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134 Cards in this Set
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relentless
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=unrelenting=ironfisted=inexorable不能劝阻的无情的 |
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relish perish |
great relish for snowboarding喜好偏好 perish死亡 |
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remonstrate |
抗议 |
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repeal appeal |
repeal the law撤销 Appeal 申请 起诉 |
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reprehend |
upbraid=berate谴责 |
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reprieve |
缓刑免罪 |
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respite repose |
休息 |
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resuscitate |
resuscitated by kiss of prince |
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retaliate |
报复retaliate for losses=redress=requite |
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retort |
repartee |
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retrench trenchent |
curtail expense trenchant criticism 一针见血的，尖锐的 |
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retribution |
=reparation,retaliation报偿，报应 evil actions bring retribution |
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revere |
尊敬 |
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revive rive |
rejuvenate=resurrect rive=render撕开 |
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ruffle rumple |
ruffle褶皱打扰 rumple 弄皱打扰 |
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runic |
runic decipher神秘的 |
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ruse |
ruse to divide them诡计 a wily subterfuge |
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sabotage subjugate |
sabotage the project妨碍 subjugate征服，镇压 |
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sacrilege |
sacrilegeimpiety,profanation亵渎圣物 |
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sanction sanctimonious sanctuary |
1.批准制裁 2.假装虔诚的 3.asylum=haven=harbor避难所 |
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sapient salient |
1.聪明的 有洞察力的 2.显著的突出的 |
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savant |
savant=pundit博学的人 |
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Savory |
=ambrosial |
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scotch |
scotch the rumor澄清 |
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scrap scrappy |
scrappy scrap一群好斗的废物 哈哈哈 |
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scrupulous scrutable scruple |
scrupulous正直的
scrutable motives可以理解的昭然若揭的 scruple良心上的不安 be scruple about cheating |
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scurrilous scurvy |
scurrilous attack 说粗话的 scurvy people 下流的让人鄙视的 |
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seemingly seemly |
1.表明上的看起来 2.得体的遵守礼节的 |
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Seminal |
hamper the seminal development进一步的 a seminal novel新颖的 |
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sinecure sinew |
拿钱不干事的闲差
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sinuous |
serpentine蜿蜒的 |
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slake |
sate/slake my desire for anventure |
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a slant slant on the problem |
倾斜的，看问题的角度 |
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slippery |
slippery /elusive/equivocal concept不清楚的，模糊的 |
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slight sprightly |
she slights all slight questions. 轻视忽略小的不重要的 sprightly dance活力四射的 |
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slipshod |
slipshod=slovenly随意的马虎的 |
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slur |
he slurred (忽略the fact that he cast slur耻辱on his family |
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smarmy |
=fulsome虚情假意的 |
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smattering |
smattering of knowledge少量的 |
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solemnity |
庄严 |
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soliloquy |
monologue 独白 |
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sober somber |
sober 严肃清醒的 somber prisoner无光的昏暗的 |
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sophism |
诡辩 |
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Soporific |
hypnotic安眠剂催眠剂 |
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specious |
specious argument似是而非的 |
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squander |
squander the deer使分散 Squander his inheritance on women浪费 |
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steep |
steep desire过分的过高的 |
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strident |
Molly is irritated by strident noise刺耳的 |
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stultify |
the accident stultify his previous effort使无效使抑制 |
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taciturn |
沉默的寡言少语的 =reticent |
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tact tactile tactless |
Tact 机智的 tactile有触觉的能触知的 Tactless 不机智的笨拙的 |
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tangent |
tangent remark=excursive=disgressive离题的 |
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tantrum |
have a tantrum=explosion大发脾气 |
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tardy |
he was tardy to work拖拖拉拉的 |
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travesty |
a travesty of classmate嘲弄性的模仿 burlesque,parody,spoof,mock |
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truculent |
truculent=belligerent好战的好斗的 |
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trumpet |
大声宣告或说出 |
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turgid |
flatulent= bombastic浮夸的 |
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twig |
twig the true nature of woman了解搞清楚 |
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unflappable |
镇定的从容的 |
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untoward |
倒霉的不幸的 |
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unwitting |
unwitting interruption 不知道的未觉察的 |
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unwonted |
unwonted courage不同寻常的勇气 |
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vagary |
strange vagary 古怪的行为 |
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valediction |
告别词 |
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vanquish |
he vanquished hi inner fear |
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variegated |
杂色的斑驳的 |
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venal venial |
venal is not venial 贪污受贿不可宽恕 |
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venerate |
he was venerated by the public as a saint尊敬 |
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vernacular |
vernacular style非正式的口头的 |
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vicarious |
vicarious form of food取代无代理的 |
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vigorous |
vigorous =brisk精力旺盛的 |
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vilify |
be vilified by the press诽谤 |
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vindictive vindicate |
vindictive hatred 复仇的 vindicate sb为···平反 |
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vituperate |
vituperate her friend谩骂 |
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votary |
votary/acolyte of religious leader追随者 |
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wheedle |
wheedle/blandish/cajole 哄骗 |
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wicked |
wicked urge邪恶的 |
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wrangle |
争端 wrangle over how much money to give |
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adjundicate |
adjudicate disagressment裁决 裁定 |
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affectation disaffection |
affectation 虚伪做作 disaffection 不满 |
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antithetical |
antithetical view完全对立的 |
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avowal |
make avowal of his homosexual公开宣布 |
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bogus |
counterfeit伪造的 |
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bluff |
直率的 a bluff but good-hearted 欺骗 I successfully bluffed the interviewer into believing that I could really speak French |
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canonize |
she is canonized by her father |
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charisma |
魅力 吸引力 |
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coarse |
coarse hans粗糙的 |
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conjure conjuring |
I conjure you to hear my plea请求恳求 conjuring 魔术戏法，诅咒 |
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consign |
consign the power to his son Sicong |
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consternation |
stand in consternation恐惧 |
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contrived retrieve |
contrived 不自然的刻意的 retrieve寻回 找回 |
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coy |
she acted coy故作羞涩的 |
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crow |
cow boy crow over triumph感到高兴的 |
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debonair |
无忧无虑的不在乎的 |
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decadent |
decadent government堕落的 腐败的 |
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decry |
decry the new idea 否认 |
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defray |
defray for their remiss支付 |
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deplorable |
despicable/deplorable behavior卑鄙的（小黄人despicable me） deplorable working condition悲惨的 |
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domineer |
专项统治 |
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Eclectic |
eclectic collection from all over the world多元化的 混合的 |
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equilibrium |
find an equilibrium between play and work平衡 |
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enamored |
movie idol enamored by young girl |
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explicate |
explicate the theory to layman解释说明 |
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extrapolate |
we can extrapolate from the previous story推断 |
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feisty |
truculent好斗的 |
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figment |
a story of figment幻觉 |
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fitful |
fitful=erratic=sporadic无规律的 |
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foreground |
foreground his rival’ s fault强调 |
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forage |
forage parking meter寻找 |
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frosty |
寒冷的 |
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glower |
glower the lower怒目而视 |
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grit |
pluck毅力勇气 |
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lurid |
lurid scene 恐怖的 |
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meretricious |
俗气的 |
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notoriety |
Britney is renowned for notoriety |
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observant |
=wary=vigilant |
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obsolete |
=archaic淘汰的 过时的 |
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overwrought |
she was overwrought for her lost child十分激动 |
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override |
overrode the veto不管不顾 |
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perilous |
perilous journey危险的 |
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petulant==surly |
a petulant man易怒的 |
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placid |
风平浪静的 a vacation in the placid lake community 在宁静的湖区度过的假日 |
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plebeian |
平民的 社会底层的 |
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prerogative |
it's your prerogative to refuse to attend religious service特权 权利 |
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rigmarole |
混乱无意义的话 |
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scourge |
祸害 scourge of human being人类的祸害 |
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secular |
secular 、temporal view尘世的 世俗的 temporal joy世俗的temporal =not eternal暂时的 |
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simile |
simile明喻 metaphor暗喻 |
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surmise |
to surmise others is not wise 揣测 |
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wistful |
wistful childhood忧伤的 渴望的 |
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vile |
a vile combination 丑陋的 |
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unanimous |
unanimous vote |
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tout |
~ the victory of the war极度吹捧 ticket tout 票贩子,tout business 招揽生意 pout噘嘴生气 political clout权利影响力 Trump flout woman 蔑视 a devout Buddhist虔诚的佛教徒/ |
