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                      cajole

v. 誘騙,哄騙

synonyms: brownnose, banter, blandish, butter up

 

antonyms: belittle, bully, criticize, force, insult, repel

Example:

John cajoled her into agreeing to do the work.

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                      calamity

n. 災難,巨大的不幸

synonyms: adversity, affliction, catastrophe, downfall, hardship, mischance, misfortune, mishap

 

antonyms: blessing, fortune, prosperity

Example:

Iraq suffered a series of calamities in the early 2000s.

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                      calumniate

v. 誹謗

synonyms: asperse, blotch, decry, defame, defile, dishonor, malign, slander

 

antonyms: compliment, glorify, honor, exalt, laud

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                      camouflage

(n.)(v.) 偽裝,掩飾手段;

synonyms: disguise, concealment, deceit, dissimulation, faking, guise, masking

 

antonyms: expose, reveal, uncover

Example:

Some insects have a natural camouflage which hides them from their predators.

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                      candor

n. 坦率,真誠

synonyms: directness, fairness, forthrightness, frankness, guilelessness

 

antonyms: deception, doublespeak, indirectness

Example:

The president gave his speech with candor.

 

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                      caprice

n. 反覆無常,多變

synonyms: changeableness, contrariety, crotchet

 

antonyms: conventionality, normalcy, usualness

Example:

He made that decision simply from caprice.

(from caprice 憑一時的興致)

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                      castigate

v. 申斥;懲罰

synonyms: criticize, baste, berate, blister, chastise

 

antonyms: compliment, praise, laud

Example:

He castigated himself for ignoring this problem.

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                      catastrophe

n. 大災難

synonyms: adversity, affliction, calamity, downfall, hardship, mischance, misfortune, mishap

 

antonyms: blessing, favor, fortume

Example:

The hurricane was a major catastrophe.

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                      categorical

adj. 明白的, 絕對的

synonyms: absolute, certain, clear-cut, definite

 

antonyms: ambiguous, vague

Example

The mayor gave a categorical statement regarding the recent uproar.

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                      chasm

n. (意見的)隔閡,分歧

synonyms: abyss, breach, cleavage, clough, crevasse

 

antonyms:  closure, junction, juncture

Example:

Deep political chasm between the two countries led to war.

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                      cherubic

adj. 天使的;無邪的

synonyms: adorable, archangelic, celestial, ethereal, heavenly

 

antonyms: dark, demonic, devilish

Example:

Everyone was attracted to her cherubic smile.

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                      chicanery

n. 強詞奪理

synonyms: fraud, fourberie, gambit, ploy, sophistry, stratagem, surreptitiousness, trickery

 

antonyms: forthrightness, truthfulness

Example: The investigation revealed political chicanery at the highest levels.

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                      claustrophobia

n. 幽閉恐懼症

Example: Mr. Jones suffers from claustrophobia.

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