word list 18 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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vantage
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有利的位置
position giving an advantage
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sully
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弄脏；玷污（名誉等）
tarnish; soil
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bulwark
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壁垒，防御工事；防御或保护的人
earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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resurge
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复活，苏醒
rise again
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gratify
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使满足
please
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potentate
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统治者，当权者
monarch; sovereign
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granulate
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成为粒状
form into grains
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defuse
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卸除（爆破装置的）引信；缓和或平息危险
remove the fuse of a bomb; reduce or eliminate a threat
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unwitting
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无意的，不知情的
unintentional; not knowing
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miserly
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吝啬的；贪婪的
stingy; mean
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unkempt
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不整洁的，（头发）蓬乱的
disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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bereavement
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丧失（尤指亲友）
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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indignity
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轻蔑，侮辱行为
offensive or insulting treatment
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adamant
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坚硬的；不屈不挠的
hard; inflexible
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discerning
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眼光敏锐的，有洞察力的
mentally quick and observant; having insight
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import
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重要性；意思
importance; meaning
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whimsical
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反复无常的；异想天开的
capricious; fanciful
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ensconce
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安顿
settle comfortably
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jocular
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爱开玩笑的，风趣的，滑稽的
said or done in jest
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migratory
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迁移的，流浪的
wandering
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sacrilegious
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亵渎的，该受天谴的
desecrating; profane
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patriarch
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家长，族长
father and ruler of a family or tribe
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billowing
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汹涌的
swelling out in waves; surging
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impinge
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侵犯；冲击，撞击
infringe; touch; collide with
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abstemious
饮食有节制的，适度的
| sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
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disarray
混乱，紊乱
| a disorderly or untidy state
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swill
痛饮
| drink greedily
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nebulous
模糊的，朦胧的；星云的，星云状的
| vague; hazy; cloudy
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misdemeanor
［律］轻罪
| minor crime
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harbinger
先驱；预兆
| forerunner
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oblivion
湮灭；遗忘
| obscurity; forgetfulness
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remission
（痛苦、紧张等的）缓和；（负债、处分等）豁免；宽恕
| temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancellation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon
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anoint
（尤指在授予王位的仪式上）涂油于（人）
| consecrate
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splice
接合
| fasten together; unite
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remonstrance
抗议
| protest
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warrant
证明；批准，授权
| justify; authorize
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ramble
```
漫游
wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
```
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unwieldy
笨拙的；难处理的
| awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable
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replica
复制品
| copy
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universal
普遍的，通用的
| characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere
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concurrent
同时发生的
| happening at the same time
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addendum
附录，补遗
| an addition or supplement
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incompatible
无法共存的，不调和的
| inharmonious
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lummox
愚蠢不中用者
| big, clumsy, often stupid person
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encroachment
侵占，侵蚀
| gradual intrusion
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despise
鄙视，看不起
| look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful
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accretion
增长
| growth; increase
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hackneyed
陈腐的，陈词滥调的
| commonplace; trite
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forgo
放弃，作罢
| give up
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irascible
易怒的，性情暴躁的
| irritable; easily angered
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invasive
扩散性的，侵袭的
| tending to spread aggressively; intrusive
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cordial
热忱的
| gracious; heartfelt
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innovation
改革，革新
| change; introduction of something new
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decipher
破译（密码电文等）
| interpret secret code
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irretrievable
不可挽回的，不能补救的
| impossible to recover or regain;irreparable
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credibility
可信性
| believability
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prehensile
能抓住的，能握住的
| capable of grasping or holding
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insurmountable
不能克服的，不能超越的
| overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable
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microcosm
微观世界
| small world; the world in miniature
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resilient
弹性的，有回弹力的
| elastic; having the power of springing back
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predecessor
前辈，前任
| former occupant of a post
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stagnant
停滞的；迟钝的
| motionless; state; dull
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poignancy
辛酸；（感情）强烈，深刻
| quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion
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interminable
没完没了的，冗长的
| endless
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cipher
密码；无足轻重的人或物
| secret code; nonentity; worthless person or thing
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proselytize
使改变宗教或信仰
| convert to a religion or belief
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analgesic
止痛的
| causing insensitivity to pain
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overbearing
专横的，傲慢的；压倒一切的
| bossy and arrogant; decisively important
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vindictive
报复性的，怀恨的
| out for revenge; malicious
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uproarious
喧闹的；非常滑稽的
| marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy
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agility
敏捷，灵活
| nimbleness
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warble
鸟鸣，用柔和的颤声唱
| sing; babble
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sacrosanct
极神圣的；不可侵犯的
| most sacred; inviolable
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ablution
沐浴，洗礼
| washing
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abstract
抽象的，理论的
| theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
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sparse
稀少的，稀疏的
| not thick; thinly scattered; scanty
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apiary
养蜂场
| a place where bees are kept
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jaded
精疲力竭的，没有兴趣的
| fatigued; surfeited
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maladroit
不灵巧的，笨拙的
| clumsy; bungling
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component
要素，成分
| element; ingredient
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aspirant
有抱负者，有野心者
| seeker after position or status
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pervasive
遍布的，无处不在的
| pervading; spread throughout every part
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jingoist
好战分子，沙文主义者
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike
chauvinist
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detached
独立的，超然的，公正的
| emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected
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abortive
失败的；夭败的
| unsuccessful; fruitless
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requisite
必需品
| necessary requirement
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kleptomaniac
有盗窃癖者
| person who has a compulsive desire to steal
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malevolent
有恶意的，坏心肠的
| wishing evil
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gall
胆汁；苦味；怨恨
bitterness; resentment
烦恼；磨伤
annoy; chafe
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bandy
（不经意的）交换（谣言、信息等）；吵嘴，对骂
| discuss lightly or glibly; exchange (words) heatedly
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susceptible
易受影响的；易感动的；易感染的
| impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease receptive to
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sedentary
久坐的，坐惯的
| requiring sitting
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valid
有效的；有充分根据的；正当的
| logically convincing; sound; legally acceptance
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meek
温顺的；谦和的
| quiet and obedient; spiritless
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obstinate
顽固的，难以控制的
| stubborn; hard to control or treat
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ubiquitous
无处不在的，普遍存在的
| being everywhere; omnipresent
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gouge
挖出
| tear out
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subsidy
补助金，津贴
| direct financial aid by government, etc.
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bantering
开玩笑的
| good-natured ridiculing
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insalubrious
有损健康的
| unwholesome; not healthful
