Flashcards in C Deck (89):
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Cacophonous
adj. unpleasant- or harsh-sounding
發音不和諧的
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Cacophony
n. a jarring(刺人耳目的), unpleasant noise
雜音
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Cadge
v. to beg; sponge(討得)
乞討，行乞
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Callous
adj. thick-skinned; insensitive
起老繭的；麻木不仁的
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Calumny
n. false and malicious(惡意的) accusation; slander
誹謗
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Canard
n. false, deliberately misleading story
謬傳（尤指惡意編選的）
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Canon
n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgement; a group of literary works
準則，標準；（某作家的）真作集
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Canonical
adj. belonging to a group of literary works
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Cant
n. insincere talk; language of a particular group
虛假言辭； 行話，隱語
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Cantankerous
adj. irritable; ill-humored
脾氣壞且愛嘮叨的
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Capricious
adj. fickle(易變的)
善變的
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Caprice
n. an inclination to change one's mind compulsively
多變；反覆無常
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Captious
adj. faultfinding(愛挑剔的); intended to entrap, as in an argument
吹毛求疵的；撥弄是非的，強詞奪理的
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Cardinal
adj. of foremost importance
重要的，主要的
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Carnal
adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites
肉體的；世俗的
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Carp
v. to find fault; complain
吹毛求疵
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Cartography
n. science of making maps
地圖製作
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Caste
n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
種姓；等級制度
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Castigation
n. punishment; chastisement(懲戒); criticism
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Cataclysm
n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
劇烈變動
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Catalyst
n. something causing change
刺激（或促進）因素
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Categorical
adj. absolute; without exception
絕對的；至上的
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Caucus
n. smaller group within an organization
核心小組
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Causal
adj. involving a cause
原因的；因果的
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Caustic
adj. sarcastically biting; burning
（語言）尖刻的；（物質）腐蝕性的
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Celestial
adj. concerning the sky or heavens; sublime(出眾的)
天空的，天國的；精妙的
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Centrifugal
adj. moving away from a center
離心的
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Centripetal
adj. moving or directed toward a center
向心性的
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Champion
v. to defend or support
擁護，支持
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Chasten
v. to correct by punishment or reproof(指責); to restrain or subdue
（為了使人改正或變好而）懲罰；抑制，節制
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Chicanery
n. trickery; fraud
欺騙；詭計
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Chivalry
n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry(殷勤) toward women
騎士精神
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Churlish
adj. rude; boorish
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Circuitous
adj. roundabout
迂曲的；繞行的
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Clairvoyant
n. one who can predict the future; psychic
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Clamor
n. noisy outcry
吵鬧聲，喧囂聲；噪聲
v. to cry out noisily
吵鬧，發喧囂聲
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Clique
n. a small, exclusive group
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Cloister
v. to confine(把...局限於); seclude(使隔離)
使與塵世隔絕
n. a monastery or convent(女修道院)
修道院
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Cloistered
adj. shut away from the world
隱居的，與世隔絕的
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Coagulate
v. thicken; congeal(凝固)
凝結；凝固
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Coalesce
v. to cause to become one
聯合﹐合併
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Coda
n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
完結部；結尾
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Codify
v. to systematize
編纂
n - codification
adj - condified
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Cognizant
adj. informed; conscious; aware
認知的
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Collage
n. artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
拼貼畫
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Commensurate
adj. proportional
與…相當的；相稱的
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Compendium
n. brief, comprehensive summary
概略；概要
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Complacent
adj. self-satisfied
滿足的；自滿的
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Complaisant
adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging(樂於助人的)
彬彬有禮的；殷勤的
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Complement
n. something that completes or makes up a whole
補充物；配對物
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Compliant
adj. yielding
順從的；應允的
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Compunction
n. uneasiness caused by guilt
內疚；悔恨
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Concave
adj. curving inward
凹面的
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Conciliatory
adj. overcoming distrust or hostility
調和的；和解的
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Concoct
v. to invent
捏造
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Concomitant
adj. existing concurrently
相伴的；共存的
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Condone
v. to overlook voluntarily; forgive
寬恕，原諒
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Confound
v. to baffle(阻撓); perplex(使費解); mix up
使不知所措；使困惑或驚訝；使相混
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Congenial
adj. similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
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Conjugal
adj. pertaining to marriage agreement
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Connoisseur
n. a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating(識別的) taste
行家；鑑賞家
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Conscript
n. person compulsorily enrolled for military service
徵召入伍者
v. to enroll a person for military service
徵召入伍
n - conscription 徵兵；徵兵制度
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Consecrate
v. to declare sacred
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Contend
v. to assert
堅決主張，聲稱
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Contention
n. an assertion
論點，主張
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Contentious
adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels
愛爭論的；引起爭論的
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Contiguous
adj. touching; neighboring; connecting without a break
接觸的；鄰近的；連續的
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Continence
n. self-control; abstention(戒絕) from sexual activity
自制；禁慾
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Contrite
adj. very sorrowful for a wrong
悔罪的；痛悔的
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Contumacious
adj. disobedient; rebellious
拒不服從的
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Conundrum
n. riddle; puzzle with no solution
謎語；難題
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Convention
n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
習俗；傳統手法
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Conventional
adj. customary or commonplace
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Converge
v. to approach; come together; tend to meet
聚集；會合
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Convex
adj. curved outward
凸面的
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Convivial
adj. sociable
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Convoluted
adj. twisted; complicated
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Copious
adj. abundant; plentiful
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Coquette
n. woman who flirts
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Cornucopia
n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
角狀盛器；大量好東西
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Cosmology
n. study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
宇宙論
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Cosmos
n. the physical universe regarded as a totality
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Cosmic
adj. relating to the physical universe, especially as distinct from Earth, and suggesting infinite vastness
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Covert
adj. hidden; secret
隱藏的；暗地的
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Covetous
adj. desiring something owned by another
垂涎的
v - covet
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Cozen
v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
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Craven
adj. cowardly
怯懦的
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Credence
n. acceptance of something as true
相信；信任
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