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(辛勤的) extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains


Spelling Word: painstaking
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a. Syn. agreeable
(可接受的,美味的) acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten


Spelling Word: palatable
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n. Syn. payment; tribute
(养老金,退休金) something paid or given; payment to a person in consideration of past services


Spelling Word: pension
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(可以感觉到的,可见的) capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable


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n. Syn. understanding; feeling; sense
(理解,感知,感觉) understanding; feeling; effect or product of perceiving


Spelling Word: perception
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v.
(出汗,排汗) sweat; excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin


Spelling Word: perspire
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a. Syn. relevant
(说到点子上的,中肯的,有关的) having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating


Spelling Word: pertinent
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n.
(石油) dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons


Spelling Word: petroleum
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(验尸,死后解剖,事后的调查分析) occurring or done after death; relating to a medical examination of a dead body


Spelling Word: postmortem
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(很多的,浪费的) in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal


Spelling Word: profuse