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| ??? in a spirited manner; with courage; Ex. fight gamely against a superior boxer; ADJ. game |
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| ??? hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V. |
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| cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered |
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| 老年病学, 老人病专科medical treatment and care of old age ???? |
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| pregnancy; evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth |
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| motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking) |
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| mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks |
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| light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness; Ex. giddy youth; Ex. giddy climb/height |
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| (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly bright; shining intensely and blindingly |
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| gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty |
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| make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface; Ex. oil slick; ADJ: smooth; glossy; deftly executed; adroit; glib |
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| ???? express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently; Ex. The thief gloated over the stolen jewels. |
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| brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V. |
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| not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
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| ??, ??, ????,??,???, ?? narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it) |
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| bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
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| sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
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| tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood |
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| formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic |
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| ???? dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon |
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| wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with; Ex. grapple with the burglar |
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| free; without charge; ADJ. |
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| causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear; Ex. grim smile |
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| complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird |
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| complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
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| boisterous??? laughter; V. |
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| outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise |
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| trick; deceive; hoodwink; N: person who is easily tricked; dupe |
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| ??? affecting or relating to the sense of taste |
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| eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm |
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| ??,?? cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
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| ?? hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise |
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| wasted away; gaunt???, ???; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
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| argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain) |
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| ???, ??? blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy |
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| give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings); Ex. harbor a grudge/criminal; N: place of shelter; refuge |
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| agonizing;??? distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |
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| harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid |
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| ?? fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch |
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| place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven |
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| slightly obscure; misty; unclear; N. haze: light mist or smoke; confused state of mind |
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| hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV. |
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| willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive' |
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| person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech) |
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| not noticing; disregarding |
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| atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime |
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| total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent??; Ex. gross insolence/behavior; V: earn as a total amount; N: 12 dozens |
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| incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize |
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| gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break |
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| wintry; wintery; of or like winter |
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| ???? furthest behind; farthest to the rear |
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| back country; inner part of a country; OP. foreland |
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| 为金钱干活的人 one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician |
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| hairy; having a lot of hair |
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| leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist) |
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| honor; tribute; great respect; Ex. pay/do homage to |
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| domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy |
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| encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort |
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| ??? pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops |
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| shack; small wretched house |
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| confused uproar; loud noise; din |
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| outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
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| crash; rush; move with great speed; Ex. hurtling runaway train |
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| ???? plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ. |
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| line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot |
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| pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite |
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| study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish |
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| worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous |
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| charmingly carefree; simple and happy; Ex. idyllic scene |
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| short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time; Ex. idyll of two young lovers |
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| produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava; Ex. igneous meteorite |
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| deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious; Ex. ignominous defeat |
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| weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool |
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| saturate (soak thoroughly); fill; Ex. imbue someone with feelings |
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| ?? possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy |
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| offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire) |
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| imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
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| pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
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| imperceptible (not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible |
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| A teacher's aim is to impart knowledge. grant a share of; make known; Ex. news to impart |
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| ?? charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict; Ex. impeach a witness's credibility |
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| hide; retard or obstruct the progress of; block |
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| hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation; Ex. speech impediment |
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| drive or force onward; drive to take action; urge to action |
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| absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done |
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| domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor |
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| impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism |
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| violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought; Ex. impetuous decision |
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| moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse |
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| irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety |
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| ?? infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives. |
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| incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime); Ex. implicate someone in the crime |
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| weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound |
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| beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way) |
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| assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor |
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| weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power |
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| invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force; Ex. impregnable fort/argument; CF. take |
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| make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate |
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| improperness; unsuitableness |
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| ?? freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish |
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| attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation |
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| not to be taken away; nontransferable; Ex. inalienable rights |
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| act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer) |
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| arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson; Ex. incendiary bomb |
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| enrage; infuriate (make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor |
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| (appreciatively) cutting; sharp; Ex. incisive remarks; V. incise: make a cut into |
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| 潜伏期hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease |
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| burden; very worriying problem; mental care; nightmare; male devil; CF. succubus |
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| obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office |
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| make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured |
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| ?? bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master) |
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| signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
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| treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment; Ex. I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them. |
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| pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
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| unbeliever (with respect to a particular religion) |
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| pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily; Ex. infiltrate the troops into enemy territory; CF. infiltrator |
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| ing\'enue; young innocent girl |
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| ungrateful person (not expressing thanks) |
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| ?? become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another; Ex. ingratiate himself with the boss |
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| wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity; Ex. den of iniquity |
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| indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo |
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| beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive; Ex. inordinate demands |
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