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Unit 19 Flashcards

1
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ponderable

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有价值，值得考虑的

exerted a ponderable influence

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pontificate

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傲慢地做或说

pontificate to show a sense of superiority

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portentous

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预兆性的，凶兆的

an errie and portentous stillness

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poseur

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故作姿态，不真诚的人

a pretending poseur

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posit

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假定，断定

The committee posited that he was qualified for the election

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potable

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饮品，有其指酒精饮料

Potables are offered at the bar fot free

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potentate

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有权势的人

a son of a potentate

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prate

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闲聊，空谈

prating on the phone for hours

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precarious

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1危险的,不稳定的
a precarious livehood
2可疑的，不明确的
a precarious assumption

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precipitate

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1匆忙的
precipitate withdrawl from the field of battle
2促使，导致
precipitate an international crisis

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precipitous

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1非常陡峭的
a precipitous gorge
2匆忙的
precipitous action

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preclude

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预先阻止

preclude him from standing as a candidate

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predilection

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爱好，偏袒

a predilection for travel

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preempt

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预先占有

preempt front-row seats

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preen

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打扮修饰

preens herself in an elaborate suit

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preface

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序言

a preface to the three-day conference

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pregnant

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重要的，意味深长的

the pregnant phrases of the Bible

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preoccupation

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非常关心，全神贯注

gloomy preoccupation

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preponderant

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占优势的，更重要的

a preponderant misconception

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preposterous

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荒谬的，不符合常理的

a preposterous conclusion

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presage

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征兆，预示，预言

a welcome presage of spring

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22
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prescience

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预知，先见

God’s prescience

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presumptutous

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傲慢的

the presumptuous and impatient doctor

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pretense

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1虚假，伪装
too much pretense in his piety
2自大，优越感

25
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preternatural

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超乎寻常的

preternatural courage

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prognosis

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预兆

a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery

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prevaricate

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撒谎，支吾其词

the witness did his best to prevaricate

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primordial

A

原始的，最初的

primordial forms of life

29
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primp

A

精心打扮

she primps for hours before a date

30
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peddle

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叫卖，兜售

peddle fruits and vegetables

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pristine

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纯净的，质朴的，未被文明腐蚀的

a pristine forest

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privation

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缺乏，穷困

the constant privation of sleep

33
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procrastinate

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（因为懒散）拖延

she procrastinate and missed the submission deadline

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procure

A

获得，取得

procured the prisoner’s release

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prod

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促使…行动

prod the government into action

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prodigal

A

挥霍的，败家子

prodigal outlays for her clothes

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proffer

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献出，提供

proffered her assistance in…

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profligate

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挥金如土的，挥霍的

leading a profligate life

39
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pushover

A

容易做的工作，易如反掌的事

GRE is not a pushover to crack

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prolix

A

啰嗦的，冗长的

Prolix reality

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promulgate

A

正式宣布

The law was promulgate in June

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prophetic

A

预言的，预示的

a prophetic indicator of…

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propitiate

A

抚慰，劝解

propitiate sb.

44
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propitious

A

吉祥的

propitious sign

45
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prosaic

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单调的，常见的

prosaic advice

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proselytize

A

(使）改变信仰

proselytize the Native Americans of Minnesota

47
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prostrate

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1平躺的
he was lying prostrate on the bed
2衰弱的
illness that prostated an entire family

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protean

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善变的，多才多艺的

he loved to show off his protean talent

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protract

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延长，拖长

50
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protrude

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突出

a handkerchief protruding from his breast pocket

51
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protuberant

A

隆起的，突出的

protuberant eyes

52
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provident

A

1节俭的
be provident without being miserly
2有远见的
provident measures

53
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providential

A

天意的，幸运的

a providential escape

54
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provincial

A

狭隘（的）

been critcized for being provincial

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