Section 36-40 Flashcards

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saccharin

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糖精

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interim

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間歇;過渡期間

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veritable

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真可稱得上的;真正的,名副其實的

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resplendent

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燦爛的;光輝的;華麗的

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censorship

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審查(制度),檢查(制度)

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indecisive

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無決斷力的;優柔寡斷的;不明確的;無法解決的

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deter

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威懾住,嚇住;使斷念

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conservatism

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保守主義;保守的傾向

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hinder

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妨礙;阻礙

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mandate

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命令,指令

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impetuosity

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急躁;狂熱;衝動;衝力

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sarcasm

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諷刺,挖苦,嘲笑

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mockery

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嘲笑;嘲弄;嘲笑的對象,笑柄;拙劣可笑的模仿;假冒

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contempt

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輕視,蔑視;恥辱,丟臉

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condescension

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屈尊俯就;高傲態度

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refine

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提煉,精鍊;精製

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relegate

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貶謫;放逐

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rationale

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基本理由

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complacent

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滿足的;自滿的

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supersede

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代替,取代

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redemptive

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贖回的;拯救的

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plaintive

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悲傷的,憂鬱的,哀愁的

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maverick

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不服從的人;持不同意見的人

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devotional

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虔誠的;祈禱的;獻身的;忠誠的;專心的

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bequeath
(立遺囑)把……遺贈給
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bequest
遺贈;遺產
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tangential
離題的;略為觸及的;膚淺的
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covert
隱蔽的;隱藏的;暗地的
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discretion
謹慎,考慮周到
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spurious
假的;偽造的;欺騙性的
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blaze
n. 火焰;火災;熊熊燃燒 | v. 燃燒
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assail
攻擊,襲擊;質問;責罵困擾;使煩惱;毅然應付;著手解決
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appease
平息;緩和;撫慰;綏靖,姑息;對……讓步
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abate
減少,減弱,減輕;撤銷,廢除;消除
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berate
嚴責
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condone
寬恕;赦免
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intensify
加強,增強;使變激烈
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torment
使痛苦,折磨;煩擾;糾纏;作弄
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entrench
挖掘壕溝;侵犯;確立
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provoke
對……挑釁;煽動;激怒,激起;誘導,導致
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perpetrate
做(壞事);犯(罪)
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parasite
寄生生物;攀附植物
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erode
腐蝕;侵蝕;磨損
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obsess
迷住,使著迷;纏住;使窘困,使煩擾
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oblivious
忘卻的;健忘的;不注意的,不以為意的
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subsume
把……歸入,納入;把……包括在內,包含
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intertwine
糾纏;編結
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perceptual
感知的;知覺的
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reiterate
重做,反覆做;重申,反覆講
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plunder
掠奪,劫掠,搶劫;侵吞;竊取
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chivalrous
騎士時代的;騎士的道德準則的
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discriminate
區別,辨別
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magnanimous
寬大的;有雅量的
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quirky
詭詐的;多變的;古怪的
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finicky
(吃穿)過分講究的;愛挑剔的
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utopian
烏托邦的,象烏托邦的;空想的;幻想的
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enervate
使失去活力;使衰弱
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backwater
逆流水;壩的迴水;落後狀態;荒僻處
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turmoil
騷動;混亂
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frantic
發狂似的;狂暴的,狂亂的
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decimate
大量毀滅
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intrusive
侵入的,闖入的;打擾的
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placid
平靜的,寧靜的;平和的,溫和的;沉著的
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platitudinous
平凡的;陳腐的
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impartial
不偏不倚的,公正的,無偏見的
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labyrinthine
迷宮(似)的;錯綜複雜的
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antigen
抗原
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tissue
組織
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transplantation
移植;移植法;移居,移民
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foil
挫敗;阻擾;使受挫折;擊退
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complaisance
彬彬有禮;殷勤;柔順
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gallantry
勇敢;豪俠;(對女性)殷勤;風流
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poignant
強烈的;深刻的;辛酸的,慘痛的
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craven
怯懦的,卑怯的
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radium
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sink
(船等)下沉;(日,月)落,沒;墮落;衰微;衰弱;消沉
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enflame
點燃
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storm
強烈感染;使著迷;使神魂顛倒
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tax
抽稅;指責;責備;使負擔;受壓力
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aide
助手
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intimacy
熟悉;親密;親近;深知;了解
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fatuous
愚昧的;昏庸的;虛幻的
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idolatry
偶像崇拜;盲目崇拜;過度崇信
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rancorous
怨恨的;滿懷惡意的
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cogent
使人信服的;切實的;有力的
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derivative
引出的;派生的
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eclectic
折衷的;不拘一格的;兼收並蓄的
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habitually
習慣地;慣常地
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culmination
頂點;高潮的到達
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surge
n. 大浪,波濤 | v. 猛衝;激增
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predetermine
預先確定;預先決定;預先查明
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commensurate
同量的;相稱的
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entertain
懷有;抱有;心存;接受;考慮
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pertinent
恰當的,貼切的;中肯的
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pride
自豪,得意
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plea
請求,懇求;藉口,託辭
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bolster
n. 長枕;墊枕;靠枕 | v. 支撐;加固;援助;支持
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peasant
農夫,小耕農
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hierarchical
等級制度的
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chronology
年代學;年表
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narrative
n. 記敘文;故事;敘述,講述 | adj. 敘事的;敘事體的;故事形式的
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perpetuate
使永久存在;使不朽
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resurrect
使復活;使復甦
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confine
限制;使局限;禁閉;幽禁;使臥床
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hitherto
迄今;至此
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bureaucratization
官僚化
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consolidate
合併,聯合,統一;鞏固,加強
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ossify
使……骨化;使硬化
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hurly-burly
騷動;喧囂
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overhaul
拆開檢修,大修;趕上,追上
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calibrate
測定……的口徑;校準;使……標準化
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wit
機智;風趣
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inhibit
禁止;約束;抑制
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exploit
剝削;利用;利用……而自肥;開發,開採,開拓