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askance

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adj. 怀疑地

skeptically

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dubious

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adj. 可疑的,无把握的

suspicious, doubtful

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curb

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n./v. 抑制,控制

control, supress

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captious

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adj. 挑剔的,吹毛求疵的

particular, picky

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caustic

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adj. 尖刻的

acerbic, bitter

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castigation

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n. 严厉批评

chastisement

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reticence

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n. 沉默寡言

slience

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dialectic

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adj. 辩证的

logical agrumentation

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extricate

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v. 使解脱

disencumber

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filch

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v. 偷

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defile

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v. 污损

soil

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enlightened

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adj. 被启发的

informed

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immutable

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adj. 不变的

constant,permanent, steady

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ascribe

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v. 归因于

blame, attribute or credit to

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nonentity

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n. 不存在,无足轻重的人

nonexistence, nobody

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revelatory

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adj. 启示的,泄漏的

indicative, suggestive, implicational

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regurgitate

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v. 反胃

vomit

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epithet

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n. 绰号

word,name

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excoriate

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v. 严厉的责难

condemn

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vilify

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v. 诽谤,中伤,轻视,贬低

revile

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injudicious

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adj. 不明智的,不慎重的

unwise, inexpedient

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proverbial

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adj. 众所周知的

well-known

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auspicious

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adj. 吉利的,吉祥的

lucky, benign

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rapport

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n. 密切关系,交往

relations

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apprehensiveness
n. 忧虑感 | apprehension, dread
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angst
n. 焦虑,担心 | anxiety, worry
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mercurial
adj. 情绪多变的,变化无常的
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misconstrue
v. 误解,曲解 | misinterpret, misread
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usurp
v. 篡夺,夺取,侵占 | seize, snatch up
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nondescript
adj. 平凡的,没有特色的 | ordinary, unusual
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stealthy
adj. 秘密的 | secret
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puissant
adj. 强大的,强盛的 | powerful, formidable
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foolhardy
adj. 有勇无谋的,鲁莽的 | reckless
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encroach
v. 蚕食,侵占 | infringe,erode
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anomaly
n. 异常,不规则,反常事物 | abnormality
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concede
v. 承认,退让 | admit, confess
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privy
adj. 私人的,不公开的 | secret, secluded
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daredevil
adj. 蛮勇的
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espy
v. 看到,认出,发现 | spot, spy
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discern
v. 识别,认识 | recognize, identify
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disconcerted
adj. 不安的,惊慌的 | upset, troubled, uncomfortable
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stygian
adj. 阴暗的,地狱的 | hellish, dark
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chthonian
adj. 阴间的 | underworld
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esoteric
adj. 深奥的 | complicated, elusive
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covenant
n. 契约 | agreement
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recreant
n. 懦夫,叛徒 | apostate, chicken
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congregate
v. 聚集 | assemble, gather
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machination
n. 阴谋,诡计 | scheme, plot, conspiracy
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perpetrate
v. 犯罪 | commit
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dupe
v. 欺骗,愚弄 | duplicate, fool
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windfall
n. 意外之财
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carouse
v. 畅饮,欢宴
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chicanery
n. 狡辩,欺骗 | fraud, deception
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impassively
adv. 无感情的,缺乏热情 | feelinglessly
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apropos
adj. 恰好的,适当的 | suitable, appropriate
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askew
adv. 歪斜地,斜地
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perfunctory
adj. 敷衍的 | casual, cursory
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exalted
adj. 高尚的,尊贵的 | sublime, magnificent
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unencumbered
adj. 没有阻碍的 | unhindered
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notoriety
n. 恶名,声名狼藉 | ill fame
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discordant
adj. 不和谐的,不一致的 | disharmonious, sharp, harsh