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/'maɪkrəkɒz(ə)m/ n.
(微觀世界) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something


Spelling Word: microcosm
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/'mɪsənθroʊp/ n.
(厭惡人類的人,憎人者) one who hates or mistrusts mankind


Spelling Word: misanthrope
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/'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
(多彩的,雜色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety


Spelling Word: motley
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/noʊ'tɔ:rɪəs/ a. Syn. disreputable; infamous
(臭名昭著的,聲名狼藉的) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous


Spelling Word: notorious
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
(執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/'pærəfreɪz/ v. Syn. restate; reword
(解釋,批註,註釋) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others


Spelling Word: paraphrase
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/pɜrtɪ'neɪʃəs/;/-tn'eɪʃəs/ a. Syn. stubborn; persistent
(拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate


Spelling Word: pertinacious
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/'pleɪdʒərɪzəm/ n. Syn. copying; imitation
(剽竊) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original


Spelling Word: plagiarism
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/prɪ'sɪpɪtəs/ a. Syn. steep; overhasty
(陡峭的,急躁的) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward


Spelling Word: precipitous
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/prɪ'koʊʃəs/ a.
(早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early


Spelling Word: precocious