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/ækə'dɛmɪk/ a. Syn. scholarly; collegiate; theoretical
(學術的) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education


Spelling Word: academic
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/'ædvɜrs/ a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
(討厭,敵意) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose


Spelling Word: adverse
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/əd'vɜrsɪtɪ/ n. Syn. poverty; misfortune
(貧困,不幸) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune


Spelling Word: adversity
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/æprɪ'hɛnd/ v. Syn. arrest; perceive
(逮捕,懼怕,領會) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive


Spelling Word: apprehend
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/'bʊərɪʃ/ a. Syn. rude; clumsy; illiterate
(粗魯,笨拙) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners


Spelling Word: boorish
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/bju:'kɒlɪk/ a. Syn. rustic; pastoral
(田園的) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation


Spelling Word: bucolic
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/kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary
(反复無常的) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly


Spelling Word: capricious
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/'sɜrkəmspɛkt/ a. Syn. prudent; cautious
(慎重,周到) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious


Spelling Word: circumspect
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/'sɪv(ə)l/ a. Syn. civic
(平民的,市民的,民事的,非軍事的,國內的,文明的) having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite


Spelling Word: civil
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/kən'doʊl/ v. Syn. grieve
(吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰問) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune


Spelling Word: condole