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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. volume; ability; capability
(容量,生产量,能力) mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate


Spelling Word: capacity
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v. Syn. stop; terminate
(停止,终止) stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue


Spelling Word: cease
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v.
(设计舞蹈动作) plan and oversee the development and details


Spelling Word: choreograph
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n. Syn. code
(密码,数字) secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number


Spelling Word: cipher
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n. Syn. perimeter; periphery
(圆周,周长) boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object


Spelling Word: circumference
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a. Syn. nonmilitary; noncombatant
(平民的,民用的,,非军事的) of or relating to nonmilitary life


Spelling Word: civilian
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n.
(信奉,支持,许诺,承担义务) pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action


Spelling Word: commitment
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n.
(长期票通勤旅客,经常来往于两地之间的人) someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city


Spelling Word: commuter
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ad. Syn. purposely; intentionally
(有意识地,自觉地) with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions; with awareness


Spelling Word: consciously