presumable(adj.) [prɪˋzuməb!]
capable of being taken for granted; probable
millennium(n.)[mɪˋlɛnɪəm]
1. a period of 1000 years
2. a period of general righteousness and happiness, esp. in the indefinite future.
excavator(n.)[ˋɛkskə͵vetɚ]
1. a person or thing that excavates
2. a power-driven machine for digging, moving, or transporting loose gravel, sand, or soil.
decipher(v.)[dɪˋsaɪfɚ]
1. to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.)
2. to discover the meaning of (anything obscure or difficult to trace or understand)
3. to interpret by the use of a key, as something written in cipher
blur(v.)[blɝ]
1. to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance
2. to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct
3. to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible
(n.)1. a smudge or smear that obscures
2. a blurred condition; indistinctness
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bureaucratic (adj.)[͵bjʊrəˋkrætɪk]
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
illiterate(v.)[ɪˋlɪtərɪt]
1. unable to read and write
2. having or demonstrating very little or no education
3. showing lack of culture, esp. in language and literature
(n.) an illiterate person
subsequent(adj.)[ˋsʌbsɪ͵kwɛnt]
1. occurring or coming later or after (often fol. by to )
2. following in order or succession; succeeding
irreconcilable(adj.)[ɪˋrɛkən͵saɪləb!]
1. incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible
2. incapable of being made to acquiesce or compromise; implacably opposed synthesis
implicit(adj.)[ɪmˋplɪsɪt]
1. implied, rather than expressly stated
2. unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
3. potentially contained (usually fol. by in )
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uphold(v.)[ʌpˋhold]
1. to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism
2. to keep up or keep from sinking; support
arbitrary(adj.)[ˋɑrbə͵trɛrɪ]
1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion
2. decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute
3. having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical
sublime(adj.)[səˋblaɪm]
1. elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc
2. impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc
3. supreme or outstanding
(n.) the sublime,
a. the realm of things that are sublime: the sublime in art.
b. the quality of sublimity.
c. the greatest or supreme degree.
(v.) to make higher, nobler, or purer
virtue(n.)[ˋvɝtʃu]
1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness
2. conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude
3. chastity; virginity
blizzard(n.)[ˋblɪzɚd]
1. Meteorology .
a. a storm with dry, driving snow, strong winds, and intense cold.
b. a heavy and prolonged snowstorm covering a wide area
2. an inordinately large amount all at one time; avalanche
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anthropocentric(adj.)[͵ænθrəpəˋsɛntrɪk]
1. regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe
2. assuming human beings to be the final aim and end of the universe.
3. viewing and interpreting everything in terms of human experience and values.
archaeologist(n.)[͵ɑrkɪˋɑlədʒɪst]
1. the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, esp. those that have been excavated.
2. Rare . ancient history; the study of antiquity
EX: He is an archaeologist. 他是位考古學家
invasion(n.)[ɪnˋveʒən]
1. an act or instance of invading or entering as an enemy, esp. by an army.
2. the entrance or advent of anything troublesome or harmful, as disease.
3. infringement by intrusion
EX: France itself was threatened with invasion.法國自身也受到入侵的威脅。
fragmentation(n.)[͵frægmənˋteʃən]
1. the act of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented
2. the act of fragmenting or the state of being fragmented
3. the steel particles of an exploded projectile
aristocratic(adj.)[͵ærɪstəˋkrætɪk]
1. of or pertaining to government by an aristocracy
2. belonging to or favoring the aristocracy
3. characteristic of an aristocrat; having the manners, values, or qualities associated with the aristocracy
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oligarchy(n.)[ˋɑlɪ͵gɑrkɪ]
1. a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
2 a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few..
3. the persons or class so ruling
allegiance(n.) allegiance
1. the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a subject to his or her sovereign.
2. loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like
transaction(n.)[trænˋzækʃən]
1. the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted
2. an instance or process of transacting something
3. something that is transacted, esp. a business agreement
4. transactions, the published records of the proceedings, as papers read, addresses delivered, or discussions, at the meetings of a learned society or the like.
他親自料理重要的生意。
assembly(n.)[əˋsɛmblɪ]
1. an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose
2. a group of persons gathered together, usually for a particular purpose, whether religious, political, educational, or social.
3. often initial capital letter ) Government . a legislative body, esp. the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.
4. the putting together of complex machinery, as airplanes, from interchangeable parts of standard dimensions.
前總統向眾多的與會者講了話。
formidable(adj.)[ˋfɔrmɪdəb!]
1. causing fear, apprehension, or dread
2. of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating
3. arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc
4. of great strength; forceful; powerful
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