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49 Cards in this Set

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Acme
high point;zenith
Ajar
Slightly open
Apex
High point, zenith, pinnacle
Bane
A cause for ruin
Barn
A poet
Bevy
A large group
Bilk
To steal, to embezzle
Boon
A sudden gain, a windfall
Boor
A rude person
Curt
terse, abrupt, brief, bordering on rudeness
Deft
Skillful, adept
Dire
Serious, urgent
Diva
A female singer, a prima donna
(Prima-Italian, primary; Donna-Italian, madam)
Dolt
An obtuse person. Obtuse--stupid, slow, unsharpened
Dupe
To trick
Fawn
To flatter subserviently. (Subservient-Helpful;sub~ to:give in to; 谄媚的)
Foil
To baffle a plan, to thwart.
(Baffle-puzzle, set back, jeopardize;
Thwart-Defeat, combat, slow)
Gait
A manner or rate of walking
Gale
A strong wind, gust(strong wind)
Gard
Clothing, attire
Gli
easeful with speaking, story-telling
Glut
To oversupply, to stuff
Guru
A learned person who has followers
Hack
Hackneyed, trite, stale; To chop
(Hackneyed, trite, stale- ordinary, very familiar, 陈腐的)
(Chop-斩件)
Hail
To praise
Hale
Healthy
Heed
To listen to advice, to consider
Hone
To sharpen
(Hone one's skill)
Icon
A religious image or symbol
Iota
A very small amount
Keen
Sharp-minded, acute
Laud
To praise, to adulate(praise outrageously)
Loom
To come into view, usually in a threatening manner.
Mite
A swamp pit; mud; a quagmire
(swamp-沼泽,使陷入困境;
quagmire-沼泽地,无法解脱的困境)
Mock
To poke fun at, to scoff at
Molt
To shed hair, feathers, shell or horns.(Shed-exude..) 换毛
Onus
A duty or burden/
Opus
A great work, usually music
Oust
To forcibly remove a ruler from power.
Pact
An agreement, contract; a compact
Sway
Influence, control, dominion
Tact
Finesse in dealing with people; diplomacy (Finesse-n.Strategy,纤细,灵巧 v.巧妙处理)
Tome
A very big book
Tout
To flaunt, to brag about.
Tyro
A beginner=a neophyte=a fledgling(初学者,毫无经验的)
Void
To cancel; to nullify=invalidate=使过期,使无用
Wary
Cautious=chary
Whet
to sharpen; to stimulate an interest in
Wily
Crafty=insidious=subtle, sly