英語考試詞彙：測驗與練習
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acumen 
/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
(思想敏銳) mental keenness; quickness of perception
However, her team's political acumen is clearly beyond mine, an Ivy League Medical Science Professor and NOT a Political "Science" Professor.
Show examples and contexts (思想敏銳) mental keenness; quickness of perception
However, her team's political acumen is clearly beyond mine, an Ivy League Medical Science Professor and NOT a Political "Science" Professor.
cupidity
/kju:'pɪdɪtɪ/ n. Syn. greed
(貪婪) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
The defeated people could not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors, who demanded excessive tribute.
Show examples and contexts (貪婪) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth
The defeated people could not satisfy the cupidity of the conquerors, who demanded excessive tribute.
maudlin
/'mɔ:dlɪn/ a. Syn. sentimental
(多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
One moment he was in maudlin tears and the next he was cracking some miserable joke about the disaster.
Show examples and contexts (多愁善感) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental
One moment he was in maudlin tears and the next he was cracking some miserable joke about the disaster.
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munificent 
 | [天真,單純,缺少經驗] lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility |
| [拒絕,否定,取消] cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny |
| [可忽略不計的] so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded |
| [��宏大量的,���慨大方的] very liberal in giving; showing great generosity |
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| n. [偏愛,偏好] condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
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