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Term

accost

  v.

Definition
to approach and speak to, usually aggressively
Term

adumbrate

  v.

Definition
to give a sketchy outline
Term

allure

   n.

Definition
the power to attract with something desirable
Term

amenable

  n.

Definition
responsive to advice or authority
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anachronism

  n.

Definition
something not belonging to a certian time period
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anarchy

  n.

Definition
the absence of government
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anecdote

  n.

Definition
a brief story, often humorous
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anterior

  adj.

Definition
placed before or in front
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appropriate

  v.

Definition
to set apart for a sepcific use
Term

astute

  adj.

Definition

showing clever awareness, especially with respect to one's own concerns

敏锐的;精明的;机敏的

狡猾的;诡计多端的

Term

austere

  adj.

 

Definition
stern or severe in appearance
Term

belie

  v.

Definition
to picture falsely; to contradict
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buoy

  v.

Definition
to keep afloat; to raise the spirits of
Term

cajole

v.

Definition
to attempt to persuade with flattery or insincere talk
Term

calligraphy 

n.

 

Definition
the art of beautiful handwriting
Term

coherent

adj.

Definition
logically consistent and orderly
Term

connoisseur

n.

Definition
an expert, especially in the fine arts
Term

converge

v.

Definition
to come together
Term

cordial

adj.

Definition
warm and friendly; hearty
Term

corps

n.

Definition
a group of persons working together or realted by a common association
Term

corpse

n.

Definition
a dead body
Term

corpus

n.

Definition
a large collection of writings
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coterie

n.

Definition

a small, often exclusive group of people who associate with one another frequently

圈内人;伙伴;同志

Term

debacle

n.

Definition
an overwhelming defear or rout
Term

delirum

n.

Definition
madness; over-excitement
Term

depreciate

v.

Definition
to reduce in price or value
Term

deride

v.

Definition
to ridicule
Term

desecrate

v.

Definition
to violate the religion quality of something
Term

despise

v.

Definition
to look down on with contempt and scorn
Term

despot

n.

Definition
a ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively
Term

dictum

n.

Definition
an authoritative, often formal, pronouncement
Term

dilettante

n.

Definition
one who engages an art with only superficial skill
Term

disinterested

adj.

Definition
free from bias
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dissipate

v.

Definition
to scatter; to spend wastefully
Term

earshot

n.

Definition
the distance within which a sound can be heard
Term

ebullient

adj.

Definition
in high spirits; boiling or seeming to boil
Term

effrontery

n.

Definition
bold and insulting behavior
Term

elucidate

v.

Definition
to make something clear; to clarify
Term

embellish

v. 

Definition
to decorate; to add ornamental or fictitious details to
Term

epiphany

n.

Definition
a sudden flash of understanding
Term

euphony

n.

Definition
pleasing sound, especially of words
Term

excise

v.

Definition
to remove by, or as if by, cutting
Term

exigent

adj.

Definition
requiring immediate action
Term

exposition

n.

Definition
a statement intended to give background information or to explain something difficult
Term

flaccid

adj.

Definition
lacking firmness
Term

foible

adj.

Definition
a minor weakness of character
Term

foment

v.

Definition
to stir up negative feelings, especially those that lead violent action
Term

frugal

adj.

Definition
careful in spending money or resources
Term

galvanize

v. 

Definition
to rouse; stir;spur
Term

genial

adj.

Definition
cheeful;friendly
Term

grimace

n.

Definition
a facial expression that shwos disapproval or pain
Term

guile

n.

Definition
slyness in dealing with others
Term

iniquity

n.

Definition
extreme immorality or injustice;
Term

insurperable

adj.

Definition
impossible to overcome
Term

intransigent

adj.

Definition
refuing to compromise or agree
Term

itinerant

adj.

Definition
traveling from place to place
Term

labyrintine

adj.

Definition
complcated; puzzling
Term

lair

n.

Definition
the dwelling of a wild animal
Term

lethargic

adj.

Definition
dull; sluggish; moving slowly
Term

lionize

v.

Definition
to look upon or treat as a celebrity
Term

litigant

n.

Definition
one who is engaged in a lawsuit
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machination

n.

Definition
an artful or secret plot or scheme
Term

magnanimous

adj.

Definition
generous; noble in mind
Term

malleable

adj.

Definition
able to prounded; capable of being molded
Term

melodramatic

adj.

Definition
exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental
Term

mirth

n.

Definition
gladness, especially when expressed as laughter
Term

nonchalant

adj.

Definition
seemingly to be unconcerned or different
Term

orthodox

adj.

Definition
accepting the usual beliefs,espeially religious
Term

panegyric

n.

Definition
elaborate praise, especially in a formal, public setting
Term

parvenu

n. 

Definition
someone recently risen to a higher social class and not yet accepted by others in that class, often because of a lack of manners
Term

perennial

adj.

Definition
lasting through the years
Term

perplex

v.

Definition
to puzzle, confuse, or bewilder
Term

plenitude

n.

Definition
fullness in quantity or degree; the state of being full or complete
Term

plummet

v.

Definition
to decline or descend sharply
Term

pore

v.

Definition
to read or study carefully
Term

prosaic

adj.

Definition
straightforward; lacking in imagination
Term

protege

n.

Definition
one whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by another person
Term

quench

v.

Definition
to put out; to suppress
Term

raconteur

n.

Definition
one who tells stories with skill
Term

reiminisce

v.

Definition
to recall the past,especially fondly
Term

rhapsody

n.

Definition
a state of great happiness; such a state expressed in speech or writing
Term

rigor

n.

Definition
strictness or severity
Term

satire

n.

Definition
irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly, especially in a literary work
Term

scintillate

v.

Definition
to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant
Term

servile

adj.

Definition
slavish; abjectly submissive
Term

stagnant

adj.

Definition
inactive; not moving
Term

stamina

n.

Definition
resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance
Term

stentorian

n.

Definition
extremely loud
Term

stipend

n.

Definition
fixed and regular payment
Term

strident

adj.

Definition
loud and shrill or grating
Term

subsist

v.

Definition
to maintain life
Term

tautology

n.

Definition
needless repetition of an idea in different words
Term

teeming

adj.

Definition
overfilled;crowded; pouring out
Term

tenuous

adj.

Definition
weak; thin
Term

terse

adj.

Definition
without unnecessary; succinct
Term

upshot

n.

Definition
the decisive or final result
Term

vanquish

v.

Definition
to defeat, especially totally
Term

vice

n.

Definition
an evil practice or habit
Term

vilify

v.

Definition
to make open, evil and deliberate statements about
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