New words Flashcards
(201 cards)
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Overbearing
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dominating, autocratic
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Rehash
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reuse of old ideas without change
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Skullduggery
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underhand, trickery behavior
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Unqualified
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unalloyed, complete, total
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Magisterial
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authoritative
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Sleek
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stylish, attractive
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Construe
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interpret in a particular way
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Roost
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settle down for rest
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Unwieldy
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cumbersome, difficult to handle
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Profess
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proclaim
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Sterling
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excellent or valuable
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Prying
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excessively interested in others private affairs
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Pastiche
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a mixture of things// imitate the style of previous work
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Opprobrium
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vitriol, disdain, strong criticism
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Implacable
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unyielding, opposed to sth in a angry way
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Puncture
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刺穿
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Putative
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supposed, assumed
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Warble
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croon, sing melody of low pleasing sound
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Flagrant
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egregious, so bad
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Mendacious
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prevarication, not veracious
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Clique
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a small close-knit group of people
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Fungible
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interchangeable
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Cagey 謹慎小心的
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not willing to say everything, wary of being deceived
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Far-fetched
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not likely to happen or be true 牽強
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Unfounded
groundless, unwarranted
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Stale
banal, having un unpleasant taste or smell
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Pushover
a person who is easy to overcome or influence 易被人說服（或影響、擊敗）的人
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Downright-
completely
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Opulent
affluent
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Pervasive
rife
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Unflinching
staying strong and determined
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Consort
keep accompany
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Unconscionable-
not guided by conscience
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Sketchy-
superficial, undeveloped, rudimentary
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Episodic-
pacific, advocating peace
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Presage
portend, to give sign of future
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Concomitant
同時發生的事；伴隨物
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Devious-
willing to lie and trick people
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Penance
悔過，悔罪
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Rile
to make agitated
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Undercut
1) subvert, impair, undermine 損害, 削弱
| 2) to charge less than competitor
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Demonize
to represent as diabolically devil
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Snobbish-
arrogant
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Synopsis-
summary
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Hefty-
large and heavy
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Punctilious-
careful about behave properly
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Numinous-
occult, supernatural
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Invidious-
unpleasant 可能招致不滿的
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Pertinacious-
persistent
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Univocal
unambiguous
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Ingratiate
to gain favour or approval
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Concoct
invent or develop to deceive
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Purview
range of experience and thoughts
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Shriek
a short, loud, high cry
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Untether-
divorce, to set free
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Gambit-
stratagem
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Vivacious-
happy and lively
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Valediction-
farewell
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Obtrude-
to force or impose without request
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Ramification-
consequence, aftermath
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Expiation-
atonement
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Discount-
undervalue
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Raillery-
banter, friendly joke
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Rankle-
gall, cause sb to feel angry
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Patchwork-
hodgepodge, welter
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Flabbergast-
to shock or surprise
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Codify-
to put things in an orderly form
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Sway-
to exert controlling influence on
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Rigorous-
thorough and careful
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Conflate-
combine
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Underlie-
to form the basis
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Pugnacious-
belligerent
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Animadversion-
a critical and usually censorious remark
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Truism-
self-evident truth
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Sectarian-
limited in scope, insular
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Ministration-
help, assistance
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Flightly-
fickle, volatile
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Multitudinous-
very many
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Purport-
claim , profess sth falsely 意義,要旨,大要
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Stilted-
contrived, constrained 生硬的，不自然的
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Occlude-
to block off
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Portend-
predict, presage
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Douse-
extinguish
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Asseverate-
to affirm or declare positively 鄭重聲言
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Unidimensional-
lacking depth
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Conjure-
imagine
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Forswear-
to give up
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Recapitulate-
to give a brief summary
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Grouchy-
having a bad temper
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Brag-
boastful
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Aggrieve –
to inflict injury on
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Quirky-
unconventional
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Disquisition-
essay, dissertation
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Monolithic-
(system/ organization) large but slow to change, bureaucratic
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Off-putting-
unpleasant, disconcerting, repellent 倒胃口
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Nimble-
agile
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Shoddy-
inferior, badly made
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Verismilitude
realism, the quality of seeming real
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Tautology
贅述
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Convulsion-
upheaval, turmoil
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Corollary-
result, sth that naturally follow
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Perforce
inevitably 必須，只得
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Proselytize-
to convert sb from one religion, belief to another
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Fetishize-
盲目迷恋
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Pathos-
tragedy, poignancy
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Panoply-
全套披甲
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Dewy-eyed-
innocent
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Parley-
negotiation, discuss with enemy
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Immolate-
offer as sacrifice
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Overreach-
try to do more than possible
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Demarcate-
set boundaries, separate, divide
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Gut-
pluck
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Neologism-
a newly coined word or expression
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Aristocracy-
nobility
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Hallow-
make holy, sanctify
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Tectonic-
relating to building or construction
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Dismissive-
scornful, disregard
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Hagiographic-
excessively flattering
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Invertebrate-
lacking in strength or vitality 无骨气的，软弱无能的
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Insurrection
造反
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Propound-
to offer for discussion, present
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Anemia-
lack of energy
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Interjection-
an abrupt remark, exclamation 感嘆詞
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Straggle-
meander, drift
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Impinge-
exert influence on, affect
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objurgation
a harsh rebuke
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token
symbolic, emblematic
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plentiful
abundant, bountiful, giving many desired things
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impolitic
tactless, unwise
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prerogative
right, priviledge
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recrudesce
to become active again
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slender
thin, narrow, not wide
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bestow
endorse, give sth as gift or honor
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invoke
to put into effect or operation
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grapple
to fight, wrestle
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ailment
illness, sickness
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cavalier
offhand, indifferent, uninterested
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insidious
causing harm in a an unnoticed way
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glean
amass,collect
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revile
criticize, censure
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bequeath (bequest)
convey, confer, leave property to sb
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ramify
to split up into branches
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ooze
flow out slowly
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brusque
abrupt and unfriendly in speech 粗魯的；唐突的
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prose
prosaic, dull
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touchstone
sth that is used to make judgments about the quality of others
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purveyor
a person or business that sells sth 供應商
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siphon
to take and use sth for own purpose
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hiatus
respite 間斷
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hitherto
until now 迄今為止
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vertiginous
vertigo, dizzy
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ordain
officially establish or order sth 規定,任命
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anodyne
止痛的
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winnow
to select and narrow 篩選，挑選
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preside
to be in charge of sth 主持
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meretricious
gaudy
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seethe
be filled with intense but unexpressed anger, boil, rage
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implicate
to be invovled
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molder
decay slowly
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transmogrify
change completely oftenly with grotesque
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choreograph
to arrange and plan the movements, progress
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bristle
become angry
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senescence
decrepitude 衰老
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tribulation
unhappiness, pain or suffering 苦難
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reprisal
retaliation, revenge
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expostulate
to disagree with sth or argue against it 反對；抗議
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piecemeal
fragmented, done gradually piece by piece
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polygot
verbose
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Misnomer-
a name that is wrong or not proper
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Unrelenting-
continual, constant
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Predispose-
make susceptible
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Declamatory-
impassioned in expression
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Sinister-
menacing, ominous
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Clangorous-
resonant sound
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Retrofit-
to provide sth with new parts, add a component
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Tacit-
implicit
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Run-of-the-mill-
ordinary
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Oratorical-
relating to art of public speaking 口才的
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Annals-
historical records
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Tug-
to pull
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Claustrophobic-
extreme fear of confined place
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Atavism-
revert to ancestral
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Peregrination-
voyage
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Instantiate-
to represent by an instance 實例
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Plunder-
pillage, steal goods from sb 掠奪
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Ennui-
tedium, boredom
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Ennoble-
give noble rank
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Mortify-
to cause sb feel embarassed
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Sporadic-
occur irregularly
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Premonitory-
giving warning
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Obnoxious-
extremely unpleasant
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Rhapsody-
effusively enthusiastic expression of feeling
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Staunch-
1) to check, stop , 制止；止住（尤指出血）
| 2) loyal
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Relegate-
debase, downgrade
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Aghast-
shocked
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Apostle
ardent supporter
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Manacle-
shackle, fetter束縳
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Hand-wringing-
overwrought with guilt, concern 搓手
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Blight-
to impair the quality, ruin, spoil
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Fitful-
not regular or steady
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Erstwhile
onetime, past
