黃冠文 p.60-79 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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prescient
A
have foresight
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feckless
A
ineffective, careless, irresponsible
3
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descend
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come down, pass by inheritance
4
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condescend
A
放下身段
5
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deign
A
放下身段
6
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hereditary
A
遺傳的
7
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sanguine
A
optimistic, bloody
8
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succumb
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=surrender
9
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squander
A
=waste
10
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prodigious
A
天才的
11
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ephemeral
A
暫時的
12
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transitory
A
暫時的
13
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tenacious
A
堅持的, 緊握的
14
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duplicity
A
不誠實的
15
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exorbitant
A
too large
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despotic
A
cruel use of power
17
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pathological
A
病態的
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concomitant
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=concurrent
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synchronous
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=concurrent
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cognition
A
知覺
21
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arbitrary
A
獨裁的
22
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extol
A
讚美
23
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commend
A
讚美
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vilify
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=defame
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revile
criticize sb. strongly
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disdain
reject with contempt
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despise
鄙視
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spurn
=scorn
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flout
=scorn
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mock
(以模仿的方式)嘲笑
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egregious
驚人的, 惡名昭彰的
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flagrant
惡名昭彰的
33
dupe
欺騙
34
digress
=deviate
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outrage
(n)暴行, 憤怒, 侮辱 (v)凌辱
36
rabble
暴民
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disavow
否認
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recapitulate
repeat the main points
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candid
誠實的
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facetious
搞笑的
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stray
wander about without a purpose
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domineering
專制的
43
pluralism
多元論
44
overthrow
=overturn
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infamy
bad reputation
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profligate
=prodigal
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dissipate
=scatter
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despondent
=discouragement
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desperate
wanting sth. very much, very serious and bad, feeling no hope
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diligent
=assiduous, industrious
