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/əd'mɒnɪʃ/ v. Syn. warn; reprove
(警告,训斥) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided


Spelling Word: admonish
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/ə'ljʊə(r)/ v. Syn. entice; attract
(诱惑,引诱) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive


Spelling Word: allure
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/ə'lu:ʒ(ə)n/ n. Syn. metaphor
(暗指,暗示) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor


Spelling Word: allusion
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/'ɑrkɪtaɪp/ n. Syn. prototype
(原形) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned


Spelling Word: archetype
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/ə'sɛtɪk/ a. Syn. austere; severe
(苦行,禁欲) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere


Spelling Word: ascetic
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/'ævərɪs/ n.
(贪婪,贪财) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain


Spelling Word: avarice
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/bɒm'bæstɪk/ a. Syn. pompous
(夸张的) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning


Spelling Word: bombastic
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/kə'bæl/ n.
(内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests


Spelling Word: cabal
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/'sɪv(ə)l/ a. Syn. civic
(平民的,市民的,民事的,非军事的,国内的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite


Spelling Word: civil
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/'koʊpɪəs/ a. Syn. plentiful
(丰富的,很多的) plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply


Spelling Word: copious