Common Words 2 Flashcards
(48 cards)
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Concede
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Admit failure, surrender
2
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Meticulous
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Extremely careful
3
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Mawkish
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矫情的
4
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Predilection
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Strong liking
5
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Gossamer
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Light, delicate
6
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Aesthete
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Person sensitive to beauty
7
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Decorous
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Proper, 端庄
8
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Volubility
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健谈
9
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Fortuitous
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Random
10
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Bucolic
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乡村(美好的)
11
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Diffident
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Lacking confidence
12
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Conspicuous
A
Obvious
13
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Apathetic
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Lacking interest
14
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Platitude
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Ordinary
15
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Obscure
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Make…unclear; unknown
16
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Superfluous
A
多余的 没用的
17
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Torpor
A
无精打采
18
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Preclude
A
Prevent…from happening
19
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Entrenched
A
根深蒂固的
20
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Chortle
A
Breathy laugh
21
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Deferential
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Showing respect
22
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Eschew
A
Avoid
22
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Culminate
A
高潮
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Inexorable
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Impossible to stop
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Querulous
Like to argue
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Cryptic
Vague on purpose
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Exacerbate
Make...worse
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Germane
Relevant
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Banal
Boring, repeating
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Engender
Give rise to
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Recondite
高深的
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Gainsay
Speak against
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Prescience
Foreseeing future
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Reticent
沉默不语
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Culpability
Guilt
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Impudent
Rude
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Rustic
乡村的,简陋的
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Gall
Rude, anger
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Frivolous
轻浮的
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Perfidy
Betray
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Vociferous
Too loud
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Lambast
严厉责骂
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Audacious
Brave
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Glut
Too much
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Incisive
尖锐的(分析)
45
Didactic
说教的
47
Mitigate
Make...less severe
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Dogmatic
武断的