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adversary adj.

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Opponent

<Ad> -> anta ,anti
Vert, vers 轉
</Ad>

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Antagonistic adj.

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anta = anti
Showing dislike or opposition

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Protagonist adj.
Principle -> first in order of importance

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Chief character in a show

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Heterodox adj.

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異端
His heterodox beliefs raises doubts about his fitness for high office

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lackluster adj.

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mediocre, lacking in sheen or brilliance
luster 光澤

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mediocre adj.

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not very good

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Heterogeneous adj.

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different kind
前綴:hetero-(源自希臘語 ἕτερος,意為「不同的」)
詞根:gen(源自希臘語 γένος,意為生產 產生)
後綴:-eous(形容詞後綴,表示「具有…特質的」)

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homogeneous adj.

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same kind

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engender v.

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to cause

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indigenous adj.

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native

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disinterested adj.

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無私
not influence by personal interests

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insinuate v.
-sinu-

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to imply indirectly

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sinuous adj.
-sinu-

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Having many curves or turns

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verisimilitude adj.
-simili-, -simul- -> similar
versus -> veri -> true

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逼真
the quality of seeming true

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assimilate v.
-simili-,
as- -> ad- -> to
similis-> like

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使同化..融入

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Simultaneous v.
-simul- -> -simili-

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同時
at exactly the same time

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precedent n.

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先例

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archaic adj.

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ancient

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harbinger
har -> army

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傳令官

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condone v

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不能容許 縱容

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intemperance adj

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放縱 不節制

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moderate adj

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適度的

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temperate adj.

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溫和的

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vengeance n.

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報復

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avenge v
為..復仇
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exactitude n.
正確性 精確性
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exacting adj
嚴厲的 rigorous
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comity n
禮讓
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derivative adj.
非原創 derive -> 衍生
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encyclopedic adj
博學 Erudite
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ephemeral adj.
短暫的 evanescent
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incongruous adj.
不協調
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predecessor n.
前任(被取代的)
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repel v. re -> repeat pel -> to push
1擊退 2令人厭惡 His arrogance repels me
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impel v,
(內心驅動的) 驅使
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repellent adj.
令人厭惡
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exasperate v.
使惱怒 irritate
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affluent adj.
opulent Rich luxurious
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florid flourish -> develop in a healthy or vigorous way
鮮紅 氣色好
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fugitive n.
逃犯 refugee 難民
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centrifugal adj. -fugal -> escape from
離心的
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clamor n.
吵鬧 喧嘩 clamor -> a shout, a loud call
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clamorous adj.
吵鬧的
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disclaimer n.
免責聲明
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disclaim v.
放棄
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exclaim v.
驚呼
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exclamation n.
驚嘆詞 驚呼
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bespeak v.
證明 表示
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besiege v.
追問
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banal adj.
boring mediocre
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blatant adj. bla bla bla
Chatter 喋喋不休 boisterous 炫耀的
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adduce v.
引用
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deduce v.
演繹 推導
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induce v.
誘導 引起
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deduct v.
減免 扣除
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deductive adj.
推論的
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eloquent adj.
雄辯的 有說服力的
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ungainly adj. 不能得到女生歡心
笨拙的 clumsy
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abstemious adj.
節制的
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condole v. con -> 一起 dol -> 痛苦
同情
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remedy n.
治療 藥物 補救
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anticipate v.
預期 期待
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redundant adj.
多餘的 superfluous verbose 多餘的
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expedite v. [ˋɛkspɪ͵daɪt] ex -> 出 + ped -> 腳 邁出腳步 -> 加速
促進 加快進程
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neophyte n. [ˋniə͵faɪt]
新手 novice 新手
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succumb v. sub -> beneath comb -> 躺
屈從
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magnitude adj. magnitude earthquake
重大 廣大
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pilant adj. compliant v. 順從
易彎的 supple
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choleric adj.
易怒
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chimera n. [kaɪˋmɪrə]
怪物
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ethereal adj.
超煩 精神的
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patronizing adj.
擺出恩賜態度 高傲 condescending 高傲
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patronage n. patron is a rich supporter
恩惠
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patriot adj. patri -> 家長 國家
愛國的
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compatriot adj.
同國人
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expatriate n.
無國籍者 被流放者
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antecedent adj.
前身的 先前的
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antecedent n.
祖先 先例
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antedate v.
先於 早於
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decadence n.
衰敗
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ad hoc
臨時的
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encyclopedic adj.
詳盡的 exhaustive
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long-winded adj.
冗長的
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prolix adj.
囉唆的 多話的 garrulous voluble loquacious
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complementary plet: fill, full
完整的
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deplete v.
用盡 減少
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replete adj.
裝滿的
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demotic adj. [diˋmɑtɪk]
大眾的 通俗的
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admonish v.
警告 告誡
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affinity n. fin 範圍
喜好 親近 本性 傾向
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misanthrope adj. [ˋmɪzən͵θrop]
憤世嫉俗 cynical 憤世嫉俗
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confine v. fin 範圍
限制
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overwrought adj. [ˋovɚˋrɔt]
過於緊張的;過度激動的
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measured adj.
慎重 克制的 restrained 克制的 慎重的
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ebullient adj. [ɪ`bʌljənt]
興高采烈 熱情活潑(性格)
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colossal adj. [kəˋlɑs!]
巨大 龐大
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diminutive adj. minu -> 變小 減少
非常小 極小的
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minuscule adj. [mɪˋnʌskjul]
非常小 極小的
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deterioration n. [dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃn]
惡化 變壞 degeneration
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maneuver v. [məˋnuvɚ]
調動 機動(部隊)
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glean v.
慢慢蒐集
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impassioned adj.
熱情的 fervent 熱切的
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impassive adj.
無情的 apathetic
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vehement adj.
impassioned 激動的 發洩的
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plethora n. [ˋplɛθərə]
過量 過剩 "Still, there's a plethora of self-help books offering tips and advice."
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dexterous adj. [ˋdɛkstərəs]
熟練 靈巧 deft 靈巧 adept 熟練的
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ambidextrous [͵æmbəˋdɛkstrəs]
十分靈巧 雙手靈巧
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derelict adj. [`dɛrəˏlɪkt] de -> 向下 relic -> 遺跡
棄置的 deserted and allowed to fall into ruins desert v. 背棄 拋棄
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sedative [ˋsɛdətɪv]
鎮靜劑
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sedulous adj.
勤勉的
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inveterate adj.
根深蒂固的 the man's an inveterate liar.
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boorish adj.
粗野的 粗魯的
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volatile adj. [ˋvɑlət!]
容易改變的 易揮發的
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numinous adj. [ˋnjumənəs]
神秘 The ancient temple is a numinous place
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invidious adj. [ɪnˋvɪdɪəs] in -> 不 vid -> 看
惹人不快的
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consonant adj. son -> 聲音
協調 disonant 不協調
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resonant adj.
共鳴
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sonorous adj.
洪亮的
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valediction [͵væləˋdɪkʃən]
告別演說
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predicament n. [͵prɪˋdɪkəmənt]
困境 窘境
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malediction n. [͵mæləˋdɪkʃən]
詛咒 壞話
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benediction n.
祝福
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obtrusive adj.
冒失的 莽撞的
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mortify mor -> to die
使 屈辱
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morbid adj. [ˋmɔrbɪd]
病態的
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graphite n. [ˋgræfaɪt] graph -> 寫 描述
石墨 黑鉛
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demography n. [diˋmɑgrəfɪ]
人口統計學
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holograph adj.
自傳
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choreography n. [͵korɪˋɑgrəfɪ]
舞蹈編排 舞蹈
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manifest adj.
明顯的
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manifest v.
表現
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composed adj.
冷靜的 沈著的 equable adj. 不變的 unflappable 冷靜的
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acuity n.
敏銳
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acumen n.
精明
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shackle v.
束縛
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vanguard n.
先鋒 pioneer 先鋒
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cosset
to treat as a pet 寵愛 The hotel cossets its guests with friendly service
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inhabit v.
棲息 exhibit 展示 inhibit 抑制
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discretionary adj. discrete adj. (意見)不連續 代表..
自主決定
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pusillanimous adj. pussy -> 小貓 罵人pussy時會想到..
膽小的
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sycophant adj.
諂媚者
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sycophantic adj. plant -> phantom n. 幻象 幻影 -> 假
諂媚的 adulate v. 諂媚
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occlude v.
阻礙
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incursion n. in -> 向內 cur -> 跑
入侵
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egregious adj.
令人震驚的 過分的
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retrograde adj.
逆行的
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misconstrue v.
誤解 She said Harris had misconstrued her comments.
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incline v.
傾向 傾斜 I incline to the view that this conclusion is untenable
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ebullient adj.
熱情的
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persecute v. per -> 完全地 secu -> 跟蹤
迫害
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forthright adj.
直接的
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beguile v. guile -> 詭計
欺騙
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