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stamina

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endurance ;staying power

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staunch

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dependable; strong and loyal in your opinions and attitude

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stealthy

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careful quiet sneaky furtive

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sterile

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barren; antiseptic无菌的

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stint

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a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity

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strident

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harsh loud

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sublime

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exalted; awe-inspiring

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vex

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annoy

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verbose

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wordy

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veracity

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truthfulness

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veneer

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a thin layer of wood or plastic that is glued to the surface of cheaper wood especially on a piece of furniture ;an outer appearance of a particular quality that hides the true nature of sth/sb

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variegated

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having spots or marks of a different color; consisting of many different types of thing or person

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valor

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heroism courage

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vain

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proud ;useless

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utilitarian

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designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive

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usurp

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to seize by force

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urbane

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(especially of a man)good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations appearing relaxed and confident

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ungainly

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clumsy

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unctuous

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oily; slippery;insincere charm:friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and which is therefore unpleasant

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turbulent

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in which there is a lot of sudden change ,confusion, disagreement and sometimes violence; changing direction suddenly and violently; noisy, difficult to control

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truculent

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fierce, ready to fight, pugnacious

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trepidation

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great worry or fear about sth unpleasant that may happen

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travail

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hard work

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transient

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continuing for only a short time; staying or working in a place for only a short time before moving on

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toxic
poisonous
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torpid
slow, sluggish
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tirade
a long angry speech criticizing sb/sth or accusing sb of sth
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tenacious
persistent stubborn
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tedious
tiresome boring
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tact
consideration, sensitivity in dealing with others
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taciturn
not talkative
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sustain
to provide enough of what sb/sth needs in order to live/exist; to make sth continue for some time without becoming less; to experience sth bad; to provide evidence to support an opinion, a theory etc; sustain weight; to decide that a claim etc is valid
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susceptible
very likely to be influenced/harmed/affected by sb/sth; easily influenced by feelings/emotions; allowing sth ;capable of sth
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supplement
to add to; an addition
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succumb
to yield; to give in; to submit
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subtle
not very obvious/noticeable(colour /flavour /smell);behaving in a clever way and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth(approach);organized in a clever way(plan); good at noticing /understanding things(mind)
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sublime
exalted; awe-inspiring
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strident
harsh loud
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parsimony
frugality; extreme care in spending money; stinginess
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partial
like sb/sth very much; showing/feeling too much support for one person/team/idea etc in a way that is unfair
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partisan
showing too much support for one person/group/idea, especially without considering it carefully
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pathos
a quality that inspires emotions, particularly of sorrow or empathy感染力
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patron
a supporter; one who encourages, protects,and defends
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pedantic
too worried about small details or rules
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perfidious
disloyal; betraying
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peripatetic
walking; going from place to place, for example in order to work
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pernicious
extremely harmful
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perturb
to disturb
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petty
of small importance
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pied
multicolored,patchwork
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pious
devoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue; of a hope, sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled
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pique
anger
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pivotal
of great importance because other things depend on it
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placid
undisturbed; serene
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plausible
beliecable;valid
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plunder
to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war
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potent
powerful
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precocious
developing early 过早发育的
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prim
extremely proper,prudish
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primordial
first in order ,earliest in origin 原始的
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prodigy
a very talented young person; sth extraordinary or impressive
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profane
having or showing a lack of respect for god or holy things; not connected with religion/holy things
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profound
very great, felt or experienced very strongly(eg.change/effect); showing great knowledge and understanding(eg.insights/book);needing a lot of study or thought(eg.question); profound disability严重的
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prologue
序言a preface（书）, words introducing a work
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protean
多变的 taking different forms or shapes ;versatile
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prudent
sensible, careful, practically wise
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pseudonym
a fictitious name, an alias, a pen name
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pungent
describing a sharp, acrid smell or taste
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quench
+thirst; stop a fire form burning
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query
a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about sth; question mark
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disperse
to move apart and go away in different directions; to spread or to make sth spread over a wide area
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distraught
extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly;agitated
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distress
a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering; suffering and problems caused by not having enough money/food etc; a situation in which a ship, plane,etc is in danger or difficulty and needs help
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docile
teachable, gentle
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doctrine
a teaching; a belief system; a creed; a dogma
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dormant
resting, temporarily inactive
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dross
worthless material to be discarded, waste matter
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dubious
doubtful, suspicious
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duplicitous
deceitful; double-dealing
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egress
an exit
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elite
upper class
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fission
a splitting, especially a nucleus
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feign
to pretend; to represent with false appearance
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fallacy
a misconception
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facile
easy; superficial
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engender
to produce; to bring about
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enigma
a mysterious puzzle
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enmity
hostile opposition, hatred
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equivocate
using ambiguous language to hide the truth
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eradicate
completely destroy
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evoke
to call forth, especially feelings
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endeavor
to try; an activity to accomplish sth
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encroach
to gradually pass the boundary or limit
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embark
to set out; to leave(originally by ship or bark)

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