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refutation = disproof

lummox = oaf


bullock = ox

 autocrat = despot

refutation=disproof



gynandromorph =hermaphrodite

modicum= small amount


affable =  friendly

lummox = oaf


arduous = difficult


planar = two-dimensional


pallid = wan


opus =creative work


incise = carve

arduous =  difficult


epee =  fencing sword


planar = two-dimensional



defalcator =  embezzler

opus = creative work


amenable = willing


savant =knowledgeable scholar


gaga = crazy


roguery = mischievousness


incise = carve

singsong = monotonously rhythmical

billow = surge


epee = fencing sword


derivation = source



savant = knowledgeable scholar


juxtapose =  put side by side


purview= scope

singsong =monotonously rhythmical



pronghorn =antelope


calamitous = disastrous


ensue=follow


jimmy = pry

billow = surge


derivation =  source


purview = scope


trivet = three-legged stand



reverie= daydream


 accolade = honor

coup = takeover

malady = illness

tetanus = lockjaw

reverie = daydream

dissipate =scatter

vex= irritate


accolade = honor

miscue = slip-up

tetanus = lockjaw

procure = obtain

sporadic= intermittent

inefficacious = useless

instancy = urgency

frivolous = trivial

axiom =  self-evident truth


winsome = charming

ascertain = determine

obtuse = dull-witted


prospectus = plan

lettered = learned


dappled = spotted

stringent =severe


lettered = learned

assertion = statement


singly = individually




oscillate = swing

attach = connect


chilly = cool


 chart = map


mash =  crush

theory = hypothesis


injure = hurt



loyal = faithful


expedite = hasten

depilatory = hair-remover

elucidate = clarify

impel == urge


churlish =  rude

wheedle = sweet-talk


cursory = superficial

anarchic= lawless

drawn = haggard


impel =urge

churlish = rude

whelp = pup

anarchic = lawless

drawn = haggard

hedonic = pleasure-seeking


churlish = rude

ductile = pliable

affront = insult

palatable =savory


intercede = mediate

implicit =understood


pachyderm = elephant


vernacular = language

panoptic= visually all-inclusive


pax=peace

lucent =bright

hokum = nonsense


baleen= whalebone

implicit = understood

legion= multitude

pachyderm = elephant

unerringly = accurately

auxiliary = additional


stately = grand


vernacular = language



panoptic= visually all-inclusive


pax= peace

conceit = vanity


florescence = blossoming



hokum= nonsense

legion = multitude


pachyderm = elephant

conceit= vanity



goad = spur

shiitake = mushroom


hokum= nonsense



apparition = ghost


consecrate = sanctify


bluster = swagger


exultation = jubilance


volition = free will

bluste = swagger


hypothetical = conjectural


volition = free will


putrescence =rottenness


oviparous = egg-laying



inauspicious = unfavorable

reprisal = retaliation


percolate =filter

inauspicious = unfavorable

complacent = self-satisfied

static = unchanging



larcenist = burglar



inauspicious = unfavorable



jaunty  = lively

stymie
= obstruct

 epoch = era

jaunty = lively


 stymie = obstruct



furrow = groove



auxiliary =  additional


adamant =  unyielding

emulate = imitate


earthy =  crude



cuneiform = wedge-shaped

rumbustious = boisterous

balmy = mild


peruse = examine


rumbustious = boisterous

expeditious = quick


interland = boondocks


axiom = self-evident truth


margarine = oleo

virulence = poisonousness

amenable = willing


hobnob = socialize


squalor = filthiness

commandeer  = hijack

tuffet =  footstool


perchance = possibly

commandeer= hijack



tuffet = footstool


emendation = correction


propagate = spread

obdurate = stubborn


begrime=dirty


propagation = spreading

borzoi =  Russian wolfhound


obdurate = stubborn

pyrosis =  heartburn


despotism = tyranny


dote =indulge


immotile =  unable to move


protuberant = bulging

pyrosis = heartburn


ardor =  zeal

inflorescence = flowering


vanguard = forefront


consternation =  dismay



bouffant = puffy


prophylactic =  preventive


quittance =  release from debt


vanguard = forefront



avarice = greed

consternation = dismay

amble  = stroll


schism = split




bouffant = puffy




prophylactic = preventive


amble = stroll



autogenous = self-generated


dubiety = unceainty

stipend = payment


maharaja = prince



emendation  = correcton

pare =  trim


defunct = expired


rennin= cheese-making enzyme


noisome = offensive




perpetrate = commit

extrinsic = outside


rapturous= ecstatic

loquacious = talkative

lariat  = lasso

parsonage = = rectory

supplant = repalce


rancor  = bitterness


stabile =  unmoving


rapturous = ecstatic

vinous = wine-related

cupola = dome

portico=  colonnade


acumen=  insight


vinous = wine-related


 gossasmer =sheer

thespian= actor

cupola = dome

portico = colonnade


=gossamer = sheer




verisimilitude=appearing true


malversation = corruption

awry = off course

lucent= bright

thespian= actor

modish = fashionable


malady = illness


borscht = beet soup


verisimilitude = appearing true

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spume = foam

juxtapose = put side by side


malversastion =  corruption


fracas =  brawl


awry = off course


emendation = correction

festoon = decorate with flowers


fracas = brawl

discerning = perceptive

festoon = decorate with flowers

 coiffeuse = hairdresser

iconoclast = non-conformist

balladeer = crooner


precocious = advanced

misappropriate =  embezzle

balladeer = crooner


imperious = domineering

precocious = advanced



misappropriate = embezzle

mandible  = jaw

facet =  aspect

androgyne=  hermaphrodite


trundle =  roll


deprivation = want

averse= reluctant

pip = seed

frond = large leaf


conciliatory = compromising



ossify = harden into bone


carnal = sensual


vestry = church room


fetid= stinking


encumbrance = burden


broody = pensive


levy = impose




tryst = rendezvous



broody = pensive


reposit = store

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scathing =  severely critical



snoopy = prying



sullen = morose

idiom = expression


medley = mixture


conviction = belief

faux= imitation


paradoxical = self-contradictory


devoid = empty


seemly = becoming


matte = non-glossy


defamation = slander


groundbreaking = innovative


ringlet =  curl


matte = non-glossy

bamboozle = dupe

alloy =  mixture

ringlet =curl




bloodline = lineage


bobbin = spool


compulsory = obligatory


embargo = prohibition

undertake = attempt


insurgence = uprising


caricature = parody


disjunctive = separating


myopia = nearsightedness


secular = worldly


desist = cease


cerebral =  intellectual


contemptuous =  disdainful


doldrums = stagnation


homogeneous = similar

cerebral = intellectual



doldrums =stagnation


tribulation = ordeal


riffraff = rabble


grope =fumble


tribulation = ordeal


meritorious = praiseworthy



affluence =  wealth

raconteur =  storyteller



leatherback =   sea turtle


retrograde = backward



postprandial =  after dinner


pokey = slow


belfry =  bell tower


mercenary = greedy for money


pokey =slow



postprandial =  after dinner



angst = anxiety


pensive = thoughtful


daft = foolish


wangle = manipulate


pensive = thoughtful


putrefy = rot


dissuade =  deter


wangle = manipulate


hibernal = wintry


apothecary = pharmacist


pensive = thoughtful


cyan =  blue-green


wangle=manipulate



hibernal = wintry


dicey = unpredictable


candid = frank


apothecary = pharmacist



swill = slop


dicey = unpredictable


omnipotence = unlimited power


thrifty = frugal

palate = roof of the mouth


charlatan = fraud


swill = slop


pandemic = widespread


charlatan = fraud

disheveled = unkempt



undertake = attempt


scorn = contempt



knotty =  complex

brouhaha =  uproar


apparition = ghost


 vaulted =  arched


judicious = wise


palpability = tangibleness


permissive = lenient


fountainhead = wellspring


palpability = tangibleness


detriment = harm



permissive = lenient


prognosis = forecast


ominous = threatening


cognition = knowledge


ominous = threatening

abode = home


dishevel = tousle


tedium = boredom


dicey = unpredictable


mimicry =imitation


rite = ceremony


knotty = complex


epistemology = theory of knowledge



dicey = unpredictable


launder = wash


foreboding = premonition


prognosis = forecast


botch = bungle


impede = hinder


launder = wash

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virillity = MANLINESS

numismatics= coin collecting

latency = inactivity

jounce = jolt

cumulonimbus = thundercloud

sardonic = mocking


lacteal = milky

daft = foolish

movie= film

sickness = disease

finish = end

sweetheart = darling

dawn= sunrise

adore = love

demolish = destroy

behave = act

smooch = kiss

doze = sleep lightly

carnivorous = meat-eating

lengthen = extend

carefree = unworried

courageous = brave

rot = decay

magnify = enlarge

occur = happen

balance = equilibrium

consultant = advisor

unique =  the only one

displace = remove

eligible = qualified

understand = comprehend

soar = fly high

discrimination = prejudice

 objective = goal

quadruped = four-footed

pail = bucket

swab =  mop

ruthless = cruel

 titan =  giant

playwright = dramatist

clumsy =  awkward

 archives = records


believable = credible

 recede = withdraw

graphic =  vivid

upbeat = cheerful

 supplement = add-on

banish = exile

 multifaceted = many -sided

segregate = set apart

 immunize = vaccinate

 toupee = hairpiece

mope = pout

peeve = annoy

rotate = turn

escape = get away

 end = finish

chitchat = small talk

reply = respond

preview =  advance showing

gaze = stare


groan=  moan

demonstrate =  show

rumor = hearsay

destruction = ruin



unmask = expose

 daybreak = dawn

examine = inspect

fantasize = imagine

chase = pursue

 progessive = advancing

banquet =  feast

outer = external

splendid =  magnificent

acknowledgment =  recognition

trespass = intrude

corridor = passageway

trend = tendency

sidekick = pal

 shimmer = gleam

inflict = impose

 charisma = personal appeal

 rumple =wrinkle

 audible = loud enough to hear

inflict = impose

 revolver = pistol

flabbergast = astonish

deprive = take away

deceitful = dishonest


symmetry = balance

viper = venomous snake

 discharge = release

absurdity = ridiculousness

dignify=  honor

petite = small


brawny = muscular

distinct = well-defined

magnitude = size


flashy = gaudy


prophesy = predict


lavatory = bathroom

abandon = forsake

interrogator = questioner


incinerate =  burn

numskull = dunce

flail =  thrash

mediocre =  ordinary

 repulse = drive back

ingenious = clever

infantry = foot soldiers

attire = clothes

melodramatic =  overly theatrical

barbarous = uncivillized

Whimsical = amusingly playful

abrupt = sudden

tactless = rude

accustom = habituate

infantile = childish

fraudulence = deceitfulness

spat = quarrel

infantile = childish

 repugnant = disgusting


havoc=  devastation

dozy = sleepy

barbarity = inhumanity

emaciated =  severely undernourished

intuitive = instinctual

rebellious = insubordinate

laborious = toilsome

archetype = original model

laceration =  wound

 seething = boiling

precursor=  forerunner

disembark = go ashore

jostle = shove


absorbing = fascinating

umpteen = very many

humdrum = monotonous


pasty = pallid


umpteen = very many

perforate = pierce


electorate = voters



deliberation =  careful consideration


signify = mean


allure = entice

purge = cleanse


bazaar = market

cracksman = burglar

fallible = liable to make errors


bazaar = market

intermediary = go-between

substandard = inferior

 feign = pretend

 amulet = magic charm

naturalize = adapt

omnipotence = unlimited power

denounce =  criticize

accrue =accumulate


wares = merchandise

unvarnished = plain

prudish =priggish

unvarnished = plain

avian= birdlike

unvarnished = plain

accrue = accumulate


subcutaneous = under the skin


chalice = goblet

ambiguous = uncertain

ligua = tongue

hyperbolic = exaggerated

analogous = similar

mnemonic = memory-related

mogul = tycoon

daft = foolish

greenhorn= novice

catholicity = universality

efflorescence = blossoming

plush = luxurious


olfactory = related to smelling

efflorescence =  blossoming

neophyte = beginner



plush = luxurious


legion  multitude

efflorescence = blossoming

fervent =  zealous


legion = multitude


jetty= breakwater



palpability=  tangibleness


adjoin = border


lousy =  contemptible


dogmatic = opionated

specter = apparition


proctor =  supervisor

forlorn = miserable


lousy = contemptible

altercation = dispute


ineffectual = futile


forlorn = miserable



mace = medieval battle club


altercation = dispute

ineffectual = futile

mace = medieval battle club



boor = uncultured person

putrefaction = rotting


proverbial =  well-known

grotto =  cave

cyan =  blue-green

knoll = mound


fortitude = courage


atonement = amends


mezzanine = lowest balcony

abatement = reduction

serigraph = silk-screen print

mezzanine= lowest balcony


belligerently =  hostilely

pomp = splendor

dubious = questionable


penitence = remorse


belligerently = hostilely


pomp= splendor


admissible = allowable

repressive = inhibitory

tawny = yellowish-brown


admissible = allowable


analogous = similar


jurisprudence = law


moony = dreamy

tumbler = drinking glass

hedonistic = pleasure-seeking

woo = court


bolster= reinforce

nondescript = ordinary

spire = steeple



temperate = moderate


gluttonous =  voracious


schism  = split


mutable = changeable

hotheaded = impetuous


transitory = fleeting


incarnate = embodied


hobnob= socialize


hotheaded = impetuous


infallible = unerring


sheaf = bundle


lunate = crescent-shaped


disaffect = alienate

unsung = obscure


disputatious= argumentative


pageantry = pomp

afeard = scared


unsung = obscure

prescience = foresight


reputed = supposed

hapless =  unfortunate

unsung = obscure

prescience foresight


hapless = unfortunate


inert =  inactive


olfactory = related to smelling


dissuade = deter

wispy =  insubstantial


amenable = willing


armistice = truce

glut = oversupply


liege = sovereign


commandeer = hijack


umbilicus= navel

inference = deduction

deem= judge

liege= sovereign


pertinacity = doggedness

pipkin =  small pot


crotchety =  irritable


rampart = fortified embankment


propound = set forth

sonorous = resonant

propound = set forth


laudable = praiseworthy


fetid = stinking


rubberneck = gape

foundry = metalworks


laudable = praiseworthy


rubberneck  = gape

doleful =sad

gaga=  crazy

frond = large leaf


domicile = home

quell =subdue


megalith= stone monument

frond =  large leaf


nuance = subtlety


deciduous = leaf-shedding


tine = prong

nuance = subtlety



deciduous = leaf-shedding


desiccate = dry up

doleful = sad

humus = soil


distaste = aversion


manacle = handcuff


antiquate = make obsolete

hauteur = arrogance

manacle = handcuff


antiquate = make obsolete


hauteur =  arrogance


rectory = parsonage


copious=  plentiful


hauteur = arrogance


epigraph = quotation

rectory = parsonage

flippant= smart-alecky


rancid = rank


copious = plentiful


briny =salty


epigraph = quotation


workaday = ordinary


copious = plentiful


briny =  salty

annotate= make comments about


impassioned = emotionally excited



collusion =  secret agreement



workaday = ordinary


indelicacy = rudeness


estrangement = alienation


fission = splitting

indomitable = unconquerable


straggle = wander

pandemic = widespread


tic = twitching

indomitable = unconquerable


impede  = hinder


tic = twitching

sufferance = toleration

farce = ridiculous comedy


taxonomy = classification


barren = sterile


hydrophyte = aquatic plant


sufferance = toleration


totalitarianism =  absolutism



blasphemous = proface


rubella =  German measles


neonatal = newborn

facsimile = copy


nullity = nothingness

acquisition = gain

mercantile = commerical


annul = void


judicious = wise



denude =  strip


adverse= unfavorable



flay =  strip the skin off

apathetic = indifferent

denude = strip


armada = fleet

flay =  strip the skin off


knavish =  villainous



armada = fleet


adverse = unfavorable


carafe= wide-mouthed bottle


aesthetic = artistically beautiful



unvarnished = plain


acquisition = gain


miff=  offend


terminus = endpoint


flimflam = trick



unvarnished = plain


genteel = polite


longshoreman =  dock worker


sullen= morose


provisional = temporary



prognosis = forecast


miff = offend


lop =  cut off


genteel = polite


genteel = polite


spree = fling


larceny = theft


longshoreman = dock worker

sonny =  lad


cosmopolite =  worldly person


guerrilla =  insurgent


scathing = severely critical


snoopy = prying


evenhanded = unbiased


gist = essence


connoisseur = food or art expert


placid = calm

sonny = lad

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nondescript = ordinary

 deterrent =disincentive

appall=dismay

 indigenous = native

discursive =rambling

tempest= storm

mosey=amble

facet=aspect

bloated= distended

grovel=crawl

overbearing =dictatorial

senile=doddering

dogmatic=opinionated

acrid =bitter

dacha =Russian country house

taint=sully

postprandial =after dinner

bisque=soup

gluttonous=voracious

sidle =move sideways

hacienda= plantation

jowl=jaw

nefarious =wicked

commiserate =sympathize

sallow=sickly

aggrieve=distress

admeasure = apportion

quagmire= bog

strapping = large

curative =remedial

incogitant = thoughtless

resplendence = glory

manic= frenzied

proficient = skillful

flounce = ruffle 

bohemain = unconventional

balmy = mild

cauterize = sear

dappled  = spotted

dive = plunge

doodle = scribble

fondness = affection

canyon =ravine

disrobe = undress

conserve= maintain without loss

prompt = punctual

linger= stay around

gutless = cowardly

invertebrate = spineless

windpipe = trachea

outskirt = border

heedful = attentive

decimate = destroy

faction = clique

v


miscue = slip-up


vaporous = ethereal


alcove = nook

bibliotheca = library


avow = declare


deplorable = disgraceful


gyrate = revolve 

tatty = shabby

curt= terse

burdensome = oppressive

calamitious = disastrous

frivolous = trivial

archipelago = group of islands

centesimal = hundredth

hinterland= boondocks

instancy = urgency

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1. harass v.
騷擾 (sao1 rao3)
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例: The police can stop these criminals from harassing you.
(警察可以遏阻罪犯的騷擾罪行。)

2. qualm n.
疑慮；擔心；內疚 (yi2 lu4; dan1 xin1; nei4 jiu4)

例: Ben has no qualms about questioning decisions made by his superiors.
(班可以毫無疑慮地質疑上司的抉擇。)

3. spectator n. คนดู

觀眾 (guan1 zhong4)
例: The championship drew thousands of spectators.
(這場錦標賽吸引了數千名觀眾。)

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1. adversity n.

逆境；厄運 (ni4 jing4; e4 yun4)

例: We must stand united in facing this adversity. (我們必須團結面對這個逆境。)
2. miscarriage n.แท้ง

流產 (liu2 chan3)

例: Mismatched chromosomes are one of the main causes of miscarriages. (染色體異常是導致流產最普遍的原因之一。)
3. couple n.

情侶；夫婦 (qing2 lu3; fu1 fu4)

例: The couple sat on the park bench while they shared a sandwich. (情侶坐在公園長凳一起吃三明治。)

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1. hot seat n. phr.

尷尬局面；眾矢之的 (gan1 ga4 ju2 mian4; zhong4 shi3 zhi1 di4)

例: When the company ran into financial trouble, it was the accountant who found herself in the hot seat.

(當這家公司陷入財務困境時，公司會計發現她成了眾矢之的。)

2. polarizing adj.

兩極化的 (liang3 ji2 hua4 de5)

例: The new leader’s polarizing policies have caused a public outcry.

(新領導人兩極化的政策已導致民眾撻伐。)

3. coda n.

最終章 (zui4 zhong1 zhang1)

例: In a fitting coda to his career, he served as ambassador to China.

(他獲任命為駐中國大使，作為他職業生涯的合適終點。)