List 12 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

attest

v.证明

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idolatry

n.偶像崇拜；盲目崇拜

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advocacy

n.支持，拥护

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rift

n.裂缝，裂口

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ostracize

v.放逐；排斥

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eloquence

n.能言善辩

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pecuniary

a.钱的，金钱方面的

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heinous

a.可憎的，极可恶的

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turncoat

n.背叛者，变节者

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stem

v.遏制；制止

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consolidation

n.联合；巩固

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anguish

n.剧痛；极度的痛苦

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congenital

a.天生的，先天的

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beam

n. 光束；木梁；电波

v. 面露喜色，满脸堆笑

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hallucination

n.幻觉，幻想

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check

v.停止；抑制。遏制

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tiller

n.（船的）船柄

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deploy

v.拉长战线，展开

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sphinx-like

a.神秘的

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irrevocable

a.不能改变的；不可撤销的

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compute

v.计算，估算

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progeny

n.子孙，后裔

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nurture

v.养育，教养，培养

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repertoire

n.（准备好演出的）节目单

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posthumous

a.死后的；遗腹的，死后出版的

derivative

a.引申的，推论的

hypothetical

a.假定的，基于假设的

perfunctory

a.敷衍的，例行的

sophomoric

a.一知半解的

marital

a.婚姻的

peruse

v.精读，细读

booming

a.低沉有回响的；繁荣的

bacchanalian

a.喝醉的；狂欢的

methodical

a.系统的

apprenticeship

n.学徒年限

predispose

v.预先安排，使偏向于

loquacious

a.多话的，饶舌的

amorphous

a.无组织的，无定形的

escapade

n.恶作剧；冒险（越轨）行为

benediction

n.祝福，祈祷

fraudulent

a.欺诈的，欺骗的

rigorous

a.严格的，严厉的，严酷的

bumptious

a.傲慢的，自负的

frenetic

a.发狂的，狂热的

exuberance

n.丰富，茂盛；热情洋溢；精神焕发

fell

a. 残暴的；致命的 | v. 砍伐（树木）；击倒

reimburse

v. 偿还，偿付

quail

v. 畏惧；沮丧

apparition

n. 鬼，幽灵

esteem

v. 尊敬，敬重

sartorial

a. 裁缝的，缝纫的

unpalatable

a. 味道差的；令人不快的

swelter

v. 热昏；中暑

seamy

a.丑恶的

decrepit

a.破旧的，年久失修的；衰老的

willful

a.故意的；固执的，任性的

pall

v.变得平淡、乏味

transmute

v.使变形；使变质

philistine

n.平庸的人，没有文化修养的人；市侩的人

valedictory

a.告别的，告辞的

contravene

v. 违反，反对，侵犯

paradox

n. 自相矛盾，似是而非

assay

v. 化验，分析

clandestine

a. 秘密的

compact

n. 契约；合同 | a. 挤满的，紧密的；坚实的；简洁的

aesthetic

a. 艺术的；悦目的

quirk

n. 急转；突发事件

steep

v. 浸、泡，沉浸

filch

v. 偷窃，窃取

amulet

n. 护身符

lachrymose

a. 爱哭的；催泪的

scale

v. 攀登

elixir

n. 灵丹妙药

typhoon

n. 台风

exhort

v. 力劝

propitious

a. 合适的，有利的

prone

a. 有……倾向的，易于……的

intelligentsia

n. 知识界，知识阶层

fret

v.（使）烦恼，（使）焦急

demure

a. 端庄的；腼腆的

viable

a. 可行的，可实施的；能养活的

constraint

n. 强制，约束

transition

n. 过渡

zeal

n. 热心，热情，热诚

viscid

a. 黏的，黏质的

respite

n. 延期，暂缓；缓刑

thermal

a. 热的，热量的

ebb

v. 衰退，逐渐减少 | n. （指潮水）退落

outstrip

v. 超过，胜过

dire

a. 可怕的，悲惨的

ultimate

a. 最后的，终极的

bellicose

a. 好斗的

equitable

a. 公平合理的，公正的

serpentine

a. 蜿蜒的

circumspect

a. 小心的，慎重的

demean

v. 贬低身份，辱没

stultify

v. 使显得愚笨；使变无效，使成为徒劳

charisma

n. 超凡能力；魅力，领袖气质

glower

v. 怒目而视

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