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abdication  n.    The act of giving up a position, power, or right, especially a throne or a leadership role. "The abdication of the queen was unexpected and sparked controversy."  發音
aberration  n.    A departure from what is normal, typical, or expected. "The sudden aberration in the stock market caused widespread panic."  發音
abet  v.    To help or encourage someone to do something, especially something wrong or illegal. "She was charged with abetting the thief in the robbery."  發音
abeyance  n.   A state of inactivity or suspension, especially temporarily. "The project was put in abeyance due to lack of funds."
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abhor  v.   To dislike or detest someone or something very strongly. "He abhorred violence and tried to promote peace in his community."  發音
abide  v.    To comply with, follow, or accept a rule, decision, or agreement. "They had to abide by the court's decision and pay the fine."  發音
abjure  v.  To renounce or reject formally and publicly. "He abjured his former beliefs and joined a new religion."  發音
abrade  v.  Worn away or rubbed off as a result of friction or erosion. "The abraded surface of the rock made it difficult to climb."  發音
abrogate  v.    To repeal, annul, or cancel a law, treaty, or agreement. "The government decided to abrogate the controversial treaty."
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abscond  v.   To leave secretly or disappear, especially to avoid arrest or responsibility. "The suspect absconded from the scene of the crime."  發音
abstruse  adj.    Complex, difficult to understand, or intellectually challenging. "The abstruse theory was beyond the comprehension of most people."  發音
abut  v.  To be adjacent to or touch along a common boundary. "The two properties abutted each other and shared a fence."  發音
abysmal  adj.  Extremely bad or poor; bottomless. "The abysmal performance of the team led to their defeat."  發音
acclaimed  adj.    Praised, recognized, or celebrated as being of high quality or excellence. "The acclaimed novel won several awards and was a best-seller."  發音
accolade  n.  An award or distinction given in recognition of achievement. "He received an accolade for his contributions to the field of medicine."  發音
accretion  n.    The process of growth or increase by accumulation. "The accretion of wealth allowed them to live a comfortable life."  發音
accrue  v.  To accumulate or increase over time. "The interest on the deposit accrued over the years."  發音
acumen  n.  Sharpness of judgment or insight; cleverness. "His acumen in business was widely recognized and respected."  發音
adamant  adj.    Unyielding or inflexible; extremely determined. "She was adamant about finishing the project on time."  發音
admonitory  adj.    Serving as a warning or reprimand. "The admonitory tone of her voice made it clear that she was not happy."
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adorn  v.  To decorate or add beauty to. "The room was adorned with colorful paintings and elegant furniture."  發音
adulteration  n.   The addition of a harmful substance to pure food or drink is called adulteration. "The scandal caused by the adulteration of the baby formula with melamine was worldwide news."  發音
affable  adj.  Being friendly, approachable, and easy to talk to is referred to as being affable. "The new teacher was affable and all the students liked her."  發音
affinity  n.   An attraction or strong liking for someone or something is referred to as an affinity. "She had an affinity for classical music, and attended concerts whenever she could."  發音
aggravate  v.  To make a situation or problem worse is referred to as aggravating. "His behavior at the party only served to aggravate the already tense situation."  發音
agile  adj.   Being quick and nimble in movement is referred to as being agile. "The gymnast's agility was impressive as she completed her routine with ease."  發音
agog  adj.    Being excited and eager to know more is referred to as being agog. "The children were agog as the magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat."  發音
ail  v.  To be suffering from an illness or pain is referred to as ailing. "Her grandmother had been ailing for a few weeks and was unable to get out of bed."  發音
alacrity  n.    Being cheerful and eager in doing something is referred to as being done with alacrity. "She approached her new job with alacrity and was soon promoted."  發音
alcove  n.    A small recess in a wall or room is referred to as an alcove. "The alcove in the living room was used as a reading nook."
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ale  n.    A type of beer that is dark and slightly bitter is referred to as ale. "He ordered a pint of ale at the pub and enjoyed its rich flavor."  發音
aleck  n.    A person who is clever or cheeky is referred to as an aleck. "The young man was an aleck and always had a witty comment to make."  發音
allegiance  n.    Loyalty to a person, group, or cause is referred to as allegiance. "His allegiance to his country was unwavering, and he joined the army to defend it."  發音
alleviate  v.    To make something less severe or painful is referred to as alleviating. "The medicine helped to alleviate her headache." 發音
alloy  n.    A mixture of two or more metals is referred to as an alloy. "The ring was made of gold alloy, and was durable and long-lasting."  發音
aloof  adj.   Being distant or detached in behavior or attitude is referred to as being aloof. "The cat was aloof and preferred to be left alone."  發音
amalgamate  v.  To combine or mix different things together is referred to as amalgamating. "The two companies amalgamated to form a larger corporation."  發音
ambidextrous  adj.  Being able to use both the left and right hand equally well is referred to as being ambidextrous. "The basketball player was ambidextrous and could shoot with either hand."  發音
ambiguous  adj.     Being unclear or having more than one possible interpretation is referred to as ambiguous. "The instructions were ambiguous and caused confusion."  發音
ambivalent  adj.  having mixed feelings or conflicting emotions towards someone or something. “She was ambivalent about moving to a new city, both excited and nervous at the same time.”  發音
ambrosial  adj. having a delicious or sweet fragrance or flavor. “The ambrosial aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen.”   發音
ameliorate  v.    to make something better or improve it. “The new policy is expected to ameliorate the living conditions of the citizens.”  發音
amortize  v.  to pay off a debt in regular installments over a period of time. “The company has a plan to amortize its debt over the next 5 years.” 發音
anguish  n.   intense pain or suffering, mental or physical. “The family was in anguish after losing their home in the fire.”  發音
animosity  n.  strong dislike or hatred towards someone or something. “The animosity between the two neighboring countries has been a major issue for years.”  發音
antidote  n.  a medicine or treatment used to counteract the effects of a poison or harmful substance. “The doctor administered  the antidote to the patient who was poisoned.”  發音
antithetical   adj.    being in direct opposition or contrast to something. “The view of the city from the mountain top was antithetical to the view from the valley.”  發音
apartheid  n.    a system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s. “The apartheid system was finally dismantled in the early 1990s, ending decades of racial segregation and discrimination.”  發音
aplomb  n.  confidence and poise in difficult situations. “He handled the crisis with aplomb, never losing his cool.”  發音
apostate  n.  a person who renounces or abandons their religious or political beliefs. “The former priest was considered an apostate after he renounced his faith and became an atheist.”  發音
apotheosis  n.  the highest or the best example of something, ideal or perfect representation. “The new building is considered the apotheosis of modern architecture.”  發音
appease  v.  to calm or pacify someone, to satisfy or make them happy. “The company tried to appease the angry customers with a discount.”  發音
apprehensive  adj.    feeling worried or nervous about something that is about to happen. “She was apprehensive about her first day at the new job.”  發音
apprise  v.  to inform or notify someone of something. “The manager apprised the employees of the company's new policies.”  發音
approbation  n.  approval or endorsement, support or approval of a proposal or idea. “The proposal received the approbation of the board of directors.”  發音
apropos  adv.   relevant or appropriate to a particular situation. “He made an apropos comment that received a round of applause.”  發音
apt  adj.  being suitable or appropriate for a particular situation. “She was an apt candidate for the job, with the right skills and experience.”  發音
arabesque  n.  a complex decorative design or pattern, often with a floral or geometric motif. “The intricate arabesque pattern on the vase caught her eye.”  發音
arboreal  adj.  related to trees or living in trees. “Many arboreal animals, such as monkeys and squirrels, are adapted to life in the trees.”  發音
arcane  adj.  Something that is arcane is mysterious and known by only a few people. "The arcane symbols etched on the ancient temple wall remain a mystery to this day."  發音
ardor  n.  Ardor refers to intense passion or enthusiasm. "The soccer fans displayed their ardor for their team by chanting and waving flags."  發音
arduous  adj.  Something that is arduous is difficult, demanding and requires a lot of effort. "Climbing the mountain was an arduous task, but the view from the top made it all worth it." 發音
argot  n.    Argot is a special vocabulary or language used by a particular group of people. "The teenagers were speaking in argot, and the teacher couldn't understand what they were saying."  發音
arrant  adj.  Something that is arrant is complete, unqualified or absolute. "The arrant thief stole all the valuables from the safe."
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arrogance  n.  Arrogance is a sense of superior or excessive self-importance. "His arrogance was apparent in the way he spoke to others."  發音
articulate  adj.  To articulate is to express ideas or thoughts clearly and effectively. "She was articulate in her speech and made her point effectively."  發音
ascend  v.  To ascend is to move up, climb or increase in level, rank, or amount. "The plane began to ascend into the sky."  發音
ascertain  v.  To ascertain is to find out or determine something with certainty. "The detective tried to ascertain the motive behind the crime."  發音
ascetic  adj.  Something that is ascetic is characterized by self-denial, simplicity, and avoidance of pleasure and luxury. "The ascetic monk lived a life of poverty and solitude."  發音
ascribe    To ascribe is to attribute or assign something to a particular cause or source. "The historians ascribed the victory to the military tactics used in the battle."  發音
aseptic  adj.  Something that is aseptic is free from bacteria or germs, or has undergone sterilization. "The surgical instruments were kept aseptic to prevent infection."  發音
asperity  n.  Asperity refers to roughness, harshness, or severity in behavior, tone, or nature. "His voice carried an asperity that made it clear he was angry." 發音
aspersion   An aspersion is a damaging remark or a false accusation. "The politician's reputation was tarnished by the aspersions cast upon him."  發音
assail  v.  To assail is to attack someone physically or verbally. "The opponent tried to assail the champion with a barrage of punches."  發音
assiduous  adj.  Someone who is assiduous is diligent and hardworking. "The assiduous student put in long hours of study to prepare for the exam."  發音
assuage  v.     To assuage is to ease or lessen pain, suffering, or distress. "The cool breeze helped to assuage the heat of the day."
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asterisk  n.   An asterisk is a symbol (*) used to indicate a footnote, reference, or omitted word. "The instructions had an asterisk next to the important step." 發音
astringent  adj. Something that is astringent is having a tightening effect on tissues and causing a reduction in secretion. "The astringent toner was used to reduce the oiliness of the skin."  發音
astute  adj.  Having good judgement and intelligence; wise. "She was an astute business woman, always making the best decisions for her company."  發音
atavistic  adj.  Relating to traits or characteristics that are inherited from ancestors and appear in a person or group after a long time of not being present. "The sudden appearance of the atavistic trait of tail feathers in the birds was a surprise to the scientists."  發音
atonement  n.    Making amends or reparations for wrongs or mistakes. "The prisoners sought atonement for their crimes by performing community service."  發音
attenuate  v.    To make thin or weaker; to reduce in force or intensity. "The disease attenuated over time, leaving the patient with a much milder form of the illness."  發音
attune  v.  To bring into harmony or adjust to a particular condition or purpose. "The singer attuned her voice to the musical instrument, creating a beautiful melody."  發音
audacious  adj.    Fearless and bold; daring and adventurous. "The audacious skydiver jumped out of the plane without a second thought."  發音
augury  n. An omen or sign, especially one predicting the future. "The sudden appearance of the rainbow was considered an augury of good luck by the villagers."  發音
august  adj.  Inspiring admiration or respect; of high dignity or grandeur. "The emperor was known for his august presence and commanding leadership."  發音
auspicious  adj.  Propitious, favorable, or lucky. "The wedding ceremony was held on an auspicious date, marking the start of a happy and prosperous life for the newlyweds."  發音
austere  adj.  Severely simple or plain, often in manner or appearance; lacking comfort or luxury. "The monk lived an austere life, dedicating himself to meditation and self-discipline."  發音
auxiliary  adj.  Providing additional help or support; serving as an aid or supplement. "The auxiliary units arrived to help fight the fire, bringing additional resources and manpower."  發音
aver  v. To assert or affirm as true; to state positively. "The witness averred that she saw the suspect at the scene of the crime." 發音
aversion  n.  A strong dislike or antipathy; an unwillingness to do something. "The young girl had a strong aversion to spinach and would never eat it, no matter how much she was encouraged to do so."  發音
avid  adj. Showing great enthusiasm or interest; eager. "The avid collector spent countless hours searching for rare stamps to add to his collection."  發音
avow  v.  To declare openly or boldly; to confess or acknowledge. "The suspect avowed his innocence, stating that he was not present at the time of the crime."  發音

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baleful  adj.  Causing or likely to cause harm or destruction; having a harmful influence. "The dark clouds hanging overhead were a baleful sign of the storm to come."  發音
balk  v.  To stop short and refuse to go on; to block or thwart. "The horse balked at the sight of the large jump and refused to continue the race."  發音
bandy  adj.  To exchange or argue back and forth; to discuss or dispute at length. "The two lawyers bandied words in court, each trying to prove their case."  發音
baneful  adj.  Having a harmful or destructive effect; dangerous. "The baneful effects of the toxic waste were felt by the surrounding communities for years to come."  發音
barrage  n.  A concentrated attack or barrage of questions, criticisms, or insults. "The reporter faced a barrage of questions from the audience after the speech."  發音
barren  adj. Unable to produce or lacking in results; unproductive. "The once-fertile fields had become barren and unable to grow crops due to years of neglect."  發音
bask  v.  To enjoy the warmth and light of the sun or a fire; to take pleasure in. "The cat lay in the sun, basking in its warm rays."  發音
beatify  v.    To bless or make holy; to pronounce someone blessed after death. "The pope beatified Mother Teresa, recognizing her as a person of great holiness."  發音
bedizen   v.   Bedizen - To decorate or adorn in a showy or gaudy manner. "The young girl bedizened herself with jewelry and bright colors for the party."  發音
beguile  v.   To deceive or mislead, often by charming or engaging behavior. "The salesman beguiled the customers with his smooth talk and persuasive techniques."  發音
belabor  v.  To dwell on or explain in excessive detail; to harp on. "The teacher belabored the point, making sure all the students understood the concept."  發音
bellicose  adj.  Having or showing a tendency to be aggressive or to fight; warlike. "The bellicose young man was always getting into fights and causing trouble."  發音
belligerent  adj.  Hostile and aggressive; inclined to fight. "The two nations were locked in a state of belligerence, with tensions high and no end in sight."  發音
benefactor  n.   A person who gives help or financial support, especially to a charity or public cause. "The wealthy philanthropist was known as a benefactor to many local organizations and charities."  發音
benevolence  n.   Kindness or generosity, especially in giving money or support to those in need. "The couple was known for their benevolence, regularly giving to charity and helping those in their community."  發音
benign  adj.  Benign - Gentle, kind, and not causing harm; harmless. "The medicine had a benign effect, with few side effects and no harm to the patient."  發音
benison  n.   A blessing or something that brings good fortune. "The new job offer was seen as a benison, offering a brighter future and more opportunities."  發音
bequest  n.   A gift or legacy left by a will. "The old woman left a bequest to her favorite charity, ensuring that her legacy would live on."  發音
berate  v. To scold or criticize harshly. "The manager berated the employees for their mistakes, causing a negative work environment."  發音
bereft  adj.  Deprived of or lacking something, especially something essential or valuable. Example: "After losing her husband, the woman was left bereft and alone."  發音
bewilder  v.  To confuse or puzzle; to make unsure of one's direction or understanding. "The maze of streets and buildings in the city bewildered the tourist, who found it difficult to find his way." 發音
bigot  n.   A person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities that differ from their own. "The young man was criticized for his bigoted views, which showed a lack of respect for others."  發音
bilge  n.   Worthless or foolish talk; nonsense. "The politician's promises were criticized as bilge, as they were not based on reality."  發音
blandishment    n. Flattery or praise used to persuade or influence. "The salesperson used blandishments to try to convince the customer to buy the product."  發音
blandness  n. The quality of being uninteresting or lacking in variety; dullness. "The blandness of the menu was criticized by customers, who wanted more exciting and diverse options."  發音
blasé   adj. Unimpressed or indifferent, especially due to over-exposure to something. "The young woman was blasé about the latest fashion trends, having seen it all before." 發音
blatant  adj.   Obvious and lacking in subtlety; bold and offensive. "The singer's blatant disregard for the rules was unacceptable and led to their removal from the competition."  發音
blithe  adj.  Blithe - Happy, carefree, and lighthearted. "The children ran through the park, their faces full of blithe joy and delight."  發音
boggle  v.  To confuse or overwhelm, causing one to hesitate or be uncertain. "The complexity of the math problem boggled the minds of many students, who found it difficult to solve."  發音
bogus  adj.  False or fake; not genuine. "The counterfeit money was revealed as bogus, with no real value."  發音
boisterous  adj.  Noisy, energetic, and uncontrolled; rough and rowdy. "The boisterous partygoers caused a disturbance, with loud music and shouting late into the night."  發音
bolster  v.  To support or reinforce; to increase or strengthen. "The coach's encouragement bolstered the team's confidence, helping them to win the game. "發音
boorish  adj.  Rude, insensitive, or offensive in behavior or manners. "The boorish man was criticized for his lack of etiquette and poor manners."  發音
braggart  n.  A person who boasts or brags excessively. "The braggart told tall tales about his accomplishments, but no one believed him."  發音
brash  adj.  Impulsive and bold, often without consideration for the consequences. "The young man was known for his brash behavior, often making decisions without thinking."  發音
brass  n.   Impudence or boldness, especially in challenging authority. "The soldier's brass earned him a reprimand from his commanding officer." 發音
brazen  adj.  Bold and without shame or respect for others; impudent. "The criminal's brazen attempt to rob the bank was foiled by the alert security guard." 發音
breach  n.   A violation of a law, agreement, or principle; a gap or break in a wall, barrier, or surface. "The company was fined for breaching privacy regulations, as they collected personal data without consent."  發音
brittle  adj. Brittle - Easily broken or damaged; lacking flexibility or resilience. "The old bridge was deemed unsafe and closed to traffic, due to its brittle structure." 發音
broach  v.  To bring up or introduce a topic of discussion or consideration. "The manager broached the subject of promotions at the meeting, to the delight of the employees."  發音
brook  n.  To tolerate or endure something, especially something unpleasant or undesirable. "The young man could not brook the thought of failure, and worked tirelessly to succeed."  發音
brummagem   Cheap or imitation; of poor quality. "The jewelry was revealed as brummagem, as it was made of cheap metals and not real gold."  發音
buoyant  adj.  Light and able to float; cheerful and optimistic. "The buoyant balloons filled the sky, lifting the spirits of the children below." 發音
burgeon  v.  To grow or develop quickly; to flourish. "The young company's sales surged, as it began to burgeon in the marketplace." 發音
burnish  v.   To polish or make smooth and shiny; to enhance or improve. "The artist burnished the sculpture, removing any rough spots and giving it a smooth finish."  發音
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cabal n.   A small group of people who secretly plan and work together, often with a political or secretive agenda."There were rumors of a cabal of conspirators, plotting to overthrow the government."  發音
cadge v.   To beg or borrow without intending to return what was taken; to take advantage of someone's generosity. "The young man was known to cadge cigarettes from his friends, never offering to repay them."  發音
cajole v.   To persuade or influence someone using flattery, encouragement, or gentle urging. "The salesperson cajoled the customer into purchasing the expensive product, using smooth talk and flattery."  發音
calipers n.    A measuring device used to determine the dimensions of an object, often used in engineering and manufacturing. "The engineer used calipers to ensure the accuracy of the measurements, before beginning the manufacturing process."  發音
calisthenics n.    Physical exercises designed to improve fitness and flexibility, often performed with no equipment. "The morning exercise routine included a series of calisthenics, designed to strengthen the muscles and improve mobility."  發音
calumny n.   False and malicious accusations or statements intended to harm someone's reputation. "The politician's reputation was tarnished by the calumny spread by their political opponents."  發音
candid adj.   Honest and straightforward; free from bias or dishonesty. "The witness gave a candid account of what they had seen, without attempting to influence the outcome."  發音
cant n.    Insincere or hypocritical language or behavior; jargon or slang used by a particular group of people. "The politician's speech was filled with cant and platitudes, without addressing the real issues." 發音
cantankerous adj.    Bad-tempered or ill-natured; irritable or argumentative. "The cantankerous old man was known for his sharp tongue and quick temper, causing others to avoid him."  發音
canvass v.   To solicit or request opinions, votes, or support; to examine or survey an area or group of people. "The political campaign team went door-to-door, canvassing for votes in the upcoming election."  發音
castigate v.   To criticize or scold severely; to punish or reprimand. "The teacher castigated the students for their lack of preparation, demanding they do better in the future."  發音
castigation n.   Severe criticism or reprimand; a harsh rebuke or punishment. "The employee received a castigation from their supervisor, for failing to follow proper procedures."  發音
catalyst n.    Something that causes change or drives a reaction or process; a stimulus or motivator. "The new technology served as a catalyst for change, driving innovation and growth in the industry." 發音
caustic adj.     Biting or corrosive; having a bitter, sarcastic, or biting tone or remark. "The comedian's caustic wit was well-known, as they took jabs at their subjects without mercy."  發音
cavalcade n.   A procession or parade of people or vehicles, often in celebration or as a show of strength or honor. "The city held a cavalcade to celebrate its founding, with marching bands and floats parading down the main street."  發音
censure n.  A strong or formal expression of disapproval or condemnation; to criticize or condemn. "The committee issued a censure of the company, for its unethical business practices."  發音
centurion n.   a high-ranking officer in the ancient Roman army, typically commanding a century of 100 soldiers. "The centurion led his men into battle with great bravery."  發音
chagrin n.   a feeling of disappointment, frustration, or embarrassment. "The loss of the game brought a sense of chagrin to the entire team."  發音
chary adj.  cautious, wary, or guarded. "She was chary about giving out her personal information to strangers."  發音
chaste   pure and moral, especially in sexual conduct. "She lived a chaste life, devoted to her religion."  發音
chastened    disciplined or corrected, usually through punishment. "The scolding from his boss left him chastened and determined to improve his performance."  發音
chastisement    punishment or criticism intended to correct or discipline someone. "The child received a stern chastisement for misbehaving in class." 發音
chauvinist   a person who is excessively patriotic and shows a strong bias in favor of their own country. "He was accused of being a chauvinist for his constant praise of his own nation."  發音
chicanery    deceitful or dishonest behavior, especially in legal matters. "The lawyer was accused of using chicanery to win the case."  發音
chisel    a tool with a sharp blade used for cutting, shaping, or carving materials such as wood or stone. "The sculptor used a chisel to carefully carve the statue from the block of marble." 發音
chortle    a soft, cheerful laugh or chuckle. "He let out a chortle upon hearing the joke."  發音
churl    a rude or surly person. "The churl refused to help the lost traveler."  發音
churlish    (adj) ungracious or surly in behavior or manners. "His churlish behavior ruined the party for everyone."  發音
clamor    a loud, persistent noise or disturbance. "The clamor of the construction outside her window made it difficult for her to sleep."  發音
clientele    a group of customers or clients. "The store had a large and loyal clientele who appreciated its personalized service."   發音
clinch    to hold or fasten tightly, to settle or resolve. "He clinched the deal by agreeing to the terms."  發音
cling    to hold onto something tightly, often out of fear of losing it. "She clung to the ropes as the boat rocked back and forth."
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clot   a solid mass formed by the coagulation of a liquid, such as blood. "The doctor advised him to elevate his leg to prevent a blood clot from forming."  發音
cloture    a parliamentary procedure used to end debate and bring a vote on a bill. "The senators voted for cloture to move the bill to a vote."  發音
coagulation    The process of liquid turning into a solid, often through the actions of enzymes or chemical agents. "The coagulation of the blood helps to stop bleeding."  發音
coalescing   The process of coming together, merging, or unifying. "After the two companies merged, they started to work together as one, with the employees coalescing into a single team."  發音
coax    To gently persuade someone to do something, often by flattery or gentle prodding. "She tried to coax her cat out from under the bed with treats."  發音
coda    A final passage of music or a concluding section of a literary or artistic work. "The coda of the symphony was a beautiful and uplifting conclusion to the piece."  發音
coddle   To treat with excessive care and attention; to indulge or pamper. "After a long day at work, she liked to coddle herself with a warm bath and a good book."  發音
coerce   To force or convince someone to do something through pressure or threats. "The kidnapper threatened to hurt the hostages unless they were given the ransom, trying to coerce the authorities into paying."  發音
coeval    Existing or occurring at the same time. "The Roman Empire and the Han dynasty were coeval, lasting from the 1st century BC to the 5th century AD."  發音
cogent   Persuasive, convincing, and well-reasoned. "His argument was cogent and based on solid evidence, and the judge ruled in his favor."  發音
cogitate     To think deeply or reflect upon something, often with the goal of reaching a decision or conclusion. "She sat in silence for a long time, cogitating on the difficult decision she had to make."  發音
cognizant    Awareness, conscious, or knowledgeable. "The manager was cognizant of the importance of meeting the deadline and made sure the team was working efficiently to get it done."  發音
cohort   A group of people who share a common characteristic, such as age or experience. "The baby boomer cohort refers to the generation born between 1946 and 1964."  發音
colander    A kitchen utensil used for straining liquids from solids, such as pasta or vegetables. "She used a colander to drain the boiling water from the spaghetti."  發音
colloquial    Informal, conversational language that is characteristic of everyday speech. "The book was written in a colloquial style, making it easy to read and understand."  發音
collusion    Secret cooperation or conspiracy for an illegal or deceitful purpose. "The investigation found evidence of collusion between the two companies to fix prices and cheat customers."  發音
combustion     A chemical reaction in which a substance reacts with oxygen to release energy in the form of heat and light. "The internal combustion engine uses gasoline and air to generate power for the car."  發音
commemorate    To remember or honor an event or person, often through a ceremony or special event. "The monument was built to commemorate the soldiers who died in the war."  發音
commodious    Spacious and comfortable, offering enough room for movement and storage. "The new house was much more commodious than their old apartment, with extra space for their growing family."  發音
commuter     A person who travels regularly, especially between home and work. "John is a daily commuter, he takes the train to work."  發音
complaisance    A tendency to comply with the wishes of others. "The waiter's complaisance made it easier for us to enjoy our meal."  發音
complaisant    Willing to please or oblige; friendly and obliging. "The receptionist was very complaisant and helped us with our request."  發音
compunction    A feeling of guilt, regret or remorse. "She felt a strong compunction for breaking her promise."  發音
conceal    hide keep secret 發音
conceit    over-high opinion of too much pride 發音
conciliatory    reconciling soothing comforting mollifying 發音
concoct    invent, prepare by mixing together 發音
concord    agreement or harmony 發音
concur    agree in opinion happen together 發音
condense    increase in density strength make laconic 發音
condone    forgive 發音
Conduce    To bring about 發音
congeal    make or become stiff and solid 發音
conjoin    to join together 發音
connoisseur    a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) 發音
connotation    suggestion in addition to 發音
connote    Suggest or imply in addition to the precise, literal meaning 發音
consequential    pompous self important 發音
console    give comfort or sympathy to 發音
conspicuous    easily seen remarkable 發音
consternation    surprise and fear dismay 發音
constrain    compel 發音
constrict    make tight or smaller 發音
consume    get to the end of 發音
consummate    perfect/make perfect/complete 發音
contemn    to scorn or despise 發音
contentious    argumentative pugnacious combative quarrelsome 發音
contiguous    touching neighboring near 發音
contrite    filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing 發音
contumacious    insubordinate rebellious 發音
conundrum    a riddle dilemma enigma 發音
conviction    convincing firm belief 發音
convoke    call together summon 發音
convoluted    complicated coiled twisted 發音
cordial    warm and sincere 發音
cordon    line (of police acting as a guard) 發音
cornucopia    abundant supply 發音
corporeal    physical of or for the body 發音
correlate    have a mutual relation 發音
corroboration    additional strengthening evidence 發音
coruscate    sparkle 發音
countenance    to favor or approve of 發音
counterfeit    forgery 發音
countervail    counterbalance 發音
covert    disguised 發音
covetous    eagerly desirous 發音
cower    crouch shrink back 發音
coy    shy/modest (esp of a girl) 發音
crass    very great (es. stupidity) 發音
cravat    piece of linen worn as a necktie 發音
craven    cowardly 發音
crease    line made by crushing white line on the ground in cricket 發音
credulity    too great a readiness to believe things 發音
credulous    ready to believe things 發音
crush    press lose shape subdue overwhelm 發音
cryptic    secret with a hidden meaning 發音
cumbersome    burdensome heavy and awkward to carry 發音
curmudgeon    bad-tempered person 發音
curriculum    course of study 發音
cursory    quick hurried 發音
curtail    make shorter then was planned 發音
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dainty    pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please 發音
dangle    hand or swing loosely 發音
daunt    intimidate make fearful 發音
dawdler    person who is slow waste of time 發音
dearth    shortage 發音
debacle    a breakup overthrow sudden disaster 發音
decorum    propriety properness 發音
decree    order given by authority 發音
decry    disapprove of 發音
defalcate    (v) to embezzle or misappropriate 發音
defer    postpone 發音
deferential    showing respect 發音
defiance    open disobedience or resistance 發音
delineate    to portray depict sketch out 發音
deluge    great flood heavy rush of water 發音
demagogue    person appealing not to reasons 發音
demur    to hesitate raise objections 發音
denigrate    blacken belittle sully defame 發音
denouement    an outcome or solution the unraveling of a plot 發音
deplete    use until none remains 發音
deposition    dethronement depositing 發音
deprave    make morally bad corrupt 發音
deprecate    protest against express disapproval of 發音
depredation    plundering 發音
dereliction    deserting and leaving to fall into ruins 發音
derision    ridicule mockery deriding 發音
derivative    unoriginal obtained from another source 發音
derogatory    insulting tending to damage 發音
descry    catch sight of see something in the distance 發音
desiccant    substance used to absorb moisture 發音
desuetude    cessation of use disuse 發音
desultory    aimless haphazard digressing at random 發音
deter    discourage hinder 發音
detraction    slandering verbal attack aspersion 發音
detumescence    diminishing or lessening of swelling 
deviance    being different in moral standards (from normal) 發音
dexterity    skill (esp. in handling) 發音
diabolical    having the qualities of a devil 發音
diaphanous    transparent gauzy 發音
diatribe    bitter and violent attack in words 發音
didactic    intended to instruct 發音
diffidence    shyness 發音
dilate    speak comprehensively become wider large 發音
dilettante    a lover of an art or science 發音
dirge    a song of grief or lamentation 發音
disallow    refuse to allow or accept as a correct 發音
discern    see with an effort but clearly 發音
discomfit    confuse embarrass 發音
disconcert    upset the self-possession of 發音
discountenance    refuse to approve of 發音
discourse    speech lecture 發音
discredit    refuse to believe 發音
discreet    careful/prudent 發音
discrete    individually distinct 發音
disdain    look on with contempt 發音
disencumber    free from encumbrance 發音
disheveled    untidy 發音
disingenuous    sophisticated artful trying to deceive cunning 發音
disinter    dig up from the earth 發音
dislodge    move force from the place occupied 發音
dismal    sad gloomy miserable 發音
disparate    essentially different 發音
disproof    proof to the contrary 發音
disrobe    undress 發音
dissemble    speak or behave so as to hide something (in mind) 發音
disseminate    distribute (esp. ideas) 發音
dissent    have a different opinion refuse to assent 發音
dissolution    disintegration looseness in morals 發音
distrait    distracted 發音
distraught    distracted violently upset in mind 發音
divergence    getting farther apart from a point 發音
divestiture    taking off getting rid of giving up 發音
divulge    make known something secret 發音
doggerel    trivial poorly constructed verse 發音
dogmatic    positive certain arbitrary without room for discussion 發音
doleful    dismal, mourful 發音
dolt    stupid fellow 發音
dormant    in a state of inactivity but awaiting development 發音
dote    show much fondness center one's attention 發音
drawl    slow way of speaking 發音
droll    jesting 發音
drone    male bee person who isn't self-employed 發音
drowsiness    feeling sleepy half asleep 發音
dubious    feeling doubt 發音
dud    no use person something that fails 發音
dulcet    melodious harmonious 發音
dullard    a stupid, insensitive person 發音
dupe    cheat make a fool of 發音
duplicity    deliberate deception 發音
duress    threats to compel somebody 發音
dwarf    person much smaller the usual size 發音
dynamo    a generator something that produces electric current 發音
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earthenware    dishes made of baked clay 發音
ebullience    exuberance outburst of feeling 發音
ebullient    overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement 發音
eclat    Great brilliance, as of performance or achievement 發音
ecumenical    representing the whole Christian world 發音
edacious    voracious devouring 發音
eddy    circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind) 發音
edible    fit to be eaten/not poisonous 發音
edify    instruct; correct morally 發音
efface    rub or wipe out, obliterate 發音
effete    infertile worn out weak 發音
efficacy    production of a desired result 發音
effluvia    outflow in a stream of particles a noxious odor or vapor 發音
effrontery    boldness impudence arrogance 發音
egress    way out exit 發音
elaborate    worked out with much care in great detail 發音
elegy    a lament a melancholy composition 發音
elicit    draw out 發音
eloquence    fluent speaking skillful use of language 發音
emaciate    make thin and weak 發音
embellish    make beautiful 發音
embezzle    use in a wrong way for one's own benefit 發音
emote    stir up excite 發音
empirical    relying on experiment 發音
encapsulate    enclose in capsule 發音
encomium    warm or glowing praise eulogy panegyric 發音
encumbrance    burden things that get on the way of 發音
endearing    making dear or liked 發音
endeavor    to make an effort, to try very hard 發音
endemic    epidemic 發音
endorse    write one's name on the back of 發音
enduring    lasting 發音
enervate    weaken deprive of strength attenuate 發音
engender    cause produce give rise to 發音
engrave    impress deeply 發音
engrossing    taken up all the time or attention writing in large or formal 發音
engulf    swallow up 發音
enigma    something that is puzzling 發音
enmity    hatred being an enemy 發音
ensconce    To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably 發音
ensign    flag/badge 發音
entangle    put into difficulties 發音
enthrall    take the whole attention, enslave 發音
entice    attract, lure 發音
entreat    ask earnestly 發音
enunciate    pronounce (words)/express a theory 發音
enzyme    catalyst 發音
epicurean    devoted to pleasure (sensuous enjoyment) 發音
epiphany    A Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi. 發音
epistle    letter 發音
epithet    adjective 發音
epitome    brief summary representative example a typical model 發音
equable    steady regular 發音
equanimity    calmness of temperament 發音
equilibrium    state of being balanced 發音
equipoise    equal distribution of weight equilibrium 發音
equivocal    having a double or doubtful meaning suspicious 發音
equivocate    try to deceive by equivocal language 發音
eradicate    get rid of pull up by the roots 發音
erratic    irregular in behaviour or opinion 發音
erudite    learned scholarly 發音
eschew    avoid 發音
esoteric    abstruse intended only for a small circle of 發音
espouse    To take in marriage 發音
eulogy    formal praise panegyric 發音
euphoria    elation state of pleasant excitement 發音
euthanasia    easy and painless death 發音
evasive    tending to evade 發音
evince    to show clearly to indicate 發音
evoke    call up bring out 發音
excoriation    severe criticism 發音
exculpate    to clear from a charge of guilt 發音
exhaustive    complete thorough 發音
exigency    emergency an urgent situation 發音 
exoneration    set someone clear (e.g.. from blame) 發音
exorbitant    much too high or great 發音
expatiate    to roam wander freely 發音
expedient    likely to be useful for a purpose 發音
expiation    ending expiring 發音
exploit    brilliant achievement develop use selfishly 發音
expostulate    argue earnestly to dissuade correct or protest 發音
expurgate    to remove obscenity purify censor 發音
exscind    to cut out cut away 發音
extant    still in existence 發音
extempore    without previous thought or preparation 發音
extenuate    reduce the strength of lessen seriousness partially excuse 發音
extinct    no longer active 發音
extinguish    end the existence of/wipe or put out 發音
extirpate    to destroy exterminate cut out exscind 發音
extol    to praise highly 發音
extort    obtain by threats violence 發音
extralegal    outside the law 發音
extricable    that can be freed 發音
extrovert    cheerful person 發音
exuberance    state of growing vigorously being full of life 發音
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facetious    humorous funny jocular 發音
facile    easily done 發音
fagged    too tired 發音
fallacious    based on error 發音
falter    waver/move in an uncertain manner 發音
fatuous    without sense foolish self-satisfaction 發音
fawn    To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious 發音
feckless    lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless 發音
fecund    fertile 發音
feint    pretend 發音
felicitous    apt suitably expressed well chosen apropos 發音
felon    person guilty of murder 發音
feral    Existing in a wild or untamed state 發音
ferment    substance become excited 發音
ferocity    savage cruelty 發音
ferret    discover by searching search 發音
fervid    showing earnest feeling 發音
fervor    warmth of feelings earnestness 發音
festoon    a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points 發音
fetid    stinking 發音
fetter    to shackle put in chains 發音
feud    bitter quarrel over a long period of time 發音
fidelity    loyalty accuracy 發音
fidget    move restlessly make nervous 發音
figurehead    carved image on the prow of a ship 發音 
finagle    to practice deception or fraud; scheme 發音
finesse    delicate way of dealing with a situation 發音
finical    too fussy about food clothing etc. 發音
finicky    finical 發音
fission    splitting or division (esp. of cells) 發音
fixate    stare at 發音
flak    criticism/anti-aircraft guns 發音
flamboyant    brightly colored florid 發音
flaunting    show off complacently 發音
flax    pale yellow (hair) a plant 發音
fledged    able to fly trained experienced 發音
fledgling    an inexperienced person 發音
fleet    number of ships quick-moving 發音
flimsy    lacking solidarity, strength 發音
flinch    draw move back wince 發音
floe    a sheet of floating ice 發音
flop    fail/move/fall clumsily 發音
florid    very much ornamented naturally red (e.g.. of face) 發音
flout    reject mock to go against (as in going against tradition) 發音
fluke    lucky stroke 發音
fluster    make nervous or confused 發音
foible    defect of character (a person is wrongly proud) 發音
foil    prevent from carrying out contrast 發音
foment    put something warm (to lessen the pain) 發音
foolproof    incapable of failure or error 發音
foppish    like a man who pays too much attention to his clothes 發音
forage    food for horses and cattle 發音
foray    to venture 發音
forbear    refrain from be patient ancestor 發音
forbearance    patience willingness to wait 發音
ford    shallow place in a river (to cross) 發音
forestall    prevent by taking action in advance preempt 發音
forfeit    suffer the loss of something 發音
forge    workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead 發音
forgery    counterfeit 發音
forswear    renounce disallow repudiate 發音
foster    nurture care for 發音
fracas    noisy quarrel 發音
fragile    easily injured broken or destroyed 發音
fragrant    sweet-smelling 發音
frantic    wildly excited with joy pain anxiety 發音
frenetic    frantic frenzied 發音
fret    worry irritation wear away 發音
fringe    edge ornamental border part of hair over the forehead 發音
froward    intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn 發音
frugal    careful economical 發音
fulmination    bitter protest 發音
fulsome    disgusting offensive due to excessiveness 發音
fustian    bombastic 發音
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gainsay    to deny to oppose 發音
gait    a manner of walking, stepping, or running 發音
gallant    brave,behaves well with women 發音
garble    make unfair selection from facts 發音
garner    to gather and save to store up 發音
garrulous    too talkative 發音
gauche    hence, awkward 發音
gaucherie    socially awkward tactless behavior 發音
germane    relevant pertinent to 發音
gerontocracy    government ruled by old people 發音
gist    the point general sense 發音
glean    gather facts in small quantities 發音
glib    ready and smooth but not sincere 發音
glimmer    weak/unsteady light 發音
gloat    over look at with selfish delight 發音
glut    supply to much fill to excess 發音
gnaw    waste away bite steadily 發音
goad    something urging a person to action 發音
gorge    eat greedily/narrow opening with a stream 發音
gossamer    soft light delicate material 發音
gouge    tool for cutting grooves in wood 發音
gourmand    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess 發音
grandiloquent    using pompous words 發音
grave    serious requiring consideration 發音
graze    touch or scrape lightly in passing 發音
gregarious    living in societies liking the company 發音
grievous    causing grief or pain serious dire grave 發音
grouse    Complain or grumble (verb) 發音
grovel    crawl humble oneself 發音
grumble    to complain 發音
guile    deceit cunning 發音
guileless    honest; straightforward 發音
gullible    easily gulled 發音
gush    burst out suddenly/talk ardently 發音
gust    outburst of feeling sudden rain wind fire etc. 發音

H

hack    cut roughly hired horse 發音
halcyon    calm and peaceful 發音
hallow    to make holy consecrate 發音
hapless    unlucky 發音
harangue    a long passionate speech 發音
harbinger    One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner 發音
harrow    to distress create stress or torment 發音
haughty    arrogant conceited 發音
hauteur    haughtiness 發音
heed    attention/give notice to 發音 
hegemony    predominance 發音
heinous    odious (of crime) 發音
heresy    belief contrary to what is generally accepted 發音
heretic    recreant, protestant,skeptic 發音
hermetic    sealed by fusion 發音
heterogeneous    made up of different kinds 發音
hew    make by hard work cut (by striking) 發音
highbrow    (person) with superior tastes 發音
hirsute    hairy shaggy 發音
hoax    mischievous trick played to deceive 發音
hoi polloi  ordinary people  發音
hollow    not soled with hole 發音
holster    leather case for a pistol 發音
homiletics    act of preaching 發音
hone    stone used for sharpening tools 發音
hoodwink    trick mislead 發音
hospitable    liking to give hospitality 發音
hubris    arrogant pride 發音
hush    make or become silent 發音
husk    worthless outside part of anything 發音
hypocrisy    falsely making oneself appear to be good 發音

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iconoclast    person who attacks popular beliefs 發音
idiosyncrasy    personal mannerism 發音
idolatry    excessive admiration of 發音
idyll    a carefree episode or experience 發音
ignoble    dishonorable common undignified 發音
ignominious    shameful dishonorable undignified disgraceful 發音
illicit    unlawful forbidden 發音
imbroglio    complicated and embarrassing situation 發音
immaculate    pure faultless 發音
imminent    likely to come or happen soon 發音
immutable    that cannot be changed 發音
impair    worsen diminish in value 發音
impassive    unmoved feeling no sign of passion 發音
impecunious    having little or no money 發音
impede    hinder get in the way of  發音
impediment    something that hinders (e.g. stammer) 發音
impending    imminent being about to happen expected 發音
imperative    urgent essential 發音
imperious    commanding haughty arrogant 發音
impermeable    that cannot be permeated 發音
imperturbable    calm not capable of being excited 發音
impervious    not allowing to pass through (of materials) 發音
imperviousness    haughty arrogant commanding 發音
impetuous    having sudden energy impulsive thrusting ahead forceful 發音
impiety    lack of reverence or dutifulness 發音
implacable    incapable of being placated unpleasable 發音
implicate    to be involved 發音
implicit    implied though not plainly expressed 發音
implosion    collapse bursting inward 發音
importune    beg urgently solicit (of a prostitute) 發音
imprecation    an invocation of evil a curse 發音
impromptu    without preparation 發音
impudent    rash indiscreet 發音
impugned    challenged to be doubted 發音
impute    to attribute to a cause or source ascribe 發音
inadvertent    not paying proper attention 發音
inane    silly senseless 發音
inasmuch    since because 發音
incense    make angry 發音
incessant    Constant 發音
inchoate    not yet fully formed rudimentary elementary 發音
incipient    beginning 發音
incise    engrave make a cut in 發音
incite    stir up rouse 發音
inclined    directing the mind in a certain direction 發音
incongruous    out of place not in harmony or agreement 發音
incorrigibility    cannot be cured or corrected 發音
incredulous    skeptical unwilling to believe 發音
inculcate    fix firmly by repetition 發音
incumbents    official duties 發音
incursion    a raid a sudden attack 發音
indefatigability    not easily exhaustible tirelessness 發音
indelible    that cannot be rubbed out 發音
indigence    poverty 發音
indigenous    native 發音
indistinct    not easily heard seen clearly marked 發音
indolence    laziness 發音
indomitable    not easily discouraged or subdued 發音
indulge    gratify give way to satisfy allow oneself 發音
indulgent    inclined to indulge 發音
ineffable    to great to be described in words 發音
ineluctable    certain inevitable 發音
inept    unskillful said or done at the wrong time 發音
ineptitude    quality of being unskillful 發音
inferno    hell 發音
infuriate    fill with fury or rage 發音
infuse    put pour fill 發音
ingenuous    naive young artless frank honest sincere 發音
ingest    take in by swallowing 發音
inimical    harmful or unfriendly 發音
inimitable    defying imitation unmatchable 發音
innocuous    causing no harm 發音
inquest    Legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone's death
inscrutable    incapable of being discovered or understood 發音
insensible    unconscious unresponsive unaffected 發音
insinuate    suggest unpleasantly make a way for something gently 發音
insipid    without taste or flavor 發音
insouciant    unconcerned carefree 發音
insularity    narrow-mindedness isolated 發音
insurrection    rising of people to open resistance to 發音
interdict    prohibit forbid 發音
interim    as an installment 發音
intersperse    place here and there 發音
intransigence    unwillingness to compromise stubbornness intractability 發音
intransigent    uncompromising 發音
intrepid    fearless brave undaunted 發音
introspection    examining one's own thoughts and feelings 發音
introvert    one who turns towards himself 發音
inundate    flood cover by overflowing 發音
inured    accustomed to adapted 發音
invective    abusive language curses 發音
inveigh    to attack verbally denounce deprecate 發音
inveterate    deep-rooted. long-established 發音
invincible    too strong to be defeated 發音
involute    complex 發音
irascible    irritable easily angered 發音
irate    angry 發音
ire    anger 發音
irksome    tiresome 發音
irresolute    hesitating undecided 發音
irrevocable    final and unalterable 發音
itinerate    to travel from place to place to peregrinate 發音
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J

jabber    talk excitedly utter rapidly 發音
jagged    notched 發音
jejune    insubstantial/dull/immature 發音
jibe    gibe make fun of 發音
jocular    meant as a joke 發音
judicious    sound in judgment wise 發音

K

kibosh    block, halt, stop 發音
knit    draw together unite firmly 發音

L

labyrinthine    to entangle the state of affairs 發音
lachrymose    causing tears tearful 發音
lackluster    (of eyes) dull 發音
Lambaste    attack verbally 發音
lament    show feel great sorrow 發音
lampoon    publicly mock or ridicule 發音
lassitude    weariness tiredness 發音
latent    present but not yet active developed or visible 發音
laudatory    expressing or giving praise 發音
lavish    giving or producing freely liberally or generously 發音
legacy    Bequest or inheritance 發音
levee    formal reception/embankment 發音
levity    lack of seriousness 發音
libel    statement that damages reputation 發音
liberality    free giving generosity 發音
libertine    immoral person 發音
lien    legal claim until a debt on it is repaid 發音
limn    paint portray 發音
limp    lacking strength walking unevenly 發音
lionize    treat as a famous person 發音
lithe    bending twisting 發音
livid    Furiously angry, enraged 發音
loll    rest to sit or stand in a lazy way hang (dog's tongue) 發音
lope    move along with long strides 發音
loquacious    talkative garrulous 發音
lucubrate    write in scholarly fashion 發音
luculent    easily understood lucid clear 發音
lugubrious    mournful excessively sad 發音
lull    become quiet or less active 發音
lumber    move in a clumsy/noisy way 發音
luminary    star light-giving body 發音
lurk    be out of view ready to attack 發音
lustrous    being bright polished 發音

M

macabre    gruesome suggesting death 發音
macerate    make or become soft by soaking in water 發音
machination    plot scheme (esp. evil) 發音
maladroit    tactless clumsy 發音
malapropism    misuse of a word (for one that resembles it) 發音
malevolence    wishing to do evil 發音
malevolent    malicious; evil; having or showing ill will 發音
malign    to speak harmful untruths about someone 發音
malinger    to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty 發音
malleable    yielding easily shaped moldable adapting 發音
manacle    chains for the hands or feet 發音
massacre    cruel killing of a large number of people 發音
matriculation    be admitted enter a university as a student 發音
maudlin    sentimental in a silly or tearful way 發音
maul    hurt by rough handling 發音
maverick    rebel nonconformist 發音
mellifluous    sweetly flowing 發音
mendacious    lying; habitually dishonest 發音
mendacity    dishonesty 發音
mendicant    a beggar 發音 
mephitic    Poisonous; noxious 發音
mercurial    quick changeable in character fleeting 發音
meretricious    attractive on the surface but of little value 發音
mesmerize    hypnotize 發音
meticulous    giving great attention to details 發音 
mettle    quality of endurance or courage 發音
mettlesome    courageous high-spirited 發音
middling    fairly good but not very good 發音
mien    demeanor 發音
minatory    menacing threatening 發音
mince    pronounce or speak affectedly euphemize 發音
misanthrope    person who hates mankind 發音
mischievous    harmful causing mischief 發音
miseenscene    the stage setting or scenery of a play 發音
miser    person who loves wealth and spends little 發音
misogynist    one who hates women/females 發音
mite    A very small amount, portion, or particle 發音
moderation    quality of being limited not extreme 發音
mollify    make calmer or quieter 發音
molt    moult lose hair feathers before new growing 發音 
morbid    diseased unhealthy (e.g.. about ideas) 發音
moribund    in a dying state; near death 發音
morose    ill-tempered unsocial 發音 
muffler    cloth worn round the neck/silencer 發音
mulct    to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc. 發音
multifarious    varied motley greatly diversified 發音
mundane    worldly as opposed to spiritual commonplace everyday 發音
myriad    very great number 發音
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N

nadir    lowest weakest point 發音
narcissism    Self-love 發音
nascent    coming into existence emerging 發音
nebulous    cloud-like hazy vague indistinct 發音 
negligent    taking too little care 發音
nemesis    deserved and unavoidable punishment for wrong doing 發音 
neophyte    person who has been converted to a belief 發音
nexus    a connection tie or link 發音
nibble    show some inclination to accept (an offer) 發音
nihilism    total rejection of all religious and moral beliefs 發音
noisome    offensive disgusting (smell) 發音
nonchalant    not having interest 發音
nonplused    greatly surprised 發音
nostrum    a quack remedy an untested cure 發音
noxious    harmful 發音
nugatory    trifling/worthless 發音

O

obdurate    hardened and unrepenting stubborn inflexible 發音
obfuscate    to darken make obscure muddle 發音
oblivious    unaware having no memory 發音
obloquy    abusively detractive language sharp criticism vituperation 發音
obsequious    too eager to obey or serve 發音
obstreperous    noisy loud 發音
obtain    to be established accepted or customary 發音
obtrusive    projecting prominent undesirably noticeable 發音
obtuse    blunt/stupid 發音
obviate    to make unnecessary get rid of 發音
occluded    blocked up 發音
odious    repulsive hateful 發音
odium    contempt dislike aversion 發音 
odor    smell favor reputation 發音
offhand    Without preparation or forethought 發音 
officious    too eager or ready to help offer advice 發音
ominous    threatening 發音
onerous    needing effort burdensome 發音
onus    responsibility, burden 發音
opaqueness    dullness/not allowing light to pass through 發音
opprobrious    showing scorn or reproach 發音
orison    prayer 發音
ossified    turned to bone; hardened like bone; Inflexible 發音
ossify    to turn to bone to settle rigidly into an idea 發音
ostensible    seeming appearing as such professed 發音
ostentation    display to obtain admiration or envy 發音
ostracism    shut out from society refuse to meet talk 發音
overhaul    examine thoroughly to learn about the condition 發音
overweening    presumptuously arrogant overbearing immoderate being a jerk 發音

P

paean    song of praise or triumph 發音
palate    roof of the mouth sense of taste 發音
palatial    magnificent 發音
palaver    To flatter; to cajole 發音 
palliate    lessen the severity of 發音
palpability    can be felt touched understood 發音
Palpable    Obvious 發音
palpitate    tremble beat rapidly and irregularly 發音
panegyric    formal praise eulogy 發音
paradigm    a model example or pattern 發音
parenthesis    sentence within another one something separated 發音
pariah    an outcast a rejected and despised person 發音
parley    negotiation 發音
parsimonious    too economical miserly 發音
partisan    one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced 發音
Pastiche    work (usually artistic) which imitates 發音
patron    regular customer person who gives support 發音
paucity    scarcity a lacking of 發音
peccadillo    small sin small weakness in one's character 發音
pedantic    bookish showing off learning 發音
pedestrian    commonplace trite unremarkable 發音
pellucid    transparent easy to understand 發音
penchant    strong inclination a liking 發音
penitent    feeling or showing regret 發音
penurious    poor/stingy 發音
penury    extreme poverty 發音
perch    take up a high position 發音
peregrination    traveling about wandering 發音
peremptory    urgent imperative unchallengeable ending debate 發音
perfidious    treacherous faithless 發音
perfidy    treachery breaking of faith 發音
perfunctory    done as a duty without care  發音
perilous    dangerous 發音
peripatetic    wandering 發音 
perish    be destroyed decay 發音
perjury    willful FALSE statement unlawful act 發音
permeate    spread into every part of 發音
pernicious    harmful injurious 發音
perpetrate    be guilty commit (a crime) 發音
personable    pleasing in appearance attractive 發音
perspicacity    quick judging and understanding 發音
pertain    belong as a part have reference 發音
pervade    spread through every part of 發音
pest    destructive thing or a person who is nuisance 發音
petrified    taken away power (to think feel act) 發音
petrify    to make hard rocklike 發音
petrous    like a rock hard stony 發音
petulant    unreasonably impatient 發音
philanthropist    one who loves mankind 發音
philistine    a smug ignorant person one who lacks knowledge 發音
phlegmatic    calm sluggish temperament unemotional 發音
picaresque    involving clever rogues or adventurers 發音
pied    of mixed colors 發音
pileous    Covered with hair 發音
pilferer    to steal, especially in small quantities 發音
pillage    plunder (especially in war) 發音
pinch    be too tight take between the thumb and finger 發音
pine    waste away through sorrow or illness 發音
pious    dutiful to parents devoted to religion 發音
piquant    agreeably pungent stimulating 發音
pique    hurt the pride or self-respect stir (curiosity) 發音
pitfall    covered hole as a trap unsuspected danger 發音
pith    essential part force soft liquid substance 發音
pivotal    of great importance (others depend on it) 發音
placate    soothe pacify calm 發音
plaintive    mournful melancholy sorrowful 發音
plaque    flat metal on a wall as a memorial 發音
platitude    a trite or banal statement unoriginality 發音
plea    request 發音
plead    address a court of law as an advocate 發音
plethora    glut 發音
pliant    pliable easily bent shaped or twisted 發音
plod    continue doing something without resting 發音
pluck    pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers) 發音
plumb    get to the root of 發音
plummet    fall plunge steeply 發音
plunge    move quickly suddenly and with force 發音
poignant    deeply moving keen 發音
polemic    a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an argument 發音
poncho    large piece of cloth 發音
ponderous    heavy bulky dull 發音
portent    omen marvelous threatening 發音
poseur    a person who attempts to impress by acting unlike himself 發音
precarious    uncertain risky dangerous 發音
precepts    rules establishing standards of conduct 發音
preclude    prevent make impossible 發音
precursors    a person or thing that precedes, as in a process or job. 發音
precursory    preliminary anticipating 發音
predilection    special liking mental preference 發音
predominate    have more power than others 發音
preen    tidy/show self-satisfaction 發音
premature    doing or happening something before the right time 發音
preponderance    greatness in number strength weight 發音
presage    warning sign 發音
presentiment    anticipatory fear; premonition 發音
presumption    arrogance 發音
preternatural    not normal or usual 發音
prevalent    common 發音
prevaricate    to equivocate to stray from the truth 發音
prim    neat formal 發音
pristine    primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated 發音
privation    hardship 發音
probity    uprightness incorruptibility principle 發音
proclivity    inclination 發音
procrastination    keeping on putting off 發音
prodigal    wasteful reckless with money 發音
prodigious    enormous wonderful 發音
profane    worldly having contempt for God 發音
profligacy    shameless immorality 發音
profligate    wasteful prodigal licentious extravagant 發音
profundity    depth 發音
profuse    abundant/lavish 發音
proliferate    grow reproduce by rapid multification 發音
prolix    tiring because too long 發音
prone    prostrate inclined to (undesirable things) 發音 
propagation    increasing the number spreading extending 發音
propinquity    nearness in time or place affinity of nature 發音
propitiatory    conciliatory appeasing mitigating 發音
propitious    auspicious presenting favorable circumstances 發音
prosaic    everyday mundane commonplace trite pedestrian 發音
proscribe    denounce as dangerous 發音
protracted    prolonged 發音
provident    frugal looking to the future 發音
provisional    of the present time only 發音
provoke    make angry vax 發音
prudence    careful forethought 發音
prudish    easily shocked excessively modest 發音
prune    dried plum silly person 發音
pry    get something inquire too curiously 發音
pucker    wrinkle 發音
puerile    childish 發音
pugnacious    fond of in the habit of fighting 發音
puissance    strength 發音
pulchritude    Physical beauty 發音
punctilious    Meticulous 發音
pundit    pedant authority on a subject 發音
pungency    sharpness stinging quality 發音
punitive    Punishing 發音
purvey    provide supply 發音
pusillanimous    cowardly craven 發音
putrefaction    becoming rotten 發音
pyre    large pile of wood for burning 發音
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Q

quack    person dishonestly claiming to something 發音
quaff    drink deeply 發音
quail    lose courage turn frightened 發音
qualm    feeling of doubt temporary feeling of sickness 發音
quandary    state of doubt or perplexity 發音
quell    suppress subdue 發音
quibble    try to avoid by sophistication 發音
quiescence    state of being passive/motionless 發音
quirk    habit or action peculiar to something 發音
quixotic    fanciful, fantastic, imaginary 發音
quotidian    banal everyday 發音

R

rabble    mob crowd the lower classes of populace 發音
raconteur    person who tells anecdotes 發音
raffish    low vulgar base tawdry 發音
ramify    to be divided or subdivided to branch out 發音
rancorous    feeling bitterness spitefulness 發音
rant    use extravagant language 發音
rapacious    greedy (esp for money) 發音
rarefy    to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine 發音
rave    act with excessive enthusiasm 發音
reactionary    opposing progress 發音
rebuff    snub 發音
rebus    puzzle in which pictures stand for words 發音
recalcitrant    disobedient 發音
recant    take back as being FALSE give up 發音
recast    cast or fashion anew 發音
recidivism    relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior 發音
reciprocity    granting of privileges in return for similar 發音
recitals    a number of performance of music 發音
recluse    person who lives alone and avoids people 發音
recompense    make payment to reward punish 發音
reconcile    settle a quarrel restore peace 發音
recondite    little known abstruse 發音
recreancy    cowardice a cowardly giving up 發音 
recuperate    become strong after illness loss exhaustion 發音
redeem    get back by payment compensate 發音
redoubtable    formidable causing fear 發音
refine    make or become pure cultural 發音
refractory    stubborn unmanageable untractable 發音
refulgent    shining brilliant 發音
regale    to delight or entertain to feast 發音
regicide    crime of killing a king 發音
reiterate    say or do again several times 發音
rejuvenation    becoming young in nature or appearance 發音
relapse    fall back again 發音
reminiscent    suggest something in the past 發音
remonstrate    to protest object 發音
render    deliver provide represent 發音
renovate    restore something to better condition 發音
renowned    celebrated famous 發音
repast    meal 發音
repel    refuse to accept/cause dislike 發音
repine    at be discontented with 發音
reproach    scold upbraid 發音
reprobate    person hardened in sin one devoid of decency 發音
repudiate    disown refuse to accept or pay 發音
repulsive    causing a feeling of disgust 發音
requite    repay give in return 發音
rescind    repeal/annul/cancel 發音
resigned    unresisting submissive 發音
resilience    quality of quickly recovering the original shape 發音
resort    to frequently visit 發音
restive    refusing to move reluctant to be controlled 發音
resuscitation    coming back to consciousness 發音
retard    check hinder 發音
reticence    uncommunicativeness 發音
reticent    reserved untalkative silent taciturn 發音
retinue    following; attendants 發音
retrograde    receding 發音
retrospective    Looking back on past 發音
revere    have deep respect for 發音
reverent    feeling or showing deep respect 發音
riddle    puzzling person or thing 發音
rife    widespread 發音
rift    split crack dissension 發音
rivet    fix take up secure metal pin 發音
roll    call calling of names 發音
rotund    rich and deep plump and round 發音
rubicund    red and healthy 發音
ruddy    reddish, healthy-looking 發音
rueful    dejected 發音
ruffian    violent cruel man 發音
rumple    make rough 發音
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sadastic    Cruel 發音
sagacious    having sound judgment perceptive wise like a sage 發音
salacious    obscene 發音
salubrious    healthful 發音
salutary    remedial wholesome causing improvement 發音
salvage    the saving of property from loss 發音
sanctimony    self-righteousness hypocritical with FALSE piety 發音
sanction    approval (by authority) penalty 發音
sanguine    cheerful confident optimistic  發音
sanity    health of mind soundness of judgment 發音
sash    long strip worn round the waist 發音
satiate    satisfy fully 發音
saturnine    gloomy dark sullen morose 發音
savant    person of great learning 發音
savor    taste flavor something 發音
sawdust    tiny bits of wood 發音
scabbard    sheath for the blade 發音
scalding    hot enough to boil 發音
scent    smell (especially pleasant) 發音
scorch    become discolored/dry up/go at high speed 發音
scribble    write hastily 發音
scurvy    mean contemptible 發音
secular    material (not spiritual) living outside monasteries 發音
sedulous    persevering 發音
seminal    like a seed constituting a source originative 發音
sententious    short and pithy full of maxims/proverbs 發音
sequence    succession connected line of 發音
sere    make hard and without feeling 發音
sermon    reproving a person for his faults 發音
serrated    having a toothed edge 發音
serration    having a toothed edge 發音
servile    like a slave lacking independence 發音
sever    break off 發音
severance    severing 發音
shallow    little depth not earnest 發音
shard    A piece of broken pottery 發音
sheath    cover for the blade of a weapon or a tool 發音
shrewd    astute showing sound judgement 發音
shrill    sharp piercing 發音
shun    keep away from avoid 發音
shunned    avoided, kept away from 發音
shunt    send from one track to another lay aside evade discussion 發音
sidestep    step to one side 發音
simper    (give a) silly/self-conscious smile 發音
sinuous    winding undulating serpentine 發音
sketchy    shortly, roughly, quickly 發音
skiff    small boat 發音
skit    short piece of humorous writing 發音
slack    sluggish dull not tight 發音
slake    to assuage to satisfy allay 發音
slate    king of blue-grey stone propose criticize 發音
sluggard    lazy slow-moving person 發音
slur    join sounds/words (indistinct) 發音
smolder    burn slowly without flame 發音
snare    trap 發音
snub    treat with contempt 發音
soar    rise fly high 發音
sober    self-controlled 發音
sobriety    quality or condition of being sober 發音
sobriquet    nickname 發音
sodden    soaked saturated 發音
soggy    heavy with water 發音
solvent    of the power of forming a solution 發音
somatic    of the body 發音
somersault    rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement 發音
soot    black powder in smoke 發音
sophisticated    complex subtle refined 發音
sophistry    fallacious reasoning faulty logic 發音
sophomoric    self-assured though immature affected bombastic overblown 發音
soporific    producing sleep 發音
sordid    wretched comfortless contemptible 發音
spear    weapon with a metal point on a long shaft 發音
specious    illogical of questionable truth or merit 發音
splenetic    bad-tempered irritable 發音
splice    join (two ends) 發音
sponge    porous rubber for washing live at once expense 發音
sporadic    happening from time to time 發音
spurious    FALSE counterfeit 發音
spurn    have nothing to do reject or refuse 發音
squalid    foul filthy 發音
squander    spend wastefully 發音
squat    crouch/settle without permission 發音
stanch    to stop the flow of a fluid 發音
steeply    rising or falling sharply 發音
stentorian    extremely loud and powerful 發音
stickler    person who insists on importance of something 發音
stifled    suppressed, kept back 發音
stigma    mark of shame or disgrace 發音
stigmatize    describe somebody scornfully 發音
sting    something sharp 發音
stingy    spending using unwillingly 發音
stint    to be thrifty to set limits 發音
stipple    paint with dots 發音
stipulate    state or put forward as a necessary condition 發音
stolid    showing no emotion impassive 發音
stray    wander lose one's way 發音
streak    long thin move very fast 發音
striated    striped grooved or banded 發音
stride    walk with long steps 發音
strive    to make great efforts, to struggle 發音
strut    a supporting bar 發音
stygian    hence dark gloomy 發音
stymie    to hinder obstruct or block 發音
subdue    overcome bring under control 發音
sublime    extreme astounding 發音
submerge    put under water liquid sink out of sight 發音
suborn    induce by bribery or something to commit perjury 發音
subpoena    written order requiring a person to appear in a low court 發音
substantiation    giving facts to support (statement) 發音
subsume    include under a rule 發音
succor    assistance relief in time of distress 發音
succumb    yield, die 發音
suffice    be enough 發音
suffocate    cause or have difficulty in breathing 發音
sullied    to be stained or discredited 發音
summarily    briefly without delay 發音
sumptuous    magnificent 發音
sundry    various miscellaneous separate 發音
supercilious    disdainful characterized by haughty scorn 發音
superfluous    more then is needed or wanted 發音
superimpose    put something on the top 發音
supersede    take the place of 發音
supine    lying on the back slow to act passive 發音
suppliant    asking humbly beseeching 發音
supplicate    make a humble petition to 發音
suppress    prevent from being known put an end to 發音
surcharge    additional load/charge 發音
surfeit    satiate feed to fulness or to excess 發音
susceptibility    sensitiveness 發音
swerve    change direction suddenly 發音
sycophant    person who flatter to the rich and powerful 發音
synopsis    summary or outline 發音
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T

taciturn    unspoken, silent 發音
tadpole    form of a frog when it leaves the egg 發音
talon    claw of a bird of prey 發音
tamp    tap or drive down by repeated light blows 發音
tamper    interfere with 發音
tangential    suddenly changeable 發音
tarnished    lost brightness 發音
tassel    bunch of threads 發音
taunt    contemptuous reproach hurtful remark 發音
taut    tightly stretched 發音
tautology    a repetition a redundancy 發音
tawdry    cheap gaudy showy tacky 發音
teetotal    oppose to alcohol 發音
telltale    That gives warning or information 發音
temerity    boldness brashness intrepidness 發音
temperance    abstinence from alcohol self-control moderation 發音
temperate    showing self-control 發音
tenacity    firmness persistency adhesiveness tending to hang on 發音
tenuous    insubstantial flimsy weak 發音
tepid    lukewarm 發音
terse    brief and to the point 發音
testiness    witness/evidence 發音
thrift    care economy thriving prosperous 發音
thwart    obstruct/frustrate 發音
timid    shy easily frightened 發音
timorous    fearful timid afraid 發音
toady    obsequious flatterer 發音
tocsin    a signal, especially of alarm 發音
tonic    something giving strength or energy 發音
topple    be unsteady and overturn 發音
torment    severe pain or suffering 發音
torpid    dull and slow 發音
torque    twisting force causing rotation 發音
tortuous    devious/not straightforward 發音
tout    To solicit customers, votes, or patronage 發音
tractable    easily controlled or guided 發音
transgress    break go beyond (a limit) 發音
transient    temporary fleeting 發音
transitory    brief 發音
travesty    parody/imitation 發音
treacherous    not to be trusted, perfidious 發音
trenchant    forceful effective vigorous extremely perceptive incisive 發音
trencherman    person who eats a lot 發音
trepidation    alarm excited state of mind 發音
trickle    flow in drops 發音
trifling    unimportant 發音
trite    not new 發音
truce    (agreement) stop of fighting for a time 發音
truculence    aggressiveness ferocity 發音
trudge    walk heavily 發音
turbid    muddy having the sediment stirred up 發音
turbulence    being uncontrollably violent 發音
turgid    excessively ornate swollen or bloated 發音
turmoil    trouble disturbance 發音
turpitude    wickedness shamefulness 發音
turquoise    greenish-blue precious stone 發音
tyro    a beginner 發音
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U

ubiquitous    present everywhere 發音
ulterior    situated beyond 發音
umbrage    offense resentment 發音
uncouth    rough awkward 發音
underbid    make a lower bid then somebody else 發音
undermine    weaken gradually at the base make something under 發音
undulate    to move in wavelike fashion fluctuate 發音
unearth    discover and bring to light 發音
unencumbered    easy-going trifle 發音 
unfeigned    not pretended sincere 發音
unscathed    unharmed unhurt 發音
untoward    unfortunate inconvenient 發音
upbraid    scold reproach 發音
urbane    elegant refined in manners 發音

V

vacillation  n.  being uncertain hesitating 發音
vacuity  n.  idleness 發音
vagary    strange act or idea 發音
vain adj.   without use result conceited 發音
valiant adj.    brave 發音 
valorous adj.    brave 發音
vanquish    conquer 發音
variegate    To mark with different shade or colors 發音
veer    change direction 發音 
vehemence    forcefulness 發音
venal    ready to do something dishonest 發音
veneer    surface appearance covering the TRUE nature 發音
veneration    regard with deep respect 發音
veracity    truth 發音 
verdant    fresh and green 發音
verisimilitude    appearing TRUE or real 發音
veritable    real rightly named 發音
verve    spirit vigor enthusiasm 發音
vestige    trace or sign 發音
vex    annoy distress trouble 發音
vigilance    watchfulness self-appointed group who maintain order 發音
vigilant    member of a vigilance committee 發音
vigorous    strong energetic 發音
vilify    slander say evil things 發音
vindictive    having a desire to revenge 發音
virago    a loud domineering woman a scold or nag 發音
visceral    of the internal organs of the body 發音
viscous    sticky/semi-fluid 發音
vitiate    lower the quality weaken the strength 發音
vitriolic    corrosive; sarcastic 發音
vituperate    curse abuse in words 發音
vivacious    lively high-spirited 發音
volatile    changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosive 發音
volubility    fluency verbosity easy use of spoken language 發音
voluble    fluent 發音
voluptuous    arousing sensual pleasures 發音
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W

waffle  v.  talk vaguely and without much result 發音
waft  v.  scent waving movement carry lightly through 發音
wag  v.  merry person 發音
wan  adj.  looking ill, not bright 發音
wanton  adj.  unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste 發音
warmonger n.   person who stirs up war 發音
warrant  v.  authority written order guarantee 發音
wean  v.  to turn away (from a habit) 發音
weigh  v.  measure hoe heavy something is 發音
welter  n.  turmoil a bewildering jumble 發音
wend  v.  to go proceed 發音 
whimsical  adj.  full of odd and fanciful ideas 發音
wile    a trick 發音
wince  v.  show bodily or mental pain 發音
woo  v.  try to win 發音
writ  n.  written order  發音

X

xenophile (zen-uh-fahyl)  n.  a person who is attracted to foreign peoples cultures ​

Y

yarn  n.  tale story fibers for knitting 發音
yeoman  n.  man owning small estate; middle-class farmer 發音
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