
643
ramification n.
後果 consequence
644
respite n.
暫緩
645
distinct adj.
明顯的
646
distinctive adj.
有特色的
647
forbidding adj.
禁止 嚴禁
648
placid adj. plac -> 平的
平靜
649
expedite v
促進 facilitate
650
deter v.
嚇阻
651
lackluster lustr -> 光 缺乏 光
平庸的
652
sordid adj.
dirty
653
fraught adj. she sounded a bit fraught
緊張的 令人擔憂
654
ignoble adj. I -> in -> 不 gno -> know 知道 古時候沒有人認識 所以是地位 _ _
低賤 卑鄙的
655
juxtapose v. [͵dʒʌkstəˋpoz] the juxtaposition of these two images
並列
656
multifaceted adj. [mʌltə`fɑsətəd]
多面向的
657
sophisticate adj 這單字聽起來就很_ _
世故的 複雜的
658
obliterate v. ob -> 反對 literate -> Literature -> 文章 反對文章所以會_ _ 文章 Whole villages were obliterated by fire
擦掉
659
dearth adj.
缺乏
660
deficit adj.
缺乏
661
satiate v. sat -> 足夠的 satisfy saturate
使 飽足
662
abundance adj.
豐富
663
surfeit adj. [ˋsɝfɪt] sur -> 超過 feit -> 做, 完成
過剩 glut The country suffers from a surfeit of bureaucracy
664
diffuse v. di -> 二分 , 分開 fuse -> 流
擴散
665
defuse v. de -> 離開 fuse -> 導火線
解除緊張
666
infuse in -> 內 fuse -> 流
注入
667
profuse adj.
豐富的
668
effusive adj. ef -> ex 向外 fuse -> 流
熱情的
669
vestige n. ves -> 追蹤 investigate -> 調查
痕跡
670
vindicate v.
平反
671
vindictive adj.
報復的
672
placate v. [ˋpleket]
平息 placid adj. 平靜
673
virtuosity n. virtue -> 好 美德
精湛的技巧
674
exonerate v. [ɪgˋzɑnə͵ret] ex -> 離開 onerous -> 繁重的 ate -> 使...
使 免除
675
expedient adj.
方便的 權宜的
676
calamity adj.
災難的
677
impassive adj.
冷漠的
678
staggering adj.
驚人的
679
stagnant adj.
停滯的
680
dwindle v.
減輕 Our energy dwindled as the meeting dragged on
681
abate v.
減輕 "we'll have to wait for the storm to abate"
682
profligate v.
浪費 prodigal
683
parsimonious adj.
節儉的 frugal
684
palliative adj.
緩和的 palliative care 安寧醫療
685
prerequisites adj. pre -> 先 requis -> request 要求
先決條件
686
apropos adj. prop -> 適當
適當的 apposite
687
deprecate v.
譴責 censure 斥責
688
clairvoyance n. clair -> clear 清楚的 voya -> voyage 旅程
先見之明