DIVINATION, n. The art of nosing out the occult. Divination is of as many kinds as there are fruit-bearing varieties of the flowering dunce and the early fool.
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adj. 超自然的;神秘的;隐藏的;
n. 神秘学;
vt. 隐蔽;[天]（使）掩（星）;
vi. 定时隐蔽;
💡 cult =till,表示”耕种,培养”#词根助记：oc+cult教派→在教派内不让别人知道→奥秘的
"He's interested in witchcraft and the occult."
他对巫术魔法情有独钟。
近义：hide, mask, overcast, overshadow, screen, secrete
n. [机]轴承，支座;关系;方位;态度，举止;
v. 忍受(bear的ing形式);
💡 bear忍受+ing名词后缀→轴承（ball bearing）；方位；举止
"Recent events had no bearing on our decision."
近期的事件与我们的决定没有关系。
近义：measuredness, poise, behavior, behaviour, phlegm, carriage
n. 成果;水果;果实;（大地的）产物;
vi. 树或花草结果;
vt. 使…结果实;
💡 法国(fr)拥有(u)它(it)这种 水果
"Some fruit juices are very acidic."
有些果汁酸得很。
近义：homosexual, quean, queen, queer, nance, gay
n. 蠢材，笨学生;
"He used to be a dunce at school."
他上学时曾是个笨学生.
近义：idiot, imbecile, jerk, madcap, ass, ninny
反义：intelligent, astute, perceptive, percipient, sagacious, sharp
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;（果实等）早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
💡 三十“而立”（谐音），人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他们申请早日审理他们的案子.
近义：onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反义：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral
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"You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct."
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