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Ambivalence
- 矛盾心理 n.
- uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings
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Ambivalent
- 对sth、sb有矛盾情绪的 adj.
- unable to decide
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Anecdote
- 趣事 n.
- short account of something interesting; story
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Anomalous
- 不规则的，异常的 adj.
- odd; not fitting the pattern
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Apparition
- 幽灵 n.
- ghost; something that 'appears'
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Aspersion
- 造谣 n.
- negative feeling; damaging remark
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Bombastic
- 夸张的（可以是人） adj.
- too elaborate; exaggerated
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Capricious
- 善变的 adj.
- changeable; fickle
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Cherished
- 被人珍爱的 adj.
- cared for; firmly-held
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Cliche
- 陈腐的说法、俗 adj. n.
- over-used expression
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Conception
- 概念 n.
- 受精 n.
- 1. beginning of an idea; view.
- 2. beginning of pregnancy
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Convoluted
- 复杂的、曲折的 adj
- complicated or long-winded
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Currency
- 1. widespread acceptance,
- 2. money
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Decorous
good and correct (used of behavior)
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Denunciation
act of speaking out against
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Derailed
thrown off course
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Despotic
acting like a tyrant
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Diaphanous
very thin and transparent
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Dilettante
person who dabbles in the arts
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Disdained
showed contempt for
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Dispassionate
unbiased; fair
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Dowager
an elderly woman of elevate social status
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Egalitarian
equal; believer in equality
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Elicit
draw out (used mainly for information or feelings)
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Elliptical
- 1. shaped like an ellipse,
- 2. indirect
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Epitomizes
acts as a typical example of
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Equivocate
speak ambiguously/vaguely
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Evasiveness
trying to avoid something
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Explicitly
very clear; nothing hidden
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Foraging
searching for food
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Hypothetical
based on guesswork; not proven
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Iconoclast
person who goes against accepted authority
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Idiosyncratic
quirky; unique to an individual
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Imponderable
cannot be understood
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Indecorous
not well-behaved; lacking in dignity
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Indigence
extreme poverty
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Inherent
inbuilt; genetic
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Irrefutable
cannot be proved wrong
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Jingoism
using words to stir up exaggerated patriotism
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Lament
express regret over something
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Loquacious
talkative; using too many words
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Metaphorical
not literal; figurative
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Milieu
environment; surroundings
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Mitigated
made less severe
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Nascent
just begun; in an early stage of development
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Nostalgia
longing for the past
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Orthographical
concerned with writing and spelling
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Ossified
become fixed and rigid
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Pastoral
- 1. concerned with the countryside,
- 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone
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Pedestrian
- 1. boring (adj),
- 2. person who walks (n)
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Perfidy
treachery; betrayal
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Profligacy
wasteful and immoral behavior
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Prohibitive
very expensive
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Purveyor
one who sells something or causes something to spread
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Respite
break (from work etc.)
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Succumbing
giving in to; falling under the influence of
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Tenacity
firmness of purpose
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Transcend
go beyond a limit
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Venerable
worthy of respect
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Viable
workable; able to live or grow
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Visceral
- 内脏的 adj。
- 内心深处的 nadj。
- concerned with the 'guts'; physical rather than mental
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