blacken ['blækәn] v.使变黑

emerge [i'mә:dʒ] v.(从某处)出现

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credulous ['kredjulәs] a.轻信的

improbable [im'prɔbәbl] a.不大可能的obscure [әb'skjuә] a.不起眼的；v.遮掩，模糊maidservant ['meidsә:vәnt] n.女仆，女佣presume [pri'zju:m] v.假定

wickedly ad.心眼坏地，居心叵测地plot [plɔt] v.密谋

downfall ['daunfɔ:l] n.倒台，垮台

naïve [na:'i:v] a.天真的

unacceptable ['ʌnәk'septәbl] a.不能接受的conspire [kәn'spaiә] v.(事件)巧合促成incredible [in'kredәbl] a.难以置信的resemblance [ri'zemblәns] n.相似

scorn [skɔ:n] n.嘲弄，挖苦

acquaint [ә'kweint] v.使了解

reunite ['ri:ju:'nait] v.使团聚

assume [ә'sju:m] v.假定，认为

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express [iks'pres] n.快车a.高速的

punctual ['pʌŋktjuәl] a.准时的

condition [kәn'diʃәn] v.使习惯于unshakable [ʌn'ʃeikәbl] a.不可动摇的

faith [feiθ] n.信任

cancel ['kænsәl] v.取消

exceptionally ad.例外地dislocate ['dislәkeit] v.打乱(计划等)

blame [bleim] v.责怪

consult [kәn'sʌlt] v.请教，查阅

direct [di'rekt] ad.径直地

odd [ɔd] a.奇怪的，异常的

reflect [ri'flekt] v.细想

advantage [әd'va:ntidʒ] n.优势

mighty ['maiti] a.强大的，有力的

dawdle ['dɔ:dl] v.慢吞吞地动或做

chug [tʃʌg] v.咔嚓咔嚓地响

lodge [lɔdʒ] v.提出；n.小屋，(旅游区的)小旅馆complaint [kәm'pleint] n.抱怨

triumph ['traiәmf] n.胜利; v.战胜

asterisk ['æstәrisk] n.星号

conduct ['kɔndәkt, kәn'dʌkt] v.引向，引导

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calendar ['kælindә] n.历法，日历

historian [his'tɔ:riәn] n.历史学家

unique [ju:'ni:k] a.无与伦比的；独特的

steadily ['stedili] ad.不断地

solely ['sәuli] ad.唯一地

video ['vidiәu] n.录像

CD-ROM n.(只读)光盘驱动器

bewilder [bi'wildә] v.令人眼花缭乱

deduce [di'dju:s] v.推断，推理

scanty ['skænti] a.不足的，贫乏的

mammoth ['mæmәθ] n.(古生物)长毛象

tusk [tʌsk] n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

nomad ['nɔmәd] n.游牧民

correlate ['kɔrileit] v.使相互联系

clue [klu:] n.线索

insignificant ['insig'nifikәnt] a.不重要的

shed [ʃed] v.使流出，泻

advent ['ædvәnt] n.出现，到来，来临

agriculture ['ægrikʌltʃә] n.农业

assumption [ә'sʌmpʃәn] n.假定，设想

dot [dɔt] n.小圆点

symbol ['simbәl] n.符号

engrave [in'greiv] v.雕刻

ivory ['aivәri] n.象牙制品

phase [feiz] n.月相，天相

primitive ['primitiv] a.原始的

depict [di'pikt] v.描画，描绘

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