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crucified

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1. kill by nailing onto a cross
同义词：crucify
2. treat cruelly
同义词：torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate
3. criticize harshly or violently
同义词：savage, pillory, crucify

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contentious

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1. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
同义词：combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious
2. involving or likely to cause controversy- Tim W.Ferfuson

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despise

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look down on with disdain

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warlord

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supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak

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prominent

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1. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
同义词：outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking
2. conspicuous in position or importance
同义词：big, large

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raid

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1. a sudden short attack
同义词：foray, maraud
2. an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

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remittent

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(of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity

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remittance

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a payment of money sent to a person in another place
同义词：remittal, remission, remitment

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warp

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1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
同义词：deflection
2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding
同义词：buckle
3. a moral or mental distortion
同义词：warping
4. yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof

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cordon

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1. cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank
2. adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord

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premise

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名词 premise:

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
同义词：premiss, assumption

动词 premise:

1. set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
2. furnish with a preface or introduction
同义词：precede, preface, introduce
3. take something as preexisting and given
同义词：premiss

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corroborate

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1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
同义词：confirm, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
2. give evidence for
同义词：validate
3. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
同义词：underpin, bear out, support

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corroborate

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1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
同义词：confirm, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
2. give evidence for
同义词：validate
3. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
同义词：underpin, bear out, support

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revere

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名词 revere:

1. American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)
同义词：Paul Revere
2. a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side
同义词：revers

动词 revere:

1. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
同义词：idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship
2. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
同义词：reverence, fear, venerate

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instinct

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1. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
同义词：inherent aptitude

形容词 instinct:

1. (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated
同义词：replete