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n.
(内阁) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests


Spelling Word: cabal
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n. Syn. clearness
(确实,无疑,确实的事情,必然的事) quality or condition of being certain; fact or truth unquestionable established; clearness


Spelling Word: certainty
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v. Syn. control; suppress; restrict
(控制,阻止) stop motion; curb or restrain


Spelling Word: check
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v. Syn. cheat
(欺诈,欺骗) practice trickery or fraud; cheat


Spelling Word: chisel
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a.
(慢性的) lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases


Spelling Word: chronic
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n.
(循环,流通) spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area


Spelling Word: circulation
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n. Syn. situation; condition
(环境,情况) situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event


Spelling Word: circumstance
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v. Syn. make up; reimburse
(补偿,赔偿) make amends for; reimburse


Spelling Word: compensate
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n. Syn. struggle; rivalry
(竞争,竞赛) struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize


Spelling Word: competition
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n. Syn. harmony; accord
(音乐会) performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord


Spelling Word: concert