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a. Syn. respectful
(恭敬的,順從的) showing deference; respectful and considerate


Spelling Word: deferential
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v.
(不服從,蔑視,挑戰) refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand


Spelling Word: defy
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n. Syn. reliance
(依賴,信賴) reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency


Spelling Word: dependence
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n. Syn. devise
(計劃,配置,佈局) act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for


Spelling Word: design
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n.
(不管,不顧,即使) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred


Spelling Word: despite
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a. Syn. destructive
(破壞性的) destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction


Spelling Word: devastating
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v.
(漠視,解散) give reduction in price on


Spelling Word: discount
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a. Syn. separate; distinct
(分離,沒有關係的) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts


Spelling Word: discrete
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v. Syn. waste; scatter
(驅散,消散,浪費) spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse


Spelling Word: dissipate
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v. Syn. expand
(擴大,擴張) swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure


Spelling Word: distend