word list 29 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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regal
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皇家的，王室的
royal
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jostle
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挤，推推搡搡地前进
shove; bump
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evanescent
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短暂的，瞬间的
fleeting; vanishing
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avenge
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报仇
take vengeance for something (or on behalf of someone)
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schism
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分裂，不和
division; split
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hodgepodge
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大杂烩；一团糟
jumble; mixture of ill-suited elements
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recapitulate
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概况，总结
summarize
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supersede
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代替，取代；废除
cause to be set aside; replace; make obsolete
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avarice
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贪婪
greediness for wealth
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collaborate
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合作，协作
work together
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nomenclature
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术语；命名法
terminology; system of names
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banal
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陈腐的；平庸的；普通的
hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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preen
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把（自己）打扮漂亮；自满
make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction
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montage
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蒙太奇，混合画，拼集的照片
photographic composition combining elements from different sources
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oblique
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间接的；倾斜的
indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line)
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swagger
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摆架子，大摇大摆；昂首阔步
behave arrogantly or pompously; strut or walk proudly
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pessimism
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悲观主义，悲观
belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess
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refrain
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节制，避免；制止
abstain from; resist
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reverie
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白日梦，幻想
daydream; musing
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despoil
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抢劫，掠夺
strip of valuables; rob
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endorse
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赞同，支持
approve; support
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fulsome
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过分的，令人生厌的
disgustingly excessive
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euphonious
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悦耳的，动听的
pleasing in sound
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blasphemy
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亵渎，渎神
irreverence; sacrilege; cursing
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renegade
背叛者，变节者
deserter; traitor
背叛的，谋叛的
relating to, or resembling a renegade; traitorous
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opportunist
机会主义者
| individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances
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debauch
使堕落，败坏
| corrupt; seduce from virtue
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atone
弥补，补偿
| make amends for; pay for
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bureaucracy
官僚主义，官僚机构
| over-regulated administrative system marked by red tape
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limber
有弹性的，（身体）柔软的
| flexible
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attentive
注意的，留心的；体贴的
| alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
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beleaguer
围攻，攻击；困扰，骚扰
| besiege or attack; harass
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equine
马的；像马的
| of or like a horse or horses; resembling a horse
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agitate
煽动，使不安
| stir up; disturb
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mercurial
多变的，善变的
| capricious; changing; fickle
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floe
大浮冰
| mass of floating ice
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personable
英俊的，有风度的
| attractive
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outlandish
奇特的，怪异的
| bizarre; peculiar; unconventional
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subversive
颠覆性的，破坏性的
| tending to overthrow; destructive
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acute
敏锐的；急性的，剧烈的
| quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
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prologue
序言
| introduction (to a poem or play)
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aerie
猛禽的巢，（尤指）鹰巢
| nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
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disclaim
放弃；否认
| disown; renounce claim to
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belie
与……矛盾，掩饰
| contradict; give a false impression
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reprove
训斥，谴责
| censure; rebuke
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grate
发出刺耳的声音；使气恼；磨损
| make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred
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inclusive
包括的，包罗广泛的
| tending to include all
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jaundiced
有偏见的，不满的；黄色的
| prejudiced (envious, hostile or resentful); yellowed
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delve
挖掘，挖地；钻研
| dig; investigate
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mercenary
唯利是图的
| interested in money or gain
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morbid
有成见的；病态的，忧郁的；病的，病理的
| given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease
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authoritarian
独裁的；专横的
| subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will
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monumental
巨大的
| massive
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restive
不安宁的；难驾驭的；不听话的
| restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control
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rigid
坚决的；严格的；坚硬的
| stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending
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host
大量；主人，东道主；宿主
| great number; person entertaining guests; animal or plant from which a parasite gets its nourishment
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crest
顶峰，浪头
| highest point of a hill; foamy top of a wave
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turbulence
骚乱，动荡
| state of violent agitation
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artisan
工匠，技工
| manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist
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garner
获得，收集，储藏
| gather; store up
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prognosis
预后，预知
| forecasted course of a disease; prediction
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dais
讲台
| raised platform for guests of honor
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antecede
先前，先行
| precede
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spangle
（缝在衣服上用作装饰的）发光的小金属片
| small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
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scanty
缺乏的，不足的
| meager; insufficient
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annihilate
消灭，歼灭
| destroy
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mutability
易变性；性情不定
| ability to change in form; fickleness
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dissertation
论文；学术演讲
| formal essay
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protract
延长
| prolong
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ramify
（使）分歧，（使）分叉
| divide into branches or subdivisions
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hedonist
享乐主义者
| one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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bludgeon
短棒
| club; heavy-headed weapon
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nicety
微妙之处；精确；细节，细微之处；美好
| subtlety; precision; minute distinction; fine point
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cognizance
认识
| knowledge
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dynamic
有活力的，生机勃勃的
| energetic; vigorously active
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reconcile
使符合，使一致；使和解
| correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel
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pedestrian
平淡的，缺乏想象力的
| ordinary; unimaginative
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contigent
因事而定的，依条件而定的
dependent on; conditional
代表团
group that makes up part of a gathering
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amputate
截肢；切除
| cut off part of body; prune
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intrude
闯入，侵入
| trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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connoisseur
鉴赏家
| person competent to act as judge of art, etc.; a lover of an art
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euphemism
委婉语，委婉说法
| mild expression in place of an unpleasant one
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tedious
单调乏味的；冗长的；沉闷的
| boring; tiring
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recast
改写；重塑，重制
| reconstruct (a sentence, story, etc.); fashion again
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secession
脱离
| withdrawal
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compliant
顺从的，服从的
| yielding
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generic
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一般的，普通的
characteristic of an entire class or species
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adjunct
附件，辅助物
| something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior
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trivial
不重要的，琐碎的
| unimportant; trifling
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extort
敲诈，勒索
| wiring from; get money by threats, etc.
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boorish
粗鲁的，不敏感的
| rude; insensitive
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insidious
暗中为害的；潜伏的，隐伏的
| treacherous; stealthy; sly
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exult
欢欣鼓舞
| rejoice
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urbane
彬彬有礼的，文雅的；都市化的
| suave; refined; elegant; urbanized
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laceration
撕裂，裂伤
| torn, ragged wound
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nonentity
无足轻重的人；不存在
| person of no importance; nonexistence
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cuisine
烹饪法
| style of cooking
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spatula
（涂油漆、涂药等用的）抹刀；铲
| broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
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censorious
挑剔的，吹毛求疵的
| critical
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brusque
生硬无礼的；唐突的，鲁莽的
| blunt; abrupt
