Deck 3

Question 1

expansive

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豪爽的;开朗的;健谈的

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colloquial

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口语的;会话的

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retiring

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害羞的;孤僻的

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petty

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微不足道的

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predilection

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爱好；偏爱

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inkling

Answer 6

暗示，线索

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qualm

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忧虑；不安

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reservation

Answer 8

保留意见，疑义

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slight

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n.（有意的）无视，失礼

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snub

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n. 冷落；怠慢

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rivalry

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n. 竞争；敌对

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contrivance

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不自然的东西，发明，矫揉造作之物，阴谋诡计

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intimation

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暗示，提示

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illumination

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启示

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demure

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庄重的，端庄的，羞涩的，娴静的

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self-effacing

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自谦的

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frivolous

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轻浮的，草率的

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inflection

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n. 变音;转调;语调的抑扬变化

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pitch

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n. 程度；强度；极点；顶点

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repudiate

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v. 批判;驳斥;与…断绝关系

Question 21

glib

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adj. 轻率的;肤浅的

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tyro

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n. 初学者，生手

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concierge

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n. 门卫，门房

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agronomist

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n. 农学家

Question 25

neophyte

Answer 25

n. 新手，生手

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curator

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n. （博物馆等的）馆长，负责人

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thewy

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强壮的，肌肉发达的

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sinewy

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肌肉发达的;精壮的;强健的

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pneumatic

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（女性）丰满标致的

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superfluous

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多余的;过剩的;不必要的

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flocculent

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adj. 多余的;过剩的;不必要的

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atrophy

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v. 萎缩，变小，退化

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insolvent

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无清偿能力的;资不抵债的;破产的

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perturbed

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烦恼的;担心的;不安的

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exscind

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v. 切除，割断

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obloquy

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n. 毁谤；耻辱；漫骂

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eschew

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v. 躲开;躲避

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evince

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v. （经常间接地）表明，显示

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recreant

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n. 懦夫；叛徒

adj. 怯懦；不忠的；胆小

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redolent

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使人想起…的

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limpid

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adj. 清澈的；透明的 ；清晰的；畅达的

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droll

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adj. 滑稽古怪的;离奇可笑的

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relegate

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v. 罢黜，降级，降格

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ubiquitous

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无所不在的；随处可见的

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detract

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贬低，减损

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disburse

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支付，支出

Question 47

buoyant

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心情愉快的；生气勃勃的；繁荣的

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dour

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adj. 严厉的;冷冰冰的

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fete

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n. 庆祝；节日；祭；会

vt. 宴请；招待

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burke

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v. 秘密除去，使人窒息；避免；隐藏，压抑

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venal

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贪财的;腐败的

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savage

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adj. 凶残的
v. 撕咬，凶猛地攻击
n. 野蛮人

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ossify

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v. 使骨化；僵化，变得保守

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rarefied

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adj. 过于高雅的;过于高贵的;脱离现实生活的;稀薄的

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bumble

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vi. 杂乱无章地说；结结巴巴地说
笨拙地进行；踉跄
犯错误
发出嗡嗡声

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beguiling

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迷人的，吸引人的

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august

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令人敬畏的；威严的

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specious

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似是而非的，欺骗性的

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prosaic

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乏味的，平平无奇的

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bovine

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与牛有关的

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atavistic

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原始的，返祖的

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olfactory

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嗅觉的

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mephitic

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难闻的，有害的

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valiant

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勇敢的;果决的;无畏的

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cantankerous

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爱吵架的;爱发牢骚的

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wistful

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adj. (因求而不得)失意的，伤感的

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grotto

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n. 洞穴；岩洞；岩穴

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indolence

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n. 怠惰

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exasperation

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n. 恼怒，惹人恼怒的事

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surreptitious

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adj. 秘密的，鬼鬼祟祟的

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harangue

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v. 努力说服，鼓动

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protract

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v. 延长，延伸

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caustic

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adj. 腐蚀性强的;刻薄的

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immaculate

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adj. 干净整洁的，无暇的

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tenacious

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adj. 坚韧不拔的;坚毅的

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salubrious

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adj. 尊敬的;得体的;有益健康的;环境宜人的

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cachet

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n. 声望;威望

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affectation

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做作；装腔

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conceited

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自负的

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studied

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精心安排的;刻意的;博学的

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provincial

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守旧的，迂腐的；省份的，外省的，地方的

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belligerent

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adj. 好斗的，寻衅的

n. 交战国；交战方

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unyielding

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不屈不挠的；坚固的；坚硬的

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meek

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adj. 温和的；温顺的

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gel

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v. 合作愉快；（模糊的轮廓、想法、创作）变得更清楚；发胶

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sycophantic

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adj. 阿谀奉承的

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countermand

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v. 取消，撤销

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overt

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adj. 公开的，不隐藏的，明显的

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nettlesome

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adj. 恼人的；难处理的

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covet

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v. 渴望;贪求;觊觎

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rescind

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v. 废除;废止;撤销;停止

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lambast

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v. （通常指公开地）猛烈批评，痛斥

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relinquish

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v. 放弃，出让(权力或控制)

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cede

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v. 割让(领土);放弃(权力)

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banish

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v. 放逐；驱逐

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commensurate

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adj. 相称的

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cadence

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n. 抑扬顿挫，节奏；(音乐的)终止式,结尾和弦

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dynamo

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n. 精力充沛的人；发电机

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promulgate

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v. 散布；传播；颁布；公布

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compromise

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v. 折中，让步，妥协；违背，让（自己）声誉受损

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concede

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v. （不情愿地）承认；授予；让与

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all but

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几乎

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consummate

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adj. 技艺精湛的;炉火纯青的；完成，达成(协议等)

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sanguine

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adj. 乐天的;乐观的

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bleak

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adj. （人）无精打采的，沮丧的，阴郁的；前景暗淡的；（地方）荒凉的，萧瑟的 ；（天气）阴冷的，寒冷的

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cogent

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adj. 有说服力的;令人信服的

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haughty

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高傲自大的

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smitten

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adj. 被迷住的，被打动的

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conciliatory

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adj. 愿意和解的; 调停的;安抚的

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snide

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adj. 刻毒的;讽刺的;恶意的

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affable

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adj. 和蔼可亲的；友好的

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confer

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v. 授予，赋予;商议;交换意见

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enticing

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adj. 迷人的;具有诱惑力的

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eponym

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n. 用来命名物品的人名

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trope

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n. 比喻，转义，修辞

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diminutive

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n. 小词缀（比如 -ie 或 -ette）

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jubilant

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adj. 欢欣鼓舞的，欣喜若狂的

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precarious

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不稳定的，危险的

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presumptious

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放肆的；冒昧的；自作主张的

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sweltering

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炎热的;酷热的;热得难受的