Quizlet

Term	Definition
ineluctable	=unavoidable
impeccable	=flawless
avaricious	greedy
unblemished	無瑕疵的;無污點的, blemished- 傷疤
herd	a herd of animals
heretic	:nonconformity, 異教徒
nonconformity	:heretic, 不墨守成規;不一致
apologist	:defend, 辯護士
narcissistic	:self, 自戀的
recluse	:privacy 隱居者
headstrong	:willfulness 固執的,剛愎的,任性的;不受管束的
willfulness	:headstrong 任性,固執
obfuscate	:clarify, 使困惑
skinflint	:thrift, 吝嗇鬼
thrift	:skinflint, 節儉,節約
glimmer	dazzle, 發出微光, 微光
glaze	:porcelain, A glaze of ice (瓷器)
veneer	:furniture, 膠合板的一層
gibe	:derision, 嘲笑;愚弄
derision	:gibe, 嘲笑;嘲弄 They greeted his suggestion with shouts of derision.
mirth	:laughter, 歡笑;高興 His anger gave place to mirth. 他的憤怒消失了,取而代之的是歡笑。
gerrymander	:district, 為一黨私利而重新將(某地)劃分選區
rig	:contest (用不正當手段)操縱;壟斷 rig an election [帆裝,船具]
fickle	:constancy 易變的,無常的 The weather's so fickle in summer. He is a fickle lover.
fetid	:smell, 有惡臭的
equivocate	:directness, 說話模稜兩可
impassive	:perturb, 無感覺的
improvidence	:spendthrift, 無先見之明
perturb	:impassive, 使心緒不寧,使不安
spendthrift	:improvidence, 揮霍無度的人, 放蕩者
swagger	:self-depreciate, 昂首闊步
erratic	:predict, 古怪的, 飄忽不定的;不穩定的;無規律的, She is a very erratic tennis player.
drivel	:nonsensical, 胡說
pliant	:yield, 易曲折的, 順從的
caricature	:exaggeration, 諷刺畫/文
brevity	:epigram, 簡潔
epigram	:brevity, 警句

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