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penchant

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	(即将发生的,未决的) not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
	(愤怒,不满,自尊心受损) sudden outburst of anger; state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
	(高级教士) church dignitary; senior clergyman
	(倾向,趣味) strong inclination; definite liking

penury

2

	(外围的) located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
	(门,语群) major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division
	(一贫如洗,穷困潦倒) extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency
	(姿势,体态) position or arrangement of the body and its limbs

peripheral

3

	(外围的) located in outer boundary; unimportant; auxiliary
	(使堕落,滥用) cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
	(普遍的,流行的) widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
	(微薄的薪水) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money

personable

4

	(拨毛,勇气,勇敢) pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something
	(剂量) dose of liquid; liquid mixture; liquid medicine
	(凤凰（象征不死和重生）) symbol of immortality or rebirth; bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
	(有吸引力的) pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive

perverse

5

	(神职的,虔诚的) devout; religious; exhibiting strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality
	(不正当的,邪恶的,做作的) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good
	(门,语群) major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division
	(预先安排,使其偏向于) give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance

perversion

6

	(即将发生的,未决的) not yet decided or settled; awaiting conclusion or confirmation
	(前兆) forewarning; warning in advance
	(堕落,曲解) action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; instance of abnormal activity
	(倾向,趣味) strong inclination; definite liking

pervert

7

	(使堕落,滥用) cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
	(堕落,曲解) action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; instance of abnormal activity
	(喝彩) enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause
	(垂直,铅锤,用铅锤量) checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical

philanthropist

8

	(垂直,铅锤,用铅锤量) checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
	(凤凰（象征不死和重生）) symbol of immortality or rebirth; bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
	(精确的) exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
	(慈善家) person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution

phobia

9

	(恐怖) anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
	(门,语群) major class of plants; primary branch of animal kingdom; division
	(使堕落,滥用) cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition
	(沉思默想的,忧心忡忡的) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative

phoenix

10

	(水管工人) craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
	(凤凰（象征不死和重生）) symbol of immortality or rebirth; bird in Egyptian mythology that lived for 500 years
	(悔过的) feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
	(微薄的薪水) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money

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