Vocab

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He was ____ about following the doctor's orders.

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conscientious D(1)

meticulous, careful

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a ____ listener

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dunce

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ignoramus

Hint 2

an utterly ignorant person

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commendable

Back 3

laudable

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rodomontade

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A bragging speech

A vain boasting or bluster:rant

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presumptuous

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自以为是的，傲慢的imperiously；专横的autocratic; 放肆的arbitrary; 冒昧的obtrusive

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unctuous

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revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality

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slick

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smug

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scrupulously clean, neat, or correct : tidy

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cop-out 赖皮

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A failure to fulfill a commitment or responsibility or to face a difficulty squarely

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lead sb on

Back 9

To (usually but not always intentionally) cause one to think (incorrectly) that one is the subject of favor, romantic feelings, or some form of interest.

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surly

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irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner :crabbed, foul

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dapper

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neat and trim in appearance looked very dapper in their uniforms

b : very spruce and stylish a dapper new suit

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dapper

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a : neat and trim in appearance

looked very dapper in their uniforms

b : very spruce and stylish

a dapper new suit

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conpendious

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applied to things that are brief in statement or expression, but oftentimes the brevity is chock-full of meaning.

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torpor (1)

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lethargy, sluggishness, a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility

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torpor (1)

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lethargy, sluggishness, a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility

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torpor (2)

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dormancy(torpid, inert)

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torpor (3)

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apathy, dullness

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torpor (1)

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lethargy, sluggishness, a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility

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torpor (2)

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dormancy(torpid, inert)

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torpor (3)

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apathy, dullness

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vapid

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lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat, dull

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a gossipy, ____ woman, obsessed by her own elegance

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nomenclature

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术语，专门用语

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flutter-1

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to move with quick wavering or flapping motions

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a sail _____ in the wind

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Flutter-2

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to vibrate in irregular spasms

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his heart _____

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flutter-3

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to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner

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She nervously _____ around the office.

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flutter-n.

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a : a state of nervous confusion or excitement

b : flurry, commotion

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He was in a ____ until he found his keys.

The news of her resignation caused quite a ____.

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sprinkle

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to scatter at intervals in or among : dot (punctuate/pepper)

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toad

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a contemptible person or thing

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That miserable ____ is lucky to have even a single friend.

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lead someone on

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To (usually but not always intentionally) cause one to think (incorrectly) that one is the subject of favor, romantic feelings, or some form of interest.

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I hope the company isn't _____ me ____ with talk of such a high salary.

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tart someone up

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To dress someone up or make something fancy in a tawdry, garish way

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The dancers ____/togged/themselves ____ in feathers and sequins.

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garish-2

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tastelessly showy : flashy

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the wedding guest's thick makeup was ____ and unnecessary

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garish-1

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excessively or disturbingly vivid

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____ colors, ____ imagery

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gauche

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a : lacking social experience or grace; also : not tactful : crude

b : crudely made or done

a gauche turn of phrase

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his loud talking at the opera marked him as ____ and uncultured

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Slobbery

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to indulge the feelings effusively and without restraint

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Synonyms: drool, effuse, enthuse, fuss, gush, rave, rhapsodize

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plebe

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an ordinary person who lacks the knowledge of an insider

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madcap

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marked by capriciousness, recklessness, or foolishness

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____ escapades

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ungainly-1

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lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy 迟钝

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____ movement

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ungainly

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hard to handle :unwieldy 笨重，不好操作

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_____ contraption

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barrel

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to move at a high speed or without hesitation

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She came running out of her office and went _____ling past us down the hall.

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yammer

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to talk persistently or volubly and often loudly

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customers ____ed on for what seemed like days about the billing mistake

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tend-1

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to move, direct, or develop one's course in a particular direction

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cannot tell where society is ____ing

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attend-1

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to direct one's attention : see — used with to

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I'll ____/____ to [=deal with] that myself

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attend-1.1

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to apply the mind or pay attention : heed

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____ to his advice

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attend-1.2

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to apply oneself

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____ to your work

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attend-2.1

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to look after : to take charge of

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… campsites … ____ by park rangers.

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Attend-2

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to be ready for service

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ministers who ____ upon the king

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Tend (to)/attend (to)

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to have or take charge of as a caretaker or overseer

to apply oneself to the care of : watch over

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____ the sheep

____ her sick father

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flunky

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one performing menial or miscellaneous duties

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scrabble

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to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically

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She ____ around in her handbag for a pen.

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太亮，太刺眼

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garish

offensively or distressingly bright :

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glaring

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flaccid

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lacking vigor or force

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____ leadership

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flaccid

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lacking vigor or force

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____ leadership

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bedraggle

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left wet and limp(weary, exhausted) by or as if by rain

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Vitreous

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glassy, translucent

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____ china

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wigged out

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slang : to lose one's composure or reason : freak — usually used with out

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damp

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to diminish the activity or intensity of

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refused to let the setbacks ____ his drive for success

____ing down the causes of inflation

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Frisson

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a brief moment of emotional excitement ~~shudder, thrill

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those two are still caught up in the giddy____ of a new romance

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tinge

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an affective or modifying property or influence : touch

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a ____ of guilt

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ransom

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to deliver especially from sin or its penalty

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hocus-pocus

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花招，故弄玄虚的言辞

欺骗，糊弄 lead on

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Ravishing

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unusually attractive, pleasing, or striking

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____ view of the ocean

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pushover

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n. 轻易的事；容易获得的胜利；容易说服的人；耳软心活的人

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benami

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被宣布未经授权的

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nugatory/nullified/unlicensed/

unauthorized))

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Factoids

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a briefly stated and usually trivial fact

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titter

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giggle, snicker

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abet

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to assist or support(someone) in the achievement of a purpose:

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out of whack

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Not or no longer feeling good or normal; crazy, silly, or irrational:

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clipped

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(of speech or voice) abrupt and distinct, characterized by quick, terse, clear enunciation

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scrabble-3

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to scratch, claw, or grope about clumsily or frantically

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dial back

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To lessen something, especially in intensity

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inflect

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to affect or alter noticeably : influence

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droves

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a large number : crowd — usually used in plural especially with in

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pursuant to

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in carrying out : in conformity with : according to

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herald

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称颂 (announce, give notice of; hail, publicize)

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unmitigated

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being so definitely what is stated as to offer little chance of change or relief

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brethren

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used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or religious denomination

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neither

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situated down or below(underneath) :lower

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shock

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a thick bushy mass (as of hair)

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The other guy was young with a ____ of dark hair.

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flurry

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a sudden occurrence of many things at once :barrage

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sourpusses

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a person who complains frequently or constantly and looks unhappy : grump, grouch

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contingent

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representative group :delegation, detachment

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a diplomatic _______

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thrall

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a state of servitude or submission

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Hyphenated

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连接符号连起来的

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ad hoc

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created or done for a particularly purpose as necessary.

1: formed or used for specific or immediate problems or needs: ad hoc solutions

2: fashioned from whatever is immediately available :improvised

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blast

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speed, capacity, operation

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go all ____

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frazzle

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upset

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hum along

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to run smoothly

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the business started to ____

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sourpusses

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a person who complains frequently or constantly and looks unhappy : grump, grouch

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wig

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to lose one's composure or reason : freak — usually used with out

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nip-2

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to defeat by a small margin

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Maunder

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to wander slowly and idly

to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly

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take up with

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To form a close relationship with or begin to associate or keep company with one, consort with (Often used in reference to an unsavory or untrustworthy person or group of people.)

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aloof

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(not involved with or friendly toward other people; not involved in or influenced by something)

[removed or distant either physically or emotionally]

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aloof

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(not involved with or friendly toward other people; not involved in or influenced by something)

[removed or distant either physically or emotionally]

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purloin

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to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust

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spinderly

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of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness

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bauble

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something of trifling appeal, trinkets, ornaments

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saucy

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impertinently bold and impudent:

~~bawdy

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mumery

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a ridiculous, hypocritical, or pretentious ceremony or performance

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staple

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the sustaining or principal element : substance; raw material

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sparkle

Back 101

to become lively or animated

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the dialogue ____ with wit

eyes ____ with anger

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nip

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to defeat by a small margin

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at a loose end

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With nothing to do and somewhat bored

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garble

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to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment

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Turn the tables on

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Fig. to cause a reversal in someone's plans; to make one's plans turn back on one.

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hocus-pocus

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花招，故弄玄虚的言辞

欺骗，糊弄

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lead on

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sock

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to hit, strike, or apply forcefully

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____ a home run

an area ____ by a blizzard

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take in D4

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to observe; notice.

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cockeyed

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askew, awry ～～tipsy

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anarchial

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lacking order, regularity, or definiteness

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escapade

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a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved/canonical or conventional conduct

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moonstruck

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mentally unbalanced; lost in fantasy or reverie

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pit one over sb

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(informal) To fool or deceive one，to make one the victim of a prank or hoax; get an advantage over somebody/something

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nescient

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lacking knowledge or awareness : ignorant

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spindly

Back 115

of a disproportionately tall or long and thin appearance that often suggests physical weakness

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benison

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blessing, benediction

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evoke

Back 117

1. to cite especially with approval or for support :invoke

2. Conjure

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recall

Back 118

remind one of, resemble

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gradation(3)

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A minute variation in shade, tone, or colour: ~~ nuance, modulation, shading, degree, difference, variation, variety

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gradation(1)

Back 120

An individual stage within a succession of changes, stages, or degrees: ~~ echelon, rung

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gradation(2)

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a series forming successive stages, changes, degrees:

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skittish(2)

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coy, bashful, impish; wary

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prude

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正经过度的人

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whammy

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a potent force or attack; specifically : a paralyzing or lethal blow

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discountenance

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to look with disfavor on : discourage by evidence of disapproval

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sock

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to hit, strike, or apply forcefully

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____a home run

an area ____ by a blizzard

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sash

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a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order

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and then some

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With considerably more in addition:

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draconian

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cruel; also : severe

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yap

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to talk in a shrill insistent way : chatter

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wax

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to assume a (specified) characteristic, quality, or state : become

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Ironclad

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so firm or secure as to be unbreakable

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hit the deck(2)

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To fall or drop to a prone position.

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escrow

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a deed, a bond, money, or a piece of property held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition:

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ravish

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(literary) fill someone with intense delight

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~~ enrapture, send into raptures, enchant, charm, bewitch, spellbind, transport

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The straight and narrow

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The way of proper conduct and moral integrity. Used with the:

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whereupon

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closely following and in consequence of which

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flunky

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one performing menial or miscellaneous dutie:

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Play

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(1) : flutter, frisk

(2) : to move or operate in a lively, irregular, (skittish) or intermittent manner:

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wind

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to make short of breath:

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dastardly

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characterized by underhandedness or treachery

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insidious

Back 142

awaiting a chance to entrap : treacherous

b : harmful but enticing : seductive

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____ drugs

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hit the nail on the head/hit sth on the nail

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describe a situation or problem exactly:

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palmary

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it signifies that thing as the choicest among possible examples, outstanding, best, sublime，exemplary

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sourpusses

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a person who complains frequently or constantly and looks unhappy : grump, grouch

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lethargy

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the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent

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whereupon

Back 147

closely following and in consequence of which

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snotty

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impudently disagreeable

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hussy

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1: a lewd or brazen woman

2 : a saucy or mischievous girl

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deign

Back 150

to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority, stoop

(Do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.)

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lash out

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to strike out in defense or attack—physically or verbally; To react with sudden, intense anger.

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whereupon

Back 152

closely following and in consequence of which

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patter

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empty chattering talk

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touch

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a : an effective and subtle detail : applies the finishing touches to the story

b : distinctive and often effective manner or method: the touch of a master

c : a characteristic or distinguishing trait or quality

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a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages; especially : one expected or promised

2 : gratuity, tip ,

3 : something held or claimed as an exclusive right or possession

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perquisite

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jaundice

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使妒忌

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fleece

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to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion

b : to charge excessively for goods or services

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nook or cranny

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Every possible place or part of something, down to the smallest ones

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Keel

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to fall in or as if in a faint — usually used with over

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cap

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to follow with something more noticeable or more significant : outdo:

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strike

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to make and ratify the terms of

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~ a bargain

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strike

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to play or produce by stroking keys or strings

to produce as if by playing an instrument

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____ a series of chords on the piano

His voice ____ a note of concern

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strike

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to arrive/come at by or as if by computation

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____ a balance

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strike

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to make one's way along

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____the southern coast

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gyrate

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1 : to revolve around a point or axis

2 : to oscillate with or as if with a circular or spiral motion

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Hem

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to surround in a restrictive manner : confine — usually used with in

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pathos

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an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion

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shot

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reduced to a ruined or useless state

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his nerves are ____

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veracious

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truthful

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ardor

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an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling

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slough

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1. to become shed or cast off,

2. to crumble slowly and fall away:

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tizzy

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a highly excited and distracted state of mind

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cherub

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an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person

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stave off

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to drive or thrust away, to fend off

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____ ____ creditors

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interloping

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become involved in a place or situation where one is not wanted or is considered not to belong

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slew

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a large number

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thingamajig

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something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten

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~~whatsit

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amorphous

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being without definite character or nature

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unclassifiable

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cherub

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an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person

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pine

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1. to feel a lingering often nostalgic desire

2. to wither or waste away from longing or grief

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2. ____ away and died

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kindred

Back 181

of a similar nature or character; like

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____ spirit

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play a hand

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to take an active role

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vitreous

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glassy, translucent

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gum up the works

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to interfere with the proper functioning of something, makes it difficult for a process or activity to happen.

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lend itself to

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to adapt or apply (oneself) readily: accommodate

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virile

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having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree, masculine (having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male; specifically :capable of functioning as a male in copulation)

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Waffle

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to talk or write foolishly :blather

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She can waffle … tiresomely off the point

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Yammer

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1.

a : to utter repeated cries of distress or sorrow

b : whimper

to utter persistent complaints : whine

2.

to talk persistently or volubly and often loudly:

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Flunky

Back 189

one performing menial or miscellaneous dutie:

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slush

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soft mud : mire

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slime

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slush

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soft mud : mire

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slime

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吐槽

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spitslot