Flashcards in List9 Deck (82)
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Encumber
To hinder, to hamper
To burden
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Omission
The state of being not included something 遺漏
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Had he done
If he had done (假設，與現實相反）
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aversion
A strong feeling of not liking something
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Take something for granted
想當然對待
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rapacious
Very greedy
Very hungry (ravenous)
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riddle
Conundrum
Something difficult to understand
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Not least
預期
To precede
To do something before someone else
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Nebulous
Not clear, vague
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Volatile
Likely to change suddenly
Easily aroused
Evanescent, difficult to hold permanently
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Illusory
Based on illusion, deceptive
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Deep down
本質上
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unexceptionable vs unexceptional
Unexceptionable: Not likely to cause objection or offence
Unexceptional: not unusual, commonplace
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In hindsight
時候之見
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mimic
To imitate closely
Imitation
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Plague
To cause worry or distress to
To disturb or annoy persistently
Calamity, disastrous evil
A cause of irritation
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Muddle
To mix confusedly
To make a mess of
To make muddy
A confused mess
A state of a mentally confusion
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Dim
Having a insufficient amount of light
Faint
Not perceiving clearly or distinctly
To Reduce the light from
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Perilous
Dangerous
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Precarious
Dangerous
Dubious
Not steady
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Encyclopaedic
Comprehensive, exhaustive, very thorough
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Exactitude
Exactness
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Collegiality
The cooperative relationship of colleagues
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Endurance
Permanence, duration
Ability to do something difficult for a long time
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Tenacious
Not easily pulled apart, cohesive
Persistent
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Lull
To soothe, to cause to sleep or rest
A brief time being inactive
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Respite
A period of temporary delay
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Portent
Prophetic induction
A sign
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Abnegation
denial, self-denial
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