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12 Cards in this Set
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quaint
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(adj) unusual or different in character or appearance
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rancorous
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(adj) showing deep-seated resentment
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charter
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名 特许状;宪章;特权;契约
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dismantle
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a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down.
b. To put an end to in a gradual systematic way |
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suasion
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(n) Persuasion: moral suasion
名 說服;勸告 |
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obviate
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動 除去;排除;回避;預防
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heed
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(v) To pay attention to; listen to and consider
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prudent
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(adj) exercising good judgment or common sense
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muse
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(v. intr.) to be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation
(v. tr.) to consider or say thoughtfully (n) a state of meditation (n) a guiding spirit; a source of inspiration |
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tautology
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n. 同義反復
Needless repetition of the same sense in different words; redundancy (Logic. An empty or vacuous statement composed of simpler statements in a fashion that makes it logically true whether the simpler statements are factually true or false; for example, the statement Either it will rain tomorrow or it will not rain tomorrow.) |
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precarious
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adj. 不穩定的,不安的,危險的
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masquerade
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to disguise oneself
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