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acculturate: to adapt to a culture, to adapt or adjust to the cultural traits or patterns of another group as a result of conditioning, V. assimilate to a different culture, typically the dominant one.
=to successfully integrate, to become part of the dominant culture "Acculturation into british society.I
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anomalous: irregular, unusual, deviating from the general or common order or advanced forms of life may be ** in the universe", ADJ. /不正常的，变态的/abnormal; irregular. He was placed in the *** position of seeming to approve procedures which he despised.
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chauvinist: extreme patriot, one who believes one group is superior to another, one having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, with contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
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disingenuous: seemingly honest while not being so, ADJ. /不诚恳的/lacking genuine candor; insincere. Now that we know the mayor and his wife are engaged in a bitter divorce fight, we find their earlier remarks regretting their lack of time together remarkably *****.
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Euphonious: having a pleasant sound. , (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound
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halcyon: happy, prosperous, "a golden era"; "the **** days of the clipper trade", idyllically calm and peaceful
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impalpable: not physical, not able to be touched, incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch, imperceptible to the senses or the "an **** pulse"
incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch ADJECTIVE
EX. "the intangible constituent of energy"- James Jeans
imperceptible to the senses or the mind ADJECTIVE
EX. "an *** cloud"; "** shadows"; "* distinctions"; "as *** as a dream"
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inveigle: acquire through sneakiness, influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering, deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. **** her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly
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obdurate: stubborn, unfeeling, showing unfeeling resistance to tender feeling "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart", (adj.) unyielding to persuasion or moral influences (The obdurate old man refused to take pity on the kittens.)
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paradigm: model, theoretical framework, the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time. "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic ****"
, (n.) an example that is a perfect pattern or model (Because the new SUV was so popular, it became the *** upon which all others were modeled.)
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parry: fend off, dodge, ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He *** the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ¸·´Â´Ù´Â °³³äÀÌ ¾Æ´Ô
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prate: chatter, talk meaninglessly, V. /空谈/speak foolishly; boast idly. Let us not **** about our good qualities; rather, let our virtues speak for them¬selves.
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quisling: traitor, someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying... From Vidkun ****, a Norwegian army officer who betrayed his country to the Nazis during WWII; a traitor or collaborator
traitor who aids invaders (Eg: In his conquest of Europe, Hitler was aided by the *** who betrayed their own people and served in
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quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action, such a number of the officers or members of any body as is legally competent to transact business., N. /法定人数/number of members necessary to conduct a meeting. The senator asked for a roll call to determine whether a **** was present.
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reprobate: depraved, condemned, N. /有重罪的人；道德败坏的人，无耻的人/person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency. I cannot understand why he has so many admir¬ers if he is the *** you say he is., As as adjective marked by immorality "the *** conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
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transcendental: abstract, supernatural, going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism, being beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, Term which refers to knowledge not known through the five senses, (noun) of or relating to the spiritual realm
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turbid: muddy, obscurd, (of especially liquids) clouded as with "a cloudy liquid"; "muddy coffee"; "murky waters", ADJ. having the sediment disturbed. The water was **** after the children had waded through it.
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unassailable: not questionable, not doubtable, ADJ. /攻不破的/not subject to question; not open to attack. Penelope's virtue was ***; while she waited for her husband to come back from the war, no other man had a chance.
without flaws or loopholes ADJECTIVE
EX. "an ironclad contract"; "a watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument"
able to withstand attack ADJECTIVE
EX. "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
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variance: difference, disagreement, an activity that varies from a norm or standardany variation in his routine was immediately reported"
