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anomaly;atypical

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异常的

a deviation from the norm

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Ambivalent

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模棱两可的

mixed feeling

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sarcastic;sardonic;

snide

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讽刺的

Derisive mocking comments

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Dearth;paucity

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缺乏

A scarcity or shortage

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Prattle

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To speak in a foolish manner; to babble incessantly唠叨

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Wry;droll

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Dry; humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony

冷嘲性幽默

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Unconventional, Unorthodox

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Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors不传统的

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Meticulous, Painstaking, Fastidious

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Extremely careful; very EXACTING

非常仔细,非常用心的

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Audacious

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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; very bold大胆的;鲁莽的

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Indifferent,apathetic

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Marked by a lack of interest or concern

冷漠的

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Diffident;Self-effacing

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Hesitant due to a lack of self-confidence; unassertive不自信的

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Pragmatic

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Practical; sensible; NOT idealistic or romantic实际的

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Evocation

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An imaginative re-creation of something; a calling forth想像,

(头脑中)再现

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Presumptuous

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Taking liberties; brashly overstepping one’s place; impertinently bold 自大专横的

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly resistant and defiant; OBSTINATE; OBDURATE; REFRACTORY; disobedient
顽抗的,桀骜不驯的

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Boon

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A timely benefit; blessing

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Bane

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A source of harm and ruin

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Clandestine,

surreptitious

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Secret; covert; not open; NOT ABOVEBOARD

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Affable,amiable,

genial,gregarious

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Agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly

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Austere

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Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ORNATE

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Altruism

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others利他主义

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Ambiguity

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The quality or state of having more than one possible meaning

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Ambiguous

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Unclear; uncertain; open to more than one interpretation; not definitive

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Upbraid, Reproach, Castigate

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To express disapproval; scold; rebuke; CENSURE

严惩

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Nostalgia
``` A WISTFUL (Word 201) sentimental longing for a place or time in the past 淡淡的忧伤 ```
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Conjecture
An inference based upon guesswork; a SUPPOSITION推测
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Obsolete, Archaic, Antiquated
No longer in use; outmoded in design or style
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Auspicious , Propitious
Very favorable幸运的
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Morose
Very depressed; DESPONDENT (Word 175); mournful
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Impasse
A deadlock; stalemate; failure to reach an agreement | 僵局
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Anachronism
The false assignment of an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist穿越
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Belie
To contradict; to misrepresent; to prove to be false | 矛盾,掩饰
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Mitigate , Mollify, Assuage, Alleviate
To relieve; to lessen; to ease
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Covet
To strongly desire; to crave | 垂涎,觊觎
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Covetous
Grasping, greedy, eager to obtain something; AVARICIOUS (Word 249)贪婪的,占有欲强的
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Antithesis
The direct or exact opposite; extreme contrast; ANTIPODE对比,对立面
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Antithetical
Exactly opposite; ANTIPODAL
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Prototype
An original model; an initial design | 原型,样板
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Aloof
Detached; distant physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart
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Trite, Hackneyed, Banal, Platitudinous, Insipid
Unoriginal; commonplace; overused; CLICHÉD | 陈腐枯燥的
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Tenacious
坚忍的
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Indulgent
放纵的纵容的
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Polarize Divisive
使分化使极端化
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Nebulous
模糊的无定形的
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Analogy Analogous
类比
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Fleeting Ephemeral
转瞬即逝的短暂的
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Penchant Predilection
偏好倾向
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Capricious Mercurial
易变的多变的
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Boorish Uncouth Crass
粗野的无教养的
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Indignant
愤慨的
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Innuendo
含沙射影
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Thwart Stymie
妨碍阻挠
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Adroit Deft Adept Dexterous
灵巧的
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Admonish
告诫训诫
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Incontrovertible
无可辩驳的
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Voracious Ravenous
贪婪贪吃的
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Callous
没有感觉不知不觉的
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Intrepid Undaunted
无畏的
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Nonchalant
无动于衷无所谓的
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Convoluted
缠绕费解的
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Itinerant
移动巡游的
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Poignant
动人的令人心痛的
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Impetus
激励
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Bucolic Rustic Pastoral
乡村的牧羊的
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Equanimity Unflappable
镇定沉着
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Panache Verve [va:v] Flamboyant
炫耀浮夸
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Provocative
挑起激起
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Placid Serene
镇定沉静的
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Fortuitous
幸运的
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Dispel
驱散;澄清
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Amalgam
混合物
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Viable Feasible
可行的
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Anguish
折磨
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Intemperate Temperate
无度的/适中的
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Superficial
肤浅的
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Laud Extol Tout Acclaim
称赞
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Dismissive
拒绝接受忽视
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Disparage
鄙视
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Pompous
自大装逼的
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Cryptic
秘密的
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Subtle
微妙不易察觉的
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Disparity
不公
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Curtail
减少
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Innocuous
无害的
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Diatribe Tirade
抨击指责
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Charlatan
江湖医生
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Skeptic
怀疑论者
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Rhetorician
词藻华丽之人
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Hedonist
享乐主义者
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Ascetic
苦行僧
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Raconteur
善讲轶事之人
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Iconoclast
抨击偶像之人
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Dilettante
业余爱好者
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Partisan
党徒
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Mentor Acolyte
导师\学生
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Demagogue
煽动性政客
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Automaton
举止呆板生硬之人
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Recluse
隐士
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Bungler
做事粗制滥造之人
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Clairvoyant
通灵之人
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Prognosticator
预测未来之人
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Pundit
权威 学术泰斗
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Zealot
狂热者
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Neophyte Novice Greenhorn
新手
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Benefactor Beneficiary
捐赠人\受益人
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Dissembler Prevaricator
骗子
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Proponent Advocate
支持者拥护者
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Prodigy
奇才
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Oracle
先知
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Misanthrope
愤世之人
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Innovator
革新者
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Sycophant Obsequious
马屁精
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Stoic
坚忍克己之人
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Reprobate
放浪形骸之人
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Renegade
叛徒
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Draconian
被严苛规定的
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Laconic Succinct Terse
极简的
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Spartan
朴素的
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Halcyon
平和的
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Sophistry
诡辩
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Chimerical
狂想的
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Ostracize
驱逐
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Impecunious
一文不值的
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Nefarious
恶意的
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Jovial Jocular
开心的
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Dirge
哀歌
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Maudlin
易伤感的
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Quixotic
堂吉诃德式的 不切实际的
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Pandemonium
大混乱
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Martinet
严守纪律之人
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Fiasco Debacle
惨败
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Bowdlerize
删节
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Galvanize
激励
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Picayune
闲碎事物 无关紧要的事
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Gerrymander
有目的的不正确划分选区
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Maverick
特立独行之人
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Juggernaut
不可阻挡摧毁一切的强大力量
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Serendipity
意外发现 非预期的好的发现
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Zenith Apex
最高点 峰
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Nadir
最低点 底端
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Expunge Excise Expurgate
删除
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Eccentric
古怪之人
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Extricate
拯救
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Exemplary
典范的
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Enumerate
列举
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Elusive
难以言喻的 不易捉摸的
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Exorbitant
过分的昂贵的
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Repudiate Recant Renounce
撤销
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Redundant
累赘的
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Relinquish
撤销废除
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Resilient
有弹性有恢复力的
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Reaffirm
再次重申 再三确认
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Reticent
保守缄默的
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Rebuff
拒绝否定
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Renovate
修复 刷新
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Rejuvenate
返老还童 恢复活力
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Resurgent
再起的 重临的
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Deleterious
有危害的
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Decry
强烈谴责
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Despondent Forlorn
沮丧的
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Denounce
指责 谴责
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Demise
衰落 死亡
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Debunk
揭示 证明...为假
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Deride
嘲讽 指责
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Impeccable
无与伦比的 无瑕疵的 完美的
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Implacable
无法取悦的
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Inexorable
无可阻挡无法动摇的
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Incoherent
不统一的 不一致的
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Insurmountable
不可战胜的
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Circumspect Circuitous
谨慎的
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Circuitous
迂回的
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Circumvent
规避
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Circumscribe
限制
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Magnanimous
慷慨的 宽宏大量的
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Erroneous
谬误的
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Momentous
重大的
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Mellifluous
声音甜美的
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Ominous
凶兆的
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Acrimonious
尖酸刻薄的
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Copious
丰富的 大量的
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Abstemious
节制的
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Malodorous
恶臭的
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Tedious
单调乏味的
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Synopsis
概括
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Simile
明喻
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Metaphor
暗喻
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Irony
反讽
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Satire Lampoon Parody
讽刺
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Hyperbole
夸张
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Caricature
夸张的讽刺画
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Epic
史诗
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Saga
传说
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Euphony
和谐的音乐
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Cacophony
嘈杂的声音
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Foreshadow
预示
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Subplot
支线故事
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Memoir
追忆 倒叙
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Anecdote
轶事
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Eulogy
颂歌
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Allusion
典故
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catalyst
催化剂
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caustic
尖刻的评论
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crystallize
使成形 使确定
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osmosis
同化 吸收
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sedentary
久坐的 静止的
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virulent
病毒的 有毒的
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empirical
经验的 实证的
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entomology
昆虫学
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gestate
咀嚼思索
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paradigm
典范
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entrepreneur
创业者企业家
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lucrative
有利可图的
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extravagant
奢侈过度的
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avarice
贪婪的
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glut; plethora; surfeit\ | paucity
过多\缺乏
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destitute; impoverished; indigent\ | affluent; opulent
贫穷的,赤贫的\富裕的,丰富的
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munificent
慷慨的
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parsimonious
节俭的
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depreciation
贬值
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remunerate
补偿报酬
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accord
和谐一致
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enlighten
启蒙教化
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appeasement
抚平
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nullify
使无效
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triumvirate
三巨头
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pretext
借口
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watershed
分水岭
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consensus
一致
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autocrat; despot
独裁者
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manifesto
宣言名声
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enfranchise; disenfranchise
给予投票权\剥夺投票权
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coerce
强迫
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eqalitarian
强调人人平等的
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demarcation
划地界
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inquisition
质疑审讯
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ameliorate \exacerbate
优化\劣化
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contiguous
接壤的
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desiccate
使干燥 干燥的
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pertinent
有关的
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complicity
牵连
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exonerate; exculpate
使无罪 释放
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indisputable
毋庸置疑的
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precedent
前辈先例先驱
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unprecedented
无先例的
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malfeasance
渎职
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arrest
阻止
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gravity
重力严肃
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precipitate
促进n.结果
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relief
土地的)抬升
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check
阻止限制
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flag
超过使衰弱使失去兴趣
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discriminating
有区分的挑剔的
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eclipse
遮盖 使失色
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coin
造新词
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stock
陈腐的
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currency
潮流趋势
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bent
偏好倾向
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court
讨好取悦
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negotiate
解决
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temper
使软化 使平和
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pedestrian
平常无特点的
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cavalier
傲慢的满不在乎的
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sanction
许可
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compromise
妥协;危害
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channel
疏通引导
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lambaste
严厉批评
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quiescent
静止不动的
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provisional
临时的
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lurid
恐怖的令人震惊的
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truculent; pugnacious; belligerent
挑衅的
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propitiate
平息
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elan
热情激情
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perfunctory
敷衍的草率的
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aplomb
镇静沉着
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opacity
晦涩难懂的
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craven
胆小的
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venal
腐败的
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licentious; dissolute
放荡的
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noxious
有害有毒的
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superfluous; extraneous
多余的额外的
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duplicitous
欺骗他人的
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profligate
奢侈浪费的
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epiphany
顿悟
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insidious
阴险的
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vacuous; inane; vapid
空白的
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harbinger; portent; presage
先驱
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beleaguer
围攻困扰
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burgeon
迅速成长扩散
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imperious
傲慢专横的
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petulant
孩子气的易怒的
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Complaisant
殷勤的 顺从的
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fawn
逢迎谄媚
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obdurate; intransigent; intractable
固执执拗的
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redolent
馥郁芬芳的
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chicanery
奸诈狡诈
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conundrum
谜语 难题
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slight
轻蔑;批评言辞
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capitulate
投降屈服
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disheartening
灰心的
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apocryphal
伪作虚假的
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magisterial
权威的
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plasticity; malleable; pliable
可塑的
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chagrin
沮丧懊恼
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obstreperous
喧闹嘈杂
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idyllic
田园的恬静的
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dilapidated
破旧的;荒废的
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extemporize
即兴发挥
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improvise
即兴
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myriad
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ungainly
笨拙的
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dilatory
拖拉的
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vituperative
严厉批评的
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discordant
不和谐的
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perfidious
阴险的 treacherous;traitorous
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proliferation
迅速增长;扩散
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indomitable
坚定的
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resolute
坚定的
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moribund
濒死的
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nuance
细微差别
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flippant
轻浮的
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facetious
浮夸的
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credulous
轻信的
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florid
繁华的
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excoriate
谴责
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scathe
谴责
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interloper
闯入者
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cerebral
理智的;大脑的
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visceral
情绪的;发自肺腑的;本能的
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nonplussed
困惑的
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confound
困惑
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ignominious
可耻的
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idiosyncrasy
怪癖
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censorious
very critical
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captious
严厉抨击的
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consternation
疑惑 a state of great dismay and confusion
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didactic
教导的
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edify
教导
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elucidate
澄清
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effusive
热情洋溢的
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prolific
多产的
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furore
轰动
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paranoia
偏执狂
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marginal
次要的
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peripheral
次要的
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obfuscate
to deliberately confuse
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flummox
to confuse;perplex
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spate
快速大量增长
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ineffable
不可言喻的
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histrionic
过于戏剧化的
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overwrought
agitated;overdone
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placate
抚慰
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eschew
to avoid
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stopgap
权宜之计
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flotsam
floating wreckage;debris
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restitution
补偿;抚慰性质的赔偿
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churlish
粗鲁的
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sullen
阴郁的;闷闷不乐的
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surly
rude
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disquiet
令人不安;令人不爽
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ornate
装饰华丽的
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execrable
very bad
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odious
hateful
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repugnant
令人恶心反感的
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perspicacious
有洞察力的
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prescient
先知的
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discerning
有洞察力的
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eclectic
综合的
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hiatus
间隙
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vertiginous
眩晕
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esoteric
谜传的
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arcane
不为外人所知的
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supercilious
傲慢的
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cupidity
greed
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underwrite
承担;付得起
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discomfit
thwart;embarrass
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taciturn
沉默寡言的
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sinecure
闲职
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lugubrious
忧郁的
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cosmopolitan
世界性的;复杂的
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provincial
区域的;狭隘的
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parochial
局限的;狭隘的
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insular
偏狭的
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fecund
productive;creative
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ostentatious
炫耀的
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guile
阴险狡诈的
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sanguine
面色红润的;乐观的
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scintillating
超聪明就像闪一样
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pristine
纯净的
388
rampant
蔓生的;猖獗的
389
pernicious
有害的
390
oblivious
遗忘的
391
refractory
倔强的
392
garrulous
多话的
393
verbose
多话的
394
loquacious
多话的
395
convivial
欢愉的
396
brusque
草率的
397
curt
草率的
398
cursory
草率
399
tepid
mild
400
protean
多变的
401
solicitous
殷切的
402
disingenuous
不真诚的
403
venerate
尊敬
404
revere
尊重
405
contentious
好争吵的
406
preclude
预先阻止
407
compunction
懊悔
408
contrition
懊悔
409
remorse
赎罪;悔恨
410
demography
人口统计学
411
aphorism
箴言
412
axiom
格言