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extemporize

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v.即席言说，即兴演讲

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extenuate

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vt.减轻，使人原谅

to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of by making partial excuss; mitigate

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extinct

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adj.绝种的，熄灭的

no longer existing

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extinguish

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vt.熄灭，扑灭，消灭

to cause to cease burning; quench

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extol

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v.赞美

to praise highly; glorify

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extort

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vt.勒索，敲诈

to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illgal power; wring

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extraneous

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adj.外来的，无关的
not forming an essential or vital part;
having no relevance

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extravagant

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adj.奢侈的，无节制的

spending much more than necessary; profuse; lavish

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extrinsic

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adj.外在的，外表的，外来的

not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous

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extrovert

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n.性格外向的人

a gregarious and unreserved person

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exuberant

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adj.生气勃勃的，繁茂的，丰富的，（辞藻等）过于华丽的

joyously unrestrained and enthusiatic

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exultant

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adj.非常高兴的，欢悦的

filled with or expressing great joy or triumph; jubilant

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fabricate

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vt.制造，装配，伪造

construct, manufacture; especially to construct frome diverse and usually standardized parts

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fabulous

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adj.寓言般的，难以置信的

based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

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extemporize

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v.即席言说，即兴演讲

to do something extemporaneously; improvise; especially to speak

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facetious

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adj.轻浮的，好开玩笑的

joking or jestting often inappropriately; waggish

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facilitate

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vt.帮助，使容易，促进

to make easier; help bring about

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faction

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n.派别，小集团，派系斗争，内讧

a party or a group(as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking; clique

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fade

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vi.褪色，消失，凋谢

to change gradualy in loudness, strength, or visibility

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faint

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adj.微弱的，无力的，模糊的

lacking strength or vigor; performed, offered, or accomplished weakly or languidly

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fallacy

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n.错误的观念或信念，谬见，谬论
a false or mistaken idea;
erroneous charater; erroneousness

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falsehood

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n.谎言，虚假

absence of truth or accuracy

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falter

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vt.支吾的说，迟疑
to hesitate in purpose or action; waver;
to lose drive or effectiveness

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fantasy

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n.幻想，白日梦

imaganative fiction featuring especially strange setting and grotesque characters

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farce
n.闹剧，胡闹 | ridiculous or empty show
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farcical
adj.引人发笑的，闹剧的，滑稽的 | laughably inept; absurb
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fascinate
vt.令人入神，使着迷 | to be irresistibly attractive
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fast
n.绝食，斋戒 the act to eat sparingly or abstain from some foods adv.很快地，紧紧地，彻底地 adj.牢固的 in a firm or fixed manner
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fasten
vt.栓紧，使固定，强加于，集中于 | to attach especially by pinning, tying, or nailing
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fastidious
adj.难取悦的，挑剔的 | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
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fathom
v.领会，理解 n.长度单位（6英尺） to penetrate and come to understand
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fatigue
n.疲乏，劳累 | weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress
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fatuous
adj.愚昧的，昏庸的，发呆的，愚笨的，自满的 | complacently or inamely foolish; silly
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fawn
n.幼鹿，小动物 v.巴结，奉承 to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner
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faze
vt.打扰，折磨，使狼狈 | to disturb the composure of ; disconcert, daunt
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fealty
n.（诸侯对封建领主的）效忠 | the obligation of such fidelity; intense fidelity
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feckless
adj.没精神的，软弱的，无用的，不负责任的 | weak, ineffective
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fecund
adj.多产的，丰饶的，肥沃的 | fruited in offspring or vegetation; prolific
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feeble
adj.微弱的，衰弱的，无效的 | markedly lacking in strength
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feral
adj.野生的，凶猛的 | not domesticated or cultivated; wild
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ferocious
adj.残忍的，凶猛的，极度的，十分强烈的 | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrianed violence and brutality
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fertilize
vt.施肥 | to make fertile
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fervid
adj.热的，热心的 | marked by often extreme fervor
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fervor
n.热诚，热心 | intensity of feeling or expression
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fetching
adj.动人的，迷人的 | interest; attract
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fetid
adj.有恶臭的 | having a heavy offensive smell
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fetter
n.脚镣，束缚 | to restrain from motion, action or progress
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fiasco
n.惨败 | a complete failure
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fickle
adj.（在爱情或友谊上）反复无常的 | marked by lack of steadfasteness, constancy, or stability
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fictitious
adj.假的，虚构的 | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction; imaginary
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fiendish
adj.恶魔似的，凶恶的，残忍的 | extremely cruel or wicked
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fidelity
n.忠诚，诚实，保真度 | the quality or state of being faithful
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fiendish
adj.恶魔似的，凶恶的，残忍的 | extremely cruel or wicked
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figurative
adj.比喻的，修饰丰富的 | representing by a figure or resemblance; emblematic
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figurine
n.小雕像 | a small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette
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filibuster
n.阻挠议事的议员，非法侵略者；海盗 v.妨碍议事，阻挠 the use of extreme dilatory tactics in an attempt to delay or prevent action especially in a legislative assembly
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filigree
n.金银丝做的装饰品 | ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate deisgn
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filly
n.小雌马，小姑娘 | a young female horse usually of less than four years
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filter
vt.过滤 n.滤纸 a porous article or mass(as of paper or sand) through which a gas or liquid is passed to separate out matter in suspension
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filth
n.污秽，污物，不洁，猥亵 | a dirty or corrupt condition; foulness
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finch
n.雀类 any of numerous songbirds(especially families fringillidae, estrildidae,and emberizidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds
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finesse
n.技巧，计谋，手段 | skillfull handling of a situation; adroit maneuvering
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finicky
adj.过分周到的，过分讲究的 | extemely or excessively nice, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
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fir
n.冷杉 any of a genus(Abies) of north temperate evergreen trees of th epine family that have flattish leaves,circular leaf scars, and erect female cones and are valued for their wood
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fiscal
adj.国库的，财政的 | of or relating to taxation, public revenues. or public debt
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fitful
adj.间歇而不规则的 | lacking steadiness or regularity in
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flaccid
n.软弱，没力气 adj.松弛的，意志薄弱的 not firm or stiff; also: laking normal or youthful firmness
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flagging
adj.下垂的，衰弱的，委顿的 | languid, weak
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flamboyant
adj.炫耀的，华丽的 | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
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flannel
n.法兰绒 | outer garments of flannel; especially men's trousers
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flatter
vt.奉承，阿谀 | to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest
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flaw
n.瑕疵 | a defect in physical structure or form
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flax
n.亚麻，麻布
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fledge
vi.长羽毛 | to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity
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flexible
adj.易弯曲的，灵活的，可通融的，能变形的 | capable of being flexed; pliant
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flinch
v.畏缩，退缩 to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain; wince; also: to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort
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flint
n.打火石，燧石 | a massive hard quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel
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flippansy
n.无礼，轻率 | unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters
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flirt
vi.调情，玩弄，轻率的对待 | to behave amorously without serious intent
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flit
vi.迅速飞过，掠过 | to move about rapidly and nimbly
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flock
n.群，一群人，大量 v.聚集 a goup of birds or mammals assembled or herded together to gather or move in a flock
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florid
adj.过分花哨的，红（脸）的 | flushed with rosy color; ruddy
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flounder
vi.（在水中）挣扎，困难的前行，踌躇 | to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
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flourish
vi.繁荣，茂盛，兴旺 | to grow luxuriantly; thrive
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flout
n.嘲弄，愚弄，轻视 v.藐视，嘲笑，嘲弄 to treat with comtemptuous disregard
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fluctuate
v.变动，上下摆动 | to shift back and forth uncertainly
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fluent
adj.流利的
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flush
vi.（脸）发红，奔涌，充沛 | to pour liquid over or through; especially: to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid
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fluster
v.慌乱，狼狈，混乱，激动 | to put into a state of agitated confusion; upset
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fluvial
adj.河流的，生长于河中的，河流冲刷形成的 | of, relating to, or living in a stream or river
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foible
n.小缺点，小毛病 | a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior; weakness
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foil
v.阻挠 n.花剑，金属薄片 a thin piece of material(as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brilliance
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foliage
n.树叶，植物 | the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants
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folly
n.愚笨，愚蠢，傻念头 | a foolish act or idea
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foment
vt.引发，煽动 | to promote the growth or development of; rouse, incite
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fondness
n.慈爱，溺爱，喜爱，嗜好 | tender affection
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footloose
adj.自由自在的，无拘束的 | having no ties; free to move about
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forage
v.搜寻，觅食 | collect or look around for (food)
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ford
n.浅滩 a shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an anmal or in a vehicle
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forebear
n.祖先，祖宗 | a person from whom you are descended

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