05-2

Question 1

contentious

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引起争论的：argumentative；好争论的，好战的：tendency quarrels

Question 2

contiguous

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接壤的，相邻的：sharing an edge

Question 3

contort

Answer 3

扭曲：twist

Question 4

contract

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契约，合同：binding agreement；收缩：reduce size；感染疾病：become affected

Question 5

contravene

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违反，反对：violate, oppose

Question 6

contrite

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（因为有罪孽或过错而感到）后悔悲痛的：showing remorse

Question 7

contumacious

Answer 7

不服从的，倔强的：disobedient

Question 8

conundrum

Answer 8

无法解决的问题，迷：insoluble, dilemma

Question 9

convalesce

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渐渐康复，渐愈：recover gradually

Question 10

convenience

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便利，方便：fitness suitability

Question 11

convention

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常规，习俗：agreement, acceptance；公约，协议：agreement；大会，集会：coming together

Question 12

converge

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汇集，交汇于一点：move toward one

Question 13

conversant

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熟悉的：familiar

Question 14

convert

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被改变宗教信仰的人：converted；使改变信仰：bring over from brief；改变，转化：alter

Question 15

convex

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凸起的：curves outward

Question 16

convey

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运输：transport；传递，交流：communicate

Question 17

conviction

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深信，确信：being convinced；证明有罪：proved guilty

Question 18

convoke

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召集开会：bring together

Question 19

convoluted

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复杂的，费解的：complicated

Question 20

convulsion

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痉挛（强烈的、无法控制的肌肉收缩）：involuntary contraction；骚乱：disturbance

Question 21

coop

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监禁，困于…之中：confine

Question 22

copious

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丰富的，大量的：abundant

Question 23

coquette

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调情的女子：flirt；调情，不认真对待：playfully

Question 24

cordon

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警戒线：line preventing；围成一道防线：form cordon

Question 25

cornucopia

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大量：overflowing

Question 26

coronation

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加冕，加冕礼：crowning

Question 27

corporeal

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肉体的：not spiritual；有形的，实体的：not immaterial

Question 28

corroborate

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用证据或权威证实：support with evidence；为…提供证据，支持：provide evidence

Question 29

corrosive

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腐蚀性的：destroy slowly；讽刺性的：sarcastic；

Question 30

corrugated

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褶皱的：folds

Question 31

cosmopolitan

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有世界性眼光的，包容的：worldwide

Question 32

cosset

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宠爱：pamper

Question 33

countenance

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容忍：put up with；赞成，推崇：favorable opinion；沉着，冷静：evenness

Question 34

counterfeit

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仿制的，假冒的：imitation；仿制：fraudulent replica；伪装成：false appearance

Question 35

countermand

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取消，撤销：revoke

Question 36

court

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追求，献殷勤：seek affections

Question 37

covert

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隐蔽的，秘密的：not shown；隐秘庇护所：avoid others

Question 38

covetous

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贪婪的，渴求财富的：inordinate desire

Question 39

cow

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恐吓，威胁：frighten

Question 40

cowardice

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懦弱，不坚定：lack courage

Question 41

cower

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畏缩：cringe

Question 42

cozen

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诱骗：mislead

Question 43

cramped

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狭小的，狭窄的：small

Question 44

crass

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粗俗的，愚钝的：unrefined

Question 45

crave

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热望：intense desire

Question 46

craven

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非常懦弱的，因胆小而遭人鄙视的：lacking courage

Question 47

crease

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折痕：folding

Question 48

credence

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坚信：firm brief

Question 49

credulous

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轻信的，易受骗的：gullible

Question 50

creek

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小溪，小河：smaller