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Transaction 交易

Extinguish 熄灭；掐灭abolish 废除，废止

Incriminate牵连；归罪于

Benevolent好心肠的，慈善的benign温和的，仁慈的；良性的（医）

Adverse不利的；逆的averse 不乐意的，反对的appall（美）使惊骇，使恐惧Apprehend理解；逮捕array 队列，阵列；衣服append附加，添加

Haven港口；避难所refuge避难；避难所；庇护者hostage人质；抵押品asylum避难所；庇护

Bounty（由政府提供的）奖金，赏金ransom赎金；赎罪boon恩惠，福利

Appease安抚，缓和applaud鼓掌欢迎；赞同

Disinteresting无聊的，索然无味的banal陈腐的，平庸的

Boom发出隆隆声；快速发展boost促进，吹捧

Astound使震惊bearing态度举止；轴承

Adhere粘附；追随appoint委派，任命

Akin同源的，相似的likely 可能的适合的有希望的relevant 相关的

Exotic异国的，外来的；奇异的mystic 神秘主义者

Admission承认坦白admittance准许进入权confession承认自首坦白

Animosity 憎恨，敌意ardour激情

Assessment评估assertion声称主张

Bluff 吓唬brag吹嘘，夸口说

Assault袭击攻击breach破坏，违背

Antipathetic厌恶的反感的hostile敌对的biased偏见的

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