Words

take starch out of [stɑrtʃ]
n.
1. 澱粉[U]
Corn and potatoes contain much starch.
玉米和馬鈴薯含有大量澱粉。
2. 澱粉類食物[P]
3. (漿衣服等用的)澱粉漿[U]
4. 刻板,拘謹[U]
5. 【美】【口】元氣;活力;勇氣[U]
Their success apparently took the starch out of the opposition.
他們的成功明顯地使其對手洩了氣。
vt.
1. (用澱粉漿)給(衣服等)上漿
He wore a starched cap.
他戴一頂漿得筆挺的帽子

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thrift [

]

n.
1. 節儉,節約[U]
She learned from her father the virtues of hard work and thrift.
她從她父親身上學到苦幹和節儉的美德。
2. 【植】海石竹
3. (植物等的)茁壯生長,繁茂[U]
4. 【美】互助儲蓄銀行[C]
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splinter [

]

n.[C]
1. 裂片,碎片;刺
She got a splinter in her foot.
她腳上扎了一根刺。
2. 分裂出來的小派別
They disagreed with the party's decision, so they formed a splinter group.
他們不同意自己黨的決議,於是組成了分裂出來的小派別。
3. 微不足道的事情;微小的東西
4. 【美】【俚】極瘦的人

vt.
1. 使裂成碎片
This wood needs to be splintered into kindling for the fire.
這木頭要劈成碎片作為爐火的引火柴。
The firemen splintered the door with an ax.
消防隊員們用斧頭將門砸開。
2. 使分裂
vi.
1. 裂成碎片
The glass broke and splintered.
玻璃破了,裂成碎片。
2. 分裂[(+off)]
These people splintered off to form a third party.
這些人分裂出來組成第三黨。
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memorandum [

]

n.[C]
1. 備忘錄,記錄;聯絡便條
He sent us a memorandum about the meeting.
他給我們寄來了會議備忘錄。
2. 外交備忘錄,照會
3. 【商】(公司的)章程;(買賣的)摘要
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whim [

]

n.[C][U]
1. 奇想,怪念頭;幻想
She is always full of whims and fancies.
她老是充滿怪念頭。
2. 突然的念頭,一時的興致
He had a sudden whim to go sailing today.
今天他突然想要去航海。

skeptical [

]

a.
1. 懷疑論的,不可知論的
2. 懷疑宗教教條的
3. 懷疑的,多疑的[(+about/of)]
Many were skeptical about this solution.
許多人對這一解決辦法表示懷疑。
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squabble [
]
vi.
1. (為瑣事)爭吵;口角[(+about/over)]
What are you children squabbling about now?
你們這些孩子在吵什麼?

n.
1. 爭吵,口角[C]
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balk [
]
vi.
1. (馬等)突然止步不前
My horse jumped across the deep ravine, but all the others balked.
我的馬躍過深谷,但其餘的馬都突然停止不動。

2. 畏怯,猶豫[(+at)]
Many people balked at this danger.
許多人看到這種危險便畏縮不前。

3. (棒球投手)佯投;作犯規動作
vt.
1. 阻礙,阻止;妨礙
He was balked in his attempt.
他的企圖遭到了挫折。

2. 錯過
3. 推諉
n.[C]
1. 阻礙;妨礙;挫折
That was a balk to us.
那對我們是個挫折。

2. 過失,錯誤
3. (棒球投手的)佯投;犯規動作

4. 樑木,大樑
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sign away
ph.
1. 簽字放棄
She signed away her share in the property.
她簽字放棄財產中屬於她的那一份。
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ailing [
]
a.
1. 生病的;身體不舒服的;體衰的[R]
She helps take care of her ailing aunt.
她幫助照料體弱的姑媽。
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sack [
]
n.[C]
1. 袋;粗布袋;麻袋
2. 一袋(的量)[(+of)]
He bought two sacks of corn.
他買了兩袋玉米。

3. 【口】開除;解雇[the S]
He got the sack for petty thieving.
他因微小竊盜遭到了解雇。

4. 【棒】壘
5. 【美】【俚】床;睡袋[the S]
I bet he's still in the sack.
我可以肯定他還在睡覺。

vt.
1. 裝...入袋
2. 【口】開除;解雇
One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.
一個工人因酗酒被解雇。

3. (在競賽等中)勝過
vi.
1. 【美】【俚】上床,睡覺[(+out/in/up)]

We cleaned up and sacked out early.
我們收拾乾淨很早就上床睡了。
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hoard [
]
n.
1. 貯藏的錢財;貯藏物;密藏物[C][(+of)]
The squirrel kept his hoard in a tree.
這隻松鼠把吃的東西藏在樹裡。

vt.
1. 貯藏,聚藏;隱藏[(+up)]
Is it better to spend your money today or hoard every penny in the bank for
tomorrow?
現在就把錢花掉好,還是把所有的錢存入銀行以備將來之用好?

vi.
1. 積聚錢財;貯藏貨物
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jolt [
]
vt.
1. 使搖動;使顛簸
The horse jolted me terribly when he jumped.
馬跳躍時,我被顛得很厲害。

2. 猛擊,猛敲
3. 使震驚;使慌亂
She was all jolted within.
她內心亂作一團。

4. (粗暴地)突然干涉
vi.
1. (車輛等)搖動;顛簸[(+along)]
The car jolted badly over the rough road.
汽車在崎嶇的路上顛簸。

n.
1. 搖動;顛簸[C]
The bus stopped with a jolt.
公車一蹦停了下來。

2. 震驚;令人震驚的事[C]
The bad news gave us a jolt.

這壞消息使我們震驚。

3. 嚴重的挫折[C]
a jolt of horseradish
少量辣根調味品

4. 少量[S][(+of)]
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peril [
]
n.
1. (嚴重的)危險[U]
You are in great peril.
你的處境極其危險。

2. 危險的事物[C]
Icy roads are a peril to motorists.
結冰的道路對駕駛人十分危險。

3. 冒險[U]
vt.
1. 使有危險,使臨險境;危及
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wobbling
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savvy
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frugal
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disarray
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Stalemate
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hiccough
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malaise
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shudder
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shudder
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repeal
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shudder
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chore
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absolve
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a battery of
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navel
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slam
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constrict
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paramount
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slouch
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churni
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churni
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tread
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swerve
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defibrillator
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ail
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Rumbling
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mortality,
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vintage
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vintage
anathema
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pedigree
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fuller
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beneath
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playbook
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hiccough
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hiccup
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viability
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backs down on
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frenetic
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stark
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contemplate
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pyramid
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mower
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truce
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quell
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antiquate
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BACKER

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Tumultuous
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recoup
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lop
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bleak
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gush
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lode
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sweep up
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wobble
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as yet
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heed
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solace
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morass
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punitive
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laissez-faire
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spigot
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rout
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solace
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ludicrous

deliberation
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mull
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flare up
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predicament
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counteract
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earmark
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grope for
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vertiginous
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dismal
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bumble
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resent
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bash
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demonize
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yank
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wrath
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sidelines
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plumbing
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welter
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upend
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clout
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swashbuckling
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tailspin
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mid-2009
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bearing fruit
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whammy
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somber
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spate
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splurge
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roil
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reverberate
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unnerve
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tick off
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nagging
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recede
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sap
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abate
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beige

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conspicuous
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morphing
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blouse

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boutique
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pare
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slew
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limp
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loophole
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uptick
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grinding
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haul
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trough
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nadir
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streak
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prime
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protract
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profligate
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debunk
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buoy
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shun
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adjunct
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sarcastic

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lap
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overshadow
hiccough
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seduction
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snare
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impasse
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recrimination
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confound
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pin
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bettor
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stump
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eschew
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ace
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timeliness
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spearheaded
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vigilant
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Crave
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Bode
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Peruse
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Burnish
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Throng
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Caliber
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Uptick
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Venue
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Burn out
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Funereal
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Usher in
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Elusive
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Revel
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Elation
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Despondence
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Despondency
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Slacken
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Deluge
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Tamp
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Rubble
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Preliminary

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Bash
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Protract
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Carnage
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Intricacy
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Take Solace in
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Sow
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Boutique
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Plight
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Articulate
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Hinterland
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Prod
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Stave off
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Mull
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Sap
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Resilient
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Outstrip
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Condominium
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Impasse
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Thrifty

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clamp down on
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outflank
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fall back on
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seek out
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flop
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fickle
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specter
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exigent
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revamp
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lame-duck
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cordial
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pleasantries
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spring up
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superstition
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slimy
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sequester
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sway
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reign
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runoff

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dire
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vet
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upheaval
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sign-on
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bombard
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referrals
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put out
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exacerbate
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garner
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savvy
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thicket
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stifled
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eradicate
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disruptive
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unrest
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tout
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stiletto
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heraldi
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chic
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catchphrase
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confectionery
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unbridled
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consumerism
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outdo
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hawk
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ware
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evoke
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rack
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fret
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torturous
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deadlock
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postulate
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relay
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reverberate
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reconvene
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BE RESIGNED TO
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Perilous
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Morale
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Visitation
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Tuck
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Combative
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penny-pinching
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constituency
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headlong
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grapple
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BOON
Bipartisan
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Inmate
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FETTER
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Incarcerate
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Brunt
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pink-slip
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thud
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hinge
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turf
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beleaguered

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tout
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lustrous
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rivalry
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feud
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devolve
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joust
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on the rock
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unnerve
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headlong
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auction
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eviction
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ire
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bludgeon
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sully

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undertow
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embattle
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viability
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hairpin
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gyration
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back down
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reckon
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reinstate
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reinstate
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stride
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lurch
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stump
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cajole
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headway
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trio
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ajar
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roost
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weary
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mindset

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sequel
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pinpoint
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ideologue
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intransigent
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flounder

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amnesty
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spook
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underwhelming
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HASH
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Backstop
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Fatigue
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Thread
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Cascade
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pare
gadget
coax
Dour
Bleak
Standoff
Strife
Dangle
Hold out
Splendor
notch
heft
boutique
pall
woo
assail
delinquent
flagship
low-ball

dangle
outage
barometer
mortar
divulge
dissemination
tepid
lapse
turf
chorus
postulate
sap
repel
crumbl
simmer
crest
hunker
all but
mire
astronomical
foe
streak
more or less
trample
chide
pull in
set out
tussle
shakeout
reprise
sideshow
sideline
underpin
bout
snag
resounding
onus
lower-than-expected

eatery
jolt
quandary
torpedo
parity
respite
impeachment
discrepancies
scam
PURGE
Grapple
Ergonomic
Boar
Cachet
Resilient
Laggard
SIZE UP
JETTISON
Asinine
Horrendous
Tread
Reckon
Crater
Staples
take a back seat to
tandem
seesaw
splash
interim
revamp
wrap up
hustle
single-handedly
procrastinate
head count
naysayer
hack away at

ammunition
liquidity-boosting
resumption
down payment
carte
bipartisan
decrepit
gridlocked
staggering
twofold
avalanche
parliament
miscreant
torrent
carnage
hallmark
grinding
disenchanted
skid
deviate
saga
scrutiny
on a part with
subpoena
predicament
lump
coal
goof-up
notch
weary
decipher
dispel
breather
forebear
nonferrous
turnout
tantalize
triumphant

halve
WOO
Crouch
Plumber
crank out
carpal
trouser
roofer
spin out
balk
scant
muster
tap……指定
a raft of
sway
roost
colossus
nudge
choppy
bruised
disavow
barometer
pall
ferry
pull up
eke out
ditch
rekindle
gain ground on
unbowed
backpedal
shudder
slake
whet
rout
gag
pessimist
imminent

decipher
trawl
unwary
off-limit
guzzle
boast
escapades
boorish
puffery
trickery
fakery
ire
dickering
call on
stellar
autumn
gorge
resounding
fend off
last-ditch
unsolicited
turns head
grapple
bow out
recede
Toyota's announcement comes after the company cut its sales outlook
for the year ending in March to 7.32 million vehicles from 7.54 million
vehicles in the year earlier.
Hone
Eclipse
GM recently reported that U.S. light vehicle sales in January fell 48.9%
from the same period a year earlier to 128,198
Earlier this week
Curtail
Syndrome
Crop UP
Bleak

Coop
Nugget
Yore
Corrugated
Beam
Cavernous
Shacks
Peck at
Spigot
plump
dire
albeit
To make ends meet
Japan's economy slumped at a larger-than-expected 3.3% in the
October-December period from the previous quarter
Mire
Cautionary
Punctuate
Tandem
Brunt
Weigh in
Hoard
Glow
across-the-board
defraud
presage
morph into
Down for a third consecutive trading session and sliding nearly 300
points early Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ) declined
297.81 points, or 3.8%, to end at 7,552.6, remaining a hair above its
Nov. 20 close of 7,552.29.
Net income in the quarter ended Jan. 31 dropped to $3.79 billion, or 96
cents a share, from $4.1 billion, or $1.02 a share, in the year-earlier
period.
Parliament

Dearth
Exodus
Entail
Backfire
Impending
en route
scoop
clutches
stingy
swill
don
toga
Cupid
Vestige
Impervious
Disintermediation
Veer
Behemoth
Vulture
Glimmer
Deflect
Brethren
Goose
Onto
Spin-off
Submergence
Tab 監視
Swine
Linchpin
Forthcoming
Limp
waist-high
conviction
recoup
opaque
predominantly
ad-hoc
stand pat

crimp
levy
it has risen eight out of the last nine weeks.
Follow-on
Chafe
Dictate
bait-and-switch
free-lance
spinach
bracelet
blouse
sack
divvy up
swoon
choppy
assail
gauge
preliminarily
covet
whet
bask
defy
meander
scrutiny
overrate
boon
stiff
pound
tenacious
flounder
uphill
filing
turnover
Teens who are used to working at higher-end establishments may want
to lower their sights a bit this summer.
Vet
Hit up

Stand pat
Duel
Simmer
Notch
a sprinkling of
An index of pending home sales rose for the third straight month.
making double-digit drops
auspices
bump up
pull off
step up
pull off
onlooker
blare
swirl
limelight
hard-charging
buoy
paramedic
protracted
dampen
resource slack
subdue
abate
subdue
populous
wind down
custodial
guilt
strategic
smaller-than-forecast
rejuvenate
haul
Precipitous
DAUNTING
Reminiscent
Tally
Unsubstantiated

Shrewdest
Novice
hell-bent
fiduciary
embark on
scorch
prescient
savory
blasphemous
err
laud
flounder
bounce around
interim
caveat
forthright
legitimate
slug
lull
complacency
unison
prospectus
rock-bottom
weight in
pent up
frill
garner
modicum
invigorating
bang on
relief worker 救難人員
rescue team 搜救隊
aid group 救援團體
knit 毛線帽
On the heels of
Preemptive
Ratified
Quell

Buffet
Churn
Clinch
Ecstatic
Bicker
Foreshadow
assuage
Acquit
peripheral
Stiffening
tenuous
tailed off
Portend
bellwether
reminiscent
Unanimous
ingrained
fended off
stewardship
Poise
dovish
gyrate
Chide
Castoff
recourse
Encroach on
Turf
Blowback
induce
albeit
moribund
Full slate of
Attune
Shun
squander
wager
resuscitate
reinvigorate

resilient
pittance
Presages
Capitulation
repatriation
stutter
counterproductive
capitulation [kə͵pɪtʃəˋleʃən]
Erect
engulf
Splinter
reappraise [
]
plank
staunch
upward pressure on 有向上的壓力 …會向上
refute
Shun
tone down
hoard
as though
ratification
chalk up
funnel
funk
beholden
ramifications
circumvent
Resuscitation
moot
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A number of ECB speakers seem to confirm that moves on the rate front (corridor widening
and/or rate cuts), the liquidity front (12-mo long-term refinance operations) and the bank
front (covered bonds purchase) are likely as early as at the Oct. 6 meeting: Barclays

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nebulous [
a.
1. 星雲的
2. 朦朧的;含糊的

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murky[
]
a.
1. 黑暗的;陰鬱的
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Prong
nag
apocalyptic

relapse
wean off
wrath
Dealogic data showed yuan-denominated corporate bond issuance by non-financial
companies remained relatively steady at the equivalent of $31.1 billion in the quarter, while
euro- denominated sales more than halved to $26.4 billion
Comfort Drops to Second-Weakest on Record

even as
repatriate
thud
poise
settle in
do the rounds
hawk
overt
bode
exorcised
Stagnate
torch
agony
proactively
pre-emptive
run-up
Dodge
Ammunition
overdrive
muddle through

Millstone
foresaw
protracted
renounce
endgame
vigilance
discern
sadden
wager
Adrift
close in on
Dicey
Referendum
buffet
Stymie
Elusive
convene
shakeout
Balk
Bog Down
anecdotally
rout
allotment
Fizzle
Glut
confound
Teeter
Reprieve
Flounder
Defraud
bode
epoch
backstop
Skittish
espionage
nix
outguess
Corkage

Purge
Forgo
Stoke
Excavator
Beaten-Down
splurge

mystique
trounce
vigilantes
Indictment
Dismissal
Tatter
a 10th of = 10 percent of
ossify
maternity leave
Shield
Take On
Eludes
uphold
blunt
balk
Push Out
Wrath
Rousing
Décor
Scrooge
allotment
Plurality
Purge
Veer
ante
Fink
beckon
wager
skimpy
demur
Divest
Tandem

confound
buck
Dispense
Deflect
prospectus
Fetal
Unheed
Retrench.
Retrenchment
Dwarf
stalemate
Scamper
Extradite
fundraising
relentless
Verdict
cull
stigma
uptake
palatable
wade
feasible
backstop