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EQ
(abbr.)emotional quotient 情商

interact
vi. (with) act or have an effect on each other 相互作用；相互影響

marshmallow
n. soft sweet made from sugar and gelatine 果汁軟糖

torment
n. severe physical or mental suffering （肉體或精神上的）折磨，痛苦
vt. cause severe suffering to 折磨；使痛苦

errand
n. small job that requires a short journey, usu. for sb. else （短程的）差事，差使

hard-earned
a. gained with great difficulty or effort 辛苦掙來的

survey
n. investigation 調查

adventurous
a. eager for or fond of adventure 渴望冒險的，喜歡冒險的

dependable
a. that may be depended on 可信賴的，可靠的

scholastic
a. of schools and education 學校的；教育的；學業的

aptitude
n. natural ability or skill 天生的才能或技巧；天資

brilliance
n. the quality of being brilliant 光輝，輝煌；壯麗；（卓越的）才華，才智

woolly
a. 羊毛（制）的；產羊毛的；像羊毛的

mismatch
vt. match (people or things) wrongly or unsuitably 使錯配，配合不當

sock
n. short stocking covering the ankle and lower part of the leg 短襪

ignite
v. (cause to) catch fire, burn （使）著火，燃燒；發光

dim
v. (cause to) become dim （使）變暗淡；（使）變模糊；（使）失去光澤

impulsive
a. (of people and their behavior) marked by sudden action that is undertaken without careful thought （指人或人的行為）憑沖動的；易沖動的

messy
a. in a state of disorder; dirty: causing dirt or disorder 凌亂的；臟的；搞亂的；搞臟的

upbeat
a. optimistic or cheerful 樂觀的；快樂的

resilient
a. 1. 有彈性的，有回彈力的；能復原的
2. 有復原力的；富有活力的；適應性強的

empathy
n. ability to imagine and share another person's feelings, experience, etc. 同情；同感；共鳴

handily
ad. 靈巧地，熟練地；輕易地；近便地

digestible
a. that can be digested; relatively easy to understand 可消化的；可吸收的；較易理解的

behavioral
a. of behavior 行為的

thesis
n. 1. statement or theory put forward and supported by argument 論題，命題；論點
2. long written essay submitted by a candidate for a university degree; dissertation 畢業論文；學位論文

standardize
vt. make(sth.)conform to a fixed standard, shape, quality, type, etc. 使（某事物）標準化；使合乎標準（或規格）

fortune
n. 1. large amount of money; wealth 大筆的錢；財
2. chance; luck 機會；運氣
3. person's destiny or future; fate 命運；前途

cookie
n. biscuit 餅干

fortune cookie
(U.S.)thin biscuit, folded to hold a printed message (e.g.a proverb, prophecy or joke) served in Chinese restaurants （美）簽語餅（中國餐館的折疊形小餅，內有紙條，上寫預測運氣的格言或幽默套語）

dominion
n. (over) rule; powerful authority; effective control 統治；管轄；支配；控制

straight
ad. clearly, logically 清晰地；有條理地

controversial
a. causing or likely to cause argument or disagreement 引起爭論的；有爭議的

abstract
a. existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or practical existence 抽象的

antidote
n. 解毒藥；（喻）矯正方法，對抗手段

civility
n. fact or act of showing politeness; act of being civilized 禮貌，客氣，謙恭

communal
a. 1. of or referring to a commune or a community 公共的；社區的，集體的
2. for the use of all; shared 公用的；共有的

odds
n. (pl.) probability or chance 可能性；機會