Princeton Preview Gre Hit List

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abscond

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v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide

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aberrant

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adj. deviating from the norm (noun form: aberration)

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alacrity

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欣然
n. eager and enthusiastic willingness

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anomaly

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n. deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)

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approbation

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n. an expression of approval or praise

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arduous

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艰巨
adj. strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort

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assuage

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v. to ease or lesson; to appease or pacify

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audacious

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adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold (noun form: audacity)

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austere

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adj. without adornment;bare;severely simple; ascetic (noun form: austerity)

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axiomatic

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adj. taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (noun form: axiom)

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canonical

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adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun: canon)

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capricious

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adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

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censure

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verb. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke

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chicanery

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noun. trickery or subterfuge

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connoisseur

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noun. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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convoluted

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adj. complex or complicated

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disabuse

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v. to undeceive; to set right

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discordant

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adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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disparate

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adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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effrontery

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n. extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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eloquent

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adj. well-spoken, expressive, articulate (n. eloquence)

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enervate

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v. to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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ennui

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n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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equivocate

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v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent ( adj.. form: equivocal)

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erudite

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adj. very learned; scholarly (n. erudition)

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exculpate

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v. exonerate; to clear of blame (french)

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exigent

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adj. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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extemporaneous

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adj. improvised; done without preparation

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filibuster

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n. intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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fulminate

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v. to loudly attach or denounce

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ingenuous

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adj. artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication

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inured

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adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable

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irascible

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adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts

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laud

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v. to praise highly (adj. laudatory)

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lucid

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adj. clear; easily understood

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magnanimity

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宽宏大量
n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart esp. in forgiving (adj. magnanimous)

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martial

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adj. associated with war and the armed forces

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mundane

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adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary

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nascent

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adj. coming into being; in early development stages

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nebulous

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adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form

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neologism

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n. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses

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noxious

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adj. harmful, injurious

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obtuse

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迟钝
adj. lacing sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression

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onerous

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adj. troubling; burdensome

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paean

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n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving

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parody

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n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art

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perennial

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adj. recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

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perfunctory

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adj. cursory; done without care or interest

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prattle

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v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner

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precipitate

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adj. acting with excessive haste or impulse

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precipitate

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促成 v. to cause or happen before anticipated or required
* precipitation 降水

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predilection

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偏爱 n. a disposition in favor of something; preference

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prescience

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预卜 n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. prescient)

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prevaricate

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搪塞 v. to deliberately avoid truth; to mislead

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qualms

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疑虑 n. misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy

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recant

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撤回 n. to retract, esp. a previously held belief

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refute

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驳斥 v. to disprove; to successfully argue against

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relegate

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贬谪 v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position

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reticent

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沉默寡言 adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings

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solicitous

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热心 adj. concerned and attentive; eager

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sordid

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肮脏 adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul

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sporadic

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adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances

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squander

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挥霍 v. to waste by spending or using irresponsibly

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static

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adj. not moving, active, or in motion; at rest

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stupefy

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v. to stun, baffle, or amaze

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stymie

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v. to block; thwart

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synthesis

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综合 n. the combination of parts to make a whole (v. synthesize)

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torque

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n. a force that causes rotation

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tortuous

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adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated

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truculent

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adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight

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veracity

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真实性 n. truthfulness, honesty

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virulent

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adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic

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voracious

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adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous

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waver

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v. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion

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obviate

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v. to anticipate and make unnecessary

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perfidy

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n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. perfidious)

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perspicacious

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adj. acutely perspective; having keen discernment (n. perspicacity)

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abate

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v. to lessen in intensity or degree

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accolade

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n. an expression of praise

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adulation

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adj. excessive praise; intense adoration

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aesthetic

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adj. dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful

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ameliorate

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v. to make better or more tolerable

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ascetic

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n. one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion

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avarice

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n. greed, esp. for wealth (adj. avaricious)

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axiom

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公理
n. a universally recognized principle (adj.. axiomatic)

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burgeon

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v. to grow rapidly or flourish

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bucolic

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adj. rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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cacophony

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n. harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance (adj. cacophonous)

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canon

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n. an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (adj. canonical)

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castigation

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n. severe criticism or punishment (v. castigate)

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catalyst

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n. a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change

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caustic

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adj. burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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chary

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细心 adj. wary; cautious; sparing

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cogent

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中肯可信
adj. appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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complaisance

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n. the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. complaisant)

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contentious

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adj. argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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contrite

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adj. regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (n. contrition)

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culpable

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adj. deserving blame (n. culpability)

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dearth

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n. smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack

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demur

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异议
v. to question or oppose

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didactic

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adj. intended to teach or instruct

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discretion

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n. cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions (adj. discrete)

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disinterested

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adj. free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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dogmatic

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adj. expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (n. dogma)

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ebullience

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adj. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. ebullient)

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eclectic

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adj. composed of elements drawn from various sources

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elegy

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n. a mournful poem, esp. one lamenting the dead (adj. elegiac)

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emollient

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adj./n. soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying; an agent that softens or smoothes the skin

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empirical

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adj. based on observation or experiment

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enigmatic

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adj. mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (n. enigma)

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ephemeral

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adj. brief; fleeting

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esoteric

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深奥 adj. intended for or understood by a small, specific group

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eulogy

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n. a speech honoring the dead (v. eulogize)

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exonerate

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v. to remove blame

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facetious

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adj. playful; humorous

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fallacy

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n. an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief (adj. fallacious)

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furtive

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鬼鬼祟祟
adj. marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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gregarious

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adj. sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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harangue

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v.n. to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech

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heretical

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异教
adj.. violating accepted dogma or convention (n. heresy)

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hyperbole

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n. an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj. hyperbolic)

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impecunious

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adj. lacking funds; without money

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incipient

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adj. beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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inert

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adj. unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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innocuous

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无伤大雅
adj. harmless;causing no damage

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intransigent

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顽固
adj. refusing to compromise (n. intransigence)

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inveigle

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诱骗
v. to obtain by deception or flattery

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morose

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adj. sad; sullen; melancholy

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odious

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可恶的
adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike

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opaque

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adj. impenetrable by light; not reflecting light

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oscillation

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n. the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm (v. oscillate)

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penurious

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鄙吝 adj. penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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pernicious

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adj. extremely harmful; potentially causing death

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peruse

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精读
v. to examine with great care (n. perusal)

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pious

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adj. extremely reverent or devout; showing strong religious devotion (n. piety)

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precursor

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n. one that precedes and indicates or announces another

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preen

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v. to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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prodigious

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adj. abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary

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prolific

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adj. producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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putrefy

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v. to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj. putrid)

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quaff

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v. to drink deeply

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quiescence

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n. stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. quiescent)

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redoubtable

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adj. awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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sanction

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制裁
n. authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to

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satire

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n. a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj. satirical)

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squalid

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adj. sordid; wretched and dirth as from neglect (n. squalor)

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stoic

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adj. indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (n. stoicism)

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supplant

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v. to take the place of; supersede

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torpid

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adj. lethargic; sluggish; dormant (n. torpor)

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ubiquitous

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adj. existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wide-spread

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urbane

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adj. sophisticated; refined; elegant (n. urbanity)

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vilify

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丑化
v. to defame; to characterize harshly

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viscous

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adj. thick; sticky (n. viscosity)

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acumen

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n. keen, accurate judgement or insight

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adulterate

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v. to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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amalgamate

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v. to combine several elements into a whole (n. amalgamation)

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archaic

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adj. outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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aver

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v. to state as a fact; to declare or assert

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bolster

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v. to provide support or reinforcement

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bombastic

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adj. pompous; grandiloquent (n. bombast)

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diatribe

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n. a harsh denunciation

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dissemble

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v. to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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eccentric

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adj. departing from norms or conventions

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endemic

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地方性
adj. characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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evanescent

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adj. tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing

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exacerbate

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v. to make worse or more severe

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fervent

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adj. greatly emotional or zealous (n. fervor)

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fortuitous

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adj. happening by accident or chance

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germane

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adj. relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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grandiloquence

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n. pompous speech or expression (adj. grandiloquent)

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hackneyed

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adj. rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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halcyon

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adj. calm and peaceful

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hedonism

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n. devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure)

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hegemony

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n. the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others

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iconoclast

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n. one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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idolatrous

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adj. given to intense or excessive devotion to something (n. idolatry)

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impassive

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adj. revealing no emotion

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imperturbable

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沉着
adj. marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness

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implacable

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无情 不化 adj. not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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impunity

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n. immunity from punishment or penalty

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inchoate

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adj. in an initial stage; not fully formed

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infelicitous

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adj. unfortunate; inappropriate

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insipid

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adj. without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland

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loquacious

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adj. extremely talkative (n. loquacity)

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luminous

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adj. characterized by brightness and emission of light

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malevolent

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adj. having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (n. malevolence)

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malleable

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adj. capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

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mendacity

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n. the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj. mendacious)

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meticulous

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adj. characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

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misanthrope

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n. one who hates all other humans (adj. misanthropic)

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mitigate

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v. to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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obdurate

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顽固 冷酷 棘手 adj. unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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obsequious

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低三下四
adj. exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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occlude

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阻碍，障碍
v. to obstruct or block

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opprobrium

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n. disagree; contempt; scorn

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pedagogy

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教育学
n. the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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pedantic

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书呆子
adj. overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge

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penury

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n. poverty; destitution

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pervasive

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adj. having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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pine

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v. to yearn intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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pirate

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v. to illegally use or reproduce

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pith

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n. the essential or central part

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pithy

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adj. precise and brief

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placate

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安抚
v. to appease; to calm by making concessions

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platitude

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陈词滥调
a remark or a statement esp. one with moral content, that has been used to often to be interesting or thoughtful
n. a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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plummet

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v. to plunge or drop straight down

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polemical

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adj. controversial; argumentative

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prodigal

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adj. recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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profuse

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adj. given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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proliferate

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v. to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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queries

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n. questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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querulous

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adj. prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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rancorous

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怨念～
adj. characterized by bitter, longlasting resentment (n. rancor)

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recalcitrant

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顽抗
adj. obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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repudiate

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v. to refuse to have anything do with; disown

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rescind

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撤销，废止
v. to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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reverent

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adj. marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (n. reverence)

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rhetoric

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n. the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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salubrious

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adj. promoting health or well-being

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solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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specious

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似是而非
adj. seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

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spurious

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adj. lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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subpoena

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n. a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

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succinct

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adj. brief; concise

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superfluous

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adj. exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

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surfeit

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n./v. an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

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tenacity

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坚韧
n. the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination (adj. tenacious)

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tenuous

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脆弱
adj. having little substance or strength; flimsy; week

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tirade

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n. a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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transient

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adj. fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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zealous

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adj. fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person)

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acerbic

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adj. having a sour or bitter taste or character; sharp; biting

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aggrandize

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v. to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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alchemy

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n. a medieval science aimed as the transmutation of metals, esp. base metals into gold (an alchemist is one who practices alchemy)

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amenable

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adj. agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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anachronism

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n. something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context

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astringent

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adj./n. having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe; something with a tightening effect on tissue

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contiguous

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adj. sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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convention

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n. a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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credulous

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adj. tending to believe too readily; gullible (n. credulity)

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cynicism

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n. an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness (adj. cynical)

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decorum

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n. polite or appropriate conduct or behavior (adj. decorous)

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derision

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嘲笑
n. scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment (adj. derisive; v. deride)

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desiccate

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v. to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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dilettante

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n. one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of the knowledge

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disparage

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诋毁
v. to slight or belittle

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divulge

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v. to disclose something secret

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fawn

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v. to flatter or praise excessively

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flout

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蔑视
v. to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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garrulous

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adj. pointlessly talkative, talking too much

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glib

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巧舌如簧 adj. marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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hubris

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n. overbearing presumption or pride; arrogance

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imminent

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adj. about to happen; impending

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immutable

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adj. not capable of change

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impetuous

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浮躁
adj. hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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indifferent

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adj. having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice

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inimical

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dj. damaging; harmful; injurious

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intractable

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adj. not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate

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intrepid

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无畏
adj. steadfast and courageous

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laconic

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adj. using few words; terse

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maverick

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n. an independent individual who does not go along with a group of party

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mercurial

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adj. characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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mollify

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v. to calm or sooth; to reduce in emotional intensity

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neophyte

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n. a recent convert; a beginner; novice

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obfuscate

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v. to deliberately obscure; to make confusing

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obstinate

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adj. stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising

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ostentatious

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adj. characterized by or given to pretentious display; showy

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pervade

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贯穿，浸透
v. to permeate throughout (adj. pervasive)

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phlegmatic

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adj. calm; sluggish; unemotional

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plethora

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n. an overabundance; a surplus

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pragmatic

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adj. practical rather than idealistic

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presumptuous

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放肆 adj. overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

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pristine

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adj. pure; uncorrupted; clean

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probity

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耿直 n. adherence to highest principles; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness

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proclivity

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癖性 n. a natural predisposition or inclination

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profligate

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adj. excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant (n. profligacy)

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propensity

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倾向
n. a natural inclination or tendency, penchant

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prosaic

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adj. dull; lacking n spirit or imagination

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pungent

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adj. characterized by a strong, sharp small or taste

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quixotic

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adj. foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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quotidian

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adj. occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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rarefy

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v. to make or become thin, les dense; to refine

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recondite

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深奥
adj. hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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refulgent

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adj. radiant; shiny; brilliant

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renege

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背弃
v. to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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sedulous

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adj. diligent; persistent; hard-working

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shard

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n. a piece of broken pottery or glass

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soporific

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adj. causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep

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sparse

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adj. thin; not dense; arranged and widely spaced intervals

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spendthrift

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n. one who spends money wastefully

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subtle

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adj. not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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tacit

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adj. implied; not explicitly stated

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terse

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adj. brief and concise in wording

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tout

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v. to publicly praise or promote

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trenchant

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adj. sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

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unfeigned

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adj. genuine; not false or hypocritical

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untenable

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站不住脚
adj. indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

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vacillate

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v. to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another ; waver

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variegated

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adj. multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different color

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vexation

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n. annoyance; irritation (n. vex)

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vigilant

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警惕
adj. alertly watchful (n. vigilance)

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vituperate

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谩骂
v. to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; berate

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volatile

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adj. readily changing to a vapor; changeable; fickle; explosive (n. volatility)