List 13&14 Flashcards
(112 cards)
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Mischievous
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Playfully annoying
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Misanthrope
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A person who hated mankind
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Misconstrue
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曲解
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Misogyny
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Hatred of women
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Mite
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A very little
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Mitigate
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To lesson in force or intensity
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Modifier
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修饰者，修饰语
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Modulate
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调整，调解
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Mollify
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To soothe in temper or disposition
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Momentous
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Of great importance or consequence
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Monolith
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A single great stone
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Moratorium
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A legal authorization to delay payment of money
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Mordant
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Biting in thought
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Morose
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Sullen or gloomy
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Motif
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A main theme of idea
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Mötley
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Of many colors
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Muddle
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A confused state
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Mundane
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Relating to world, worldly, commonplace
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Munificence
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Generosity
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Mural
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墙壁，壁画
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Murky
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Dark,gloomy
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Mutable
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Capable of change
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Myriad
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Innumerable
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Mythic
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神话的
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Narcotic
麻醉剂
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Nebulous
Hazy, indistinct
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Noisome
Offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell
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Nonchalant
Having an air of indifference, not showing interest
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Noncommittal
Giving no clear indication of attitude
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Nonconformist
不墨守成规的人
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Nonplussed
不知所措的
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Nonviable
Not able to live
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Notoriety
The quality or state of being notorious
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Novice
Beginner
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Nubile
适婚的
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Obdurate
Stubbornly persistent
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Obfuscate
Confuse, bewilder
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Obliqueness
Oblique,倾斜
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Obliterate
To efface , erase
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Oblivious
Lacking all memory
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Obsequious
Showing too great a willingness to serve or obey
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Obsequiousness
谄媚
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Obsolescent
逐渐荒废的
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Obstinacy
Stubbornness
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Obviate
To remove, get rid of
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Odious
Disgusting, offensive
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Offhand
Performed without preparation, casual
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Officious
Too ready or willing to give orders过于殷勤的
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Oligarch
寡头政治
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Omit
To leave out
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Omnipotent
Almighty, all-powerful
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Onerous
Burdensome
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Opacity
透明的
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Opalescent
发乳白色的光
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Opinionated
固执己见的
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Oppressive
Unreasonably burdensome
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Opprobrious
Expressing scorn, abusive
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Opulent
Very wealthy
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Ordeal
Any difficult and severe trial
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Ossify
To develop into bone
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Ostentation
Showy display, pretentiousness
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Ostracize
To exclude from a group by common consent, to exile
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Oust
To expel
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Outline
The main idea or facts
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Outlying
Remote from a center,偏僻的
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Outmoded
No longer in fashion
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Outstrip
Surpass, to run faster
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Overblown
Past the time of bloom
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Overdraw
To exaggerate
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Override
To ride over or across, 驳回
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Overt
Apparent
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Overwrought
Very nervous or excited
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Paean
A song of joy
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Palatable
Agreeable to the taste 美味的
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Paleolithic
旧石器时代
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Palpable
Tangible, perceptible
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Paltry
Trashy,trivial
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Pantomime
哑剧
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Parable
寓言
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Paradigm
A typical example
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Paragon
A model of excellence
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Parsimony
The quality of being stingy
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Partisan
A firm adherent to a party
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Pathological
Unreasonable , irrational
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Patriarchal
父权制的
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Patronage
The financial support given by a patron 资助
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Patronize
屈尊
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Paucity
Fewness, 少量，缺乏
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Pecuniary
Monetary, financial
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Pedagogic
Relating to a teacher or education
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Padant
学究
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Pedestrian
Going or performed on foot
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Peevish
Discontent
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Pejorative
轻视的，贬低的
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Penchant
嗜好
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Pending
Not yet decided,即将发生的
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Penitent
Expressing regretful pain
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Pensive
Reflective沉思的
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Perfervid
Excessively fervent
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Perfidious
Faithless
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Perfunctory
例行公事般的
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Perilous
Full of peril, hazardous
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Peripatetic
Traveling from place to place
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Peripheral
周边的，外围的
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Periphery
The less important part of Sth.
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Perishable
Likely to decay or go bad quickly
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Pernicious
Noxious
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Perpendicular
Exactly upright
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Perpetrate
To commit
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Perpetuate
使永存
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Perquisite
额外收入
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Persevere
To persist in a state
