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Daunt

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v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

使氣餒，使畏縮

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Daunting

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adj. discouraging or disheartening

令人怯步的；使人氣餒的

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Dauntless

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adj. fearless

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Dearth

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n. scarcity

缺乏，不足

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Debauchery

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n. corruption

道德敗壞

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Decorum

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n. proper behavior
端莊，彬彬有禮；合宜
adj - decorous

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Defame

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v. to malign(誹謗); harm someone’s reputation

誹謗；破壞……的名譽

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Default

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v. to fail to act

不履行，拖欠

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Defer to

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v. to submit to the wishes of another due to respect or recognition of the person’s authority or knowledge
聽從

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Deference

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n. respect; regard for another’s wish

尊敬；遵從

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Defunct

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adj. no longer existing

死的；非現存的；已廢止的

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Delineate

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v. to represent or depict

描述

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Demographic

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adj. related to population balance

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Demography

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n. the study of human population

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Demographer

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n. one who studies human population

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Demotic

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adj. pertaining to people

大眾的；通俗的

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Demur

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v. to express doubt

猶豫；反對

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Denigrate

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v. to slur(玷汙) someone’s reputation

貶低，詆毀

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Denizen

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n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor

居住者；常去某處的人

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Denouement

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n. outcome; unraveling(解開) of the plot of a play or work of literature
（小說、戲劇等的）結局，收場

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Deride

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v. to mock

嘲笑；嘲弄

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Derivative

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n. something derived; unoriginal

派生物；衍生物

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23
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Derive

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v. to obtain from another source

取得；衍生

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24
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Desiccate

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v. to dry completely

乾燥；脫水

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Desuetude

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n. state of disuse

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Desultory

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adj. random; disconnected; rambling

雜亂的；不連貫的；散漫的

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Deterrent

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n. something that discourages or hinders

制止物﹐威懾物

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Detraction

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n. the act of taking away; derogatory(貶義的) comment on a person’s character
誹謗；貶抑

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29
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Diaphanous

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adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial(虛幻的); vague

透明的；（布料）極薄的；模糊的

30
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Diatribe

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n. bitter verbal attack

惡罵；抨擊

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Dichotomy

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n. division into two usually contradictory parts

一分為二；二分法

32
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Diffidence

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n. shyness; lack of confidence

羞怯；缺乏自信，懦怯

33
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Diffuse

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v. to spread out
散布
adj. wordy; rambling; spread out
堆砌詞藻的，囉嗦的

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Digression

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n. act of straying(偏離) from the main part

離題；脫軌

35
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Dirge

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n. funeral hymn(讚歌)

送葬曲，輓歌

36
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Disabuse

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v. to free from a misconception

使省悟；糾正

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Discerning

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adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment

有識別力的；眼光敏銳的

38
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Discern

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v. to perceive(領悟) something obscure

領悟；辨明

39
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Discomfit

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v. to make uneasy; disconcert(使困窘)

使窘迫，使尷尬

40
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Discordant

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adj. not in tune

不一致的；不和睦的

41
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Discredit

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v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted

使丟臉；使不足信

42
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Discrepancy

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n. difference between

不一致之處

43
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Discrete

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adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct

分離的；互不相關的

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Discretion

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n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection(謹慎); freedom to act on one’s own
謹慎，考慮周到；斟酌（或行動）的自由

45
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Disingenuous

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adj. not candid(公正的); crafty( 狡猾的)

不誠實的；虛偽的

46
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Disinterested

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adj. unprejudiced; objective

無私的；公正的

47
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Disjointed

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adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated(脫臼的)

無條理的；脫臼的

48
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Dismiss

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v. to put away from consideration; reject

去除，不考慮；駁回

49
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Disparage

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v. to belittle

貶低；輕視

50
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Disparate

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adj. dissimilar

不同的；異類的

51
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Disparity

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n. the condition of being unequal or unlike

不平等；差異

52
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Dissemble

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v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives

假裝；掩飾

53
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Disseminate

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v. to spread; scatter; disperse

散播；宣傳

54
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Dissident

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n. person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.

不贊成者

55
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Dissolution

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n. disintegration(瓦解); debauchery

正式解除；衰敗

56
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Dissonance

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n. discord(不和); lack of harmony

不和諧聲；不一致

57
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Distend

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v. to expand; swell out

膨脹；擴張

58
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Distill

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v. extract the essential elements

提煉

59
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Distrait

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adj. inattentive; preoccupied

心不在焉的；心神恍惚的

60
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Diverge

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v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point
偏離；分叉
n - divergence

61
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Divest

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v. to strip; deprive; rid

剝除；剝奪；脫去

62
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Divulge

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v. to make known something that is secret

洩露；暴露

63
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Doctrinaire

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adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic(固執己見的); unyielding

64
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Document

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v. to provide with written evidence to support

用文件證明

65
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Doggerel

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n. poor verse

打油詩；拙劣的詩

66
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Dogmatic

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adj. stating opinions without proof

自以為是的；固執己見的；武斷的

67
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Dogma

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n. a belief asserted on authority without evidence

信條

68
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Dormant

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adj. inactive

暫停活動的；休眠的

69
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Dross

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n. waste; worthless matter; trivial(瑣細的) matter

渣滓；廢物

70
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Dupe

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v. to deceive; trick

欺詐，愚弄

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