Flashcards in A Deck (87):
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Abate
v. to decrease; reduce
減少，減弱，減輕
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Abdicate
v. to give up a position, right, or power
正式放棄（權力等）；退（位）；辭（職）
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Aberrant
adj. deviating from what is normal
偏離正道的，脫離常軌的
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Aberration
n. something different from the usual or normal
離開正道，脫離常軌；過失，犯規
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Abeyance
n. temporary suppression or suspension
中止；暫擱
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Abject
adj. miserable; pitiful
糟透的；淒苦的；難堪的
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Abjure
v. to reject; abandon formally
發誓棄絕；公開放棄（意見、信仰、權利、國籍等）
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Abscission
n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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Abscise
v. to cut off or away
切除；【植】自然脫落
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Abscond
v. to depart secretly
（為躲避罪責、債務等）潛逃；逃亡
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Abstemious
adj. moderate in appetite
有節制的
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Abysmal
adj. very bad
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Accretion
n. growth on size or increase in amount
增加物
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Accrue
v. to accumulate; grow by additions
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Adamant
adj. uncompromising; unyielding
堅定不移的；固執的
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Adjunct
n. something added, attached, or joined
附件，附屬物
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Admonish
v. to caution or reprimand(訓斥)
告誡；警告
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Adulterate
v. to corrupt or make impure
攙雜的，攙假的
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Aesthetic
adj. relating to beauty or art
美學的
n. a conception of what is artistically beautiful
美學；美學標準；審美觀
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Affected
adj. pretentious(矯飾的), phony(假的)
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Affinity
n. fondness; liking; similarity
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Abstinence
n. the giving up of certain pleasures
（飲食及享樂方面的）節制；禁飲；戒酒
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Aggrandize
v. to make larger or great
加大；強化
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Aggregate
adj. amounting to a whole; total
聚集的；合計的
v. to collect into a mass
n. collective mass or sum
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Alacrity
n. cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
樂意，欣然；活潑；輕快
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Alchemy
n. medieval chemical philosophy based on changing metal into gold; a seemingly magical power or process of transmutation
鍊金術；（將事物變得更好的）神奇力量
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Allay
v. to lessen; ease; soothe
使緩和，減輕
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Alleviate
v. to relieve; improve partially
減輕，（緩和痛苦或困難）
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Alloy
n. a combination; a mixture of two or more metals
合金；混合
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Allure
n. the power to entice by charm
誘惑，魅力，吸引力
v. to entice by charm
adj - alluring 誘人的；迷人的；極吸引人的
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Amalgamate
v. to combine into a unified whole
（公司或集團等）聯合，合併
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Ambiguous
adj. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Ambivalence
n. the state of having conflicting emotional attitudes
矛盾心理
adj - ambivalent
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Ambrosia
n. something delicious; the food of the gods
adj - ambrosial
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Ameliorate
v. to improve
使改善，改進
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Amenable
adj. agreeable; cooperative; suited
肯順從的
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Amenity
n. something that increases comfort
（環境等的）舒適，適意
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Amulet
n. ornament(裝飾品) worn as a charm against evil spirits
護身符；避邪物
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Anachronism
n. something out of the proper time
時代錯誤，落伍的人或事物
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Analgesic
n. medication that reduces or eliminates pain
止痛劑
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Analogous
adj. comparable
類似的；可比擬的
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Analogy
n. a similarity in some ways between things that are otherwise dissimailar
類推，類比，比擬
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Analog
n. something that is comparable to something else
相似物；類似情況
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Anarchy
n. absence of government; state of disorder
無政府（狀態）；混亂
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Anarchic
adj. lacking order or control
無法無天的
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Anarchism
n. the theory that all forms of government are oppressive and should be abolished; the advocacy of the theory or the attempt to bring about anarchism
無政府主義
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Anodyne
n. something that calms or soothes pain
解除痛苦的東西
adj. relaxing, or capable of soothing pain
止痛的
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Anomalous
adj. irregular; deviating from the norm
不規則的；異常的﹐反常的
n - anomaly
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Antecedent
n. something that comes before
前事，前情
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Antediluvian
adj. prehistoric
（《聖經》中所說的）大洪水前的，上古的
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Antipathy
n. dislike; hostility
反感，厭惡
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Apathy
n. indifference
無興趣，冷淡；漠不關心
adj - apathetic
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Apex
n. the highest point
頂點；尖端
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Apogee
n. the point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited; the highest point
【天】遠地點；最高點
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Apothegm
n. a terse(簡短的), witty saying
格言，箴言
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Appease
v. to calm; pacify; placate(使平靜)
平息；緩和；撫慰
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Appellation
n. name
名稱；稱號
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Apposite
adj. strikingly(顯著地) appropriate and relevant
適當的，貼切的
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Apprise
v. to inform
通知，告訴
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Approbation
n. praise; approval
讚許；許可，認可
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Appropriate
v. to take possession for one's own use; confiscate(徵收)
撥出（款項等）；佔用
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Apropos
adj. relevant
適當的；切題的；中肯的
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Arabesque
n. ornate(華麗的) design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other supports the weight of the body
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Archeology
n. the study of material evidence of past human life
考古學
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Ardor
n. great emotion or passion
激情；熱忱
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Arduous
adj. extremely difficulty; laborious
艱鉅的；費力的；困難的
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Argot
n. a specialized vocabulary used by a group
（某一行業或團體慣用的）行話，隱語，暗語
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Arrest
v. to stop; to seize
遏止；逮捕
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Artifact
n. item made by human craft
人工製品
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Artless
adj. guileless(不狡猾的); natural
單純的，天真的；無虛飾的，自然的
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Ascetic
n. one who practices self-denial
禁慾主義者；苦行者
adj. self-denying or austere
禁慾主義的；苦行的
n - asceticism
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Asperity
n. severity; harshness; irritability
（氣候的）嚴酷；（聲音、語調、態度、脾氣的）粗暴
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Aspersion
n. slander; false rumor
誹謗，中傷，誣蔑
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Assiduous
adj. diligent; hard-working
勤勉的
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Assuage
v. to make less severe
緩和，減輕（病痛等）
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Astringent
adj. harsh; severe
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Asylum
n. place of refuge or shelter
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Atavism
n. in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism; return of a trait after a period of absence
【生】隔代遺傳；返祖現象
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Attenuate
v. to weaken
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Audacious
adj. bold; daring
大膽的；無畏的
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Austere
adj. stern; unadorned
嚴厲的；樸素的
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Autonomous
adj. self-governing; independent
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Avarice
n. greed
貪婪，貪慾
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Aver
v. to affirm; declare to be true
斷言; 堅稱
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Avocation
n. secondary occupation
副業
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Avuncular
adj. like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
像叔伯的；慈祥的
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