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Deadpan n. to look or seem serious when you are telling a joke.

Repudiate v. 否認；駁斥；拒絕
I repudiated emphatically any suggestion that I may have acted dishonorably.

Prevaricate v. 支吾其詞
He was forced to prevaricate to save his life.

Preponderate v. 佔優勢；勝過 (+over)
I feel confident that the forces of justice will preponderate eventually in this dispute.

Obfuscate v. 使...模糊
The report obfuscates the main points.

Macerate v. 折磨；浸軟
Cancer macerated her body and soul.

Amalgamate v. 合併
The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.

Ameliorate v. 改善
Hiring an extra teacher will ameliorate the situation.

Corroborate v. 證實
Someone who saw the accident corroborated the driver's statement.

Conciliate v. 安撫
She tried to conciliated me with a gift.

Emulate v. 效法
As long as our political leader emulate the virtues of the great leaders of this country, we shall flourish.

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