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100 Cards in this Set
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riveting |
吸引人的，极迷人的：absorbing engrossing
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rivulet
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小河，小溪：small stream
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robust
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精力充沛的，强壮的，健康的：full of strength
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roil
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搅浑，使混乱：stir up；激怒：displease
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roisterer
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喝酒喧闹的人：engages in merrymaking
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rookie
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新兵；新生；菜鸟：recruit
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roster
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值勤表，花名册：list of personnel
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rostrum
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讲坛，演讲坛：stage speaking
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rouse
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激起，煽动：stir up；唤醒：stop sleeping
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royalty
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皇家身份：regal character；版税；专利权税：payment
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rubicund |
红润的，健康的：healthy rosiness
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rudimentary
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初始的，未发展的：earliest development；最根本的，基础的：first principles
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rue
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后悔，遗憾：feeling of regret
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ruffle
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皱褶，褶裥花边：strip edge；使粗糙：destroy smoothness；扰乱，打扰：disturb
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ruminate
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沉思：go over in the mind
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rumple
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使皱，弄皱：form creases；打乱，使不整齐：undo the proper order
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run
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（不间断的）连续演出：course of performances
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runic
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神秘的：mysterious
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rupture
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打破；打碎，破裂：part
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ruse
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诡计：subterfuge
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rustic
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乡下人，头脑简单的人：awkward or simple person；乡村的：open areas with few buildings；粗俗的：lacking polish
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rustle
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快速地行动：move or act with speed
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sabotage
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妨害，破坏：hinder a cause；从事破坏活动，阻止：practice sabotage
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saccharine
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像糖一样的，有甜味的：sugar；做作的，矫情的：appealing to the emotions
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sacrilege
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亵渎圣物：profanation sacred
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saddle
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使某人担负：load
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safeguard
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保护措施：prevent accident；保护：make safe
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sage
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智者：wisdom
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salient |
显著的，最突出的：conspicuously
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salubrious
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有益健康的：promoting health
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salutary
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有益健康的：promoting health；有利的，利好的：promoting well-being
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salutation
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致敬，打招呼（表示欢迎和礼貌）：greeting；赞扬：praise
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salvage
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（从灾难中）抢救：save from loss
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salve
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减轻：缓解：assuage
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sanctify
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使神圣，将...敬为神：make holy
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sanctimonious
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假装虔诚的：hypocritically pious
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sanction
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批准，同意，许可：make valid；制裁：coercive measure
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sanctuary
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避难所：protection
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磨光：make smooth
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sanguine
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乐观的，确信的：free from doubt；面色红润的：healthy reddish
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sanitary
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健康的，清洁的：health
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sap
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削弱：weaken energy vitality；健康，活力：active strength
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sapient
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聪明的，有洞察力的：deep understanding, intelligent
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sarcasm
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讽刺，轻蔑：ironic
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sartorial
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裁缝匠的，裁缝的：clothes
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sate
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使饱足，充分满足：satisfy fully
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satiate
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（使）饱足（的），过分满足（的）：satisfy fully
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satire
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讽刺诗，讽刺文学：literary ridicule
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satirize
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讽刺：ridicule
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saturate
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使饱和，浸透：wet thoroughly
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saturnine
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忧郁的，阴沉的：lacking in cheer；讽刺的：sardonic
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saunter
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闲逛，漫步：by foot
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savant
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博学之士，学者：learning
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savory
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口感好的，味道好的：appetizing taste, smell；令人愉悦的，pleasure or contentment
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savvy
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老练，机智：knowledge actually doing；明确了解：clear idea of；有见识的，精明能干的：practical cleverness or judgment
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scads
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许多，大量：large number
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scant
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不足的，缺乏的：scarcely
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scathing
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尖酸刻薄的：cause hurt feelings
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schism
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不一致：lack of agreement
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scintillate
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闪耀：sparks
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scion
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子孙：descendant
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scission
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切断，分离，分裂：division
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scoff
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嘲笑：derision, mock；狼吞虎咽：eat greedily
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scorch
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炙烤，烘干：burn, make dry
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scorn
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轻蔑，鄙视，不屑：reject contemptible
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scotch
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停止：put an end to
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scour
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用力擦洗：wash vigorously；搜查：to find or discover
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scowl
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皱眉（表现出不高兴）：expression displeasure
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好斗的，好吵架的：aggressive
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scrap
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废料，废物：discarded or useless；抛弃：get rid of；终止，放弃原计划：put an end to
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scrawl
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乱涂，潦草地写：write carelessly
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scribble
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潦草地书写，乱写：meaningless
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scrupulous
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正直的：principled；一丝不苟的：great care and effort
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scrutable
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可以理解的：understood comprehensible
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scrutinize
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仔细检查：observe great care
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scuff
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（使）磨损：roughened by wear；脚步拖沓：move heavily
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scurrilous
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说粗话的：vulgar
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scurvy
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下流的，让人鄙视的：contemptible
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seamy
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肮脏的，堕落的：sordid, base
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secluded
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僻静的，隐蔽的：hidden
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secrete
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隐藏：conceal；分泌：generate
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sedate
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淡定的，安静的：free from agitation
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sedentary
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固定不动的：not migratory
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seduce
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劝说（使不忠，使不服从），诱...误入歧途：persuade
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sedulous
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勤奋认真的：careful perseverance
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seemly
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得体的，遵守礼节的：following the established traditions
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segment
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分割；部分：separate
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self-abasement
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自卑，自谦：humiliation
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self-absorbed
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自恋的，自私的：absorbed in one's own
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seminal
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有发展性的：contributing later development；创新的：creative
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sensation |
感觉，知觉：sense；轰动事件：intense interest
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sensitive
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敏感的：susceptible
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sentinel
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哨兵，看守：watches over
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sepulchral
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阴沉的，丧葬的：lacking in cheer
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septic
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腐败的，感染的：putrefaction
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sequela
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结果：secondary result
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sequester
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使隔离，分离：segregate；使隐退：seclusion
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sere
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干枯的，凋萎的：dried, withered
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serendipity |
意外发现珍奇（或称心）事物的本领：by accident
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serene |
安静的：free from uproar；稳重的，镇静的：unaffected, calm |
