word list 26 Flashcards
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implore
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恳求，哀求
beg
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encomium
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高度赞扬；赞词，颂词
high praise; eulogy
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gustatory
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尝味的，味觉的
affecting the sense of taste
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ambidextrous
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双手都善用的
capable of using either hand equal ease
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paramount
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最重要的，至高无上的
foremost in importance, supreme
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transcendent
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卓越的，出众的
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
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depreciate
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贬值
lessen in value
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illicit
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违法的，不正当的
illegal
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bristling
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竖立的；发怒的
rising like bristles; showing irritation
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laggard
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迟钝的，懒散的
slow; sluggish
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vaporize
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使蒸发，使汽化
turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
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accord
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一致，符合
agreement
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regale
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热情招待，款待
entertain
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flora
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植物群
plants of a region or era
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imputation
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归咎；非难；责备
accusation; charge; reproach
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gullible
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易受骗的
easily deceived
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ornithology
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鸟类学
study of birds
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impudence
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轻率；鲁莽；傲慢
impertinence; insolence
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pernicious
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有害的，恶性的
very destructive
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corroborate
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确证，支持
confirm; support
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mammoth
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巨大的；体积庞大的
gigantic; enormous
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felon
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（法律）重罪犯
person convicted of a grave crime
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centigrade
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摄氏的
measure of temperature used widely in Europe
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rail
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责骂，怒斥
scold; rant
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temperate
有节制的，适度的；（气候等）温和的
| restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature
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plumb
测垂直的，垂直的
checking perpendicularity; vertical
查明，探明；用铅锤测深
examine critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding)
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calamity
灾难，不幸
| disaster; misery
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objective
客观的，无偏见的
not influenced by emotions; fair
目标，目的
goal; aim
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wry
扭曲的；嘲弄的
| twisted; with a humorous twist
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adhere
黏附
| stick fast
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enfranchise
给予……公民权（尤指选举权）
| to admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
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warranty
保证；保修证书
| guarantee; assurance by seller
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entity
实体
| real being
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sibling
兄弟姐妹；同胞
| brother or sister
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responsiveness
答应（性），反应（性）
| state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.
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saturate
浸透，使充满
| soak thoroughly
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swarthy
黝黑的，黑皮肤的
| dark; dusky
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progenitor
祖先，起源
| ancestor
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ellipsis
省略，漏词
| omission of words from a text
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nauseate
使恶心，使厌恶
| cause to become sick; fill with disgust
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repulsion
厌恶；排斥
| distaste; act of driving back
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amorous
（尤指性）爱的；爱情的，多情的
| moved by sexual love; loving
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inalienable
不可剥夺的；（指权利等）不能让与的
| not to be taken away; nontransferable
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passive
消极的，被动的
| not active, acted upon
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scavenge
从废物中提取（有用物质）；以（腐肉）为食
| hurt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
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germinal
幼芽的，萌发的；有创造性的
| pertaining to a germ; creative
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ceremonious
正式的，隆重的
| marked by formally
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caldron
大水壶
| large kettle
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corrugated
弄皱的，起皱的
| wrinkled; ridged
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prodigal
极浪费的，挥霍的
| wasteful; reckless with money
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ameliorate
改善，改进
| improve
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venerate
崇敬，崇拜
| revere
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promiscuous
杂乱的；偶尔的；淫乱的
| mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular, particularly sexually
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hypercritical
吹毛求疵的，批评苛刻的
| excessively exacting
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genesis
起源
| beginning; origin
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didactic
教学的，教导的；说教的
| teaching; instructional
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supposition
假定，推测
| hypothesis; the act of supposing
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buffoonery
滑稽
| clowning
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incentive
刺激；诱因，动机
| spur; motive
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baroque
巴洛克风格的
| highly ornate
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parasite
寄生虫；献媚者
| animal or plant living on another; today; sycophant
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ascendancy
优势，支配地位
| controlling influence; domination
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absolute
完全的，无限制的，绝对的
| complete; totally unlimited; certain
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uncanny
离奇的；神秘的
| strange; mysterious
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vestige
痕迹，残余
| trace; remains
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coy
害羞的，腼腆的
| shy; modest; coquettish
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neologism
新词
| new or newly coined word or phrase
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verve
气魄，神韵；活力
| energy in expressing ideas, especially artistically; liveliness
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enamored
喜爱的，迷恋的
| in love
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deplore
遗憾，悲叹；不满，谴责
| regret; disapprove of
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gentry
```
上流社会的人，乡绅
people of standing; class of people just below nobility
```
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optimum
最佳的
| most favorable
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ascribe
归因于
| refer; attribute; assign
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garbled
混淆的，歪曲的
| mixed up; jumbled; distorted
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redolent
芬芳的
| fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor
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vicarious
替代别的人，替代的
| acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
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fatuous
愚蠢的；傻的
| foolish; inane
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arid
干旱的；贫瘠的
| dry; barren
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ephemeral
短命的，短暂的
| short-lived; fleeting
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doleful
悲伤的
| sorrowful
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entrance
使狂喜，使着迷
| put under a spell; carry away with emotion
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sustain
承受；支撑，维持
| experience; support; nourish
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flag
萎靡；变弱
| droop; grow feeble
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hardy
强壮的；坚强的；吃苦耐劳的
| sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
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phoenix
死而复生的人或事
| symbol of immortality or rebirth
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elegy
挽歌，挽诗
| poem or song expressing lamentation
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plummet
暴跌
| fall sharply
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exertion
努力，费力
| effort; expenditure of much physical work
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arsenal
军械库
| storage place for military equipment
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corrosive
腐蚀的
| eating away by chemicals or disease
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inarticulate
说不出话的，无言的；口齿不清的
| speechless; producing indistinct speech
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indubitable
不容置疑的，确实的
| unable to be doubted; unquestionable
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elated
兴高采烈的，欢欣鼓舞的
| overjoyed; in high spirits
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rarefied
稀薄的
| made less dense [of a gas]
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wither
枯萎；衰退
| shrivel; decay
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lampoon
（用文章）挖苦，讽刺
ridicule
讽刺文章
a piece of writing that ridicules a person, a book, etc.
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abundant
丰富的，充裕的
| plentiful; possessing riches or resources
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connubial
婚姻的
| pertaining to marriage or matrimonial state
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ichthyology
鱼类学
| study of fish
