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1
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abate

A

减少 to make less

2
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adulation

A

奉承 praise

3
Q

anathema

A

诅咒 curse

4
Q

astute

A

狡猾的 shrewd

5
Q

avarice

A

贪婪的 greedy

6
Q

culpable

A

有罪的 deserving blame

7
Q

dilatory

A

拖拉的 delay

8
Q

egregious

A

惊人的 conspicuous

9
Q

equivocate

A

支吾 to speak or act in a way

10
Q

evanescent

A

容易消散的 vanishing

11
Q

irresolute

A

优柔寡断的 unable to make one’s mind

12
Q

nebulous

A

朦胧的 cloud like

13
Q

novice

A

新手 beginner

14
Q

penury

A

贫穷的 extreme poverty

15
Q

pretentious

A

炫耀的 done for show

16
Q

resuscitate

A

恢复 to revive

17
Q

slovenly

A

邋遢的 untidy

18
Q

recapitulate

A

概括 to sum up

19
Q

supposition

A

假定 assumed

20
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torpid

A

无聊的 dull