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/sə'gæsətɪ/ n.
(聰慧,洞察力) quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment; shrewdness


Spelling Word: sagacity
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/sæŋktɪ'moʊnɪəs/ a. Syn. hypocritical
(假正經的,假裝神聖的) excessively or hypocritically pious; possessing sanctity; sacred; holy; saintly; religious


Spelling Word: sanctimonious
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/'skru:tɪnaɪz/;/-tənaɪz/ v.
(仔細檢查) examine closely and critically


Spelling Word: scrutinize
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/'saɪnɪkjʊə(r)/ n.
(閑職,報紙茶水的工作) well-paid position with little responsibility


Spelling Word: sinecure
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/spɜrn/ v. Syn. reject; scorn
(放棄,拒絕) reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn


Spelling Word: spurn
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/'stoʊɪk/ a. Syn. impassive
(高度自製者,堅忍克己之人) indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain


Spelling Word: stoic
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/'tɛmpər(ə)l/ a. Syn. secular
(暫時的) not lasting forever; limited by time; secular or civil; of material world; worldly


Spelling Word: temporal
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/'tɛmpəraɪz/ v.
(拖延時間,見風使舵) act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision


Spelling Word: temporize
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/'tɛnjʊəs/ a. Syn. thin; rare; slim
(纖細的) long and thin; slender; having little substance


Spelling Word: tenuous
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/'trɛmjʊləs/ a. Syn. trembling; wavering
(震蕩的) marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking; timid or fearful; timorous


Spelling Word: tremulous