List 1 Flashcards

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Aberration

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A departure from the normal or typical

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Abasement

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Low in rank, office, prestige, or esteem

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Abound

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To be great in number or amount

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Absolve

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To set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt (免罪)

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Abstain

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To refrain from something by one’s own choice

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Abstemious

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Refrain from something, especially food

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Abstinence

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Voluntary forbearance

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Accentuate

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To stress or emphasize

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Acclaim

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To praise enthusiastically and publicly

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Accost

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To speak in a challenging or aggressive way

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Acquiesce

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To accept tacitly or passively (默许)

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Acquisitive

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Strongly desirous of acquiring and possessing (贪婪的)

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Acumen

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Keenness of judgement or insight

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Adamant

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Stubbornly unyielding (坚定的,固执的)

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Ad-lib

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To improvise and deliver extemporaneously

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Admonition

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Friendly reproof (劝告)

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Adorn

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To decorate

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Adroit

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Skillful and adept

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Adulation

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Excessive flattery or admiration

Adj: adulatory

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Adversary

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Opponent, enemy

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Adversity

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A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune

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Aerate

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To supply with gas

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Affability
A manner of friendliness | Adj: affable
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Affliction
A condition of pain, suffering, or distress
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Affluence
A plentiful supply of material/wealth
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Aggrandize
To make greater
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Aggregation
The collection of parts into a whole | Squirrels
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Agile
Quick, light, and ease of movement
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Alacrity
Promptness (敏捷,迅速)
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Allege
To assert/affirm
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Agnostic
Uncertainty of a knowledge
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Amalgam
A mixture or combination of different things
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Amass
To collect, to gather
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Ambiguity
Something doubtful | Adj: ambiguous
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Ambivalence
Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes
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Ameliorate
To improve
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Anachronistic
A chronological misplacing
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Analogous
Similar (类似的,类比的)
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Anarchist
A person who rebel against government (无政府主义者) | -anarchy-
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Anomalous
Deviating from the usual, normal, or expected
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Antecedent
Before
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Anthropocentrism
A theory considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe
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Antipathy
A strong feeling of aversion or repugnance
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Antipode
A direct opposite
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Antithesis
Direct contrast/opposition
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Apathetic
Having little interest or concern, indifferent | n: apathy
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Aplomb
Self-confident, poise
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Appall
To fill with consternation or dismay | (使惊骇)
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Apparition
Ghost, spirit
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Apportionment
To divide and share according to a plan
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Apprehend
To worry | Adj: apprehensive (anxious or fearful)
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Apt
Inclined, suitable; keenly intelligent
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Arable
Fit for cultivation
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Arboreal
Living in trees
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Arcane
Mysterious, known by few
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Archaic
Ancient
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Ardor
Strong enthusiasm or devotion
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Arduous
Demanding great effort or labor
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Arrogance
Overbearing pride
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Artifice
Clever/artful skill
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Ascetic
Self-discipline, self-denial (禁欲,克制的)
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Aspersion
An unfavorable or hurting remark
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Assiduous
刻苦的
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Attenuate
To make thin, to weaken
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Audacious
Fearlessly, bold, courageous
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Auspicious
Favorable circumstance 吉兆的
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Austere
Simple, no ornamentation 简朴的
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Autocrat
A ruler having unlimited power
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Autodidact
A self-taught person
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Avarice
Insatiable desire for wealth or gain | Mouse
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Avid
Desirous to the point of greed
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Avocation
A subordinate occupation
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Backlash
A strong adverse reaction | (强烈反对)
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Banal
Lacking originality or freshness
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Bane
A source of harm | 祸根
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Banter
To tease
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Barter
To trade with goods
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Belie
To give a false idea of something
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Bellicose
Showing a tendency to fight
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Belligerence
A hostile/warlike attitude
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Benign
Showing gentleness and caring | 善良的
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Bequeath
To pass something on to another | 遗赠
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Berate
To scold angrily
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Bereavement
The loss of a loved one by death
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Bicker
To argue
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Bifurcation
To divide into two parts
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Bilk
To cheat | 躲债
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Bland
Moderate, unperturbed, and tranquil quality 温和的
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Blatant
Noisy, conspicuous
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Blather
To talk foolishly
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Boisterous
Noisily turbulent
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Bolster
To support and encourage
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Boon
A benefit bestowed
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Botch
To make or perform clumsily
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Brandish
To display ostentatiously | 炫耀
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Bravado
A pretense of courage | 故作勇敢
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Bravura
Brilliant performance
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Brevity
Shortness
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Bristle
To ruffle/disturb, to anger
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Bucolic
Characteristic of the countryside
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Buffer
To lessen shock | 缓冲
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Bungle
To work ineptly or inefficiently
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Buoy
To support, to inspire
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Buoyancy
Resilience; light and happy
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Burgeon
To grow and expand rapidly
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Buttress
To sustain or bolster | 支持,支撑
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Cadent
Rhythmic
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Cajole
To talk in appealing language | 用甜言蜜语哄骗
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Calibrate
To make correction, to adjust
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Callous
Showing no sympathy
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Callow
Lacking maturity
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Calumniate
To make malicious statements