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n. [上山的 坡] upward slope, as of hill


Spelling Word: acclivity
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n. [反高潮,突降] the letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with the previous rise


Spelling Word: anticlimax
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n. [辯護者] a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution


Spelling Word: apologist
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n. [變節者,脫黨者,叛徒] one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs


Spelling Word: apostate
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a. [獨裁] having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial


Spelling Word: autocratic
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n. [轟擊(導彈)] attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position


Spelling Word: bombardment
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a. [誇張的] pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning


Spelling Word: bombastic
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v. [刪除] edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly


Spelling Word: bowdlerize
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n. [滑稽的] clowning;  arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks, and postures


Spelling Word: buffoonery
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a. [不和諧] discordant; inharmonious; sounding harsh; ill-sounding


Spelling Word: cacophonous