accrete
【考法1】v. 逐漸增長：to grow or increase gradually, as by addition
【例】silt accreting at the mouth of the river泥沙在河口淤積
【近】accumulate, build up, pile (up), stack (up)
【反】wear away, reduction in substance caused by erosion 侵蝕，減少
【派】accretion n. 慢慢增加
accumulate
【考點1】vi. 逐漸增長：to increase gradually in quantity or number
【例】accumulate a fortune 積攢了一筆財富
【近】mount, swell, garner, snowball, build up, bulk (up)
【反】dissipate, diminish, dwindle, recede, wane 消散，減少
acerbic
【考法1】adj. 酸澀的心情、心境或者語調： marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
【例】acerbic commentary 尖酸的評論
【近】pungent, sardonic, satiric, scalding, scathing
【反】sweet, saccharin 甜的，糖精（甜）
【派】acerbity n. 酸
【近】dreadful, excruciating, profound
【反】light, moderate, soft 程度溫和的
adamant [????????]
【考法1】adj. 固執的，不可動搖的：unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion,
unyielding; inflexible
【例】adamant about staying here執意留下來
【近】hardheaded, headstrong, intransigent, pertinacious, obdurate, uncompromising
【反】vacillatory, incline to yield, amenable, compliant, relenting, yielding 動搖的，易屈
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