word list 5 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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multilingual
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使用多种语言的
having many languages
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artless
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无虚饰的；朴实的
without guile; open and honest
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etymology
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词源学
study of word parts
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verbose
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啰嗦的，唠叨的
wordy
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vilify
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诽谤，诋毁
slander
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apprehension
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恐惧
fear
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monochromatic
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单色的
having only one color
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dictum
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正式声明，权威意见；名言，格言
authoritative and weighty statement; saying; maxim
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ingrained
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根深蒂固的，牢固的
deeply established; firmly rooted
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infiltrate
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渗透；偷偷潜入
pass into or through; penetrate (an organization) sneakily
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patrician
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贵族的，出身高贵的
noble; aristocratic
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flick
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（用鞭）快速的轻打
light stroke with a whip
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appellation
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名称，称呼
name; title
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quench
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熄灭，抑制（欲望）；满足
douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy
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expedient
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权宜之计的；有利的
suitable; practical
权宜之计
action
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corrode
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侵蚀
destroy by chemical action
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rejuvenate
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使返老还童，使恢复活力
make young again
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tortuous
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曲折的，转弯抹角的
winding; full of curves
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winsome
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使人愉快的；迷人的
agreeable; gracious; engaging
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pivotal
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关键的
crucial; key; vital
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notoriety
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恶名，臭名昭彰
disrepute; ill fame
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epitaph
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墓志铭
inscription in memory of a dead person
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earthy
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粗陋的，粗俗的
unrefined; coarse
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prototype
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原型，样板
original work used as a model by others
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praticable
能实行的，行得通的
| feasible
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impending
迫近的，即将来临的
| nearing; approaching
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bauble
小玩意
| trinket; trifle
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unimpeachable
无可指责的，可作模范的
| blameless and exemplary
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codify
编成法典，编纂；整理
| arrange (laws, rules) as a code; classify
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viper
毒蛇
| poisonous snake
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discount
不考虑，忽视，漠视
| disregard; dismiss
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zany
滑稽的；愚蠢的
| funny; comic; foolish
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animated
活生生的，活泼的
| lively; spirited
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brandish
挥舞；炫耀
| wave around; flourish
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deplete
用完，耗尽
| reduce; exhaust
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plaintive
哀伤的
| mournful
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felicity
幸福；恰当，巧妙
| happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)
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circumscribe
限制
| limit; confine
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consequential
自命不凡的，自大的；重要的
| pompous; self-important; important
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shear
束剪，修剪，剪切
| cut or clip (hair, fleece); strip of something
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glut
塞满，充斥
| overstock; fill to excess
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rant
咆哮，大声责骂；激昂地说，夸夸其谈
| rave; scold; talk excitedly; make a grandiloquent speech
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complaisant
殷勤的；顺从的
| trying to please; obliging
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anthropomorphic
被赋予人形（或人性）的，拟人化的
| having human form or characteristics
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foolhardy
愚勇的，莽撞的
| rash
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decoy
引诱；诱饵
lure or bait
诱捕
lure or entrap by or as if by a decoy
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dermatologist
皮肤学家，皮肤科医生
| physician who studies the skin and its diseases
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domineer
专横跋扈
| rule over tyrannically
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adulterate
掺杂
| make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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suborn
教唆
| persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
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girth
周长
| distance around something; circumference
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meddlesome
好干涉的
| interfering
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snivel
流鼻涕；啜泣，哭诉
| run at the nose; snuffle; whine
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awe
敬畏
| solemn wonder
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tremor
颤抖，战栗
| trembling; slight quiver
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patina
铜绿锈；光泽
| green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting
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evince
表明，表露
| show clearly
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impugn
提出异议，驳斥
| dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); challenge; gainsay
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herbivorous
食草的
| grain-eating
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ascetic
修道的，苦行的
| practicing self-denial; austere
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seminary
神学院，学院（尤指私立女校或学院）
| school for training future ministers; academy for young women
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retract
缩进；收回
| withdraw; take back
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lurk
潜伏，埋伏；潜藏
| stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived
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adroit
熟练的，机敏的
| skillful
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prostrate
倒伏，全部俯卧
| stretch out full on ground
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bovine
（似）牛的；迟钝的
| cow-like; placid and dull
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raiment
衣服，服饰
| clothing
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stolid
不易激动的，感觉迟钝的
| unruffled; impassive; dull
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succumb
屈服，屈从；死
| yield; give in; die
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ruffian
流氓，恶棍
| bully; scoundrel
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forum
公共集会场地；讨论会
| place of assembly to discuss public concerns; meeting for discussion
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petty
琐碎的，不重要的，小的
| trivial; unimportant; very small
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uniformity
同样，一致
| sameness; monotony
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cater to
迎合
| supply something desired (whether good or bad)
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monosyllabic
单音节的；少言寡语的
| having only one syllable; say little
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prestige
声望，威望
| impression produced by achievements or reputation
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haphazard
偶然的，随意的；杂乱无章的
| random; unsystematic; aimless
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synoptic
提要的，摘要的
| providing a general overview; summary
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seismic
地震的
| pertaining to earthquakes
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extol
赞美，颂扬
| praise; glorify
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carnage
屠杀
| destruction of life
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embrace
拥抱；欣然采纳；包括
| to hug; to accept sth. readily; to include
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sybarite
爱奢侈享乐的人
| lover of luxury
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amnesia
记忆缺失，健忘症
| loss of memory
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archipelago
群岛，列岛
| group of closely located islands
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dabble
涉猎，涉足；喷洒
| work at in a non-serious fashion; splash around
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comeuppance
报应
| rebuke; deserts
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lethal
致命的
| deadly
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liniment
擦剂，涂抹油
| ointment; lotion; salvo
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vindicate
证明无罪；为……辩护，支持
| clear from blame; exonerate; justify or support
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ductile
有韧性的，可塑的；顺从的，易受影响的
| malleable; flexible; pliable
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indifferent
冷漠的，不关心的；一般的，中等的
| unmoved or unconcerned by; mediocre
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anticlimax
突降，虎头蛇尾
| letdown in thought or emotion
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gamely
不屈地，勇敢地
| bravely; with spirit
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sleeper
长期不受人注意而一举受人瞩目的人或物
| something originally of little value or important that in time becomes very valuable
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astral
星的
| relating to the stars
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material
物质的；具体的；重要的
| made of physical matter; unspiritual; important
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modicum
少量，一点点
| limited quantity
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maverick
持不同意见者，独来独往者
| rebel; nonconformist
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spendthrift
挥霍者
| someone who wastes money
