List 13&14 Flashcards

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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

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麻醉剂

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Nebulous

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Hazy, indistinct

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Noisome

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Offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell

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Nonchalant

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Having an air of indifference, not showing interest

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Noncommittal

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Giving no clear indication of attitude

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Nonconformist

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不墨守成规的人

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Nonplussed

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不知所措的

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Nonviable

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Not able to live

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Notoriety

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The quality or state of being notorious

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Novice

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Beginner

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Nubile

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适婚的

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Obdurate

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Stubbornly persistent

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Obfuscate

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Confuse, bewilder

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Obliqueness

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Oblique,倾斜

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Obliterate

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To efface , erase

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Oblivious

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Lacking all memory

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Obsequious

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Showing too great a willingness to serve or obey

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Obsequiousness

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谄媚

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Obsolescent

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逐渐荒废的

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Obstinacy

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Stubbornness

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Obviate

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To remove, get rid of

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Odious

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Disgusting, offensive

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Offhand

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Performed without preparation, casual

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Officious

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Too ready or willing to give orders过于殷勤的

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Oligarch

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寡头政治

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Omit

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To leave out

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Omnipotent

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Almighty, all-powerful

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Opacity

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透明的

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Opalescent

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发乳白色的光

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Opinionated

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固执己见的

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Oppressive

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Unreasonably burdensome

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Opprobrious

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Expressing scorn, abusive

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Opulent

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Very wealthy

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Ordeal

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Any difficult and severe trial

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Ossify

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To develop into bone

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Ostentation

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Showy display, pretentiousness

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Ostracize

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To exclude from a group by common consent, to exile

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Oust

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To expel

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Outline

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The main idea or facts

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Outlying

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Remote from a center,偏僻的

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Outmoded

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No longer in fashion

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Outstrip

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Surpass, to run faster

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Overblown

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Past the time of bloom

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Overdraw

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To exaggerate

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Override

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To ride over or across, 驳回

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Overt

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Apparent

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Overwrought

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Very nervous or excited

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Paean

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A song of joy

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Palatable

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Agreeable to the taste 美味的

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Paleolithic

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旧石器时代

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Palpable

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Tangible, perceptible

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Paltry

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Trashy,trivial

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Pantomime

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哑剧

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Parable

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寓言

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Paradigm

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A typical example

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Paragon

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A model of excellence

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Parsimony

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The quality of being stingy

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Partisan

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A firm adherent to a party

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Pathological

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Unreasonable , irrational

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Patriarchal

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父权制的

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Patronage

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The financial support given by a patron 资助

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Patronize

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屈尊

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Paucity

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Fewness, 少量,缺乏

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Pecuniary

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Monetary, financial

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Pedagogic

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Relating to a teacher or education

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Padant

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学究

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Pedestrian

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Going or performed on foot

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Peevish

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Discontent

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Pejorative

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轻视的,贬低的

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Penchant

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嗜好

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Pending

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Not yet decided,即将发生的

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Penitent

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Expressing regretful pain

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Pensive

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Reflective沉思的

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Perfervid

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Excessively fervent

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Perfidious

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Faithless

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Perfunctory

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例行公事般的

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Perilous

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Full of peril, hazardous

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Peripatetic

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Traveling from place to place

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Peripheral

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周边的,外围的

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Periphery

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The less important part of Sth.

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Perishable

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Likely to decay or go bad quickly

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Pernicious

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Noxious

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Perpendicular

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Exactly upright

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Perpetrate

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To commit

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Perpetuate

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使永存

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Perquisite

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额外收入

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Persevere

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To persist in a state