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                     malevolent

adj. 懷惡意的

synonyms: baleful, evil-minded, malicious, malign, malignant

 

antonyms: benevolent

Example:

Some early American colonists saw the wilderness as malevolent and sought to control it.

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                     misanthrope

n. 不願與人來往者, 厭世者

synonyms: cynic, loner, recluse

 

adj. misanthropic/ adv. misanthropically/ n. misanthropy.

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                     misogynist

憎恨女人的人

-- a misandrist hates persons of the male sex

-- a misogynist hates persons of the female sex.

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                     mitigate

v. 使緩和

synonyms: relieve, diminish, abate

 

antonyms: increase, intensify

Example:

He was trying to mitigate the damage he had done.

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                     matriculate

v. 准許入學;錄取

synonyms: enroll, register, join, enter

 

Example:

My mother matriculated in 1968.

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                     mediocre

adj. 中等的;平凡的

synonyms: average, conventional, undistinguished, unexceptional

 

antonyms: excellent, exceptional

Example:

The professor can’t stand mediocre work.

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                     mercurial

adj. 活潑的,善變的/水銀製的

synonyms: temperamental, fickle, active, capricious, changeable

 

antonyms: constant, steady

Example:

It is often said that advertising is a mercurial business.

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                     mesmerism

n. 催眠術, 吸引力

synonyms: attractiveness, aura, beguilement, bewitchery, charisma, hypnotic attraction,

 

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