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 merit | n. the quality of being good and of deserving praise |
| irrefutable | a. impossible to deny or disprove |
| timid | a. shy and nervous, not brave |
| noctural | a. (animal) active at night |
| diurnal | a. (animal) active at day |
| revolt against | idiom. to take violent action against the people in power |
| destitute | a. extremely poor; lacking neccessities like food and shelter |
| gist | n. the main point |
| ruminate | v. to think deeply about something |
| unwise | a. foolish |
| rural | a. # urban |
| crumble | a. break or fall apart into fragments |
| commuter | n. a person who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city |
| mutual fund | n. unit trust, a company that offers a service to people by investigating their money in various different businesses |
| reap | v. to obtain; to cut and collect a crop |
| antibiotic | n. a substance that can destroy or prevent the growth of bateria and cure infections 抗生素 |
| strain | a. worry, anxiety |
| illicit | a. illegal |
| rigorous | a. thorough; strick |
| curb | v. check, to control or limit a bad thing |