黃冠文 p.100-119 Flashcards by liu ti

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peruse

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read through sth.

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intrepid

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extremely brave

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daunt

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=discourage

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ostentatious

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炫富的

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tractable

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=docile

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taut

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拉緊的, 整潔的

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sloven

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懶散的人

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makeshift

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臨時代用的

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propitious

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會成功的

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auspicious

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吉利的

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augury

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預言

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portent

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預言

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omen

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預言

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proxy

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=substitute

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procure

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obtain by care

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surrogate

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replacing sb.

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snappy

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modern and stylish, smart

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compliment

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稱讚

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encroach

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侵犯

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realm

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=domain

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innocuous

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harmless

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intrique

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interest sb. a lot

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immure

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=imprison, enclose

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seclude

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島國(心態)的

redundant

多餘的

delineate

to describe in words

condone

寬恕

incipient

起初的

altercation

angry dispute

petty

瑣碎的

wrangle

=argue, dispute

tumult

violent and disturbance of a crowd

upheaval

舉起, 大變動

predicament

dangerous situation

affirm

堅稱, 申明

fester

惡化

withstand

stand against

annihilate

destroy completely

taunt

嘲弄

slipshod

untidy, careless

prophet

先知

erstwhile

former, previous

worldly-wise

=sophisticated

tempt

allure to do sth. wrong

compromise

妥協, 破壞

shed

get rid of sth. not necessary

filter

過濾

row

noisy argument or fight

commotion

暴動

slay

=kill, destroy

jeopardize

put sth. in danger