Sat Vocabulary Week 5

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Byzantine

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ADJ. Byzantine means related to or connected with the Byzantine Empire

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拜占庭式的,

拜占庭人

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Chary

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ADJ. If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it

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谨慎的；仔细的；吝啬的；怕羞的

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Dearth

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N. If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.

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缺乏；饥馑；粮食不足

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Dogmatic

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ADJ. If you say that someone is dogmatic, you are critical of them because they are convinced that they are right, and refuse to consider that other opinions might also be justified

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教条的；武断的

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Exculpate

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V. to free from blame or guilt; vindicate or exonerate

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开脱；使无罪

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Expedient

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N.An expedient is an action that achieves a particular purpose, but may not be morally right.

ADJ. If it is expedient to do something, it is useful or convenient to do it, even though it may not be morally right.

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* adj. 权宜的；方便的；有利的
* n. 权宜之计；应急手段

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Fervid/fervent

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ADJ.having or showing feelings that are very strong or too strong

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* adj. 热的；热心的

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Forestall

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V. 1.to stop (something) from happening or to cause (something) to happen at a later time

2.to act before (someone else) in order to prevent something

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* vt. 垄断；预先阻止；占先一步

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Harbinger

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N. something that shows what is coming — usually + of

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* n. 先驱；前兆；预告者
* vt. 预告；充做…的前驱

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Interminable

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ADJ. If you describe something as interminable, you are emphasizing that it continues for a very long time and indicating that you wish it was shorter or would stop.

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* adj. 冗长的；无止尽的

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Myriad

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N. a very large number of things

ADJ. very many

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* n. 无数，极大数量；无数的人或物
* adj. 无数的；种种的

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Obtuse

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ADJ.stupid or unintelligent : not able to think clearly or to understand what is obvious or simple

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* adj. 迟钝的；圆头的；不锋利的

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Paragon

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N. a person or thing that is perfect or excellent in some way and should be considered a model or example to be copied

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* n. 模范；完美之物；优秀之人
* adj. 完美的

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Prolific

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ADJ.producing a large amount of something

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* adj. 多产的；丰富的

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Serendipity

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N.luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for

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* n. 意外发现珍奇事物的本领；有意外发现珍宝的运气

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Amiable/amicable

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ADJ. friendly and pleasant

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* adj. 和蔼可亲的，亲切的

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coerce

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V.to make (someone) do something by using force or threats — usually + into

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* vt. 强制，迫使

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Condone

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V.to forgive or approve (something that is considered wrong) : to allow (something that is considered wrong) to continue

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* vt. 宽恕；赦免

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contentious

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ADJ. likely to cause people to argue or disagree

involving a lot of arguing

likely or willing to argue

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* adj. 诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的

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Disparage

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V. to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.

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* vt. 蔑视；毁谤

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Dormant

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ADJ. not doing anything at this time : not active but able to become active

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* adj. 休眠的；静止的；睡眠状态的；隐匿的

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Idiosyncratic

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N. an unusual way in which a particular person behaves or thinks

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* adj. 特质的；特殊的；异质的

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Infallible

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ADJ. not capable of being wrong or making mistakes : not fallible

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* adj. 绝对可靠的；绝无错误的
* n. 永远正确的人；绝无谬误的事物

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Mundane

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ADJ. dull and ordinary

relating to ordinary life on earth rather than to spiritual things

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* adj. 世俗的，平凡的；世界的，宇宙的

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Peripheral

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N. formal : not relating to the main or most important part

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* adj. 外围的；次要的

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Placate

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V. to cause (someone) to feel less angry about something

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* vt. 抚慰；怀柔；使和解

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Recondite

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ADJ. not understood or known by many people

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* adj. 深奥的；隐藏的；默默无闻的

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Revere

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V. to have great respect for (someone or something) : to show devotion and honor to (someone or something)

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vt.敬畏；尊敬；崇敬

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Zenith

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formal : the strongest or most successful period of time

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* n. 顶峰；顶点；最高点

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Nuance

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a very small difference in color, tone, meaning, etc.

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* n. 细微差别

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Postpone

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to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead

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* vt. 使…延期；把…放在次要地位；把…放在后面
* vi. 延缓，延迟；延缓发作

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Ambivalence

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having or showing very different feelings (such as love and hate) about someone or something at the same time

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* n. [心理] 矛盾情绪；正反感情并存

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Vacate

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to leave (a job or position)

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* vi. 空出，腾出；辞职；休假
* vt. 空出，搬出；取消；使撤退

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Sediment

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material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid

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* n. 沉积；沉淀物

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Grade

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a number or letter that indicates how a student performed in a class or on a test

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* n. 年级；等级；成绩；级别；阶段
* n. (Grade)人名；(英)格雷德；(法、德、西、葡、塞、瑞典)格拉德
* vt. 评分；把…分等级
* vi. 分等级；逐渐变化

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Gregarious

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enjoying the company of other people

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* adj. 社交的；群居的

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Vocation

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the work that a person does or should be doing

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* n. 职业；天职；天命；神召

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Intranet

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a network that works like the Internet but can only be used by certain people (such as the employees of a company)

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* n. 内联网；企业内部网

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Lemon

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a yellow citrus fruit that has a sour taste

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* adj. 柠檬色的
* n. 柠檬
* n. (Lemon)人名；(英、德、捷、瑞典)莱蒙；(法)勒蒙

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Omnipotent

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having complete or unlimited power

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* adj. 无所不能的；全能的；有无限权力的