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Cacophonous

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adj. unpleasant- or harsh-sounding

發音不和諧的

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Cacophony

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n. a jarring(刺人耳目的), unpleasant noise

雜音

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Cadge

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v. to beg; sponge(討得)

乞討，行乞

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Callous

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adj. thick-skinned; insensitive

起老繭的；麻木不仁的

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Calumny

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n. false and malicious(惡意的) accusation; slander

誹謗

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Canard

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n. false, deliberately misleading story

謬傳（尤指惡意編選的）

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Canon

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n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgement; a group of literary works
準則，標準；（某作家的）真作集

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Canonical

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adj. belonging to a group of literary works

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Cant

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n. insincere talk; language of a particular group

虛假言辭； 行話，隱語

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Cantankerous

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adj. irritable; ill-humored

脾氣壞且愛嘮叨的

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Capricious

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adj. fickle(易變的)

善變的

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Caprice

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n. an inclination to change one’s mind compulsively

多變；反覆無常

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Captious

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adj. faultfinding(愛挑剔的); intended to entrap, as in an argument
吹毛求疵的；撥弄是非的，強詞奪理的

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Cardinal

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adj. of foremost importance

重要的，主要的

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Carnal

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adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites

肉體的；世俗的

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Carp

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v. to find fault; complain

吹毛求疵

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Cartography

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n. science of making maps

地圖製作

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Caste

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n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
種姓；等級制度

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Castigation

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n. punishment; chastisement(懲戒); criticism

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Cataclysm

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n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
劇烈變動

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Catalyst

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n. something causing change

刺激（或促進）因素

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Categorical

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adj. absolute; without exception

絕對的；至上的

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Caucus

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n. smaller group within an organization

核心小組

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Causal

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adj. involving a cause

原因的；因果的

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Caustic

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adj. sarcastically biting; burning

（語言）尖刻的；（物質）腐蝕性的

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Celestial

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adj. concerning the sky or heavens; sublime(出眾的)

天空的，天國的；精妙的

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Centrifugal

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adj. moving away from a center

離心的

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Centripetal

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adj. moving or directed toward a center

向心性的

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Champion

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v. to defend or support

擁護，支持

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Chasten

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v. to correct by punishment or reproof(指責); to restrain or subdue
（為了使人改正或變好而）懲罰；抑制，節制

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Chicanery

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n. trickery; fraud

欺騙；詭計

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Chivalry

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n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry(殷勤) toward women
騎士精神

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Churlish

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adj. rude; boorish

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Circuitous

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adj. roundabout

迂曲的；繞行的

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Clairvoyant

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n. one who can predict the future; psychic

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Clamor

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n. noisy outcry
吵鬧聲，喧囂聲；噪聲
v. to cry out noisily
吵鬧，發喧囂聲

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Clique

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n. a small, exclusive group

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Cloister

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v. to confine(把…局限於); seclude(使隔離)
使與塵世隔絕
n. a monastery or convent(女修道院)
修道院

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Cloistered

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adj. shut away from the world

隱居的，與世隔絕的

40
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Coagulate

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v. thicken; congeal(凝固)

凝結；凝固

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Coalesce

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v. to cause to become one

聯合﹐合併

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Coda

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n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
完結部；結尾

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Codify

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v. to systematize
編纂
n - codification
adj - condified

44
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Cognizant

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adj. informed; conscious; aware

認知的

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Collage

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n. artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
拼貼畫

46
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Commensurate

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adj. proportional

與…相當的；相稱的

47
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Compendium

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n. brief, comprehensive summary

概略；概要

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Complacent

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adj. self-satisfied

滿足的；自滿的

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Complaisant

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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging(樂於助人的)

彬彬有禮的；殷勤的

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Complement

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n. something that completes or makes up a whole

補充物；配對物

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Compliant

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adj. yielding

順從的；應允的

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Compunction

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n. uneasiness caused by guilt

內疚；悔恨

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Concave

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adj. curving inward

凹面的

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Conciliatory

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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility

調和的；和解的

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Concoct

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v. to invent

捏造

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Concomitant

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adj. existing concurrently

相伴的；共存的

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Condone

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v. to overlook voluntarily; forgive

寬恕，原諒

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Confound

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v. to baffle(阻撓); perplex(使費解); mix up

使不知所措；使困惑或驚訝；使相混

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Congenial

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adj. similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to

60
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Conjugal

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adj. pertaining to marriage agreement

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Connoisseur

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n. a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating(識別的) taste
行家；鑑賞家

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Conscript

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n. person compulsorily enrolled for military service
徵召入伍者
v. to enroll a person for military service
徵召入伍
n - conscription 徵兵；徵兵制度

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Consecrate

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v. to declare sacred

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Contend

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v. to assert

堅決主張，聲稱

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Contention

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n. an assertion

論點，主張

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Contentious

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adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels

愛爭論的；引起爭論的

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Contiguous

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adj. touching; neighboring; connecting without a break

接觸的；鄰近的；連續的

68
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Continence

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n. self-control; abstention(戒絕) from sexual activity

自制；禁慾

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Contrite

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adj. very sorrowful for a wrong

悔罪的；痛悔的

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Contumacious

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adj. disobedient; rebellious

拒不服從的

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Conundrum

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n. riddle; puzzle with no solution

謎語；難題

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Convention

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n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
習俗；傳統手法

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Conventional

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adj. customary or commonplace

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Converge

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v. to approach; come together; tend to meet

聚集；會合

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Convex

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adj. curved outward

凸面的

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Convivial

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adj. sociable

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Convoluted

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adj. twisted; complicated

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Copious

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adj. abundant; plentiful

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Coquette

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n. woman who flirts

80
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Cornucopia

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n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

角狀盛器；大量好東西

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Cosmology

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n. study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
宇宙論

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Cosmos

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n. the physical universe regarded as a totality

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Cosmic

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adj. relating to the physical universe, especially as distinct from Earth, and suggesting infinite vastness

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Covert

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adj. hidden; secret

隱藏的；暗地的

85
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Covetous

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adj. desiring something owned by another
垂涎的
v - covet

86
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Cozen

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v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive

87
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Craven

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adj. cowardly

怯懦的

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Credence

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n. acceptance of something as true

相信；信任

89
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Credo

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n. statement of belief or principle; creed

信條

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