Extra Vocab Flashcards

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ingenious

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adj. 有独创性的;机灵的,精制的;心灵手巧的

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fanciful

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adj.幻想中的:不真实的:in the imagination;不切实际的,荒谬的:without regard for reason

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scrupulous

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a.小心谨慎的,细心的

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radical

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a.根(基)本的;激进(派)的 n.激进分子-打破传统,与创新同类别

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reasonable

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a.合理的,有道理的;通情达理的;适度的

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Exposition

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n.阐释(客观);博览会

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elucidation

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n 阐明(主观,解释说明困惑),解释(elucidate+ion)

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animadversion

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n.批判,责骂

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culmination

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n.顶点;结果

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divination

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n. 预言, 占卜

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debunk

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v.揭穿真相,暴露(坏事)-Reveal:展示(好事)

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exculpation

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n.证明无罪(洗白)

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vindication

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n.证明无罪,辩护(还他清白)

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subject

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n.科目,态度

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comprehensive

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a.全面的,综合的

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compelling

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a.引起兴趣的;令人信服的

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unflinching

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adj.大胆的,坚定的,不退缩的

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slapdash

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adj.草率的,粗心大意的

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erudite

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a.博学的,饱学的

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orthodox

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adj.传统的,正统的,普遍接受的(熟悉的);与创新对立,

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obscure

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adj. 模糊的;晦涩的;昏暗

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detailed

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adj.详细的,详尽的;说细的

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familiar

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a.熟悉的;通晓的;亲近的 n.熟客;密友

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restrictive

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a.限制的,拘束的,限定的n.限定词

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revisionist
n.修正主义者a.修正主义的.表创新,表矫枉过正,歪曲,贬义
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enigmatic
adj.神秘的,难解的
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undistinguished
adj.未经区分的, 听(看)不清的, 普通的, 平凡的
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treatise
n.专题论文
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enviable
adj. 令人羡慕的;引人妒嫉的:
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credentials
n. 凭据,文凭
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bargain
n.交易; 物美价廉的东西;v.讨价还价
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robust
adj.精力充沛的,强壮的,健康的:full of strength
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indeed
ad.真正地;确实
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corroborate
v.支持或证实;强化
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exploit
v 利用,开发
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dispelled
v.消除
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friendly
a.友好的,友谊的
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hazardous
a.危险的,冒险的,赌运气的
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predictable
adj.可预知的,平庸的
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insidious
a.隐伏的,阴险的,狡猾的
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harmless
adj. 无害的;无恶意的
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innocuous
adj.无害的:no injury;乏味的,不会引起敌意的:not arouse
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anomalous
a.反常的;不规则的,不协调的
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aberrant
adj.异常的,非常规的:deviating(1.与众不同的;2.与大多数人不一样,少与多对立)
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efficacious
adj. 有效的;灵验的
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undetectable
adj.无法察觉的
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issue
v.(有争议的)话题,议题:matter that is in dispute;发布(期刊)等:produce and release
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blinder
n.obstruction ['blaindә] n.眼罩
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undermining
1.n. 底蚀作用;潜挖;淘空;底切 2.v. 在...下挖坑道;暗中破坏;逐渐损害(undermine的ing形式) 3.adj. 潜挖的;底蚀的
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citing
n. 引用引证;举例
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castigate
v.惩治,严责
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chastise
v.严厉惩罚;谴责
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endorse
v.背书;赞同
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commend
v.赞扬:approbation, praise; 委托保管:entrust; 推荐:recommend
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immobile
a.稳定的,不动得,静止的
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intricacy
n.错综,复杂,纷乱
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profusion
n.丰富,大量:abundance;挥霍,浪费:wasteful
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resurgence
n.再起,复活,再现,复兴
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Monsoon
n.季雨,季风
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conducive
adj.有益的,有促进作用的:promote
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hinder
v.阻碍,打扰
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devastate
v.摧毁,破坏
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deleterious
a.(对身心)有害的,有毒的
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essential
adj. 重要的,基本的;(必要的)
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indispensable
adj.必不可少的,不可或缺的:impossible to do without
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long-standing
adj. 长期存在的;存在已久的
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indisputable
adj.不容置疑的,不可争辩的
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plausible
a.似真实的,似合理的,巧嘴的;貌似可信的-真实的,可信的
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uncontested
adj.没人竞争的;没有争议的
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unproven
adj.未经检验的;未经证明的
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ballyhooed
adj. 大肆宣传的;哗众取宠的
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quip
n.讽刺,嘲讽;娱乐,嘻哈,幽默,俏皮话
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pensiveness
n.沉思,哀思
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drollness
n.诙谐,幽默,滑稽
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Stoicism
n.冷漠,坚忍:斯多葛学派-斯巴达的...表简朴,禁欲,苦行
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fastidiousness
n.近乎苛求的态度,挑剔,严格
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congeniality
n. 同性质;适意;意气相投;同精神=一致,与差异对立
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candid
a.坦白的,率直的,公正的
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Motivation
n. 动机
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theatrics
n. 戏剧演出,舞台效果;
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premeditated
a.预谋的,事先计划的
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manipulation
n. 操纵;操作;处理;篡改
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violent
adj. 暴力的;猛烈的
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subtle
adj. 微妙的;精细的;敏感的;狡猾的;稀薄的
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laid down
公布,铺设
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intangible
a.无形的,不可触摸的
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misconception
n. 误解
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malady
n. 混乱,弊病,弊端;病;疾病
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assuage
v.缓和,减轻
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plague
n.瘟疫;讨厌的人或物;v.烦扰(尤指一再询问或要求);使...痛苦
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atypical
adj. 反常的;不具代表性或同类特性的,非典型的
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Superior
n.上司;长辈adj.上级的
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unimpressed
adj.没有印象的
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prescient
a.预知的,有先见之明的,有见识的
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Pathology
n. 病理(学); 〈比喻〉异常状态
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concession
n. 让步;特许(权);承认;退位
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bedrock
n. 基础;基石
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imperative
adj. 必要的,不可避免的;紧急的;命令的,专横的;势在必行的;
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imply
vt.暗示,意味
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self-flattery
adj.自吹自擂
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anthropomorphic
adj.被赋予人形(或人性)的,拟人化的
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unconscious
adj. 不省人事的,未发觉的,无意识的
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liberation
n.释放,解放-失去控制
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affinity
n.密切关系;吸引力
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expedite
vt. 加快;促进;发出; adj. 畅通的;迅速的;方便的
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constrain
v.束缚,强迫;限制
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facilitate
vt. 促进;帮助;使容易
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deter
v.威慑,吓住;预先阻止,表示禁止
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exacerbate
v.加重,恶化-促进?
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lament
v./n.悲伤;哀悼
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bootless
a.无益处的;无用的
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advocate
n 拥护者,鼓吹者,提倡者 v 拥护;鼓吹;提倡;主张;辩护
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tendentious
a.有偏见的,有倾向性的
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meticulous
a.一丝不苟的,精确的,过细的-考虑周全的
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detract
v. 贬低,减损; 使分心,转移
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deprecatory
adj.不赞成的,反对的
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dwarf
n.侏儒;矮小的植物;v.使变矮小
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feasible
a.可行的,可能的
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predator
n. 食肉动物
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rodent
n. 啮齿类动物
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plausibility
n.似有道理,善装门面,善辩
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refute
v.反驳,驳斥
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prevalent
adj.流行的,普遍的
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susceptible
a.易受影响的,脆弱的
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enumerating
列举
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succeeding
adj. 随后的,以后的
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occurrence
n.发生,出现,事件,发生的事情
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Assessing
v. 评价,评估(assess的ing形式)
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contingent
a.意外的;视情况或条件而定的;可能的
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oscillating
adj.振荡的
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proposition
n 提议,建议;主张
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desertion
n.丢掉,遗弃,逃亡
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quixotic
a.不切实际的,空想的
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apt
a.易于...的,恰当的
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inconsequential
adj.不合逻辑,不重要的;not following good reasoning; insignificant
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uncharacteristic
adj.不典型的,不寻常的,没有特点的
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manuscripts
n.手稿
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conduct
n.品德,行为;v.领导,引导
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anomalous
a.反常的;不规则的,不协调的
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quantifiable
adj. 可以定量的;能量化的
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consequential
a.傲慢的,自以为是的;重要的
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adept
a.老练的,精通的
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rarefied
a,稀薄的(气体);高深精妙的
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outmoded
adj.过时的,废弃的:no longer usable
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deteriorating
v. 退化,恶化(deteriorate的ing形式)
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mishandle
v. 对...处理不当;搞砸
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bolster
n.枕垫;v.支持,鼓励
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forestalled
v.先发制人,预先阻止
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augment
v.增大,增值
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arrest
v.依法逮捕;阻止,抑制
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escalate
vi. 逐步增强;逐步升高
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Skepticism
n.怀疑论
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uncritical
a.无批判力的,不加批判的
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humility
n.谦逊,谦恭
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unfounded
a.无事实根据的
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sacrosanct
adj. 神圣不可侵犯的;极神圣的
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foreordained
adj.预先注定
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honorific
adj.表示敬意的,尊敬的
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malign
n.诽谤
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anticipate
v.预期,期待
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distortion
n.扭曲,变形,曲解
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disparity
n. 不同;不一致;不等,差异
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fluctuation
n. 波动,起伏-变化
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advance
n.前进,预付 vi.前进,进展 vt.促进,推进
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Variance
n.矛盾,意见不一;不同,差异
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vacillation
n.游移不定,踌躇,不果断
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utterance
n. 表达;说话;说话方式
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undisciplined
adj.混乱,无纪律的
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purposefulness
n.有目的;坚定
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audacious
a.大胆的;愚勇的
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evasive
a.回避的,逃避的;推脱的
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furtive
adj.鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的:stealth
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elusive
adj. 难懂的;易忘的;逃避的;难捉摸的
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intrepid
adj.无畏的=brave,fearless
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reassuring
adj. (语言或动作)令人放心的,令人欣慰的
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deflate
vt.放气,抽出空气,使缩小vi.缩小=soothe
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rationalize
v. 使...合理化;对...进行理性解释
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Synapse
n. 突触
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tenuous
a.稀薄的,微细的,纤细的,脆弱的
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severe
adj. 严峻的;严厉的;剧烈的;苛刻的;分离
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Conjunction
n.联合;连词
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coordinate
n.同等物,坐标;v.使各部分协调; a.同等的=link
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dubious
a.可疑的;名声不大好的
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impute
v.归咎于;归于
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intransigent
adj.不妥协的,固执的= uncompromising
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feckless
a.效率低的;不负责任的;
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munificent
adj. 慷慨的,大方的
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indolent
adj. 懒惰的;无痛的
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taciturn
adj.沉默寡言的,话少的:disinclined to talk
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remunerative
a.有报酬的,有利润的
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Spartan
adj.简朴的,节约的:simplicity
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conceivable
adj. 想得到的,可能的,可想象的
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sophisticated
adj.精明的,老于世故的:worldly knowledge or refinement;复杂的:complex
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unfashionable
a.不流行的,不时髦的,过时的
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erratic
adj.善变的:not constant;异常的,不同寻常的:different from the ordinary,古怪的=异类
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demanding
a.苛刻的,过分要求的
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periphery
n.不重要的部分;外围
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empirical
adj. 经验主义的,完全根据经验的;实证的
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Falsity
n.虚伪,虚假,谎言
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Arbitrariness
n. 任意,恣意;专断;霸道;武断
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Decoupling
adj.解耦;解开,分开,割裂
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Diffusion
n.扩散,弥漫;冗长;反射;漫射
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pertinent
a.相关的,中肯的,切题的=relevant
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introspective
a.自省的,好反省的,反省的,深思=reflective
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concise
adj.简明的, 简练的
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meticulous
a.一丝不苟的,精确的,过细的
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thorough
a.彻底的,完全的;精心的;周密的
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cultivate
vt.培养,耕作
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repertoire
n. 全部节目;计算机指令系统;(美)某人或机器的全部技能
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idle
a.(指人)无所事事的;无效的;v.懒散,无所事事;闲置的
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thwarted
adj.阻挠;挫败的
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anonymous
a 匿名的;无名的=obscure
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Metabolism
n 新陈代谢,代谢作用
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yeast
n.酵母;兴奋
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Adaptation
n. 改编,改写;适应环境
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Scarcity
n.缺乏,不足,萧条
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induced
adj.引起的,诱发的
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Sensation
n.感觉,感情,感动
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marshal
v.有序地整理、安排、设置
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predilection
n.嗜好,偏爱,袒护
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authentic
adj. 真正的,真实的;可信的
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perforce
adv.必然地
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bestow
v.给予,赐赠
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semblance
n.相似;外表,外貌
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shed light on
阐明;使...清楚地显出
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circulate
v.循环;流通;发行;传播
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glamorous
adj. 迷人的,富有魅力的
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presumably
ad 推测起来;假定;大概,大抵,可能
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companion
n.同伴,同伙;受雇的陪伴人
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pillage
n.抢劫,掠夺 v.抢夺
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barbarian
n.粗鲁无礼的人, 野蛮人;adj.野蛮的, 粗鲁的
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monastic
adj.修道院的,隐居的
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formulate
vt.用公式表示,明确的叙述,制定
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drawback
n. 弊端,缺点
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analogous
adj. 类似的;[昆] 同功的;可比拟的
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chronology
n. 年代学,年表=大量事实
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genealogical
adj.宗谱的;家系的;系谱的
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novel
n小说,adj.新颖的