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v. [确定,必然发生] make sure or certain; insure; assure


Spelling Word: ensure
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n. [味,味道,特殊滋味] the quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object


Spelling Word: flavour
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n. [耐心] patience;  restraint of passions; the act of forbearing or waiting


Spelling Word: forbearance
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v. [继续向前] precede; go ahead of; go forward; go on


Spelling Word: forego
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n. [闪烁] dim or intermittent flicker or flash of light; faint glow; shimmer


Spelling Word: glimmer
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n. [享乐主义者] one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life


Spelling Word: hedonist
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a. [轻蔑的,不理睬的] unaware, without noticing; unmindful or thoughtless


Spelling Word: heedless
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n. [头盔,钢盔] defensive covering for the head; hat, made of cork, felt, or metal, worn as a uniform of soldiers, firemen


Spelling Word: helmet
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n. [伎俩,小聪明] an act intended to deceive or trick; practical joke


Spelling Word: hoax
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n. [人质] a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms


Spelling Word: hostage