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40 Cards in this Set
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appraisal |
the act of judging the value, condition, or importance of something : the act of appraising something 估价
determing value
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plaudits |
strong approval 赞同
agree
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parched |
very dry especially because of hot weather and no rain 干燥
dry
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oaf |
a stupid or awkward person — usually used for a man 愚蠢的人
stupid man
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pariah |
a person who is hated and rejected by other people 被讨厌的人
annoying people
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pander |
to do or provide what someone wants or demands even though it is not proper, good, or reasonable 提供
panders; pandered; pandering
provide bad things
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mettle |
strength of spirit : ability to continue despite difficulties 灵力
spiritual strength
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inter |
to bury (a dead body) 埋葬
inters; interred; interring
bury
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hurtle |
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [no object] : to move or fall with great speed and force 推动
hurtles; hurtled; hurtling
force to move
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fret |
to worry or be concerned 担心
frets; fretted; fretting
being worried
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feign |
to pretend to feel or be affected by (something) 被影响
feigns; feigned; feigning
being affected
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glimmer |
: a weak, unsteady light 微弱的光
glimmers
weak light
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coup |
an impressive victory or achievement that usually is difficult or unexpected 胜利
coups
victory
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chary |
cautious about doing something 小心的
charier; chariest
careful
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fervid |
having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong 强烈情绪
fervidly
strong emotion
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obtuse |
stupid or unintelligent : not able to think clearly or to understand what is obvious or simple 愚蠢的
— obtuseness
stupid
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coerce |
to make (someone) do something by using force or threats —usually 逼某人做某事
coerces; coerced; coercing
force to do
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condone |
to forgive or approve (something that is considered wrong) : to allow (something that is considered wrong) to continue 原谅
condones; condoned; condoning
forgive
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revere |
to have great respect for (someone or something) : to show devotion and honor to (someone or something) 尊重 reveres; revered; revering
respect
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zenith |
the strongest or most successful period of time 成功时期
successful period
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jovial |
full of happiness and joy 快乐
— joviality — jovially
happiness
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dearth |
the state or condition of not having enough of something 缺乏
lack of
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forestall |
to stop (something) from happening or to cause (something) to happen at a later time 暂停
forestalls; forestalled; forestalling
stop
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myriad |
a very large number of things 很多
myriads
lots of
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balm |
an oily substance that has a pleasant smell and that is used for healing, smoothing, or protecting the skin 油性物
balms
oily stuff
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edify |
to teach (someone) in a way that improves the mind or character 教导
edifies; edified; edifying
teach
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pompous |
having or showing the attitude of people who speak and behave in a very formal and serious way because they believe that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people 正式的
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paragon |
a person or thing that is perfect or excellent in some way and should be considered a model or example to be copied 模板
paragons
model
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decimate |
to destroy a large number of (plants, animals, people, etc.) 摧毁
decimates; decimated; decimating
destroy
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contend |
to argue or state (something) in a strong and definite way 争吵
contends; contended; contending
argue
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prolific |
producing a large amount of something 生产
— prolifically
produce
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chronic |
continuing or occurring again and again for a long time 重复发生
— chronically
repeating
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genesis |
the beginning of something 开始
start
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biased |
having or showing a bias : having or showing an unfair tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others 倾向于相信某人
tend to believe sth.
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abyss |
a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured 不可测量的
abysses
not measurable
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harbinger |
something that shows what is coming 预知
harbingers
predict
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discreet |
used to suggest that someone is being careful about not allowing something to be known or noticed by many people 建议
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scourge |
someone or something that causes a great amount of trouble or suffering 制造麻烦的人
courages
trouble maker
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thwarting |
: to prevent (someone) from doing something or to stop (something) from happening 制止 thwarts; thwarted; thwarting stop
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peripheral |
not relating to the main or most important part 不重要的
— peripherally
not important
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