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Abominate
- /əˈbɒmɪneɪt/
 - ab-: away, omin: 不吉利
- to hate or loathe intensely : ABHOR (ab-: away, hor: horrify, 恐懼而想脫離，厭惡)
HATE, DETEST, ABHOR, ABOMINATE, LOATHE mean to feel strong aversion or intense dislike for. - 厭惡,痛恨
- <>: REGARD, RESPECT, ESTEEM, ADMIRE mean to recognize the worth of a person or thing.
- dote to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or affection 溺愛 Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl in the family., a doting parent
- dislike : loathing = pleasure : bliss (程度類比)(左邊小於右邊)
- bliss complete happiness， PARADISE, HEAVEN 極樂,至喜
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Adulterate
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Amalgamate
- / əˈmælgəmeɪt /
- amalgam: an alloy of mercury with another metal 汞合金，a mixture of different elements 混合物
- to unite in or as if in an amalgam; especially: to merge into a single body
to combine two or more things together to make one thing: amalgamate something with/into something if two organizations amalgamate, or if one amalgamates with another, they join and make one big organization: amalgamate something with/into/under something MIX, MINGLE, COMMINGLE, BLEND, MERGE, COALESCE, AMALGAMATE, FUSE mean to combine into a more or less uniform whole. - consolidate (con-: together, solid) to join together into one whole，to make firm or secure，to form into a compact mass
- integrate
- 使(階級、思想等)混合;將(公司等)合併，混合;合併
- The editors will amalgamate all the information into one article.
- <>: disintegrate, isolate, segregate, sunder, dissolve
- disintegrate (dis-, integrate) 使碎裂;使瓦解,使崩潰 a society disintegrating under economic pressures
- isolate 孤立、隔離 It is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility.
- segregate (se-: separate, greg: group) 實行種族隔離
- dissolve to separate into component parts 分解 Her enthusiasm dissolved his shyness.
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Ameliorate
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Authenticate
- / ɔːˈθentɪkeɪt/
- to prove or serve to prove the authenticity of
CONFIRM, CORROBORATE, SUBSTANTIATE, VERIFY, AUTHENTICATE, VALIDATE mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. AUTHENTIC, GENUINE, BONA FIDE mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. - 證明...是真實的
- The painting has been authenticated by experts.
- authentic <> fabricate, spurious, bogus, false, fraudulent, apocryphal
- false not genuine，not true，wrong 假的;偽造的;不真實的;謬誤的;不正確的 The man had given a false name and address.
- fraudulent (fraud) intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in order to gain money, power etc 欺詐的,欺騙的
- apocryphal an apocryphal story is well-known but probably not true 作者不明的;偽的
- authentic article <> simulation
- genuine : authenticity = entire : integrity (正面性質)
- discompose : pacific = engage : tedious (反義類比)
- discompose to destroy the composure of，to make someone feel worried and no longer calm 使不安;使煩惱
DISCOMPOSE, DISQUIET, DISTURB, PERTURB, AGITATE, UPSET, FLUSTER mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. composed free from agitation，CALM 鎮靜的;沈著的 He appeared very composed despite the stress he was under. composure a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance，the state of feeling or seeming calm 鎮靜,沈著 - engage
- to be doing or to become involved in an activity 從事參加: Despite her illness, she remains actively engaged in shaping policy
- to attract someone's attention and keep them interested 吸引: The toy didn't engage her interest/attention for long.
- to begin to fight an enemy 交戰: American forces did not directly engage.
- to employ someone to do a particular job 雇用: Her father engaged a tutor to improve her maths.
- to get involved with other people and their ideas in order to understand them: Are you so tired you don't have the energy to engage with your kids?
- authenticity : fraudulent = sincerity : hypocritical (反面性質)
- fraudulent 見上
- sincerity the quality or state of being sincere : honesty of mind : freedom from hypocrisy 真誠
- hypocritical behaving in a way that is different from what you claim to believe - used to show disapproval 偽善的,虛偽的
- melodrama : subtlety = chimera : authenticity (反面性質)
- melodrama a work (as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization 誇張劇
- authenticity : canon (apocrypha) = ? : ?
- canon (/ ˈkænən / )
- an established law of the Christian church 真經
- a list of books or pieces of music that are officially recognized as being the work of a certain writer (某作家的)真作集
- a standard, rule, or principle, or set of these, that are believed by a group of people to be right and good 準則;標準
- all the books that are recognized as being the most important pieces of literature 經典作品
- apocrypha (/ əˈpɒkrəfɒ/ )
- a collection of Jewish writings which form part of the Old Testament in some bibles. They do not appear in the Hebrew bible. 次經,新約外傳,偽經
- writings or statements of dubious authenticity 來源可疑的文件;偽書
- apocryphal (/ əˈpɒkrəfəl/) an apocryphal story is well-known but probably not true，of doubtful authenticity : SPURIOUS 作者不明的;偽的
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Calumniate
- /kəˈləmnieɪt/
- (n.) calumny
- 1. to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about
2. to injure the reputation of by calumny MALIGN, TRADUCE, ASPERSE, VILIFY, CALUMNIATE, DEFAME, SLANDER mean to injure by speaking ill of. - 誹謗
- After a period of scandal, politicians sometimes become more careful about calumniating their opponents.
- <>: vindicate, approbation, extol
- approbation (/ ˌæprəˈbeɪʆən /) official praise or approval 讚許 (<>: execrate)
- calumniate : falsehood = corroborate : evidence (利用)
- calumny : reputation = vandalism : property (降低關係)
- vandalism the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property 故意破壞公物(或文化、藝術)的行為
- calumny : representation = perjury : deposition (種類類比)(左邊是負面右邊)
- representation a formal complaint or statement 陳述;抗議 the act or action of representing 代表
- perjury (/ ˈpɜːdʒəri/) the crime of telling a lie after promising to tell the truth in a court of law, or a lie told in this way 偽證罪
- deposition (/ ˌdepəˈzɪʆən/ )
- a statement written or recorded for a court of law, by someone who has promised to tell the truth 宣誓作證
- the natural process of depositing a substance on rocks or soil 沈澱
- calumny : assert = perjury : testimony (種類類比)(左邊是負面右邊)
- assert to state firmly that something is true 斷言;堅稱 to state very strongly your right to something 維護
- testimony a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one a witness makes in a court of law 證詞
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Capitulate
- / kəˈpɪtʆəleɪt /
- to surrender often after negotiation of terms
to cease resisting : ACQUIESCE YIELD, SUBMIT, CAPITULATE, SUCCUMB, RELENT, DEFER mean to give way to someone or something that one can no longer resist. RELINQUISH, YIELD, RESIGN, SURRENDER, ABANDON, WAIVE mean to give up completely. - ACQUIESCE (/ ˌækwiˈes /，quie: quiet) to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively 默默順從，不加抵抗
- 有條件地投降; 停止反抗
- They capitulated on agreed conditions.
Changes in the law and the social security system force everyone, female, male, old, young, to capitulate. - <>: resist to exert force in opposition 抵抗
OPPOSE, COMBAT, RESIST, WITHSTAND mean to set oneself against someone or something.
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Castigate
- / ˈkæstəgeɪt /
- cast: 丟 => 丟石頭 => 丟石頭懲罰
- to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism (reproof: blame or disapproval 責備)
PUNISH, CHASTISE, CASTIGATE, CHASTEN, DISCIPLINE, CORRECT mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. - 申斥;嚴厲懲罰
- She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.
- castigation <> approbation
- approbation official praise or approval 讚許
- peccadillo : sin = admonishment : castigation = irreverence : blasphemy (程度類比)(左邊小於右邊)
- sin something that you think is very wrong 罪孽,過錯,過失
OFFENSE, SIN, VICE, CRIME, SCANDAL mean a transgression of law - admonishment (moni: warn) 訓戒;警告;勸告;忠告
admonish - a: to indicate duties or obligations to b: to express warning or disapproval to especially in a gentle, earnest, or solicitous manner 訓戒;警告
- to give friendly earnest advice or encouragement to 勸告;忠告
REPROVE, REBUKE, REPRIMAND, ADMONISH, REPROACH, CHIDE mean to criticize adversely.
- irreverence (/ ɪˈrevərəns /, ir-: not, revere: 敬神) lack of reverence 不敬 (adj. irreverent)
- coagulate <> liquefy
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Conciliate
- / kənˈsɪlieɪt /
- con-: together, concil: council 協調會,顧問班子
- to gain (as goodwill) by pleasing acts
to make compatible : RECONCILE APPEASE PACIFY, APPEASE, PLACATE, MOLLIFY, PROPITIATE, CONCILIATE mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. - placate (pla: please /ˈpleɪkeɪt /) to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : APPEASE 撫慰
- soothe (sooth: true, soother: 奶嘴 / suːð /) to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset, or angry 安慰;撫慰;使平靜
- 博得(尊敬、好感等)，使和好;調解，安撫,撫慰
- The President has a strong political urge to conciliate...
- <>: IRRITATE, EXASPERATE, NETTLE, PROVOKE, RILE, PEEVE mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance.
exasperate, chafe, bait, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, fume, pique, roil(rile), smart, sulk, gall, rankle, (harass, molest, vex) - bait (/ beɪt /，餌) to deliberately try to make someone angry by criticizing them, using rude names etc 逗弄
- enrage (en-: make, rage: 盛怒) to fill with rage 激怒
- incense (/ ɪnˈsens /) to make someone very angry 激怒
- inflame (flame: fire) to make someone's feelings of anger, excitement etc much stronger 激怒
- infuriate (/ ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt / , fur: fire (ex: furious)) to make someone extremely angry 激怒
- irritate to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : ANNOY 激怒
- fume (smoke: 會燙人的煙) to be angry about something 發怒
- roil (rile) to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of 徹底攪拌 to stir up : DISTURB, DISORDER 擾亂
- smart to be upset because someone has hurt your feelings or offended you 引起劇痛;感到難受
- sulk (/ sʌlk /) to be silently angry and refuse to be friendly or discuss what is annoying or upsetting you 生悶氣
- gall (/ gɔːl /) to make someone feel upset and angry because of something that is unfair 使惱火
- rankle if something rankles, you still remember it angrily because it upset you or annoyed you a lot 使怨憤
- harass to make someone's life unpleasant，molest (/ məˈlest /) to attack or harm someone，vex to make someone feel annoyed or worried 騷擾
- conciliate <> discontent
- discontent (dis-: not, content: 滿足) to feel unhappy and not satisfied with the situation you are in 使不滿
- bait <> disarm
- disarm to deprive of means, reason, or disposition to be hostile 消除...的怒氣(或敵意等)
- roil <> clarify, mollify
- smart <> soothe
- sulk <> rejoice
- rejoice (joi: joy) to give joy to : GLADDEN 使歡樂
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Confiscate
- / ˈkɒnfɪskeɪt/
- appropriated by the government:FORFEITED (appropriate 佔用)
deprived of property by confiscation (deprive of: 剝奪) to officially take private property away from someone, usually as a punishment - 徵收;沒收,將...充公
- An increasing number of guns have been confiscated in schools recently.
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Contaminate
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Corroborate
- / kəˈrɒbəreɪt/
- cor-: com, con, together robor: robust, strength
- to support with evidence or authority : make more certain
CONFIRM, CORROBORATE, SUBSTANTIATE, VERIFY, AUTHENTICATE, VALIDATE mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. - 證實,確證
- We now have new evidence to corroborate the defendant's story.
- corroborate <> controvert, deny
- corroboration <> lessening of certainty
- corroborate : evidence = calumniate : falsehood (利用)
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Cultivate
- / ˈkʌltəveɪt /
- to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops; also: to loosen or break up the soil about (growing plants)
a: to foster the growth of cultivate vegetables b: to improve by labor, care, or study : REFINE cultivate the mind FURTHER, ENCOURAGE cultivate the arts to seek the society of : make friends with - 耕種,耕作
栽培(作物等);培育 培養;陶冶建立,加強(友誼);結交(朋友等) - The land was too rocky to cultivate.
- <>: stunt (/ stʌnt /) to stop something or someone from growing to their full size or developing properly 阻礙...的發育
- nurture : children = cultivate : crops (對象關係)
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Defalcate
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Denigrate
- / ˈdenɪˈgreɪt /
- deni: deny, nigr: black
- to cast aspersions on : DEFAME
to deny the importance or validity of : BELITTLE MALIGN, TRADUCE, ASPERSE, VILIFY, CALUMNIATE, DEFAME, SLANDER mean to injure by speaking ill of. - 使變黑;詆毀;中傷
- people who denigrate their own country
- <>: honor, extol
- honor (to regard or treat with honor or respect): Two firefighters have been honoured for their courage.
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Deprecate
- / ˈdeprɪkeɪt /
- de-: down prec: price
- to express disapproval of
a. PLAY DOWN : make little of b. BELITTLE, DISPARAGE DECRY, DEPRECIATE, DISPARAGE, BELITTLE mean to express a low opinion of.
聲明不贊成;反對;輕視He deprecated the low quality of entrants to the profession...<>: extol, vaunt, venerateself-deprecating : swagger = imperious : fawn (反面性質)- self-deprecating trying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant 自貶的 self-deprecating humour
- swagger to walk proudly, swinging your shoulders in a way that shows you are very confident - used to show disapproval 大搖大擺走路
- imperious giving orders and expecting to be obeyed, in a way that seems too proud 專橫的;傲慢的;迫切的 She spoke to me in an imperious voice.
MASTERFUL, DOMINEERING, IMPERIOUS, PEREMPTORY, IMPERATIVE mean tending to impose one's will on others.
imprecate (形似意異)
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Dilate
- / daɪˈleɪt /
- di: apart => twice lat: wide (ex: latitude)
- to enlarge or expand in bulk or extent : DISTEND, WIDEN
to become wide : SWELL EXPAND, AMPLIFY, SWELL, DISTEND, INFLATE, DILATE mean to increase in size or volume. - 擴大;使膨脹;詳述;細說
- He dilated upon their heroism.
- <>: CONTRACT, SHRINK, CONDENSE, COMPRESS, CONSTRICT, DEFLATE mean to decrease in bulk or volume.
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Emulate
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Enervate
- / ˈenəveɪt /
- e-: out nerv: nerve (神經衰竭)
- to reduce the mental or moral vigor of
to lessen the vitality or strength of UNNERVE, ENERVATE, UNMAN, EMASCULATE mean to deprive of strength or vigor and the capacity for effective action. - enfeeble (en-: make feeble: weak)
- 使失去活力;使衰弱
- a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure
- enervate <> invigorate, fortify, strengthen
- invigorate (/ ɪnˈvɪgəreɪt / in- (en-): make, vigor) to give life and energy to 賦予精神;鼓舞 At my age, the walk into town is enough to invigorate me.
- fortify (fort: 堡壘) to make strong Her position was fortified by election successes and economic recovery.
- enervation <> resuscitation (/ rɪˌsʌsəˈteɪʆən / , re-: again, back) to make someone breathe again or become conscious after they have almost died, relive 復活;復甦
- enervate : vitality (vigor, vim, verve, strength) = adulterate : purity = mollify : anger = assuage : grief (降低類比)
- vim robust energy and enthusiasm 精力;生氣;精神 She was full of vim and vigor.
- verve the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : VIVACITY 氣魄;神韻; ENERGY, VITALITY 活力;激情
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Eviscerate
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Exacerbate
- / ɪgˈzæsəbeɪt'
- acerbate: acerbic 尖酸苛刻的
- to make more violent, bitter, or severe (to make a bad situation worse)
- aggravate (grav: gravity) to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse 使惡化
- 使惡化;使加重
- The recession has exacerbated this problem.
- <>: GRE 3 「減輕」: mitigate, alleviate, palliate
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Exasperate
- / ɪgˈzɑːspəreɪt/
- asper: rough 粗暴 => asperity
- to excite the anger of : ENRAGE (en-: make, rage: 盛怒 to fill with rage)
to cause irritation or annoyance to IRRITATE, EXASPERATE, NETTLE, PROVOKE, RILE, PEEVE mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance. - 使惱怒;激怒
- It exasperates me to hear comments like that.
- <>: conciliate、appease GRE 「安撫」字
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Execrate
- / ˈeksəkreɪt /
- to declare to be evil or detestable : DENOUNCE (de-: dis nounce: announce, denunciation)
- 公開譴責
- <>: extol, exalt, laud
- execration <> approbation (/ ˌæprəˈbeɪʆən /) official praise or approval 讚許 His words came out in a seemingly endless flow of support and approbation.
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Expatiate
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Fabricate
- / ˈfæbrɪkeɪt /
- INVENT, CREATE
to make up for the purpose of deception CONSTRUCT, MANUFACTURE; specifically : to construct from diverse and usually standardized parts - 偽造;杜撰
製造;組裝 - The police were accused of fabricating evidence.
The discs are expensive to fabricate. - <>: authenticate
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Frustrate
- / frʌˈstreɪt /
- a : to balk or defeat in an endeavor b : to induce feelings of discouragement in
a (1) : to make ineffectual : bring to nothing (2) : IMPEDE, OBSTRUCT b : to make invalid or of no effect FRUSTRATE, THWART, FOIL, BAFFLE, BALK mean to check or defeat another's plan or block achievement of a goal. HINDER, IMPEDE, OBSTRUCT, BLOCK mean to interfere with the activity or progress of. - foil to prevent from attaining an end : DEFEAT 挫折 to bring to naught(無價值) : THWART 使挫敗
- impede (im: not ped: feet) to interfere with or slow the progress of 阻礙
- obstruct (ob: toward struct: structure) to block or close up by an obstacle 阻礙 to hinder from passage, action, or operation : IMPEDE 阻礙 to cut off from sight 阻礙視線
- 挫敗;阻撓;使感到灰心;使無效
- The fact that he's working with amateurs really frustrates him.
- <>: abet
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Fulminate
- / ˈfʊlmɪneɪt /
- fulmin: lightning 打雷
- to utter or send out with denunciation
- 大聲斥責
- Mick was fulminating against the unfairness of it all.
- <>: praise
- fulminate : criticize = adulate : flatter (程度類比)(左邊大於右邊)
- flatter to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest 諂媚;奉承
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Granulate
- / ˈgrænjʊleɪt/
- gran: grain 穀粒; 粒
- to form or crystallize into grains or granules
- 使成粒狀
- <>: crush to squeeze or force by pressure so as to alter or destroy structure, to reduce to particles by pounding or grinding 碾碎
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Hibernate
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Immolate
- / ˈɪməleɪt /
- mol: meal (以食物祭神 -> 犧牲)
- to offer in sacrifice; especially: to kill as a sacrificial victim
- 宰殺...作祭品; 犧牲
- A suicide squad was formed of women ready to immolate themselves if the pageant went ahead.
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Imprecate
- / ˈɪmprɪkeɪt /
- to invoke evil on
- 詛咒 (聖經： 求神降罪於敵方)
- deprecate (形似意異)
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Incubate
- / ˈɪŋkjubeɪt /
- to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body;
to maintain (as an embryo or a chemically active system) under conditions favorable for hatching, development, or reaction to cause (as an idea) to develop if a disease incubates, or if you incubate it, it develops in your body until you show physical signs of it - 孵卵,孵化，醞釀;逐漸發展，(疾病)潛伏
- They took their generous severance packages to incubate an entirely different lifestyle.
- latency : response = incubation : disease (定義關係)
- latency something latent, the interval between stimulation and response 潛伏;刺激到回應的時間
- incubation the period between the infection of an individual by a pathogen and the manifestation of the disease it causes (疾病)潛伏期
- greenhouse : plant = incubator : infant (對象關係)
- incubator a piece of hospital equipment into which very small or weak babies are put to keep them alive and warm 嬰兒保溫箱
- infant (/ ˈɪnfənt /) a baby or very young child 嬰幼兒
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Inculcate
- / ˈɪŋkʌlkeɪt/
- culc: kick, kick into 灌輸
- to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
IMPLANT, INCULCATE, INSTILL, INSEMINATE, INFIX mean to introduce into the mind. - 反覆灌輸;諄諄教誨
- Not all schools manage to successfully inculcate a love of learning.
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Ingratiate
- / ɪnˈgreɪʆieɪt /
- grati: favor
- to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
- 使得到...歡心;迎合
- His policy is to ingratiate himself with anyone who might be useful to him.
- ingratiating : win favor = disingenuous : deceive (正面性質)
- ingratiating capable of winning favor, intended or adopted in order to gain favor : FLATTERING 討好的;奉承的
- disingenuous (ingenuous: 純真) not sincere and slightly dishonest 不誠實的;虛偽的
- camouflage : deceptive = flattery : ingratiating (正面性質)
- camouflage (/ ˈkæməflɑːʒ /) to hide something, especially by making it look the same as the things around it 偽裝,掩蔽;掩飾
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Instigate
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Integrate
- / ˈɪntəgreɪt /
- to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole: UNITE
amalgamate, coalesce - 整合
- Transport planning should be integrated with energy policy.
- <>: disintegrate, separate, isolate, segregate, sunder, dissolve
- disintegrate (dis-, integrate) 使碎裂;使瓦解,使崩潰 a society disintegrating under economic pressures
- isolate 孤立、隔離 It is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility.
- segregate (se-: separate, greg: group) 實行種族隔離
- dissolve to separate into component parts 分解 Her enthusiasm dissolved his shyness.
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Intimate
- / ˈɪntəmeɪt /
- tim: within
- to make known especially publicly or formally : ANNOUNCE
to communicate delicately and indirectly : HINT SUGGEST, IMPLY, HINT, INTIMATE, INSINUATE mean to convey an idea indirectly. - insinuate (sinu: sanke (ex: sinuous 彎曲迂迴的)，/ ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt /) to introduce (as an idea) gradually or in a subtle, indirect, or covert way 暗示;暗指
- 通知;通告，提示,暗示
- He intimated, politely but firmly, that we were not welcome.
- <>: communicate directly
- clique : intimates = flock : sheep (群體關係)(名詞複數，另一邊又是人，群體觀念)
- clique (/ kliːk /) a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons; especially: one held together by common interests, views, or purposes 派系
- intimates (當 n.) an intimate friend or confidant 至交,密友 He had impressed Presidents and made himself an intimate of the great.
- flock a group of birds or mammals assembled or herded together 羊群;(飛禽,牲畜等的)群
- assiduous : careless = aloof : intimate (反義類比) (adj : adj 又有 -less，95% 為反義類比)
- intimate (當 adj.)
- of a very personal or private nature 個人的,私人的 the publication of intimate details of their affair
- marked by very close association, contact, or familiarity 親密的,熟悉的 She's on intimate terms with important people in the government，his intimate knowledge of the coal industry
Inundate
- / ˈɪnəndeɪt /
- und: wave 波
- to cover with a flood : OVERFLOW
OVERWHELM - 浸水;泛濫; (洪水般的)撲來;壓倒
- After the broadcast, we were inundated with requests for more information.
- inundate <> drain to draw off (liquid) gradually or completely 排出(液體);使流出 to exhaust physically or emotionally 耗盡
- draining <> tonic
- draining 耗盡的
- drainage the act, process, or mode of draining 排水系統
- tonic increasing or restoring physical or mental tone: REFRESHING 使人精神振奮的
- colander : drain = centrifuge : separate (工具功用)(左邊是工具，右邊是動詞)
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Lacerate
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Mediate
- / ˈmiːdieɪt /
- med: center (居中協調)
- to effect by action as an intermediary, to reconcile differences
INTERPOSE, INTERFERE, INTERVENE, MEDIATE, INTERCEDE mean to come or go between. - 居中調停解決
- UN officials mediated between the rebel fighters and the government.
- faultfinder : criticize = arbitrator, intercessor, arbiter : mediate = interpreter : translate (人物功用) (左邊是人類，右邊是動詞)
- mediation : compromise = prosecution : conviction (功用目的)
- compromise (com-: together) settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions 妥協,和解
- prosecution the act or process of prosecuting 起訴,告發;檢舉;檢察當局
prosecute to bring legal action against for redress or punishment of a crime or violation of law 對...起訴;告發;依法進行 - conviction (con-: together) the act or process of convicting of a crime especially in a court of law 定罪;證明有罪;說服力
convict to find or prove to be guilty 證明...有罪;判...有罪,判決: He was convicted on fraud charges.
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Macerate
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Mitigate
- / ˈmɪtɪgeɪt /
- to cause to become less harsh or hostile : MOLLIFY (conciliate GRE 「安撫」字)
to make less severe or painful : ALLEVIATE RELIEVE, ALLEVIATE, LIGHTEN, ASSUAGE, MITIGATE, ALLAY mean to make something less grievous. (GRE 3 「減輕」): mitigate, alleviate, palliate - 使緩和;減輕
- Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of burning more coal.
- <>: aggravate, exacerbate
- aggravate (grav: gravity) to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse
- mitigate : servere = qualify : general (減少關係)
- qualify to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form: MODIFY 授權予,准予 The certificate qualifies you to work as a dental assistant.
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Mutilate
- / ˈmjuːtəleɪt /
- to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
to cut off or permanently destroy a limb or essential part of : CRIPPLE MAIM, CRIPPLE, MUTILATE, BATTER, MANGLE mean to injure so severely as to cause lasting damage. - 毀壞;(通過刪除等)使(書稿等)支離破碎
切斷(手足等);使殘缺不全;使傷殘 - The sculpture was badly mutilated in the late eighteenth century.
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Obfuscate
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Obliterate
- / əˈblɪtəreɪt /
- ob-: omission liter: letter (刪除文字)
- to remove utterly from recognition or memory
- 擦掉...的痕跡;沖刷(掉);消滅;忘掉,忘卻
- Nothing could obliterate the memory of those tragic events.
- obliterate : remove = saturate, bedraggle, macerate : wet (程度類比)(左邊大於右邊)
- satureate to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can be absorbed, dissolved, or retained 浸透;滲透;使濕透;使充滿
SOAK, SATURATE, DRENCH, STEEP, IMPREGNATE mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid.
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Oscillate
- / ˈɑsəleɪt /
- oscill: swing 鞦韆 (Latin) (擺動震盪)
- to vary between opposing beliefs, feelings, or theories
SWING, SWAY, OSCILLATE, VIBRATE, FLUCTUATE, WAVER, UNDULATE mean to move from one direction to its opposite. - 擺動;游移不定
- The stock market is oscillating wildly at the moment.
- <>: remain static, absence of variation
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Palliate
- / ˈpælieɪt /
- to reduce the violence of (a disease) : ABATE
to moderate the intensity of GRE 3 「減輕」: mitigate, alleviate, palliate - 緩和;減輕 辯解;掩飾
- Chosen carefully, the oils may not only palliate but also cure the condition.
- <>:
- aggravate (grav: gravity) to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse
- exacerbate (acerbate: acerbic 尖酸刻薄) to make a bad situation worse) The recession has exacerbated this problem
- increase the intensity of
- palliate : severity = enfeeble : vigor = adulterate : purity = assuage : grief (減少關係)
- enfeeble (en-: make feeble: weak，enervate) to make feeble : deprive of strength 使衰竭、使失去活力
- pain : analgesic = symptom : palliative (藥物功用)
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Palpitate
- / ˈpælpɪteɪt /
- palp: beat (ex: palpable)
- to beat rapidly and strongly: THROB
- (心臟)悸動;撲撲地跳
- He felt suddenly faint, and his heart began to palpitate.
- palpitate : beat = burgeon : grow (程度類比)(左邊大於右邊)
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Peculate
- / ˈpekjuleɪt /
- pecu: money
- GRE 3 「盜用公款」: embezzle, defalcate, peculate
- 盜用公款
- impenunious <> wealthy, affluent, prosperous
- impecunious (pecu: money / ˌɪmpɪˈkjuːniəs◂ / ) having very little or no money usually habitually : PENNILESS 沒有錢的
- affluent (flu: flow => 錢流動才會多) flowing in abundance 豐富的 having a generously sufficient and typically increasing supply of material possessions 富裕的
- foolish : discretion = impecunious : money (缺乏)
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Perpetrate
- / ˈpɜːpətreɪt/
- to bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception): COMMIT
- 做(壞事);犯(罪)
- Who could have perpetrated such a dreadful crime?
- pontificate (pontiff: 羅馬教宗;主教) to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way 神氣活現地行動;武斷地表示意見
- pontificate <> suggest diffidently
- pontificate : pompous = scoff : derisive (正面性質)
- pompous excessively elevated or ornate, having or exhibiting self-importance: ARROGANT : 浮華的;愛炫耀的;浮誇的;自負的
- scoff to show contempt by derisive acts or language 嘲笑,嘲弄;藐視
SCOFF, JEER, GIBE, FLEER, SNEER, FLOUT mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. - derisive (/ dɪˈraɪsɪv / ) expressing or causing derision 嘲笑的;可付之一笑的
derision (/ dɪˈrɪʒən /) the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt 嘲笑;嘲弄
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Precipitate
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Preponderate
- / prɪˈpɒndəreɪt/
- ponder: 秤重、考慮衡量
- to exceed in weight, influence, power, importance or numbers
- 佔優勢;勝過;壓倒
- preponderant <> subsidiary, secondary
- preponderant having superior weight, force, or influence 優勢的;壓倒性的;突出的
- subsidiary (sub: 後面 / səbˈsɪdiəri/ ) of secondary importance 輔助的,附帶的;次要的
- preponderance : weight = preeminence : importance (程度類比)(左邊大於右邊)
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Prevaricate
- / prɪˈværəkeɪt /
- vari: vary (說詞變化不定)
- to deviate from the truth : EQUIVOCATE (equi: equal, voc: voice 相似的聲音，模稜兩可 / ɪˈkwɪvəkeɪt /)
to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive 說話模稜兩可;含糊其辭 LIE, PREVARICATE, EQUIVOCATE, PALTER, FIB mean to tell an untruth. - 支吾;說謊
- 'I'm not sure,' he prevaricated.
- prevaricate : candid = equivocate : direct (反面性質)
- candid
indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception 坦率的,直言的 free from bias, prejudice, or malice : FAIR 公正的,公平的 FRANK, CANDID, OPEN, PLAIN mean showing willingness to tell what one feels or thinks.
- prevarication, equivocation : deceive = blandishment : coax = grandstand : impress = accolade : praise (功用目的)
- coax
- to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : WHEEDLE 用好話勸,哄誘 We had to coax Alan into going to school.
- to draw, gain, or persuade by means of gentle urging or flattery 哄得,誘得
- to manipulate with great perseverance and usually with considerable effort toward a desired state or activity 耐心地處理,慢慢將...弄好
- grandstand (v.) to play or act so as to impress onlookers 做博取觀眾喝采的演技 (n.) a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium 正面看臺
- prevarication : truth = euphemism, delicacy : offense = equivocation : clarity(反義類比)
- euphemism (eu: beautiful phe: words，/ ˈjuːfəmɪzəm / ) the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; 委婉說法
- delicacy ( / ˈdelɪkəsi / ) refined sensibility in feeling or conduct 體諒;周到 He carried out his duties with great delicacy and understanding.
- offense the act of displeasing or affronting 冒犯;觸怒 Don't be upset by what he said; he meant no offence (=did not intend to offend anyone)
- philanthropist : endow = prevaricator : mislead (人物動作)
- equivocation : ambiguous = oxymoron : incongruous = equivocation : misleading = cliche : hackneyed (正面性質)
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Promulgate
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Propagate
- / ˈprɒpəgeɪt /
- to multiply sexually or asexually
INCREASE, EXTEND - 繁殖,增殖;傳播;使普及
- The group launched a website to propagate its ideas.
- propagate <> check, fail to multiply
- check to slow or bring to a stop: BRAKE 制止,控制;停止 The police are failing to take adequate measures to check the growth in crime.
- propagation <> extirpation
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Propitiate
- / prəˈpɪʆieɪt /
- propit: good
- to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : APPEASE, CONCILIATE
PACIFY, APPEASE, PLACATE, MOLLIFY, PROPITIATE, CONCILIATE mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. - pacify (pac: peace, pacific / ˈpæsəfaɪ /) a: to allay the anger or agitation of : SOOTHE b: APPEASE, PROPITIATE 使平靜;撫慰
- 撫慰;勸解;取悅
- To propitiate him, the people offered Lung roasted swallows, hearts and red lotus blossoms.
- <>: IRRITATE, EXASPERATE, NETTLE, PROVOKE, RILE, PEEVE mean to excite a feeling of anger or annoyance.
exasperate, chafe, bait, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, fume, pique, roil(rile), smart, sulk, gall, rankle, (harass, molest, vex), rouse, arouse hostility, antagonize - bait (/ beɪt /，餌) to deliberately try to make someone angry by criticizing them, using rude names etc 逗弄
- enrage (en-: make, rage: 盛怒) to fill with rage 激怒
- incense (/ ɪnˈsens /) to make someone very angry 激怒
- inflame (flame: fire) to make someone's feelings of anger, excitement etc much stronger 激怒
- infuriate (/ ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt / , fur: fire (ex: furious)) to make someone extremely angry 激怒
- irritate to provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in : ANNOY 激怒
- fume (smoke: 會燙人的煙) to be angry about something 發怒
- roil (rile) to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of 徹底攪拌 to stir up : DISTURB, DISORDER 擾亂
- smart to be upset because someone has hurt your feelings or offended you 引起劇痛;感到難受
- sulk (/ sʌlk /) to be silently angry and refuse to be friendly or discuss what is annoying or upsetting you 生悶氣
- gall (/ gɔːl /) to make someone feel upset and angry because of something that is unfair 使惱火
- rankle if something rankles, you still remember it angrily because it upset you or annoyed you a lot 使怨憤
- harass to make someone's life unpleasant，molest (/ məˈlest /) to attack or harm someone，vex to make someone feel annoyed or worried 騷擾
- rouse to stir up : EXCITE 激起(情感等);激怒;使激動
- antagonize (ant: angainst /ænˈtægənaɪz/)
- to act in opposition to: COUNTERACT 對...起反作用;中和
- to incur or provoke the hostility of 使對抗;使敵對 Do not antagonize your customers.
- implacable : proptiated = immutable : altered = inalienable : surrendered = intransigent : compromised = indomitable : subdued, conquered
(~able 類比)(im~able: 9x% 左邊不能被右邊，~able: 9x% 左邊能被右邊) - implacable (pla: please placa: placate 無法撫慰) not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated 不能安撫的;難平息的
- immutable not capable of or susceptible to change 永遠不變的 This decision should not be seen as immutable.
mutable prone to change : INCONSTANT 易變的;反覆無常的 But in the mutable world of the modern organization, major decisions are seldom made solely on the basis of hard facts. - inalienable incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred 不能讓與的;不能奪取的 inalienable human rights
alienable transferable to another's ownership 可讓與的 - surrendered to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand 引渡,讓渡;交出;放棄;投降;自首
- intransigent (/ ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt /) refusing to compromise or to abandon an extreme position or attitude 不妥協 an intransigent attitude
- compromise (com: together promise / ˈkɒmprəmaɪz/ ) to come to agreement by mutual concession 妥協,互讓解決
- indomitable (domit: dominate) incapable of being subdued : UNCONQUERABLE 不屈不撓的;不服輸的;不氣餒的 Alice was a woman of indomitable spirit/courage.
- subdued being conquered 被制服的;順從的
subdue to conquer and bring into subjection : VANQUISH, to bring under cultivation 制服,征服,鎮壓;使順從;開墾 CONQUER, VANQUISH, DEFEAT, SUBDUE, REDUCE, OVERCOME, OVERTHROW mean to get the better of by force or strategy.
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Relegate
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Repudiate
- / rɪˈpjuːdieɪt /
- re-: back pud: put 放回去→拒絕接受
- to refuse to accept; especially : to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force
to reject as untrue or unjust to refuse to acknowledge or pay DECLINE, REFUSE, REJECT, REPUDIATE, SPURN mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. - 否認,否定;駁斥,批駁 拒絕;拒絕接受(或履行);拒付(債款)
- The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
- <>: accept, espouse
- espouse ( / ɪˈspaʊz / ) MARRY, to take up and support as a cause : become attached to 娶(妻);嫁(女) 擁護,支持,信奉(主義、學說等)
ADOPT, EMBRACE, ESPOUSE mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own.
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Scintillate
- / ˈsɪntəleɪt/
- shine, spark
- to emit sparks : SPARK
- 發出火花
- scintilla <> dullness
- scintilla ( / sɪnˈtɪlə / ) SPARK, TRACE 火花;閃爍 a very small amount of something 微量 There isn't a scintilla of evidence to prove it.
- dullness of a color: low in saturation and low in lightness 黯淡
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Simulate
- / ˈsɪmjuleɪt /
- to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : IMITATE
to make a simulation of (as a physical system) ASSUME, AFFECT, PRETEND, SIMULATE, FEIGN, COUNTERFEIT, SHAM mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. - 假裝,冒充 模仿,模擬;看上去像
- a machine that simulates conditions in space
- simulation <> authentic article
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Substantiate
- / səbˈstænʆieɪt /
- substance
- to give substance or form to: EMBODY
to establish by proof or competent evidence : VERIFY CONFIRM, CORROBORATE, SUBSTANTIATE, VERIFY, AUTHENTICATE, VALIDATE mean to attest to the truth or validity of something.
使實體化證實,證明...有根據 Katzen offered little evidence to substantiate his claims.substantiation <> disproof (the action of disproving 反證;反駁)substantiated <> invalidatedunsubstantiated <> verifiedsubstantive <> trivial- substantive ( /ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ )
- real rather than apparent : FIRM 堅固的
- considerable in amount or numbers : SUBSTANTIAL 大量的
- expressing existence 表示實在的;
- being a totally independent entity 獨立的
- having substance: involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned 重要的
- trivial of little worth or importance 瑣細的;不重要的;無價值的
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Truncate
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Undulate
- / ˈʌndjuleɪt/
- und: wave
- to rise and fall in volume, pitch, or cadence
SWING, SWAY, OSCILLATE, VIBRATE, FLUCTUATE, WAVER, UNDULATE mean to move from one direction to its opposite. - (水面等)波動,起浪;(地形、聲音等)起伏
- As the land undulated, waterfalls appeared and disappeared.
- <>: remain static
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Validate
- / ˈvælɪdeɪt /
- to support or corroborate on a sound or authoritative basis
CONFIRM, CORROBORATE, SUBSTANTIATE, VERIFY, AUTHENTICATE, VALIDATE mean to attest to the truth or validity of something. - 承認...為正當;確認;證實
- Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are validated by future research.
- invalidated <> substantiated
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Venerate
- / ˈvenəreɪt /
- to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
REVERE, REVERENCE, VENERATE, WORSHIP, ADORE mean to honor and admire profoundly and respectfully. - 尊敬;崇敬
- Jerusalem is Christianity's most venerated place.
- venerate <> contempt, disparage, deprecate
- contempt the act of despising, lack of respect or reverence for something 輕視,蔑視 The report shows utter contempt for women's judgement.
- veneration <> derision the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt 嘲笑;嘲弄 His speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders. (
blame 是陷阱答案) - venerable : reverence, respect = despicable : scorn, contempt (~able類比)
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Vindicate
- / ˈvɪndɪkeɪt /
- to free from allegation(沒有證據的控訴主張) or blame
EXCULPATE, ABSOLVE, EXONERATE, ACQUIT, VINDICATE mean to free from a charge. - 證明...無辜,為...辯白 證明...正確;證實;辯明
- The charges are false, and we are sure we will be vindicated in court.
- <>: calumniate
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Vitiate
- / ˈvɪʆieɪt /
- to make faulty or defective : IMPAIR (im-: make pair: poor)
to debase in moral or aesthetic status to make ineffective DEBASE, VITIATE, DEPRAVE, CORRUPT, DEBAUCH, PERVERT mean to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character. - 損害;污染 (使)墮落 (使)無效
- Changes at this point may actually vitiate the entire system.
- <>: fortify, strengthen, ennoble
- fortify (fort: 堡壘, to make strong) to make strong (在肉體,精神等方面)增強,加強 Her position was fortified by election successes and economic recovery.
- ennoble (en-: make noble) to make noble : ELEVATE 使尊貴;使高尚
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Energize
- /ˈenədʒaɪz/
- to make energetic, vigorous, or active
- 激勵;使精力充沛
- The charity hopes the campaign will energise its volunteers.
- doldrums : energy = depravity : virtue (缺少類比)
- doldrums (dol: dull) a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump 憂悶;意志消沈 (赤道)無風帶 The property market has been in the doldrums for months.
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Mesmerize
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Ostracize
- /ˈɒstrəsaɪz/
- to exclude from a group by common consent(同意贊成): EXILE, BANISH, relegate
- 放逐;排斥
- She was afraid that if she spoke up her colleagues would ostracize her.
- <>: take in to receive as a guest or lodger 接受
- pariah : ostracize = prisoner : confine (人物被動)
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Proselytize
- /ˈprɒsələtaɪz/
- to induce someone to convert to one's faith
- (使)改變信仰;(使)變節
- Davis wanted to share his concept and proselytize his ideas.
- proselytizer : convert = salesman : buy = mediator : reconcile (人物動作)
- reconcile (/ ˈrekənsaɪl /) SETTLE, RESOLVE 調停,調解 Bevan tried to reconcile British socialism with a wider international vision.
- proselytize : belief = veer : course (對象關係)
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Rationalize
- /ˈræʆənəlaɪz/
- to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable
- 使合理化 為...找藉口
- When he fouls up, Glen always finds a way to rationalize what he's done.
- rationalization : plausible = obfuscation : indiscernible (正面性質)
- plausible (superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious 貌似可信的): He was so plausible that he conned everybody.
- rabid <> detached
- rabid (患狂犬病的)
- extremely violent : FURIOUS 猛烈的
- going to extreme lengths in expressing or pursuing a feeling, interest, or opinion 激進的;狂熱的
- detached (attach to bind by personal ties (as of affection or sympathy) 使喜愛 使依附;使附屬)
- standing by itself : SEPARATE, UNCONNECTED; especially: not sharing any wall with another building 分離的,不連接的
- exhibiting an aloof objectivity usually free from prejudice or self-interest 不帶感情的;公平的;超然的
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Stigmatize
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Amplify
- / ˈæmpləfaɪ /
- (adj.) ample
- to make larger or greater (as in amount, importance, or intensity) : INCREASE
EXPAND, AMPLIFY, SWELL, DISTEND, INFLATE, DILATE mean to increase in size or volume. - 放大(聲音等);增強 擴大 詳述,詳說
- These stories only amplified her fears.
- amplify <> mute, abridge
- mute to muffle, reduce, or eliminate the sound of 消除(聲音),減輕(聲音) to tone down : SOFTEN, SUBDUE 使(顏色等)柔和
- abridge to shorten in duration or extent 縮短 節略 The abridged edition was published in 1988.
- amplitude <> meagerness
- amplitude (ampl: ample) the quality or state of being ample 廣大,廣闊 充足,豐富 The current warming of the Pacific Ocean is unequaled in amplitude.
- meagerness (/ˈmiːgərnɪs/) lacking desirable qualities (as richness or strength) 枯瘦;粗劣;貧乏
- defy <> obey
- defy (/ dɪˈfaɪ / ) a 16-week premature baby who defied the odds and survived
- to challenge to do something considered impossible : DARE 向...挑戰
- to confront with assured power of resistance : DISREGARD 公然反抗
- to resist attempts at : WITHSTAND 抗拒
- deify <> watch with contempt
deification <> debasement - deify (/ ˈdiːəfaɪ/ ) to make a god of, to take as an object of worship 將...奉若神明
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Edify
- / ˈedəfaɪ /
- ed: educate
- to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge; also: ENLIGHTEN, INFORM
- 教化;訓誨
- The movie neither edifies nor entertains its viewers.
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Fructify
- / ˈfrʌktəfaɪ /
- fru: fruit
- to bear fruit
- 結果實;有成果
- no partnership can fructify without candor on both sides
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Indemnify
- / ɪnˈdemnəfaɪ /
- in: not dem: damage
- to secure against hurt, loss, or damage
to make compensation to for incurred hurt, loss, or damage PAY, COMPENSATE, REMUNERATE, SATISFY, REIMBURSE, INDEMNIFY, REPAY, RECOMPENSE mean to give money or its equivalent in return for something. - 保障;使免於受罰
賠償,補償損失 - They guaranteed to indemnify him against any financial loss.
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Mollify
- / ˈmɒləfaɪ/
- moll: soft
- to soothe in temper or disposition : APPEASE
PACIFY, APPEASE, PLACATE, MOLLIFY, PROPITIATE, CONCILIATE mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. - 緩和;減輕
- Nature reserves were set up around new power stations to mollify local conservationists.
- mollify <> pique, discomfit, exacerbate
- discomfit (dis-: away comfit: prepare 沒有準備焦躁)
- to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment 使為難 He was discomfited by her silence.
- to frustrate the plans of 破壞;擾亂(計劃);挫敗
EMBARRASS, DISCOMFIT, ABASH, DISCONCERT, RATTLE mean to distress by confusing or confounding.
- mollification <> inflammation
- inflame (flame: fire) to excite to excessive or uncontrollable action or feeling 使極度激動;使憤怒 The shooting inflamed ethnic tensions.
- mollycoddle <> treat harshly
- mollycoddle (moll: soft coddle: 悉心照料(病人、嬰兒等);嬌養 / ˈmɒliˌkɒdl/ )
to surround with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention 溺愛;縱容 He had been mollycoddled as a young boy. INDULGE, PAMPER, HUMOR, SPOIL, BABY, MOLLYCODDLE mean to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings.
- mollify : anger = hearten : dejection = enverate : vitality, vigor, vim, verve = assuage : grief (減少關係)
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Petrify
- / ˈpetrəfaɪ /
- petri: stone (petroleum 石油)
- to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
to make lifeless or inactive : DEADEN to confound with fear, amazement, or awe - 使石化
使僵化,使喪失活力 使驚呆,把...嚇呆 - He was petrified with fear when he saw the gun.
- ossfied <> amenable to change
- ossified to become hardened or conventional and opposed to change 僵化的;拒絕改變
- amenable (/ əˈmiːnəbəl/)
- liable to be brought to account : ANSWERABLE 對...負有義務(或責任)的
- capable of submission (as to judgment or test) : SUITED 經得起檢驗(或考查)的
- readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate 肯順從的
- ossify <> transcend conventions
- transcend (/ trænˈsend /) to rise above or go beyond the limits of 超越 The desire for peace transcended political differences.
- petrify : stone = evaporate : vapor (動作關係)
- evaporate (e-: make vapor) to convert into vapor 使蒸發
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Ramify
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Scarify
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Stultify
- / ˈstʌltəfaɪ/
- stupid
- to allege or prove to be of unsound mind and hence not responsible
to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish, or absurdly illogical a : to impair, invalidate, or make ineffective : NEGATE b : to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on - hamstring (: effectiveness) (反面性質)
- to make ineffective or powerless : CRIPPLE 使喪失功用、使無效 The President feels he is hamstrung by Congress.
- to cripple by cutting the leg tendons 切斷(人、馬等的)腿後腱使成跛腳
- 使顯得愚蠢
使變得無效(無用) - This attitude stultifies scientific progress...
- stultifying <> stirring
- stultifying so boring that you feel as though you are losing your ability to think 極其單調乏味的;使人變遲鈍的
- stirring ROUSING, INSPIRING 激動人心的
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Vilify
- / ˈvɪləfaɪ /
- vil: vile (tending to degrade, of little worth or account)
- to lower in estimation or importance
to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : DEFAME MALIGN, TRADUCE, ASPERSE, VILIFY, CALUMNIATE, DEFAME, SLANDER mean to injure by speaking ill of. - 誹謗
- Johnson was vilified in the press for refusing to resign.
- <>: extol
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Bedraggle
- /ˈbɪdregəl/
- drag
- to wet thoroughly
- 弄濕
- obliterate : remove = saturate, bedraggle : wet (程度類比)(左邊大於右邊)
- moist : sodden = surprised : astonished (程度類比)(左邊小於右邊)
- sodden (/ ˈsɒdn/)
- dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages (飲酒過量而)迷糊的,遲鈍的
- heavy with or as if with moisture or water 濕透的
- heavy or doughy because of imperfect cooking (麵包等)未烘透的
- marsh : sodden = desert : arid (正面性質)(自然界地理環境配上形容詞，必正面性質)
- marsh a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (as grasses or cattails) 沼澤,濕地
- arid (/ ˈærɪd /)
- excessively dry; specifically: having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture 乾旱的;乾燥的;不毛的
- lacking in interest and life : JEJUNE 枯燥的;無生氣的
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Beguile
- / bɪˈgaɪl /
- guile
- to lead by deception
DECEIVE, MISLEAD, DELUDE, BEGUILE mean to lead astray or frustrate usually by underhandedness. GRE 4 「狡猾」: guile = cunning = chicanery = duplicity - guile deceitful cunning : DUPLICITY 奸詐;狡猾
- cunning CRAFT, SLYNESS 狡猾,奸詐 dexterous skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing) 靈巧,熟練
- 欺騙,誆騙
- He was beguiled into buying another copy of her book.
- <>: guileless = ingenuous = naive = artless = forthright
NATURAL, INGENUOUS, NAIVE, UNSOPHISTICATED, ARTLESS mean free from pretension or calculation. - guileless INNOCENT, NAIVE 不狡猾的;誠實的
- ingenuous (/ ɪnˈdʒenjuəs /) a:showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness b: lacking craft or subtlety 率直的;無邪的
- naive (/ naˈiːv /)
- marked by unaffected simplicity : ARTLESS, INGENUOUS 天真無邪的;不狡猾的
- deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment; especially: CREDULOUS 不懂世故的
- SELF-TAUGHT, PRIMITIVE 自學的
- artless
- free from guile or craft : sincerely simple 單純的,天真的
- a : made without skill : CRUDE 未加工的 b : free from artificiality : NATURAL 無虛飾的,自然的
- lacking art, knowledge, or skill : UNCULTURED 缺乏藝術性的,拙劣的;無藝術修養的
- forthright free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point 直率的,直截了當的,明白無誤的 notably simple in style or quality 直接簡單
- disingenuous <> guilelessness
- disingenuous lacking in candor; also: giving a false appearance of simple frankness : CALCULATING 不誠實的;虛偽的
- manipulative <> guileless
- manipulative 操縱的;控制的;巧妙處理的
manipulate - to treat or operate with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner (熟練地)操作,運用
- to manage or utilize skillfully 巧妙地管理運用
- to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage 刻意操縱(市場、股票的漲落等)
- to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : DOCTOR 對...做手腳以達成目的
- guileless: chicanery = urbane : gaucherie (反面性質)
- gaucherie (gauch: (fr.) left => 用左手做事 => 笨拙，gauche: 不善交際的,不圓滑的;笨拙的 /goʊʆˈrɪ/) a tactless or awkward act 笨拙的舉動;笨拙
- guile : artless, naive, ingenuous, forthright = blemish, flaw : flawless, impeccable = tardiness : prompt = ambition : shiftless = offense : delicate = gentleness : acrid
(反面性質)(~less 結尾)(im~able 結尾) - blemish (blame) (v.) to spoil by a flaw 玷污;使有缺點;有損...的完美 (n.) a noticeable imperfection; especially: one that seriously impairs appearance 瑕疵;污點;缺點
- impeccable (pecc: 罪 peccadillo) free from fault or blame : FLAWLESS 無懈可擊的;無缺點的
- tardiness (tard: late retard) delayed beyond the expected or proper time : LATE 緩慢;遲延;
- prompt being ready and quick to act as occasion demands 準備好的< performed readily or immediately 敏捷的,及時的,迅速的
QUICK, PROMPT, READY, APT mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. - shiftless lacking in ambition or incentive: LAZY 無志氣的;偷懶的;得過且過的 lacking in resourcefulness : INEFFICIENT 無辦法的;無能的;無謀略的
- offense (除了當「進攻」之外) a: the act of displeasing or affronting b: the state of being insulted or morally outraged 冒犯;觸怒
- delicate marked by great precision or sensitivity 小心處理的 (精緻細膩的)
- acrid (acid ) sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : IRRITATING (言詞等)刻薄的;譏刺的 deeply or violently bitter: ACRIMONIOUS (味道等)刺激的
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