Word List 2

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ark

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1. (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
同义词：Ark of the Covenant
2. a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood

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parliament

Back 2

1. a legislative assembly in certain countries
2. a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
同义词：fantan, sevens

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consummate

Back 3

动词 consummate:

1. fulfill sexually
2. make perfect; bring to perfection

形容词 consummate:

1. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
同义词：masterful, masterly, virtuoso
2. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
同义词：complete
3. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
同义词：arrant, complete, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, stark, staring, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated

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plume

Back 4

名词 plume:

1. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament
2. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
同义词：feather, plumage

动词 plume:

1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
同义词：overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, pluck, rob, hook
2. be proud of
同义词：pride, congratulate
3. deck with a plume
4. clean with one's bill
同义词：preen
5. form a plume
6. dress or groom with elaborate care
同义词：preen, primp, dress

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heap

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名词 heap:

1. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
同义词：pile, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
2. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
同义词：batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
3. a car that is old and unreliable
同义词：bus, jalopy

动词 heap:

1. bestow in large quantities
2. arrange in stacks
同义词：stack, pile
3. fill to overflow

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trumpet

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名词 trumpet:

1. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
同义词：cornet, horn, trump

动词 trumpet:

1. proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
2. play or blow on the trumpet
3. utter in trumpet-like sounds

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upheaval

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名词 upheaval:

1. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
同义词：turbulence, Sturm und Drang
2. a violent disturbance
同义词：convulsion, turmoil
3. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
同义词：uplift, upthrow, upthrust
4. disturbance usually in protest
同义词：agitation, excitement, turmoil, hullabaloo

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perk

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1. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right)
同义词：fringe benefit, perquisite

动词 perk:

1. gain or regain energy
同义词：perk up, percolate, pick up, gain vigor

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rig

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名词 rig:

1. gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
2. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
同义词：trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, articulated lorry, semi
3. formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
同义词：rigging
4. a set of clothing (with accessories)
同义词：outfit, getup, turnout
5. gear used in fishing
同义词：fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig
6. a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
同义词：carriage, equipage
7. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
同义词：swindle, cheat

动词 rig:

1. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
同义词：set up
2. manipulate in a fraudulent manner
同义词：manipulate
3. connect or secure to
4. equip with sails or masts
同义词：set, set up

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enshrine

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动词 enshrine:

1. enclose in a shrine
同义词：shrine
2. hold sacred
同义词：saint

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formidable

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形容词 formidable:

1. extremely impressive in strength or excellence
2. inspiring fear
同义词：redoubtable, unnerving

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abduct

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1. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
同义词：kidnap, nobble, snatch
2. pull away from the body

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unrest

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1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
同义词：agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness
2. a feeling of restless agitation

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stationed

Back 14

to be assigned to a particular place like in the military

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quell

Back 15

to put down or end

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bleak

Back 16

hopeless

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artillery

Back 17

large guns, often on wheels, used by armies

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epidemics

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a sudden and widespread start of an infectious disease among many people

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linger

Back 19

1. remain present although waning or gradually dying
2. be about
同义词：loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, lurk, mill about, mill around
3. leave slowly and hesitantly
同义词：tarry
4. take one's time; proceed slowly
同义词：dawdle
5. move to and fro
同义词：hover

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verge

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名词 verge:

1. a region marking a boundary
同义词：brink, threshold
2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes
同义词：brink
3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
同义词：scepter, sceptre, wand
4. a grass border along a road

动词 verge:

1. border on; come close to