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n. 赞助,惠顾 sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor


Spelling Word: patronage
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a. 可渗透的,可学习的 penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through


Spelling Word: permeable
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v. 坚持,持续 continue; insist; persevere


Spelling Word: persist
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a. 坚持不懈的 lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of


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v. 感到不安 disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion


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a. 垂直,铅锤,用铅锤量 checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical


Spelling Word: plumb
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n. 富豪统治 society or government ruled by wealthy class


Spelling Word: plutocracy
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a. 身后的,遗腹的 after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death


Spelling Word: posthumous
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v. 预谋,预先考虑 plan, arrange or plot in advance; deliberate upon future action


Spelling Word: premeditate
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v. 撒谎,支吾,搪塞,糊弄 lie; stray from or evade the truth; behave in an evasive way such as to delay action


Spelling Word: prevaricate