Vocab 9 Flashcards

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Pernicious

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有害的

Having harmful effect

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Debauchery

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放荡

Excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures

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Inhibit

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抑制

Hinder, restrain, or prevent

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Salutary

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有益的

Producing good effects; beneficial

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Obliterate

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废止

Destroy utterly; wipe out

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Perilous

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危险的

Full of danger or risk

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Intransigent

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不妥协的

Unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something

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Fluctuate

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波动

Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

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Fluster

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慌乱

Make someone agitated or confused

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Secretive

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遮遮掩掩的

(of a person or an organization) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information

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Rejuvenate

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复原

Make (someone or something) look or feel younger, fresher, or more lovely

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Entice

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诱惑

Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage

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Jumble

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参杂
Mix up in a confused or untidy way
Any untidy collection or pile of things

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Spate

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泛滥

a large number of similar things or events appearing or occurring in quick succession

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Straitlaced

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刻板的

Piggish, exaggeratedly proper

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Prejudice

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偏见,侵害
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience; bias
Cause harm

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Laud

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赞美

Praise highly

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Deprecate

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声明不赞同

Express disapproval of

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Garble

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断章取义

Reproduce (a message, sound, transmission) in a confused and distorted way

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Intersperse

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点缀,散布

Scatter among or between other things; place here and there

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Retrograde

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退化的,后退的

Directed or moving backward

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Fraudulent

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欺诈的

Obtain, done by, or involving deception

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Egregious

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过分的

Outstandingly bad; shocking

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Obsequious

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拍马屁的

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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Ineluctable
不可避免的 | Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
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Perfunctory
敷衍的 | ( of an action or gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection
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Squander
挥霍 | Waste (something) in a reckless and foolish manner
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Pique
激起 | Stimulate
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Ravenous
饿坏了的 | Extremely hungry
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Indict
起诉 | Formally accuse of or charge with a serious crime
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Traverse
通过 Travel across or through Move back and forth or sideways
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Brevity
简短 | Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech
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Droll
滑稽的 | Curious or unusual in way that provokes dry amusement
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Exhilaration
兴奋 | A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation
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Facetious
滑稽的 | Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
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Defacing
丑化 | Spoil the surface or appearance of (something)
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Preeminent
超群的 | Surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way
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Devours
吞食 | Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly
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Scavenges
Search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste
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Yearning
怀念的 | A feeling of intense longing for something
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Pristine
原始的 | In its original condition; unspoiled
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Felicity
Intense happiness
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Hypocrisy
假仁假义 | The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense
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Venturesome
冒险 | Willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual courses of action
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Oblique
斜的
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Magnanimous
宽容大量的 | Very generous or forgiving
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Saboteurs
破坏者 | A person who engages in sabotage
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Sanctimony
伪善 | The quality of being hypocritically devout
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Recant
宣布放弃 | Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief
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Nuance
细微差别 | A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
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Evocative
唤起的 | Bring strong images, memories, or feelings to mind
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Pivotal
关建的 | Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else