List 4 Flashcards

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embolden

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to encourage

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embroil

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to involve in an argument or hostile actions

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eminent

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standing out

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empiric

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one who is guided by practical experience

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel

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enamored

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captivated

被迷住的

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encroach

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to take another’s possessions or rights stealthily

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encumbrance

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a burden or impediment

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endemic

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prevalent or peculiar to a particular region

地方的

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endorse

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to give approval or support

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enervate

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to weaken the strength to vitality of

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enjoin

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to command; to prohibit

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enthrall

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to captivate

迷惑; 迷住

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entrench

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to fix firmly or securely

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ephemeral

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lasting for a brief time

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epistolary

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in the form of a letter

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epitome

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a typical or ideal example; a brief summary

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equanimity

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calmness and evenness of the mind

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equivocal

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ambiguous

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eradicate

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to tear up by the roots

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erratic

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lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity

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erroneous

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mistake, wrong

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erudite

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博学的

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eschew

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to avoid

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esoteric
confidential; secret
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espouse
to give support or loyalty
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estrangement
疏远
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eulogize
to praise highly
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euphemism
the act of using indirect or vague term | 委婉的说法
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euphonious
pleasing to the ear
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euphoric
a feeling of well-being or elation
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evanescent
vanishing; disappearing
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eventuality
a possibility
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exacerbate
to increase in severity, violence, or bitterness | n: exasperation
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exalt
to elevate by praise
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exculpatory
tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt
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exempt
freed from an obligation or duty
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exhaustive
examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects
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exhilarate
to make cheerful and excited
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exorbitant
excessive
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expedite
to speed up the progress of
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expropriate
to deprive of possession
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expunge
to eliminate
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expurge
to cleanse of something
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extant
currently existing
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extemporaneous
impromptu, improvise
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extenuate
to lessen
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extol
to praise highly
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extraneous
irrelevant; coming from the outside
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exuberant
plentiful; full of enthusiasm
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exultant
marked by great joy or jubilation
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facetious
playfully jocular; humorous
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fallacious
tending to deceive or mislead
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famish
to cause severe hunger
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fanfare
a showy outward display
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fastidious
having high standards | 挑剔的;苛求的
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fathom
to comprehend completely
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felicitous
apt, skilled, appropriate
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feral
wild
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fickle
lack of consistency or stability; changing
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fidelity
faithfulness
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filial
孝顺的
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finagle
to cheat; to swindle
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fitful
acting intermittently; irregular
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flabbergast
to overwhelm with shock
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flagrant
conspicuously bad; offensive
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flamboyance
high elaborateness; ornateness
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flaunt
to display ostentatiously or impudently
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flimsy
lacking in physical strength; weak
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flippant
lacking respect or seriousness
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florid
very flowery
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flotsam
floating debris
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flounder
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
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foible
a minor weakness
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forage
to find food
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forego
放弃;领先
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forestall
to think beforehand
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forgo
to give up
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forsake
to give up
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fortuitous
accidental; unexpected
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founder
to fail utterly
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fraudulent
deceitful
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frisky
energetic, lively
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frivolous
lacking in seriousness or importance
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frolicsome
frisky and playful
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frugal
节俭的;朴素的
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fulsome
offensively flattering or insincere
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futile
serving no useful purpose
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gaffe
a clumsy error
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gaiety
the state or quality of being lighthearted or cheerful
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gall
to irk or exasperate; to anger
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gallantry
courage
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galvanize
to arouse to awareness; to spur
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garish
excessive ornamentation
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garner
to gather and save
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garnish
to decorate, embellish
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gaudy
俗艳的
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gibe
to ridicule
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gloat
幸灾乐祸
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grandiose
宏伟的
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grate
to irritate or annoy persistently
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gravitas
a serious or dignified demeanor (态度)
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gregarious
social