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abacus frame with balls for calculating
abjure promise or swear to give up
abraded rubbed off， worn away by friction
abrasion rubbing， scraping， wearing off
abrogate repeal or annul by authority
abundant plentiful
abut border on
abysmal bottomless， extreme
acclaimed welcomed with shouts and approval
accolade praise， approval
accretion the growing of separate things into one
acquisition smth acquired， acquiring
adhere remain faithful， stick fast to
adhesion adhering， support
adjacent lying near， next
admonitory containing warning
adulteration making unpure， poorer in quality
agile active， quick-moving
ail trouble; be ill
alacrity eager and cheerful readiness
allegiance duty， support， loyalty
amalgamate mix， combine， unite societies
amendment improving
amplify make large or fuller， increase the strength
annul put an end to
antidote medicine used against a poison or a disease
apprehensive grasping， understanding; fear， unhappy feeling about future
apt well-suited， quick-witted
arboreal of connected with trees
ardently with full of ardour
ardour enthusiasm
articulate speak distinctly， connect by joints
ascend go or come up
ascent the act of ascending
ascertain get to know
asset valuable quality， smth that has money value
assuage make smth (pain， desire) less
assumption smth supposed but not proved
asterisk the mark .(eg. omitted letters)
astringent substance that shrinks
astute clever; quick at seeing to get an advantage
atonement repayment; death of Jesus
audacious daring， foolishly bold， impudent
augury omen， sign
austere severely moral and strict; simple and plain
aver state positevly
aversion strong dislike
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avid eager， greedy
balloon swell out like balloon
balm sweet-smelling oil; smth giving peace of mind; consolation
banal uninteresting
band flat， thin strip of material; group; range of frequences
barrage artificial obstacle built across a river
barren not good enough， unable to have young ones， without value
bask in enjoy warmth and light
be irreconcilable cannot be brought into harmony
belligerent (person， nation) waging war
belligerently waging war
bend cause smth to be out of a straight line
benevolence wish or activity in doing good
biased prejudice
bigot stubborn， narrow-minded person
blandishment flattery， coaxing
blandness polite manner， comforting， uninteresting
blithe gay and joyous
blueprint plan， scheme， photographic print
boggle be alarmed， hesitate， amazed
bogus sham， counterfeit， not genuine
bolster give greatly needed support
braid strands of hair woven together， smth edging sloth or garments
breach opening， broken place， breaking
brisk active， lively
brisket breast of an animal
brittle easily broken
broach begin discussion of， veer
burgeon put out leaves， begin to grow
calipers metal supports attached to the legs， measuring instrument
candid frank， straight-forward
castigation severe punishment
casual happening by chance， careless
catalyst substance that causes speeding up
census official counting of the population
centurion leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
chary cautious， wary
chastisement punishment
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chisel steel tool for shaping materials
churl bad-tempered person
cite give as an example
cleanse make pure， thoroughly clean
clot half-solid lump formed from liquid
cloture closing， device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
coalescing coming together and uniting into one substance
coax get smb to do smth by kindness
coddle treat with care and tenderness
coerce compel， to force to make obedient
cogent strong， convincing
cogitate think deeply， mediate
cognition knowing， awareness (emotionless)
colander bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
collusion secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
combustion process of burning
commend praise
commendable worthy of praise
commuter person who travels regularly
complacently with self-satisfaction
complaisance easy-going habit of mind
comply act in accordance
compound mix or combine
conceal hide， keep secret
conceit over-high opinion of， too much pride
conciliatory intending to or likely to， peaceful
concord agreement or harmony
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concur agree in opinion， happen together
condense increase in density， strength， make laconic
congeal make or become stiff and solid
connoisseur a person with good judgement (eg. in art)
consent give agreement or permission
consolation consoling or being consoled
console give comfort or sympathy to
consternation surprise and fear，dismay
constrict make tight or smaller
consume get to the end of
contentious quarrelsome
contiguous touching， neighboring， near
contrite filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
convoke call together， summon
convoluted complicated; coiled， twisted
cord twisted strands
corporeal physical; of or for the body
correlate have a mutual relation
corroboration additional， strengthening evidence
counterfeit forgery
covetous eagerly desirous
craven cowardly
crease line made by crushing; white line on the ground in criket
credulity too great a readiness to believe things
credulous ready to believe things
crush press， lose shape， subdue， overwhelm
cryptic secret， with a hidden meaning
cumbersome burdensome， heavy and awkward to carry
dart quick movement; missile in darts
dawdler person who is slow; waste of time
dearth shortage
deference respect
defiance open disobedience or resistance
deflect turn aside
deluge great flood， heavy rush of water
demur raise an objection
dent hollow， depression mad by a blow
deposition dethronoment， depositing
deprave make morally bad; corrupt
derision ridicule， mockery， deriding
derivative derived， not original or primitive
descry catch sight of， see smth in the distance
detach separate
diatribe bitter and violent attack in words
dilate speak comprehensively， become wider， large
disabuse free from false ideas， put right
discern see with an effort but clearly
discourse speech， lecture
dismal sad， gloomy， miserable
disparate essentially different
dissemble speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)
dissent have a different opinion， refuse to assent
dissipation going away， dispersing
distinct easily heard， seen， understood， clearly marked
distorted pulled out of the usual shape， give a false account of
distraught distracted， violently upset in mind
distraught disracted; violently upset in mind
divergerence getting farther apart from a point
divestiture taking off， getting rid of， giving up
divulge make known smth secret
dormant in a state of inactivity but awaiting development
dote show much fondness， center one's attention
drone male bee， person who isn't self-employed
drowsiness feeling sleepy， half asleep
dud no use person， smth that fails
dupe cheat， make a fool of
dwarf person or smb much below the usual size
earthenware dishes made of baked clay
ebullience exuberance， outburst of feeling
eddy circular or spiral movement (eg. of wind)
effrontery shameless boldness， impudence
egress way out， exit
elaborate worked out with much care in great detail
eloquence fluent speaking; skillful use of language
encomium very high praise
endemic epidemic
endorse write one's name on the back of
enervate cause to lose strength
engender be the case of (eg. situation， condition)
engrossing taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
engulf swallow up
enigma smth that is puzzling
enzyme catalyst
epistle letter
equilibrium state of being balanced
equivocal having a double or doubtful meaning; suspicious
equivocate put an end， get rig of
erode wear away， eat into
erratic irregular in behaviour or opinion
escalate increase， develop
evaluating finding out the value
evaporate change into vapour， disappear， die
evoke call up， bring out
evolve unfold， develop naturally and gradually
exculpate free from blame
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exoneration set smb slear， free (eg. from blame)
exorbitant much too high or great
extant still in existence
extinct no longer active
extirpate destroy utterly
extort obtain by threats， violence
exuberance state of growing vigorously; being full of life
facilitate make easy (eg. a process of smth)
fallacy false or mistaken belief
fatuous without sense， foolish self-satisfaction
faucet device for controlling the outflow of a liquid
fawn young deer， try to win smb's favour by servile behaviour
feckless futile， irresponsible， inefficient
feint pretend
felon person guilty of murder
ferment substance; become excited
ferocity savage cruelty
fertile producing much， full of ideas
fertilize make fertile or productive
fervid showing earnest feeling
fervor warmth of feelings; earnestness
fidelity loyalty， accuracy
fidget move restlessly， make nervous
figurehead carved image on the prow of a ship
finite limited， having bounds
flamboyant brightly colored， florid
flammable having tendency to burst into flames
flaunting show off complacently
flaw crack， lessen value
fledged able to fly， trained， experienced
fleet number of ships， quick-moving
fleeting passing quaickly
flexibility easily bent without braking
flinch drow， move back， wince
florid very much ornamented; naturally red (eg. of face)
flout oppose， treat with contempt
fluster make nervous or confused
foment put smth (to lessen the pain)， cause smth
foppish like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes
forbear refrain from， be patient; ancestor
ford shallow place in a river (to cross)
forfeit suffer the loss of smth
forge workshop for the shaping of metal; to shape metal; lead
forgery counterfeit
fortuitous happening by chance
fragile easily injured， broken or destroyed
fragrant sweet-smelling
fret worry; irritation; wear away
friction the rubbing of one thing against another， difference of opinion
fringe edge; ornamental border; part of hair over the forehead
frugal careful， economical
fulmination bitter protest
gainsay deny， contradict
gambol quick， playful jumping
garment article of clothing
garrulous too talkative
gaucherie socially awkward， tactless bahaviour
gist the point， general sense
glib ready and smooth but not sincere
gloat over look at with selfish delight
glut supply to much， fill to excess
gossamer soft， light， delicate material
gouge tool for cutting grooves in wood
grave serious， requiring consideration
grievance cause for complaint or protest
grievous causing grief or suffering
grooves long channel in the surface， habital way of living
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