List 18 Flashcards

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patrician

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贵族,名门望族:high birth;贵族的,地位高的:high birth

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patriot

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爱国者:loves country

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patronize

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赞助:provide aid;以高人一等的态度对待:treat haughtily

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paucity

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少量,缺乏:dearth

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paunchy

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大腹便便的,大肚子的:potbelly

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peck

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大量:considerable amount;(不情愿地)小口咬:in small bites

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pedagogue

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教育者,老师:give formal instruction

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pedant

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书呆子,墨守成规之人:formal rules

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predestine

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预先注定:in advance

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pedestrian

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行人:traveling on foot;平庸无奇的,令人厌倦的:causing weariness

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peep

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一瞥:brief look;轻声:slight sound

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peer

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同等地位的人,同辈:equal;好奇地凝视:look

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peeve

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打扰,惹恼:disturb

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pejorative

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轻蔑的,贬低的:disparaging

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pellucid

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透明的:admitting light;清晰明确的,易懂的:clear

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pen

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监狱:confinement;关押,监禁:close

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penalty

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(对罪行的)处罚:punishment

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penchant

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嗜好,迷恋:strong inclination

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penitent

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悔过的:regretful

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pensive

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沉思的,(尤指)哀思的:thinking

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penury

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贫穷:dearth;吝啬,节俭:frugality

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perambulate 

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徒步穿越,走过:travel over

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perceptible

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可察觉的:being perceived

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peremptory

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不容反抗的:not allowing contradiction;爱发号施令的:ordering people;傲慢的:feeling of superiority

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perfervid

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非常热情的:exaggerated emotion

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perfidy

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不忠,背信弃义:disloyalty

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perforate

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打孔,穿透:make a hole

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perfunctory

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例行公事的,敷衍的:superficially;不感兴趣的:lacking in interest

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perimeter 

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边界,界限:outer limit

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periodical 

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期刊:publication;周期性的,有固定间隔的:regular intervals

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peripatetic

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巡游的,四处游历的:place to place

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peripheral

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外围的:boundary or periphery;辅助性的:supply

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perish

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死亡,消亡:cease to exist

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permanent

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永恒的:continuing or enduring, forever

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permeable

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可渗透的:penetrated

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pernicious

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有害的:injurious

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peroration

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(演讲的)结束语:concluding part;(正式的)演讲,致辞:formal discourse

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perpetual

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永恒的,不断的:continuing forever

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persecute

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迫害,折磨:cause suffering

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persevere

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坚持不懈,不屈不挠:persist

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persiflage

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打趣:teasing

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persistence

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坚持,持续:lasting existence

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personable

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风度翩翩的,吸引人的:attractive

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perspicacious

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极敏锐的,有洞察力的:penetrating mental discernment

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perspicuity

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清晰明了的:clearness and lucidity

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pertain

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有关联的:have a relation

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pertinacious

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顽固的,固执地坚持的:sticking

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pertinent

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相关的,恰当的:relevance

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perturb

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使扰乱,使烦躁不安:trouble the mind

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peruse

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细读:examine with great care

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pervade

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弥漫,充满:throughout

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pessimistic

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悲观的:take the gloomiest possible view

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petition

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请愿,正式的申请,申请书:supplication or request;(尤指正式地)请求:,make a request

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petrify

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使僵化,使失去活力:become stiff

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petty

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细微的,不重要的:small importance

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phenomenal

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不寻常的,非凡的:out of the ordinary

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philanthropic

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博爱的,为他人着想的:welfare of others

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philistine

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市侩(注重物质而鄙视智慧或艺术的人):guided by materialism

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phlegmatic

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冷静的,无感情的,淡漠的:calm, sluggish temperament

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piddling

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微不足道的:trifling or trivial

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piebald

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杂色的:different colors;混合的,杂糅而成的:different sorts

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pigment

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颜料:color;给…上颜色:color

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pilfer

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偷窃:steal

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pillar

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柱子:support;(物质、精神等方面的)支柱:support

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pillory

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当众嘲弄:public contempt

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pilot

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领航员,飞行员:steer a ship;初步性的,试验性的:tentative model;带领通过:lead

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pine

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渴望,奢望:yearn;因渴望而憔悴:lose vigor

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pinnacle

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顶峰:highest point

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pinpoint

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非常精确的:extreme precision;精确定位或确认:identify with precision

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piquant

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辛辣开胃的:pungent taste;令人振奋的:provocative

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pique

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使愤怒:arouse anger;激起,刺激:excite or arouse

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pirate

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盗版,盗用:without actual right;海岛:robber seas

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pithy

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精练的,简洁的:brief

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pitiless

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没有同情心的:devoid of pity

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pittance

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少量津贴:small portion

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placate

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(通过让步以)平息抚慰:lessen the anger

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placebo

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安慰性的事物:used to appease or reassure

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plagiarize

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剽窃,抄袭:steal ideas

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plangent

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轰鸣的:loud sound;凄凉的,哀伤的:plaintive

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plastic

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可塑的:modified;虚假的,做作的:lacking in natural

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plateau

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高原:raised above;稳定时期,平台期:stable level

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platitude

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陈词滥调:banal statement;缺乏原创性:lack of originality

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plausible

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看似有理的:superficially reasonable

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pleat

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打褶:fold

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plentitude

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大量:ample amount

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plethora

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过量,过剩:excess

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pliable

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易弯曲的,柔软的:supple;易受影响的,温顺的:easily influenced

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pliant

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易弯曲的:easily bent;顺从的:yielding

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plight

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困境:unfortunate

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plod

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沉重缓慢地走:walk heavily

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pluck

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敢于面对困难的勇气:courage;弹奏(弦乐):strings pulling releasing

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plumb

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测深度:measure the depth;垂直的:vertical;仔细深入地检查;探索,探究:examine deeply

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plummet

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突然下降:decline suddenly

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plump

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丰满的:well-around;鼎力支持,赞不绝口:give full support

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plunge

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突然下降:descend suddenly;插入,刺入:penetrate

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polarize

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使分开对立,使两极分化:break into opposing

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polemic

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争执:argument

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polished

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有教养的:high degree of refinement;擦亮的:shiny

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politic

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精明能干的:shrewdness;合时宜的,明智的:suitable

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pompous

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浮夸的:ornate;傲慢的:self-importance