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Section 1

(50 cards)

convalesce

Front

to recover health after illness

Back

recalcitrant

Front

resisting authority or control

Back

tenacious

Front

persistent, resolute

Back

ineluctable

Front

not escapable

Back

forethought

Front

anticipation, foresight

Back

vilify

Front

to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against

Back

mundane

Front

ordinary

Back

incorrigible

Front

incapable of being reformed or improved 無可救藥

Back

meek

Front

humble; shy

Back

inveigh

Front

attack verbally; object greatly

Back

protrusion

Front

something sticking out 突出

Back

instigate

Front

cause

Back

confound

Front

to confuse

Back

obsequious

Front

servile; submissive

Back

haughty

Front

arrogant

Back

deriviative

Front

unoriginal; derived from another source

Back

quell

Front

to put an end; to conquer

Back

aggravate

Front

to make worse

Back

malign

Front

tease, mock, bad

Back

dolorous

Front

exhibiting sorrow; dismal

Back

sporadically

Front

Occasionally, Irregularly

Back

curtail

Front

To cut short or reduce

Back

staunch

Front

Firm and steadfast

Back

circuitous

Front

indirect, roundabout, tortuous

Back

obviate

Front

to prevent

Back

travesty

Front

A bad imitation of; a perversion of 譏笑

Back

heretic

Front

異教徒

Back

subsume

Front

to include, incorporate

Back

forlorn

Front

sad and lonely

Back

refractory

Front

stubborn

Back

discursive

Front

rambling, lacking order, confusing

Back

laborious

Front

(adj.) not easy, requiring hard work; hardworking

Back

circumspect

Front

careful, cautious

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restive

Front

impatient, uneasy, or restless

Back

disdainful

Front

scornful

Back

toil away

Front

to work hard

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abstain

Front

desist; go without; withdraw

Back

insidious

Front

proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

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at one's disposal

Front

available as needed

Back

garbled

Front

confused, mixed up

Back

Prosody

Front

the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry

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nonplus

Front

to confuse

Back

quotidian

Front

everyday; commonplace

Back

eclectic

Front

choosing from various sources 許多變化組合

Back

vacillante

Front

to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; irresolute

Back

guileless

Front

honest

Back

incapacitate

Front

to deprive of strength or ability; disable

Back

prudent

Front

wise, careful, cautious

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vehement

Front

(adj.) intense, forceful, powerful

Back

spurious

Front

not genuine; false; fake

Back

Section 2

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bumbling

Front

unskilled

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antithetical

Front

sharply contrasted in character or purpose; reverse

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ostracize

Front

to exclude from a group

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expound

Front

to explain in detail

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intrepid

Front

fearless

Back

herald

Front

messenger

Back

myopic

Front

(adj.) nearsighted; lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation; lacking foresight or discernment

Back

panegyric

Front

elaborate praise

Back

intransigent

Front

refusing to compromise;stubborn

Back

ostentation

Front

showy

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hackneyed

Front

overused, cliched

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opaque

Front

hard to understand, abstruse

Back

unscrupulous

Front

dishonest, without morals,slippery

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monolithic

Front

massive and uniform

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din

Front

loud noise

Back

exonerate

Front

to free from blame, excuse

Back

tortuous

Front

not direct or straightforward

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dysphoria

Front

sense of great unhappiness or dissatisfaction

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discrete

Front

Distinct, separate

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rescind

Front

to cancel

Back

ingratiate

Front

to gain another's favor by flattery or false friendliness 討好

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inveterate

Front

habitual

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denigrate

Front

to damage good reputation; to mock

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abashed

Front

embarrassed

Back

sanction

Front

authorize

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gauche

Front

socially awkward

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threnody

Front

sorrow

Back

elegy

Front

a sad or mournful poem

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abstruse

Front

difficult to understand

Back

craven

Front

coward

Back

harbinger

Front

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

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reverent

Front

respectful

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petulant

Front

easily irritated or annoyed

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incipient

Front

just beginning

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insipid

Front

boring

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mendacious

Front

dishonest

Back

admonitory

Front

warning

Back

abrogate

Front

cancel; deny; repeal

Back

trenchant

Front

sharply effective or insightful; sarcastic

Back

subversive

Front

rebellious

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harbor

Front

to give shelter or refuge

Back

decorum

Front

proper behavior

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eulogy

Front

high praise

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mortified

Front

extremely embarrassed

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vainglorious

Front

excessively proud of

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constituent

Front

an essential part; a voter who elects a representative

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cacophony

Front

bad noise

Back

temperance

Front

moderation, self-control

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pernicious

Front

harmful

Back

prolific

Front

productive

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Section 3

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capricious

Front

impulsive and unpredictable

Back

arbitrary

Front

random

Back

dilettante

Front

amateur

Back

imperiled

Front

endangered

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subvert

Front

to undermine; to rebel; to destroy

Back

irrigation

Front

watering

Back

assiduity

Front

diligence

Back

precipitous

Front

abrupt

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pedestrian

Front

Lacking excitement; ordinary and dull

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discomfited

Front

confuse; frustrate

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inscrutable

Front

difficult to understand

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prodigious

Front

enormous

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ravenous

Front

extremely hungry

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substantive

Front

essential

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enervate

Front

weaken

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insolent

Front

rude

Back

enamored of

Front

in love (with)

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inimical

Front

hostile, unfriendly

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vicarious

Front

experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person

Back

parsimony

Front

stinginess 小氣

Back

squall

Front

brief, violent storm, strong wind

Back

caprice

Front

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

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pejorative

Front

having a negative effect; insulting

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ignominious

Front

shameful

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tempered

Front

calm

Back

flux

Front

a state of continual change or movement

Back

deluge

Front

flood

Back

incise

Front

cut into; carve; engrave

Back

trite

Front

overused and hackneyed

Back

tangential

Front

digressing; diverting離題

Back

maladroit

Front

clumsy; unskillful

Back

encroach

Front

intrude

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circumscribe

Front

to limit, restrict

Back

efficacious

Front

effective

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accolade

Front

praise

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brazen

Front

bold and without shame

Back

synchophant

Front

please someone else 討好奉承

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grander

Front

impressive

Back

specious

Front

deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious 詐欺

Back

lionized

Front

to idolize

Back

apprehend

Front

to understand

Back

esoteric

Front

mysterious

Back

ruffled

Front

annoyed

Back

polemic

Front

controversy; argument; verbal attack

Back

devitalize

Front

to make weak or lifeless

Back

contrition

Front

deep regret for doing something wrong

Back

edifying

Front

enlightening

Back

appease

Front

calm

Back

mitigate

Front

to make less severe

Back

elicit

Front

引起

Back

Section 4

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Pluvial

Front

rainy

Back

remiss

Front

failing to fulfill one's duty; negligent

Back

lurid

Front

causing shock or horror

Back

restive

Front

impatient, uneasy, rebellious or restless

Back

necropolis

Front

cemetery 墓地

Back

gaggle

Front

set, herd, flock 群

Back

reprobate

Front

bad; corrupt

Back

messianic

Front

holy

Back

pallid

Front

pale

Back

relegate

Front

assign to a lower position

Back

probable

Front

likely to happen

Back

fastidious

Front

very careful, fussy 龜毛

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tempestuous

Front

stormy, turbulent

Back

saturate

Front

to soak 充滿

Back

thrifty

Front

careful about money; economical

Back

ineluctable

Front

certain, inevitable

Back

vacillating

Front

changing, fluctuating

Back

jaundiced

Front

prejudiced; hostile

Back

duress

Front

threat

Back

opulence

Front

wealth

Back

truncate

Front

to shorten

Back

peruse

Front

to read carefully

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dilatory

Front

wasting time

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tirade

Front

A long, angry speech

Back

irresolute

Front

indecisive

Back

screed

Front

list,冗長

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facile

Front

easily done

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bleak

Front

depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw

Back

furtive

Front

secretive, sneaky

Back

underwrite

Front

to support financially

Back

indignant

Front

angered at something unjust or wrong

Back

erratic

Front

unpredictable; strange

Back

disseminate

Front

to spread

Back

defection

Front

逃離叛逃

Back

dupe

Front

(n) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v) to deceive

Back

unorthodox

Front

abnormal

Back

disregard

Front

to ignore

Back

enervate

Front

(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical

Back

macabre

Front

horrible; shocking

Back

reverential

Front

deeply respectful

Back

timorous

Front

timid

Back

deride

Front

to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Back

diabolical

Front

of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel

Back

cornucopia

Front

an abundance

Back

miser

Front

小氣的人

Back

insolvent

Front

bankrupt

Back

splashdash

Front

careless

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unctuous

Front

oily; fatty

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pine

Front

to yearn for

Back

banality

Front

something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace

Back

Section 5

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aboveboard

Front

open and honest

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rather than

Front

instead of 而不是

Back

lassitude

Front

lethargy

Back

fathom

Front

to understand

Back

preemptive

Front

done before someone else can do it

Back

errant

Front

wandering or straying

Back

thwart

Front

prevent; frustrate

Back

fortuitous

Front

lucky

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eccentricity

Front

oddness

Back

melee

Front

struggle; fight

Back

acquiesce

Front

默許

Back

checkered

Front

marked by disreputable or unfortunate happenings

Back

cadaverous

Front

of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin

Back

sanctimonious

Front

self-righteous; insincere

Back

raft

Front

a large number of something

Back

Heresy

Front

fallacy; 異端邪說

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immaterial

Front

irrelevant

Back

contaminent

Front

toxin

Back

irrespective

Front

regardless of; 沒關係的

Back

anachronistic

Front

out of date

Back

condemnatory

Front

expressing strong disapproval

Back

recede

Front

to go or move back; 減弱

Back

Satiation

Front

fullness; satisfaction

Back

discretion

Front

good judgement

Back

contrite

Front

sorry; regretful

Back

junta

Front

a military group ruling a country after seizing power

Back

fleece

Front

to deceive

Back

pedantic

Front

tending to show off one's learning

Back

contingent upon

Front

dependent on; 附隨的

Back

censorious

Front

disapproving; critical

Back

vitiate

Front

to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of; 損害

Back

ferret

Front

to search or drive out

Back

sedulously

Front

diligently

Back

unconscionable

Front

barbarous

Back

replete

Front

Filled up with

Back

bellicose

Front

warlike

Back

impedement

Front

obstacle

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entice

Front

to attract

Back

exhort

Front

to urge strongly

Back

cardinal

Front

most important; chief

Back

scintillating

Front

(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)

Back

disparate

Front

different

Back

plucky

Front

courageous; brave

Back

merit

Front

ability

Back

badger

Front

一直讓人煩惱

Back

cogent

Front

convincing

Back

docile

Front

easygoing

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hinge on

Front

to depend on

Back

virago

Front

潑婦

Back

even-tempered

Front

not easily annoyed or angered

Back

Section 6

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fortress

Front

barrier

Back

punctilious

Front

careful

Back

confer

Front

advise

Back

raffish

Front

草率

Back

inkling

Front

idea, clue

Back

malleable

Front

flexible

Back

untutored

Front

untrained or inexperienced

Back

fecklessness; feckless

Front

lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible

Back

celerity

Front

alacrity; speed

Back

obdurate

Front

stubborn

Back

deter

Front

turn away; block

Back

renege

Front

betray

Back

guffaw

Front

sudden loud laughter

Back

tumultuous

Front

confused, disorderly

Back

batter

Front

beat; damage

Back

inducement

Front

incentive, encouragement

Back

robust

Front

strong and healthy

Back

ingenuity

Front

cleverness

Back

inclement

Front

unpleasant

Back

dearth

Front

a lack, scarcity

Back

bewildered

Front

confused

Back

moot

Front

debatable, questionable

Back

hinsight

Front

experience; knowledge 後見之明

Back

provisional

Front

temporary

Back

incessant

Front

persistent

Back

swiftness

Front

speed

Back

deliberation

Front

slow, careful thought

Back

diminutive

Front

very small

Back

snide

Front

hateful; sarcastic

Back

purity

Front

pure; innocent

Back

venality

Front

dishonest; corruption

Back

boon

Front

blessing

Back

Eponyms

Front

terms coined from the names of people

Back

fledgling

Front

inexperienced

Back

withstand

Front

to resist

Back

proponent

Front

supporter

Back

Trope

Front

metaphor

Back

elusive

Front

difficult to find, catch, or achieve

Back

tentative

Front

experinmental

Back

quandary

Front

dilemma

Back

veteran

Front

experienced

Back

contempt

Front

disrespect

Back

stolid

Front

unemotional冷酷

Back

impregnable

Front

invincible

Back

consummate

Front

complete; best; ultimate

Back

fete

Front

to celebrate a person

Back

allot to

Front

to assign to

Back

ascendancy

Front

controlling influence; domination

Back

semblance

Front

likeness

Back

purge from

Front

to remove ; clean out

Back

Section 7

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conducive

Front

supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about

Back

goad

Front

to drive or urge on

Back

spurn

Front

to refuse with scorn, disdain

Back

grovel

Front

show submission or fear

Back

placid

Front

calm

Back

commendable

Front

worthy of praise

Back

uncompromising

Front

inflexible; stubborn

Back

assuage

Front

(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench

Back

debase

Front

to lower in character, quality, or value

Back

smattering

Front

superficial, scattered knowledge; a small amount

Back

nonpartisan

Front

free from party ties or bias

Back

impeccable

Front

flawless

Back

hamstrung

Front

ineffective, powerless; disabled, crippled, lame

Back

whimsical

Front

unpredictable; amusing

Back

augment

Front

to make larger, increase

Back

incendiary

Front

causing to excite or inflame

Back

austerity

Front

severity; strictness

Back

credulity

Front

tendency to believe things too quickly or easily; naive

Back

seamlessly

Front

smoothly 自然的

Back

treachery

Front

betrayal of trust;perfidy

Back

eke

Front

to live off meager resources, to scrape by

Back

elude

Front

to escape

Back

malevolent

Front

evil

Back

Dissented

Front

to disagree with or oppose an opinion

Back

ploy

Front

Trick;game

Back

devolve

Front

delegate, transfer

Back

grim

Front

a facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain; bleak

Back

unseeemly

Front

Inappropriate

Back

censure

Front

to criticize harshly

Back

illicit

Front

illegal

Back

travail

Front

hard work

Back

Dithering

Front

to be indecisive; hesitate

Back

enmity

Front

hostility

Back

lurid

Front

causing shock or horror

Back

facetious

Front

playfully humorous

Back

resign

Front

Give up responsibility

Back

quip

Front

a witty saying

Back

holding forth on

Front

discussing

Back

futile

Front

hopeless

Back

aphoristic

Front

Pithy 精簡

Back

tawdry

Front

showy and cheap

Back

perennial

Front

lasting for a long time

Back

geniel

Front

cheerful and friendly

Back

smug

Front

self-satisfied

Back

elaborate

Front

complicated and detailed

Back

assail

Front

attack

Back

stymied

Front

blocked

Back

derisive

Front

insulting

Back

lucid

Front

Easy to understand

Back

maxim

Front

A concise statement, often offering advice; an adage

Back

Section 8

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impregnable

Front

not able to be conquered; impenetrable

Back

hyperbolic

Front

exaggerated

Back

relentless

Front

refusing to give up;persistent

Back

ascribe

Front

Credit to

Back

stirring

Front

exciting; thrilling, rousing 轟轟烈烈

Back

foible

Front

(n.) a weak point, failing, minor flaw

Back

forthright

Front

(adj.) frank, direct, straightforward

Back

incubent

Front

a person who holds an office or position

Back

impending

Front

about to happen

Back

conflate

Front

to combine into one

Back

leery

Front

wary; suspicious

Back

retract

Front

Cancel

Back

veneer

Front

a thin surface layer

Back

piquant

Front

pleasantly pungent; attractive

Back

exaperate

Front

to annoy

Back

begrudge

Front

envy

Back

complacent

Front

self-satisfied; confident

Back

antagonistic

Front

in hostile competition; opposing

Back

draconian

Front

hard, severe, cruel

Back

eventuate

Front

to result; to happen finally

Back

condemning

Front

to criticize

Back

loquaciousness

Front

talkative

Back

zealous

Front

eager, earnest, devoted

Back

rash

Front

Outbreak of condition

Back

fawn

Front

to grovel; 討好

Back

collusion

Front

conspiracy

Back

expedite

Front

facilitate; to speed up

Back

connive

Front

to plot, scheme;conspire

Back

tact

Front

skill in dealing with people in difficult situations

Back

presumptuous

Front

assuming too much; arrogant

Back

finagle

Front

to trick, swindle or cheat

Back

obstinate

Front

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

Back

Bromide

Front

cliche; a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

Back

irk

Front

to irritate, annoy

Back

derogate

Front

to criticize

Back

uncanny

Front

strange

Back

peevish

Front

easily irritated or annoyed

Back

cessation

Front

stopping

Back

instigate

Front

cause

Back

Overreaching

Front

超過

Back

dubious

Front

doubtful

Back

astute

Front

clever

Back

calibrate

Front

to set, standardize校準

Back

tout

Front

to publicly brag

Back

brusquely

Front

粗魯直接

Back

glean

Front

to gather bit by bit

Back

unprecedented

Front

Novel

Back

redress

Front

to set right, remedy

Back

discretionary

Front

自主决定的：one's own discretion

Back

dictum

Front

authoritative statement

Back

Section 9

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behoove

Front

responsibility; obligation

Back

choleric

Front

easily angered

Back

Legion

Front

in large numbers

Back

factious

Front

好鬥的

Back

cavalier

Front

arrogant

Back

foolhardy

Front

recklessly bold or rash

Back

chary

Front

cautious

Back

lascivious

Front

lustful

Back

alacrity

Front

敏捷輕快 dispatch

Back

quaff

Front

to drink in large quantities; to gulp

Back

emulate

Front

to imitate

Back

Catholic

Front

universal

Back

fibrillation

Front

chaotic, irregular contractions of the heart, as in atrial or ventricular fibrillation

Back

imbibe

Front

to drink

Back

erudite

Front

learned; scholarly; well-educated

Back

disparate

Front

different

Back

Hector

Front

to bully; to pester

Back

untoward

Front

not favorable, troublesome, unruly

Back

overweening

Front

presumptuous; arrogant

Back

saturnine

Front

gloomy

Back

expunge

Front

to erase

Back

incense

Front

to make very angry

Back

apogee

Front

the highest point

Back

apostate

Front

heretic

Back

wanton

Front

undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

Back

vicissitude

Front

change

Back

exegesis

Front

critical interpretation

Back

pariah

Front

outcast

Back

boorish

Front

rude; insensitive

Back

Supercilious

Front

proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

Back

debunk

Front

to prove wrong揭穿

Back

nadir

Front

lowest point

Back

truculent

Front

fierce and cruel

Back

mawkish

Front

excessively sentimental

Back

conundrum

Front

a difficult problem

Back

prosaic

Front

dull

Back

turpitude

Front

depravity 邪惡墮落

Back

miscreant

Front

villain; criminal

Back

vanquish

Front

to defeat, conquer

Back

irascible

Front

irritable

Back

morph

Front

shape, form

Back

churlish

Front

rude

Back

besieged

Front

surrounded by enemies

Back

qualm

Front

anxiety

Back

fractious

Front

易怒的(adj.) tending to be troublesome; unruly, quarrelsome, contrary; unpredictable

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uncanny

Front

strange

Back

ponderous

Front

Heavy and slow moving

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attenuate

Front

to weaken

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rakish

Front

前衛carefree; dashing; jaunty

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diatribe

Front

a bitter verbal attack

Back

Section 10

(50 cards)

peremptory

Front

bossy

Back

galvanize

Front

to inspire

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imbroglio

Front

difficult or embarrassing situation

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amenable

Front

docile, cooperative, acquiescent

Back

impertinent

Front

rude

Back

blinkered

Front

to have a limited outlook or understanding

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palimpsest

Front

a manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been effaced to make room for later writing but of which traces remain.

Back

mulct

Front

cheat; defraud

Back

snub

Front

to behave coldly towards, to ignore

Back

enumerate

Front

to count, list, or itemize

Back

gerrymander

Front

樁腳

Back

discreet

Front

careful

Back

martinet

Front

a strict disciplinarian

Back

laconic

Front

using few words

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convial

Front

joyful,friendly, agreeable

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evasive

Front

avoiding

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cupidity

Front

greed

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balk

Front

resist, refuse

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veracious

Front

honest; truthful

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bulk

Front

majority

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profligate

Front

wasteful

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calumny

Front

lie 毀謗

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anomalous

Front

abnormal

Back

staid

Front

unemotional; serious

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dilapidated

Front

falling apart or ruined, run-down

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mercurial

Front

characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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belie

Front

give a false impression

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carping

Front

complaining

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upbraid

Front

to scold

Back

castigate

Front

to punish or criticize harshly

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chivalrous

Front

knightly

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egregious

Front

extremely bad

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parochial

Front

narrow-minded

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obliging

Front

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

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harangue

Front

noisy, attacking speech

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hamper

Front

obstruct; prevent

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innocuous

Front

harmless

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amorphous

Front

shapeless

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prodigal

Front

wasteful

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ingenious

Front

innocent, simple; frank, sincere

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perquisite

Front

bonus

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misogynist

Front

hater of women

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malodorous

Front

bad smell; stinky

Back

demure

Front

quiet and modest; reserved; shy

Back

provisional

Front

;contingent;conditional;temporary

Back

sordid

Front

dirty

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chastise

Front

to punish severely

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arch

Front

chief, first, rule

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benighted

Front

ignorant

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limpid

Front

clear; transparent

Back

Section 11

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vanquish

Front

to conquer

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quisling

Front

traitor; betrayer

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faction

Front

A group with a distinct political interest

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phantasmagorical

Front

unreal

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Pollyannaish

Front

extremely optimistic

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venality

Front

corruption

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parvenu

Front

someone newly wealthy

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snub

Front

to behave coldly towards, to ignore

Back

histrionic

Front

overly dramatic

Back

expelled

Front

forced to leave

Back

futile

Front

useless

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qualm

Front

anxiety

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juggernaut

Front

a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution

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invective

Front

abusive language

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protean

Front

able to change shape; displaying great variety

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arriviste

Front

暴發戶

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sangfroid

Front

composure or coolness

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propitiate

Front

to appease

Back

invective

Front

abusive language

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remonstrate

Front

to argue with someone against something, protest against

Back

hedge

Front

avoid

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sententiously

Front

self-righteous

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miscreant

Front

villain; criminal

Back

semblance

Front

likeness; similar

Back

stymie

Front

to hinder, impede

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mellifluous

Front

Sweetly flowing or sounding

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jejune

Front

without interest; dull

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apotheosis

Front

highest point of development

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picayune

Front

of little value or importance

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boorish

Front

rude; barbaric

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mettlesome

Front

courage;spirited

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expurgate

Front

censor; remove

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tendentious

Front

biased

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venial

Front

easily excused or forgiven

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schadenfreude

Front

noun: joy from watching the suffering of others

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curmudgeon

Front

cranky person

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sybarite

Front

lover of luxury

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execrate

Front

a curse; hate

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bilious

Front

bad tempered

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impecunious

Front

poor

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malapropism

Front

misuse; confuse

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maudlin

Front

sentimental

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vie

Front

to compete

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vituperate

Front

to berate' to criticize

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Pyrrhic victory

Front

a too costly victory

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quixotic

Front

idealistic but impractical

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calamitous

Front

disastrous

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void

Front

empty

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sartorial

Front

of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring

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disabuse

Front

debunk; to set right; to free from error

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Section 12

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esurient

Front

hungry, greedy

Back

impunity

Front

exemption from punishment

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falsified

Front

to make false or untrue

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renown

Front

fame; honor

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borne

Front

to tolerate

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relic

Front

something in the past

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accolade

Front

praise

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hiatus

Front

a gap, opening, break

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abhorred

Front

hated

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belied

Front

to contradict

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vivacious

Front

lively, sprightly, full of energy

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reviled

Front

scolded

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plebeian

Front

平民commoner

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renounced

Front

to reject

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fervor

Front

passion

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militant

Front

(adj.) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n.) an activist

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salacious

Front

lascivious, lustful

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paean

Front

a song of praise, joy, or triumph

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fitfully

Front

irregularly; in stops and starts

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exculpate

Front

to free from blame

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dandled

Front

pampered

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footnote

Front

註腳, 無足輕重的事件

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palpable

Front

able to be touched or felt

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inured

Front

accustomed

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diatribe

Front

harangue, invective

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Satire

Front

諷刺 the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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impoverished

Front

indigent; poor

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demotion

Front

A lowering of a position, rank, or grade level

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revelation

Front

something made known; a disclosure

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parochial

Front

narrow-minded

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engender

Front

cause

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lax

Front

careless; not strict

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understate

Front

minimize

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Hyperbole

Front

exaggeration

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insolent

Front

rude

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pellucid

Front

crystal clear

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levity

Front

lack of seriousness

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assimilate

Front

absorb同化

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specious

Front

(negative) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit

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obfuscate

Front

to confuse

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abase

Front

to humiliate, degrade

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faction

Front

派別派系

Back

expatiate

Front

elaborate

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veil

Front

obscure, cover, conceal

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exonerate

Front

to free from blame

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revere

Front

to honor, to regard with respect

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Patrician

Front

an aristocrat

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coercion

Front

force

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pulverous

Front

Consisting of small particles: dusty, fine,

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sullied

Front

marred;tarnished

Back

Section 13

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pilant

Front

adaptable;flexible

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preconceived

Front

prejudice ; 'biased

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deceptive

Front

ambiguous; misleading

Back

euthanasia

Front

mercy killing

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forego

Front

to do without

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convention

Front

a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom

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dilatory

Front

tending to delay or procrastinate

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indolent

Front

lazy

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