Day 7 Flashcards

(19 cards)

1
Q

venerate

A

sùng bái

= revere

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2
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aversion to sth

A

(a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something:

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3
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enigmatic

A

mysterious and impossible to understand completely:

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4
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insular

A

interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas

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5
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exclusively

A

only

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6
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assert

A

behave in a way that expresses your confidence, importance, or power and earns you respect from others:

to say that something is certainly true:

to do something to show that you have power:

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7
Q

derivative

A

If something is derivative, it is not the result of new ideas, but has been developed from or copies something else:

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8
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bolster

A

support, improve sth to be stronger

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9
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confound

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to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to explain or deal with a situation:

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10
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understate

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to describe something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is:

= overlook

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11
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substantiate

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to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts:

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12
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imposing (adj)

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having an appearance that looks important or causes admiration:

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13
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shrewdness

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clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually resulting in an advantage:

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14
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render

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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:

to change words into a different language or form:

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15
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shroud

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a layer of something that covers or surrounds something:

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16
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perpetuate

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to cause something to continue:

Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy.

17
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bewilderment

18
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obscurity

19
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ascendancy

A

a position of power, strength, or success: