word list 17 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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condense
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浓缩，精简
make more compact or dense; shorten or abridge; reduce into a denser form
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quizzical
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戏弄的，揶揄的；有疑问的
teasing; bantering; mocking; curious
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fidelity
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忠实
loyalty
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stipend
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薪水，薪俸
pay for services
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eccentric
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不合常规的；怪异的，古怪的
irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
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pore
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钻研，深思，细阅
study industriously; ponder; scrutinize
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malignant
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恶毒的；恶性的，致命的
injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent
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fastidious
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挑剔的，过分讲究的；难以取悦的
difficult to please; squeamish
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plentitude
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充分，充足；完全
abundance; completeness
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constituent
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选民，选举人
supporter
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hypochondriac
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疑病症患者，过分担心自身健康的人
person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness
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venal
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可用金钱贿赂的
capable of being bribed
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inimical
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充满敌意的；有害的，不利的
unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
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pliant
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柔顺的，温顺的，易被影响的
flexible; easily influenced
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extraneous
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无关的，不必要的
not essential; superfluous
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lackadaisical
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懒洋洋的；懒散的，散漫的
lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; languid
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ruse
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计谋；策略
trick; stratagem
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summit
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顶点，顶峰
utmost height or pinnacle; highest point (of a mountain, etc.)
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tarantula
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（产于南欧等地的）狼蛛
venomous spider
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muggy
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闷热的，潮湿的
warm and damp
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ire
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愤怒，怒火
anger
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culminate
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达到顶点
attain the highest point; climax
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importune
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恳求，反复要求
beg persistently
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denigrate
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诋毁，抹黑
blacken
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actuate
激励，促使
| motivate
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punctilious
拘泥细节的，谨小慎微的
| laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive fine points (perhaps too much so)
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mundane
世界的，宇宙的；世俗的，平凡的
| worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday
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clasp
扣环；紧握
| fastening device; firm grip
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fervent
热情的，强烈的；热的
| ardent; hot
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strut
昂首阔步，神气活现的走路；支柱，撑木
| pompous walk; swagger; supporting bar
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extrude
（通过模具）将（金属、塑料等）挤压成形；推出，掷出
| shape (metal, plastic, etc.) by forcing it through a die; force or push out
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paraphernalia
随身用具，设备
| equipment, odds and ends
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illusion
错觉，假象
| misleading vision
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bungalow
平房，小屋
| small cottage
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litany
连祷，应答祷告
| supplicatory prayer
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numismatist
钱币、奖章收藏家
| person who collects coins
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tempestuous
有暴风雨的；暴乱的
| stormy; impassioned; violent
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menial
适合奴仆做的；卑下的
| suitable for servants; lowly; mean
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deleterious
有害的
| harmful
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touchstone
试金石；标准
| stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion
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allusion
提及，暗示
| indirect reference
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residue
残余，渣滓；剩余遗产
| remainder; balance
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cardiologist
心脏病学家
| doctor specializing in the heart
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beguile
诱骗，欺骗；愉快地消磨时间
| mislead or delude; pass time
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frustrate
挫败，阻挠
| thwart; defeat
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sedition
叛乱；煽动暴乱，骚乱
| resistance to authority; insubordination
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languid
倦怠的，没精打采的
| weary; sluggish; listless
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aloft
在高处，在上空
| upward
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fugitive
短暂的；流浪的
| fleeting or transitory; roving
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solicitous
焦虑的；挂念的
| worried; concerned
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beatific
祝福的；幸福的
| giving bliss; blissful
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bluster
咆哮；吓唬，胁迫
blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully
怒号；吓唬
a violent boisterous blowing; loudly boastful or threatening speech
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sheaf
麦捆；捆
| bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together
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lucrative
有利润的
| profitable
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attenuate
使变细，使变瘦；削弱
| make thin; weaken
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affliction
痛苦，折磨
| state of distress; cause of suffering
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martinet
严格执行纪律（或规章制度）的人
| strict disciplinarian
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reparable
可修缮的，可补救的
| capable of being repaired
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legerdemain
戏法，骗术
| sleight of hand
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blandishment
奉承
| flattery
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solvent
有偿付能力的
able to pay all debts
溶剂
substance that dissolves another
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zealot
狂热者
| fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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subpoena
（传唤到庭作证）传票
| writ summoning a witness to appear
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adherent
追随者，拥护者
| supporter; follower
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quell
镇压，平息，使安静
| extinguish; put down; quiet
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panoramic
全景的
| related to an unobstructed and comprehensive view
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pacify
安抚，使安静
| soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue
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peccadillo
小毛病，小过失
| slight offense
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distend
使膨胀，使夸张
| expand; swell out
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chicanery
诡计；欺骗
| trickery; deception
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precarious
不确定的；危险的
| uncertain; risky
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cynosure
引人注目者
| the object of general attention
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lustrous
有光泽的，光辉的
| shining
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abstruse
难以理解的，深奥的；无底的
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abstruse
难以理解的，深奥的；无底的
| obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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unfathomable
深不可测的，深奥的；无底的
| incomprehensible; impenetrable
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entourage
随从，随行人员
| group of attendants; retinue
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alimony
（离婚后的）赡养费，生活费
| payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce
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defame
诽谤，中伤
| harm someone's reputation; malign; slander
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ample
充足的
| abundant
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negligible
可以忽略的，微不足道的
| so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded
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intuition
直觉，直觉力
| immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning
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choreography
编舞艺术；舞蹈编排
| art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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tantrum
发脾气，发怒
| fit of petulance; caprice
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anathema
诅咒；受诅咒的对象
| solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
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resumption
重新开始，继续
| taking up again; recommencement
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gloss over
辩护，掩饰
| explain away
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problematic
有问题的，有疑问的
| doubtful; unsettled; questionable; perplexing
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inconsistency
前后不一致，矛盾
| state of being self contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness
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complement
补充，补足；与……相辅相成
| complete; consummate; make perfect
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ambivalence
矛盾情感或态度
| the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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platitude
老生常谈，陈词滥调
| trite remark; commonplace statement
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vacillate
摇摆不定，犹豫不决
| waver; fluctuate
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perceptive
有洞察力的，敏锐的，有感知的
| insightful; aware; wise
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accost
搭讪，攀谈
| approach and speak first to a person
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portend
预兆，预示
| foretell; presage
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onset
开始；攻击
| beginning; attack
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prod
刺，戳；激起，督促
| poke; stir up urge
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vampire
吸血鬼
| ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living
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regimen
摄生法，养生法
| prescribed diet and habits
