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Raconteur

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n. witty, skillful storyteller

Question 2

Rail

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v. to scold with bitter or abusive language

責罵

Question 3

Raiment

Answer 3

n. clothing

衣服，服裝

Question 4

Ramification

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n. implication; outgrowth; consequence

額外的後果，派生的影響

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Rarefied

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adj. refined

Question 6

Rarefy

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v. to make thinner, purer, or more refined

使變稀薄；使純化；使精細

Question 7

Rationale

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n. fundamental reason

基本原理

Question 8

Rebus

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n. puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

一種用圖畫表示的謎

Question 9

Recalcitrant

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adj. resisting authority or control

不順從的，桀驁不馴的

Question 10

Recant

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v. to retract(收回) a statement or opinion

公開宣布放棄

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Recluse

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n. person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
隱居者；遁世者
adj - reclusive

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Recondite

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adj. abstruse(深奧的); profound

深奧的；（學問等）不易懂的

Question 13

Redoubtable

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adj. formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

可怕的；令人敬畏的

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Refractory

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adj. stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
執拗的

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Refract

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v. to deflect sound or light

使折射

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Refulgent

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adj. brightly shining; resplendent(燦爛的)

輝煌的；燦爛的

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Refute

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v. to contradict; disprove(反駁)
駁斥，反駁
n - refutation

Question 18

Regale

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v. to entertain

宴請，款待；使愉悅

Question 19

Relegate

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v. to consign to an inferior position

貶謫

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Remonstrate

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v. to object or protest

反對；抗議

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Renege

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v. to go back on one’s word

食言；背信；違約

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Reparation

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n. amends(賠罪); compensation

補償；賠償

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Repine

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v. fret(苦惱); complain

不滿；煩惱；埋怨

Question 24

Reprise

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n. repetition, especially of a piece of music

重複

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Reproach

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v. to find fault with; blame

責備；斥責

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Reprobate

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n. morally unprincipled person

無賴

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Repudiate

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v. to reject as having no authority

拒絕；拒絕接受（或履行）

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Rescind

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v. to cancel

廢除，取消（法規﹑決定﹑合同）

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Resolution

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n. determination; resolve

決心；決定

Question 30

Resolve

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n. determination; firmness of purpose

決心，決意

Question 31

Reticent

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adj. not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

沉默的，不願意談的

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Reverent

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adj. expressing deep respect; worshipful
恭敬的，虔誠的
v - revere

Question 33

Riposte

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n. a retaliatory action or retort(反擊)

機敏的答覆

Question 34

Rococo

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adj. excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe
洛可可式的；裝飾花樣多且繁雜的

Question 35

Rubric

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n. title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol(禮節)
（文章章節的）標題；指示，說明

Question 36

Rue

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v. to regret

懊悔，後悔

Question 37

Ruse

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n. trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge

詭計；花招