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v. 磨損,侵蝕 wear away by friction; scrape; erode


Spelling Word: abrade
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v. 同意 agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede


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n. 尖酸的(語氣,脾氣) the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone


Spelling Word: acerbity
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v. 使變瘋,腐壞 muddle; drive crazy; become confused


Spelling Word: addle
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v. 增加,加強 increase the scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation


Spelling Word: aggrandize
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v. 使惡化,使加重 worsen; make worse or more troublesome


Spelling Word: aggravate
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v. 誘惑,引誘 attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive


Spelling Word: allure
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n. 矛盾的觀點或情緒 state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate


Spelling Word: ambivalence
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v. 放大 broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase


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n. 止痛藥,起安慰作用的事物 source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain


Spelling Word: anodyne