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/kændə(r)/ n. Syn. frankness
(开诚布公,坦率) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech


Spelling Word: candor
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/kæn'tæŋkərəs/ a. Syn. irritable
(脾气坏,易发怒) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious


Spelling Word: cantankerous
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/kærɪkə'tjʊə(r)/ n. Syn. distortion; burlesque
(歪曲,漫画,讽刺画) representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect


Spelling Word: caricature
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/sɪ'lɛstɪəl/;/sə'lZstʃl/ a. Syn. heavenly
(天体的,天堂的) relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel


Spelling Word: celestial
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/klæn'dɛstɪn/ a. Syn. secret
(秘密) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods


Spelling Word: clandestine
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/koʊə'lɛs/ v. Syn. combine; fuse; mix
(接合,结合,合并) combine; fuse; grow together; come together so as to form one whole; unite


Spelling Word: coalesce
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/kən'dʒɛktʃə(r)/ v.
(推测,猜测) believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds


Spelling Word: conjecture
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/kən'sɛnsəs/ n. Syn. Agreement; accord
(意见一致,多数人的意见,舆论) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole


Spelling Word: consensus
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/kən'tɛmptjʊəs/ a. Syn. scornful
(轻蔑的,傲慢的) scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect


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


Spelling Word: copious