Week 4 Flashcards

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Upheaval

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n. Overthrow or violent disturbance

剧变

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Unprecedented

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adj. Having never happened before

空前的

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Veil

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v. To conceal or disguise

隐藏

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Verbose

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adj. Wordy

啰嗦的

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Vestige

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n. A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone
遗迹

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Vivacity

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n. Liveliness

快活

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Admonish

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v. To criticize gently but earnestly; to caution

劝告

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Bellow

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v. To utter in a loud deep voice

吼叫

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Abolish

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v. To do away with, annul, destroy completely

废除

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Adroit

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adj. skillful and adept, dexterous

熟练的

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Aggravate

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v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome

使恶化

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Allure

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v. To attract with something desirable, entice

引诱

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Ameliorate

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v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship

减轻

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Autonomous

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adj. self-governing

自主的

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Bureaucracy

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n. 官僚主义

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Buttress

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n.支撑物

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Candor

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n. Honesty, sincerity of expression

直率

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Cataclysm

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n. 灾难

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Chauvinism

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沙文主义

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Clemency

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n. Mercy

仁慈

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Coerce

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Compel

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v. To secure or bring about by force

迫使发生

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Conciliate

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Congenial

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adj.意气相投的

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Congregate
v. To bring together into a crowd | 聚集
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Consign
v.交付
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Debunk
v.揭穿
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Deficient
adj. 不足的
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Desecrate
v.亵渎
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Dishevel
v. 使凌乱
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Dismantle
v. 拆除
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Disparage
v蔑视
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Dispatch
n. 急件
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Divert
v. 转移
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Embalm
v. 防腐
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Emphatic
adj.着重的
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Empirical
根据经验的
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Enamor
v.使迷恋
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Encapsulate
v.压缩
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Enslave
v. 束缚
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Epilogue
n. 尾声
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Ethereal
adj. 轻的
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Eulogize
v. 赞颂
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Evanescent
adj.易消散的
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Expeditious
adj. 迅速的
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Expound
v.解释说明
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Extol
v. 赞颂
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Veil
v. To conceal or disguise | 隐藏
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Verbose
adj. Wordy | 啰嗦的