Flashcards in word list 28 Deck (100):
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don
披上,穿上
put on
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phenomena
现象
observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation
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brochure
小册子
pamphlet
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polarize
使两极化
split into opposite extremes or camps
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delirium
精神错乱
mental disorder marked by confusion
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unobtrusive
不醒目的,不显眼的
inconspicuous; not blatant
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ostentatious
夸耀的,卖弄的,显眼的
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
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deride
嘲弄,嘲笑
ridicule; make fun of
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voracious
贪婪的
ravenous
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flaccid
软弱的,无力的
flabby
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juncture
危急关头;接合点
crisis; joining point
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doldrums
忧郁;无精打采;低迷期
blues; listlessness; slack period
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venerable
德高望重的,令人尊敬的
deserving high respect
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consensus
一致同意
general agreement
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application
专注,努力
diligent attention
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boisterous
狂暴的;吵闹的
violent; rough; noisy
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remiss
玩忽职守的,粗心大意的
negligent
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tacit
不言而喻的;心照不宣的
understood; not put into words
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parity
相同,同等
equality in status or amount; close resemblance
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tautology
同义反复,重复
unnecessary repetition
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equivocate
含糊其辞,支吾其词
lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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stamina
毅力,持久力
strength; staying power
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recidivism
累犯,重犯
habitual return to crime
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assurance
保证;确信;自信
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence
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implicit
含蓄的,暗示的
understood byt not stated
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abjure
发誓放弃,公开放弃
renounce upon oath
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rousing
热烈的,鼓舞人的,活跃的
lively; stirring
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foresight
远见性,深谋远虑
ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
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desolate
荒凉的,荒无人烟的
unpopulated
使感到悲惨,使悲伤绝望;使荒废;放弃
rob of joy; lay waste to; forsake
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explicit
清楚的;明确的;直言的
totally clear; definite; outspoken
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provocative
刺激的,挑拨的;恼人的
arousing anger or interest; annoying
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conjugal
婚姻的
pertaining to marriage
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prudent
谨慎的
cautious, careful
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document
为……提供文件(或证据等)
provide written evidence
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dichotomy
对分;分叉
split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)
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pacifist
和平主义者
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
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breach
违背,违反;裂缝
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap
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marshal
排列,安排
put in order
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beseech
恳求
beg; plead with
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stigma
耻辱;污名
toke of disgrace; brand
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concise
简明的,简洁的
brief and compact
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predator
食肉动物,捕食者;掠夺者
creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others
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lofty
高耸的;崇高的
very high
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inclement
狂风暴雨的;严酷的
stormy; unkind
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impediment
障碍物;(言语)障碍
hindrance; stumbling-block
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converge
会聚,聚合
approach; tend to meet; come together
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docile
驯服的,易控制的
obedient; easily managed
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initiate
开始,发起;接纳……为会员
begin; originate; receive into a group
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rhetorical
修辞学的;华丽的,浮夸的
pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language
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ruminate
反刍;沉思
chew over and over (mentally, or, like cows, physically); mull over; ponder
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denouement
结局;戏剧的最后结果
outcome; final development of the plot of a play
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communal
公共的;社区的
held in common; of a group of people
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inundate
泛滥,淹没
overwhelm; flood; submerge
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tensile
可拉长的,可伸长的
capable of being stretched
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tendentious
有目的的;有偏见的
having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause
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satirical
挖苦的,讽刺的
mocking
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caricature
漫画,夸张的描述;歪曲
exaggerated picture or description; distortion
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tantalize
逗弄,使备尝可望而不可及之苦
tease; torture with disappointment
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galvanize
刺激;激励
stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize
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buttress
支持,支撑
support; prop up
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motley
杂色的,五颜六色的;混杂的
multi-colored; mixed
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graft
(嫁接用的)嫩枝;(移植的)组织
piece of transplanted tissue; portion of plant inserted in another plant
移植,嫁接;贪污
transplant; embezzle
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gamut
整个范围
entire range
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repast
膳食;餐,宴
meal; feast; banquet
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satiate
满足;使饱享
satisfy fully
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edict
法令,敕令
decree (especially issued by a sovereign); official command
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exude
使渗出,使缓慢流出
discharge; give forth
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trigger
引发,引起
set off
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disgorge
被迫交出;喷出;呕出
surrender something; eject; vomit
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clairvoyant
有洞察力的
having foresight
有洞察力的人
fortuneteller
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incubate
孵化;酝酿
hatch; scheme
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dwarf
使显得矮小
cause to seem small
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chassis
底盘,底架
framework and working parts of an automobile
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yore
往昔,昔日
time past
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endearment
表达爱慕的言语(行动)
fond statement
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woe
悲痛,悲哀;不幸,灾难
deep, inconsolable grief; affliction
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judicious
明智的,明断的
sound in judgment; wise
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falter
犹豫
hesitate
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milieu
环境;表达方式
set free
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reticence
保留;沉默寡言
reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence
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ratify
批准,认可
approve formally; confirm; verify
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epistolary
书信体的
consisting of letters
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breath
宽度,幅度
width; extent
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sluggard
偷懒者,游手好闲的人
lazy person
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subside
平息,消退;下沉
settle down; descend; grow quiet
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callous
硬化的;冷酷无情的
hardened; unfeeling
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repress
抑制,忍住;镇压
restrain; crush; oppress
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plight
情况;困境
condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament
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clangor
铿锵声
loud, resounding noise
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stereotype
陈词滥调;老套;固定的形象
fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture, often reflecting prejudice
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alliteration
头韵
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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sinister
邪恶的;不祥的
evil; conveying a sense of ill omen
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mushroom
迅速增加,迅速生长
expand or grow rapidly
蘑菇;暴发户
fungus; upstart
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artifice
技巧,诡计
deception; trickery
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condemn
谴责;判刑
censure; sentence; force or limit to a particular state
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veracity
诚实,说真话
truthfulness
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cite
引用;传唤
quote; command
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trepidation
恐惧,惶恐
fear; nervous apprehension
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pretentious
自命不凡的,自夸的
ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
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