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percussion

1

	(整洁的,精准的,精确的) very precise and formal; exceedingly proper
	(打击) striking one object against another sharply
	(坚忍) endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
	(微薄的薪水) very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money

persevere

2

	(坚忍) endure; be persistent, refuse to stop
	(主要的) first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief
	(预示) foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction
	(超自然的) being beyond normal course of nature; differing from natural

perversion

3

	(塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
	(前兆) forewarning; warning in advance
	(顺从的) flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
	(堕落,曲解) action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; instance of abnormal activity

physiological

4

	(顶尖,顶点) peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak
	(生理学的) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
	(顺从的) flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
	(整洁的,精准的,精确的) very precise and formal; exceedingly proper

plasticity

5

	(自命不凡,华而不实,自大) intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
	(塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
	(不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability
	(拨毛,勇气,勇敢) pull or draw, especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to pull off or out from something

platonic

6

	(虔诚) religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness
	(纯友谊的(爱情)) not sexual in nature; of or relating to the philosophical views of Plato and his successors
	(安慰剂) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
	(主要的) first in excellence, quality, or value; at the best stage; peak; first in degree or rank; chief

plebeian

7

	(平民,老百姓,平民的,粗俗的,粗鲁的) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar
	(潜在的) existing in possibility; expected to become or be
	(导言,介绍词) introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing
	(打击) striking one object against another sharply

pliant

8

	(灰泥,石膏) cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
	(顺从的) flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable
	(掠夺) rob of goods by force, especially in time of war; plunder; take as spoils
	(闲聊,胡说,废话唠叨) speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly; talk artlessly and childishly

plumb

9

	(垂直,铅锤,用铅锤量) checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical
	(倾向,自然倾向) inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning
	(俗气的人,无教养的人,心胸狭窄的人) narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
	(高级教士) church dignitary; senior clergyman

premise

10

	(塑性) ability to be molded, formed, or modeled; quality or state of being plastic
	(生理学的) pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
	(安慰剂) harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
	(假定,假设,前提) proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it

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