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Question 1

slapdash

Answer 1

马虎的;草率的;鲁莽的;粗心大意的 If you describe someone as slapdash, you mean that they do things carelessly without much thinking or planning.

Question 2

subvert

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VERB 颠覆;破坏 To subvert something means to destroy its power and influence.

ex. The rebel army is attempting to subvert the government.

Question 3

flummoxed

Answer 3

VERB 使糊涂;使失措 If someone is flummoxed by something, they are confused by it and do not know what to do or say.

ex. The two leaders were flummoxed by the suggestion.

Question 4

lintanies

Answer 4

N-COUNT 陈词滥调；枯燥冗长的陈述 If you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere.

Question 5

epiphany

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N-COUNT 顿悟；突然明白 An epiphany is a moment of sudden insight or understanding.

Question 6

raconteur

Answer 6

N-COUNT 擅长讲故事者 A raconteur is someone, usually a man, who can tell stories in an interesting or amusing way.

Question 7

commensurate

Answer 7

ADJ (比例)相当的，相称的 If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.

Question 8

wily

Answer 8

ADJ-GRADED 诡计多端的;狡诈的;狡猾的 If you describe someone or their behaviour as wily, you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people.

Question 9

abject

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ADJ-GRADED 凄惨的;糟透的;蹩脚的 You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.

Question 10

retraction

Answer 10

VERB 动词收回，撤回(所说的话或写的东西) If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it.

Question 11

vitriol

Answer 11

N-UNCOUNT 尖刻的文字;刻薄的话;讽刺 If you refer to what someone says or writes as vitriol, you disapprove of it because it is full of bitterness and hate, and so causes a lot of distress and pain.

Question 12

hauteur

Answer 12

N-UNCOUNT 傲慢;自大;倨傲 You can use hauteur to describe behaviour which you think is proud and arrogant.

Question 13

dash

Answer 13

VERB 马上离开;赶紧走 If you say that you have to dash, you mean that you are in a hurry and have to leave immediately.

Question 14

inadvertently

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ADJ 无意的;并非故意的;因疏忽造成的 An inadvertent action is one that you do without realizing what you are doing.

Question 15

cavil

Answer 15

VERB 动词挑剔;吹毛求疵 If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary

Question 16

lesion

Answer 16

N-COUNT 损伤；伤口 A lesion is an injury or wound to someone’s body.

Question 17

ravenous

Answer 17

ADJ 非常饥饿的;饥肠辘辘的 If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry.

Question 18

hinges upon

Answer 18

取决于

Question 19

schmoozing

Answer 19

VERB 闲谈;闲聊 If you schmooze, you talk casually and socially with someone.

Question 20

machinate

Answer 20

v. 图谋，策划

Question 21

hobnobbing

Answer 21

VERB （尤指和权贵人物）厮混，过从甚密 If you disapprove of the way in which someone is spending a lot of time with a group of people, especially rich and powerful people, you can say that he or she is hobnobbing with them.

Question 22

scheming

Answer 22

N-COUNT (政府或其他组织的)计划，方案，安排 A scheme is a plan or arrangement involving many people which is made by a government or other organization.

Question 23

intermingling

Answer 23

V-RECIP 混合;混在一起 When people or things intermingle, they mix with each other.

Question 24

derelict

Answer 24

ADJ-GRADED 破败的;弃置的;年久失修的 A place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.

Question 25

valor

Answer 25

n. （尤指战斗中的）勇猛，英勇