List 11 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu | Brainscape

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onerous

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a. 繁重的，艰巨的

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décolleté

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a. （女服）露肩的；穿露肩衣服的

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egoism

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n. 自大行为，自我主义

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approbation

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n. 批准，认可

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spurn

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v. 轻蔑地拒绝；唾弃

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ethnic

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a. 种族的

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acoustics

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n. 声学；音响效果

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low

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v. 牛叫

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grievance

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n. 委屈，不平

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inchoate

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a. 开始的；不成熟的，未成形的

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fortuitous

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a. 偶然发生的，巧合的

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pulchritude

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n. 美丽，标致

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chaffing

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a. 嘲弄的，玩笑的

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catharsis

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n. 宣泄；通便

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agnostic

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n. 不可知论者

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bowdlerize

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v. 删节

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refurbish

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v. 创新；再磨光，使恢复光亮

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atrophy

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v. 萎缩

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efface

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v. 擦，抹去

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wistful

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a. 渴望的；愁闷的

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ordain

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v. 命令；任命，授权；注定

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futile

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a. 无用的，无效果的

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insensible

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a. 失去知觉的；无反应的

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barren

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a. 贫瘠的；不结果实的；缺乏的

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camouflage

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v. 伪装，掩饰

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hypocritical

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a. 伪善的；矫饰的

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criterion

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n. 标准（复数形式为criteria）

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scourge

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n. 苦难的根源；惩罚；鞭笞

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mawkish

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a. 自作多情的；感情脆弱的；多愁善感的

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hybrid

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n. 杂种；混血儿；混合物

a. 混合的；杂种的

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imperceptible

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a. 难以察觉的

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emanate

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v. 发源于，来自

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humane

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a. 仁慈的，人道的

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denounce

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v. 谴责，公开抨击

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inconsequential

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a. 无关紧要的

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anthology

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n. 选集，文集

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confrontation

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n. 面对；对抗

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prompt

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v. 提示，促使；（给演员）提白

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cavil

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v. 挑剔，吹毛求疵

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dormant

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a. 睡着的；休眠的，蛰伏的

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respiration

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n. 呼吸，呼吸作用

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abash

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v. 使尴尬，使羞愧

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eon

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n. 长时间段；时代

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fluctuate

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v. 波动；变动

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burlesque

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v. 模仿嘲弄

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diva

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n. 歌剧中的女主角；出众的女歌唱家

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virtuoso

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n. 艺术名家，艺术大师

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blighted

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a. 枯萎的；毁灭的

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arbitrator

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n. 公断人

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adorn

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v. 装饰

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affected

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a. 假装的，做作的

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fecundity

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n. 多产；生殖旺盛

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archaic

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a. 古老的

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foreboding

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n. 不祥之兆，凶兆

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devotee

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n. 热心之士；爱好者

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generality

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n. 通则，概论

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interment

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n. 埋葬，葬礼

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smirk

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n. 得意的笑

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protocol

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n. 草案，协议

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engender

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v. 引起，产生

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compunction

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n. 懊悔，后悔；内疚

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hoary

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a. 须发已白的，年老的；古老的

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abbreviate

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v. 缩短，缩略

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partition

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v. 分割，分成部分

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guise

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n. 外观；装束

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crevice

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n. 裂缝

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noisome

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a. 恶臭的，有害的

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collage

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n. 拼贴画

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apparatus

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n. 器械，设备

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debris

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n. 碎片

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surpass

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v. 超越，胜过

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nomadic

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a. 游牧的，流浪的

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graphic

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a. 图解的；描写生动的

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disapprobation

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n. 不以为然；非难

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punitive

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a. 惩罚性的

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unprecedented

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a. 空前的，没有先例的

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sententious

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a. 简洁的；警句的

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egress

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n. 出口；外出，外出权

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lunge

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v. 冲，扑

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attrition

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n. 消耗；人员自然缩减；磨损

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founder

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v. 失败；沉没

n. 创建者，缔造者

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disavowal

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n. 否认，不承认

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impetus

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n. 推动力，促进，冲力

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cavalier

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a. 随便的；傲慢的

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enumerate

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v. 列举，枚举

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indigent

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a. 贫乏的，穷困的

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malapropism

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n. 荒唐的用词错误

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inequity

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n. 不公正，偏私

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inaugurate

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v. 开始；就职

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perdition

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n. 被罚入地狱；彻底毁灭

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cabal

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n. 阴谋集团

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severity

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n. 严肃，严格，严重

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downcast

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a. 沮丧的，悲哀的

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sumptuous

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a. 豪华的，盛大的

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testy

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a. 易怒的，暴躁的

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offensive

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a. 攻击的，无礼的，讨厌的

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absolve

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v. 赦免

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adversity

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n. 贫穷；不幸

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vital

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a. 生机勃勃的；重大的；生命的

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implicate

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v. 使牵连其中；暗示