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eminence
n. superiority in rank, position, achievement, etc. 出眾，卓越

revel
vi. make merry; celebrate noisily 作樂；狂歡

tedious
a. long and boring; uninteresting 冗長的；乏味的

pointless
a. without meaning or purpose 無意義的；無目的的

inspirational
a. of or giving inspiration 有靈感的；給予靈感的；鼓舞人心的

inspiration
n. 靈感；鼓舞人心的人（或事物）

banal
a. dull or unoriginal 陳腐的，老一套的

hereby
ad. by doing or saying this; as a result of this 據此；因此

permission
n. consent; authorization 同意；許可

permissable
a. 可允許的，許可的

foremost
ad. in the first place; before all else 首先；首要地

ancestor
n. any (esp. remote) person from whom one is descended 祖先，祖宗

spiritual
a. of or concerning the spirit as opposed to matter 精神上的

align
v. come, bring or arrange into a line （使）成一直線

literate
a. able to read and write; having studied or read a great deal 有讀寫能力的；有文化修養的

vigor
n. great physical or mental strength 精力，活力

vigorous
a. full of vigor; showing physical strength or activity 精力旺盛的；充滿活力的

epic
n. a long poem about the deeds of gods and great men, or the early history of a nation 敘事長詩；史詩

unsurpassed
a. unexcelled, not capable of being improved on 未被超越的；超群的，卓絕的

moderation
n. avoidance of excesses or extremes; the ability or quality of keeping one's desires within reasonable limits 適度；節制

ecology
n. the branch of biology dealing with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings 生態學

flourish
vi. grow vigorously; prosper; be in one's prime 繁榮；興旺；處于旺盛時期

spectacularly
ad. in a spectacular manner, stunningly 引人注目地；令人吃驚地

spectacular
a. grandly out of the ordinary; striking or amazing 壯觀的；令人稱奇的

horseman
n. a rider on horseback; a skilled rider 騎馬的人；騎手

marauder
n. a person or animal that goes about searching for things to steal, people to attack, etc. （尤指流動作案的）強盜，搶劫者；攫食的動物

ruthless
a. having no pity or compassion 無情的；殘忍的

brutal
a. having or showing no tender human feeling; cruel 殘忍的；野蠻的；殘酷的

subtlety
n. the quality or condition of being subtle; the ability or tendency to make fine distinctions 微妙；細微；細致；精細

crude
a. rough, unpolished; not skillfully done or finished 粗糙的；不精細的

grotesque
a. strange and unnatural so as to arouse fear or laughter 奇形怪狀的；怪誕的；可笑的

overrun
vt. spread over; conquer (territory) by force 蔓延；侵占

desecrate
vt. violate (a sacred place or thing) with violence; treat as not sacred 玷辱（神明）；褻瀆

usher
vt. bring, esp. by showing the way 引，領

roam
v. wander with no special plan or purpose 漫游；閑逛

abstractly
ad. in an abstract state or manner; without any particular aim or purpose 抽象地；無明確目的地

briefly
ad. in a concise manner; for a short time 簡要地；短暫地

esteem
n. high regard; favorable opinion 尊重；好評
vt. have a high regard for; greatly respect; think favorably of 尊重；敬重；贊成

exalted
a. elevated in rank, position, etc.; noble, lofty （地位等）高的，崇高的；尊貴的，高尚的

exalt
vt. raise in status or power, etc.; praise highly 提升；晉升；贊揚

humankind
n. human beings collectively 人類

precision
n. the quality of being precise; exactness 精確；準確

precise
a. exact in form, detail, measurements, time, etc. 精確的，準確的

indistinguishable
a. that cannot be distinguished as being different or separate 難以分辯的; 難以區別的

aspire
vi. desire strongly to achieve sth.; have ambition for sth. 渴望；追求；有雄心

aspiration
n. (a) strong desire to do sth. or have sth., esp. sth. great or important 強烈愿望，熱望；志向，抱負

cliche
n. a familiar phrase or expression used so often that it has lost much of its expressive force 陳詞濫調；老生常談

vulnerable
a. weak; easily hurt or attacked 脆弱的；易受傷的；易受攻擊的

restraint
n. controls or limitations; things that prevent one from doing sth. 克制；約束