Word List 9 Flashcards

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adorn

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v. 装饰
adornment n. 装饰

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duplicitous

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adj. 欺骗的
duplicity n. 欺骗

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vehement

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adj. 情绪激动的

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revive

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v. 使…复苏

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antediluvian

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adj. 极为过时的
选 archaic adj. 古代的

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facet

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n. (食物的)方面

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ponderous

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adj. 笨重的
反 gossamer adj. 状如薄纱的
adj. 无聊的

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detract

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v. 贬低
detractor n. 诋毁者
选 deprecate

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specific

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adj. 独特的;清晰的,明确

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aggrandize

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v. 夸大,吹捧;提高地位
self-aggrandizement n. 自我吹捧

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prospect

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n. 前景

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chagrin

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n. 苦恼
选 vexation
v. 使烦恼

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seclusion

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n. 隔离,隐居;偏僻之处

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commence

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v. 开始

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mordant

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adj. 尖酸刻薄的
选 acerbic 尖刻的
反 genial adj. 友好的

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disconcerting

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adj. 令人不安的

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embellish

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v. 装饰

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pugnacious

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adj. 好争斗的
选 belligerent, truculent

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exacerbate

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v. 使…恶化
选 aggravate
反 alleviate, mitigate

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furtive

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adj. 鬼鬼祟祟的
选 secretive adj. 遮遮掩掩的

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bewilder

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v. 使…困惑

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unidimensional
(重音在后)

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adj. 肤浅的

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jaded

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adj. 困倦的,无聊的

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visionary

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adj. 有远见的
vision n. 视力

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archetypal
adj. 典型的 选 classic
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humility
n. 谦虚
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disclose
v. 揭发,揭露
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adversarial
adj. 敌对的 adversary n. 对手 选 antagonistic
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beneficiary
n. 受益者
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premature
adj. 过早的 选 precocious adj. 早熟的
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jeopardize
v. 使...危险 选 endanger
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conjure
v. 想象出 选 imagine
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persevere
v. 坚持
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enormous
adj. 大量的 选 magnitude adj. 穷凶极恶的
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inverse
adj. 相反的
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indiscriminate
adj. 不加区分的 adj. 多样的
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defy
v. 不遵守,抵抗 defiant adj. 反叛的 选 disregard, flout
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admonish
v. 警告,批评 选 scold v. 劝告
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preclude
v. 阻止 选 prevent, rule out
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forswear
v. 放弃 选 eschew v. 戒绝
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solidarity
n. 团结 选 camaraderie
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conspicuous
adj. 显眼的;吸引人的
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disinformation
n. 假情报 选 mendacity
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preempt
v. 阻止;取代;抢占
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recapitulate (重音在后)
v. 总结
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paralyze
v. 使...瘫痪;使...无效或无力
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inexpressible
adj. 无以言表的 选 ineffable, unutterable
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absorbing
adj. 吸引人的
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plethora
n. 大量 选 glut, surfeit 反 dearth, scarce
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disregard
v. 无视 选 contempt, defy
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turbulent
adj. 混乱的,猛烈的
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antagonistic
adj. 敌对的 antagonize v. 引起反感 选 adversarial, inimical
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commonplace
n. 平庸 选 pervasive
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meager
adj. 不足的 选 insufficient, paltry
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tendentious
adj. 偏袒的,偏向的 反 unbiased
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prestige (重音在后)
n. 声望, 声誉 prestigious adj. 受到尊敬的,有威望的
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burlesque
n. 滑稽讽刺作品,嘲弄 选 caricature (重音在前)
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attain
v. 达到
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upsurge
n. 增长
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grouchy
adj. 易怒的
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pliable
adj. 易受影响的;容易弯曲或模制的
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reproach
v. 斥责,批评
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abnegate (重音在前)
adj. 戏剧性的 反 unaffected
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provoke
v. 激起;激怒
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avaricious
adj. 贪婪的 avarice n. 贪婪 选 rapacious
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brag
v. 吹嘘 braggart n. 吹嘘的人
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heed
v. 留心 heedful adj. 小心的 heedless adj. 无心的
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sagacious (重音在后)
adj. 聪明的
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penalty
n. 惩罚 penalize v. 惩罚
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prefigure
v. 预示 选 anticipate
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glorify
v. 赞美
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animus
n. 敌意 选 hostility
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justification
n. 理由 justify v. 使...合理 选 rationale
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pertain
v. 与...相关;适用
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aggrieve
v. 使痛苦;侵害
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dearth
n. 缺乏 选 paucity, vacuousness 反 glut, plethora
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calumny
n. 诽谤 选 defamatory
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rampant
adj. 广泛的;猖狂的 选 luxuriant
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vulnerable
adj. 易受伤害的
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pertinent
adj. 相关的 选 relevant
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distort
v. 曲解;扭曲
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overextend
v. 过分扩展,承担过多义务
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precocious
adj. 早熟的 precocity n. 早熟 选 maturity
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repudiate
v. 否认,拒绝 选 recant
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quirky
adj. 奇怪的 选 unconventional
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proponent
n. 支持者 选 defender, champion 反 detractor, vilifier, belittler
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reiterate
adj. 本着良心的;勤勉认真的
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rapacious
adj. 贪婪的 选 avaricious
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disquisition
n. 演讲
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foretell
v. 预言
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understate
v. 少说,少报
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discredit
v. 拒绝承认;使被怀疑
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underscore
v. 强调
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predetermine
v. 预先决定
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circumspect (重音在前)
adj. 谨慎的 选 prudent, chary, cautious
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majestic
adj. 庄严威武的
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estrange
v. 使疏远 选 unlinked, disaffect 反 reconciliate