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a. Syn. humid; moist; wet
(潮濕的,有濕氣的) humid; moist; slightly wet


Spelling Word: damp
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v. Syn. moisten
(使潮濕) moisten; lessen in force or effect


Spelling Word: dampen
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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


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v. Syn. humiliate; debase
(使降級,貶低) reduce level; lower grade of something


Spelling Word: degrade
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n. Syn. recession
(不景氣,蕭條期) recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits


Spelling Word: depression
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a. Syn. unoriginal
(派生的) unoriginal; derived from another source


Spelling Word: derivative
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n.
(洗潔精,洗滌劑) cleansing agent; substance that acts similarly to soap


Spelling Word: detergent
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a.
(對角線(的)) straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent


Spelling Word: diagonal
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n.
(稀釋,淡化) process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock


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a.
(小心的,謹慎的) free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable


Spelling Word: discreet